Tuesday, April 10, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Earnings Preview: Intuitive

DailyMarkets.com - Earnings Preview: Intuitive

Earnings Preview: Intuitive

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:50 AM PDT

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) is slated to report its first quarter results on Monday, April 16, 2012. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the first quarter is $3.14, representing an estimated 21.27% annualized growth.
Fourth Quarter Recap
Intuitive reported fourth-quarter 2011 earnings per share of $3.75, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.34 and surpassing the year-ago quarter's earnings of $3.02 per share.
Revenues increased 28% year over year to $496.8 million, sailing past the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Northrop Gets Army Contract

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received a contract from the U.S. army to provide SCORPION and SCORPION II Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) systems. Under the terms of this indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, Northrop Grumman will provide SCORPION and SCORPION II wired and wireless UGS systems and support services over a five-year period. Northrop Grumman’s SCORPION UGS systems have been deployed worldwide. The primary function of SCORPION is to provide persistent surveillance … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Earnings Scorecard: Family Dollar

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:20 AM PDT

Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:FDO), the operator of self-service retail discount store chains, recently posted second-quarter 2012 results. Street analysts had enough time to ponder over the company's scores. In the paragraphs that follow, we cover the recent earnings announcement, subsequent estimate revisions by analysts as well as the Zacks Rank and long-term recommendation for the stock.
Last Quarter Synopsis
Based in Matthews, North Carolina, Family Dollar unveiled its second quarter … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Hot Option Plays: Stock Market Averages In The Red Again

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:18 AM PDT

Cusick’s Corner 04-10-2012
The weak employment and the EU headlines of rising sovereign debt rates have resurrected a term that has not been uttered in almost a year and a half — stagflation. This is where the inflation rate, that the Fed says is not there, is rising higher than the growth rate of the economy. This makes the Fed QE marker start to increase but also may put fear into some traders that things are potentially worse than what was expected. If there is a move up in both … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

DELL Expedites EMR Deployment

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:10 AM PDT

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) announced that it is working closely with Mount Sinai Hospital to implement an electronic medical record (EMR) system within the hospital's information technology (IT) eco system. Dell's Clinical Service Desk solution will mitigate complexities of EMR implementation at the hospital. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
Dell's Clinical Service Desk is a new service dedicated to health care providers and includes some customized features which differ from … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

AT&T Selling Yellow Pages

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:55 AM PDT

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), the second-largest U.S. mobile service provider, will sell 53% stake in its Yellow Pages business to Cerberus Capital Management LP, a private equity firm. The deal would be worth $950 million, including debt. AT&T will receive $750 million in cash and Cerebus will assume $200 million in debt.
The Yellow Pages business is the part of AT&T's Advertising Solutions segment, which fell 16.3% last year and represented about 3% of the company's revenue. Profitability … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Robot Leaps Building In A Single Bound

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:44 AM PDT

Costa: “Stocks Down…but A Buying Opportunity”

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:40 AM PDT

04/10/12 The Dow is lower by triple digits, the S&P 500 has broken below a key resistance level. Empire Executions’ Peter Costa discusses today’s selloff in US equity markets, and weighs in on the fundamentals and trends affecting the broader … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Marathon Oil Trims Alaskan Asset

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:35 AM PDT

Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) announced plans to divest a sizeable portion of its Alaska upstream assets. In this regard, the company entered into a definitive agreement with private energy firm Hilcorp Energy. However, none of the companies disclosed the purchase price of the properties.
The Alaskan subsidiary of Hilcorp will acquire Marathon's net proved reserves, worth 17 million barrels of oil equivalent, which spans 10 fields in the Cook Inlet. This property is estimated to generate … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Harsco Wins Multiple Contracts

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:20 AM PDT

Earlier this week, Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) received as many as three multi-year contracts for a total value surpassing $135 million. These awards pertain to providing steel mill services to the regions of Bahrain, Sweden and Chile.
The Bahrain contract is for the construction of the first steel mill of the region at the Hidd Industrial Area. The United Steel Company (SULB) is nearing completion of the site and has given a five-year contract to Harsco for its slag management services catering … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Management Changes At Optimer Pharma

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:05 AM PDT

Optimer Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OPTR) recently announced major changes in its management team. The company announced that Mr. Hank McKinnell will be the new chairman of the company. He was appointed following the removal of Mr. Michael Chang from the post. Dr. Hank McKinnell is already serving as the lead independent director- a post to which he was appointed at the board meeting of Optimer Pharma held on February 29, 2012. He was the former chairman and CEO of  Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE).
Apart from … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Why The Buffett Rule Sets The Bar Too Low

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:05 AM PDT

Next Monday most Americans will be filing their income taxes for tax year 2011. This year, though, tax day has special significance. If there's one clear policy contrast between Democrats and Republicans in the 2012 election, it's whether America's richest citizens should be paying more.
Senate Democrats have scheduled a vote Monday on a minimum 30 percent overall federal tax rate for everyone earning more than $1 million a year. It's nicknamed the "Buffett Rule" in honor of … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Oil Falls Below $102 On Economic Concerns

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 09:45 AM PDT

04/10/12 Oil prices fell for a second day Tuesday afternoon on growing troubling signs for the world … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards

Ben Graham Strategies Rock The FTSE In 2012

Posted: 10 Apr 2012 04:52 AM PDT

For those of us with an eye for an bargain, London markets were a happy hunting ground during the first three months of 2012 – with the value hunting strategies of legendary investor Benjamin Graham proving to be the best way of finding them.  Investors kicked off 2012 in bullish mood and the stimulating effects of international monetary policies that aimed to boost confidence certainly helped equities. The FTSE All-Share was up 5.1% while the FTSE 100 was up 3.5%. As part of Stockopedia … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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