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Earnings Preview: DELL and WMT

Posted by Michael on February 17th, 2010

wmtThe current earnings season continues to roll along, and tomorrow there will be two more major companies reporting earnings, both Dell Computers (DELL) and Wal Mart (WMT).

Wal Mart will be reporting its fourth quarter numbers, with analysts expecting to see the retail giant post earnings of $1.12 per share. During the same period last year the company had earnings of $1.03 per share. The numbers will be coming out before the market opens in the morning.

Dell Computer is going to be reporting its fourth quarter numbers tomorrow afternoon following the market close. Analysts are forecasting the company to report earnings of 27 cents per share, slightly lower than the 29 cents a share that it reported during the same period last year. The company last reported earnings back on November 19 when it was unable to match analyst estimates.

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Some big names hit new 52 week highs today: F, MSFT, AUY

Posted by Michael on November 18th, 2009

tradersAll of the major indexes closed today’s session in the red, but that was not enough to keep some big name stocks from hitting new highs in today’s trading action.

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) hit a new 52 week high today of 9.14 before afternoon profit taking came in and pushed shares lower. The stock has been very strong lately, and recently was considered to be the stock of the year from the writers of CrossingWallStreet. Shares finished the day down slightly at $8.94, down 0.45%.

Technology giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) also rose to a new 52 week high today. Shares of the company hit a day today of $30.14. Shares of MSFT finished today trading session up 0.4% to $30.11, just three pennies off its new 52 week high.

Gold prices continue to rise, and Yamaha Gold (NYSE: AUY) has been benefiting from the recent gold rush, setting a new 52 week high earlier in the session at 13.49. After hitting another new high today, the profit takers came in and sold the stock off a bit, which ended the day slightly lower at $13.15, down 0.23%. Gold prices rose as high as 1146.5 but closed down 70 cents to 1,140.5.

What are your favorite stocks right now? Which stocks do you see rising to new highs in the near future?

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Disney (DIS) up sharply after posting strong Q4 earnings

Posted by Michael on November 12th, 2009

disneyThis afternoon entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) reported its fiscal fourth quarter earnings, and posted strong numbers that easily outpaced analyst estimates for the quarter.

Going into this afternoon’s earnings report, analysts had been expecting the company to post earnings of 41 cents per share. The company’s actual earnings came in higher, with a reported 47 cents per share.

For the same period last year the company had 40 cents in earnings.

Late day traders are pushing shares up 3% in after hours trading.

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Google (GOOG) to take aim at Apple (AAPL)’s iTunes

Posted by Michael on October 21st, 2009

googleGoogle (NYSE: GOOG) has not confirmed the details just yet, but it appears all but certain that the search engine giant will be launching a music search next week that will allow users to search for music and gives the ability to download selected tracks.

Music downloads has been a major driving force for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) through its iTunes service, and Google is looking to grab a piece of that pie. According to sources, users will be able to go onto the new Google music site and search for a particular song or artist. Suppose you search for the band U2, you will get a list of available songs, which if clicked will launch the song into a streaming player, and also provide the user the option to download the music.

Google stock has traded up to a new 52 week high today, trading as high as $559.35, and is currently trading up 0.9% to $556.73, up $5.01.

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