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

Posted On Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 By . Under After the Bell, Energy, Gold, Good News, Technology  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   
Some big names hit new 52 week highs today: F, MSFT, AUY All 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 ...

Strong earnings send market higher

Posted On Friday, 13 Nov 2009 By . Under After the Bell, Earnings, Good News  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   
Strong earnings send market higher All of the major index's were higher today, following a strong round of earnings report this morning. The DOW closed the day up 0.7%, NASDAQ up 0.8% and the S&P rose 0.5%. Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings last night following the market close, and easily outpaced analyst estimates. Analysts had been expecting to see the company report 41 cents per share, but the actual report was much higher ...