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 ...

Disney (DIS) up sharply after posting strong Q4 earnings

Posted On Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 By . Under After the Bell, Earnings, Good News  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   
Disney (DIS) up sharply after posting strong Q4 earnings This 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 ...