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- California Pizza Matches Ests
- Con Edison In Line With Consensus
- Earnings Preview Blog: CSC
- CF Falls Far Short Of Estimates
- UBS To Pay $81M To Settle Charges
- Jacobs Wins Series Of Contracts
- Stock Market News Briefs: American International Group, CF Industries Holdings, Goldman Sachs Group, Kraft Foods, Potomac Electric Power Company, Progress Energy Inc, Warner Chilcott Limited, Wynn Resorts, Limited
- RBS Sells 318 Branches To Santander
- Interview With Dr. Howard Schilit: Author Of Financial Shenanigans
- Forex Trading: USDCAD Between “Goal Posts” On Weak US And Cad Employment
- Host Stock News For Friday 6 August: Kraft Foods, BP, RBS, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, Activision Blizzard, British Airways
- Without Job Growth, Here Comes The “QE2″
- Pending Home Sales Lowest In June
- AIG Surpasses Zacks Estimate
- PNC Gains $750M Through Notes Sale
- Forex Trading: GBPUSD Contained By The Weeks Range Post NFP
- Swiss Franc: Under Pressure
- Japanese Yen: The Downside Prevails
- British Pound: Under Pressure
- Euro: The Downside Prevails
- Citi Raises $3B From Notes Sale
- Grupo Aeroportuario Offers Equity
- Unemployment Stays At 9.5%
- RBS Fined $8.9M By U.K. FSA
- [Book Giveaway] The Complete Eldercare Planner By Joy Loverde
- Markets In Everything, Or Not: Lemonade Stand
- Actively-Managed ETFs Lack Track Records
| Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:05 AM PDT California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPKI), one of the leading casual dining restaurant chains, recently posted second-quarter 2010 earnings of 17 cents per share, consistent with the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but dropped 32.0% from 25 cents in the prior-year quarter. The pizza restaurant chain said that total revenues for the second quarter dropped 4.6% year over year to $163.1 million, but outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $162.0 million. Comparable-store sales fell 5.9% in the … [visit site to read more]
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| Con Edison In Line With Consensus Posted: 06 Aug 2010 08:05 AM PDT Consolidated Edison Inc. (NYSE:ED) announced its second quarter fiscal 2010 results of EPS of 51 cents, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and beating the year-ago EPS of 48 cents. On a reported basis, including the net mark-to-market effects of the competitive energy businesses the company reported earnings of 65 cents per share compared with 55 cents per share in the year-ago quarter.
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| Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:35 AM PDT Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) is scheduled to announce its first quarter and fiscal year 2011 results on August 11, 2010 and we do not see substantial variation in analyst estimates at this point.
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| CF Falls Far Short Of Estimates Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:35 AM PDT Fertilizer company CF Industries Holdings Inc.,s (NYSE:CF) net earnings more than halved to $105.1 million or $1.54 per share in the second quarter of 2010 compared with $213 million or $4.33 per share in the year-ago period. The recent acquisition of Terra Industries (”TRA”) weighed on the earnings of CF. Excluding a one-time charge related to the acquisition, the company earned $2.51 per share, significantly down from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.16. CF's topline jumped 32% year over … [visit site to read more]
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| UBS To Pay $81M To Settle Charges Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:05 AM PDT UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) has hit the headlines again but this time for a wrong reason. The company has been ordered to pay $80.8 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.'s ("FINRA") arbitration panel in order to settle a damage claim brought forward by Kajeet Inc. Kajeet, a cellphone marketer based in Bethesda, Maryland, had sued UBS for damages incurred following its investments in auction-rate securities through UBS.
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| Jacobs Wins Series Of Contracts Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:05 AM PDT At the beginning of this month, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC), won a series of new contracts. The contracts were received from Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN), Suncor Energy Inc. (NYSE:SU) and Network Rail.
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| Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:05 AM PDT Kraft (NYSE:KFT) reported after-the-close results of 60 cents, 8 cents higher than Zacks expectations, on revenue of $12.2 billion, slightly below Zacks expectations of $12.3 billion Pepco (NYSE:POM) topped earnings expectations with second quarter profits of 34 cents, 12 cents ahead of Zacks projections, on a 1.8% revenue drop to $1.6 billion, which missed estimates of $2.4 billion Warner Chilcott (NASDAQ:WCRX) reported better-than-expected earnings and sales, as second quarter … [visit site to read more]
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| RBS Sells 318 Branches To Santander Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:05 AM PDT Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc.(NYSE:RBS) has announced that it is selling its 318 branches and associated assets and liabilities to Santander UK plc., the U.K. unit of Banco Santander SA (NYSE:STD). The The amount is to be paid in cash and is subject to certain closing conditions such as the business' performance. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of next … [visit site to read more]
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| Interview With Dr. Howard Schilit: Author Of Financial Shenanigans Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:00 AM PDT I recently interviewed Howard Schilit, author of Financial Shenanigans. The full interview is posted on GuruFocus.com. I will post the first part of the interview here followed by a link to the full inveterview on Guru Focus.
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| Forex Trading: USDCAD Between “Goal Posts” On Weak US And Cad Employment Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:51 AM PDT |
| Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:47 AM PDT BP (NYSE:BP) - Co. finished pumping cement into its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday to seal off the source of the world’s worst offshore spill. (RTRS) UK RBS (NYSE:RBS) - Co.’s H1 net income GBP 9mln vs. Exp. loss of GBP 47mln, and core impairments totalled GBP 1.1bln, up GBP 126mln on quarter. Co.’s non-core impairments declined by 18% to GBP 1.39bln. Co. says it remains in line with or ahead of all the key group metrics, and remains on course to meet its UK mortgage … [visit site to read more]
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| Without Job Growth, Here Comes The “QE2″ Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:46 AM PDT This morning's Unemployment Report further confirms that our economy remains burdened by our Sense on Cents description of 'walking pneumonia.' While this month's report was decidedly weaker than expectations, once again we witness downward revisions to prior reports. Do you find it strange that more often than not much of the economic data released has displayed this tendency to have downward revisions to prior reports? Think the data is heavily massaged? You think?
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| Pending Home Sales Lowest In June Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:35 AM PDT Pending home sales in the U.S. fell noticeably in June, marking a 19% decline from the corresponding period last year. On a month-over-month basis, June recorded a drop of 2.6% from May in the number of buyers signing contracts to purchase homes. Consequently, the pending home sales index in the country reached 75.7, the lowest since 2001.
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| Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:35 AM PDT American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) reported second-quarter operating earnings of $1.34 billion or $1.99 per share, significantly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 99 cents and operating income of $1.14 billion or $1.71 per share in the year-ago period. On a GAAP basis, AIG reported a net loss of $2.66 billion or $3.96 per share, compared with a net income of $1.82 billion or $2.30 per share in the year-ago quarter. This included loss from discontinued operations, derivative … [visit site to read more]
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| PNC Gains $750M Through Notes Sale Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:35 AM PDT PNC Financial Services Group Inc.'s (NYSE:PNC) subsidiary, PNC Funding Corp., has raised $750 million by selling senior notes. The notes carry a coupon rate of 4.375% and mature on August 11, 2020. The offer size exceeded the initially planned $500 million.
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| Forex Trading: GBPUSD Contained By The Weeks Range Post NFP Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:22 AM PDT |
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| Japanese Yen: The Downside Prevails Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:18 AM PDT |
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| Citi Raises $3B From Notes Sale Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:05 AM PDT Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) sold $3 billion of notes earlier this week. The company conducted the sale in two parts. The first tranche was $2.25 billion of new notes due on August 9, 2020, with a coupon rate of 5.375%. The second tranche was of $750 million, consisting of the reopening of notes due May 19, 2015, and carrying a coupon rate of 4.75%. This second tranche exceeded the initial planned size of $500 million.
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| Grupo Aeroportuario Offers Equity Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:05 AM PDT Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:ASR) is planning a secondary equity offering and hence has filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| Posted: 06 Aug 2010 06:05 AM PDT Census Drop-offs Lead Payrolls Lower In a more or less expected development this morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly Current Employment Statistics (CES), in which it states total non-farm employment in the U.S. for the month of July fell by 131,000 jobs. This accounts for 143,000 jobs lost among temporary U.S. census workers, offset to a degree by the private sector, which hired 71,000 employees in July. While the gain of 71,000 workers among private companies … [visit site to read more]
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| Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:35 AM PDT Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (NYSE:RBS) has been fined £5.6 million ($8.9 million) by the U.K. Financial Services Authority (FSA). The fine follows the company's failure to possess adequate systems and controls for preventing the violation of the U.K. financial sanctions. However, as the claims are settled by RBS early, a 30% reduction in the fine amount was granted to the company.
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| [Book Giveaway] The Complete Eldercare Planner By Joy Loverde Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:30 AM PDT The Complete Eldercare Planner by Joy Loverde As a thank you to all our readers and a follow-up to our 'Avoiding Caregiver's Stress: A Health and Financial Checklist' post, we are giving away 1 free copy of a book that provides the latest information on everything from financing a longer life to in-home assisted-living care. The book is authored by Joy Loverde and is called The Complete Eldercare Planner, Revised and Updated Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to … [visit site to read more]
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| Markets In Everything, Or Not: Lemonade Stand Posted: 06 Aug 2010 04:06 AM PDT Government officials shut down a 7-year old’s lemonade stand in Portland, … [visit site to read more]
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| Actively-Managed ETFs Lack Track Records Posted: 06 Aug 2010 04:00 AM PDT One of the biggest concerns voiced over actively-managed ETFs has been their lack of strong track records. Many market commentators, including Lisa Valentine, Managing Editor for FSOkx.com, have expressed reservations and cautioned investors from investing in Active ETFs for that reason. When it comes to active management, investors always look to the manager track records and often Morningstar ratings to get a gauge of how they can expect the fund to perform.
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