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Which Stocks Look Ready to Pop and Drop with Earnings Next Week? (AAPL, NFLX, DECK, YUM, CAT)

Posted by Owen Vater at 9:27AM on April 19th

Stocks tend to be most volatile around earnings season, when a good or bad report can make or break it. However, a good or even great earnings report doesn’t necessarily translate into a huge pop for a stock.

During earnings season,…

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Which Stocks Look Ready to Pop and Drop with Earnings Next Week? (CAT, BRCM, FIO, POT, MA)

Posted by Max Magee at 12:12PM on January 25th

Stocks tend to be most volatile around earnings season, when a good or bad report can make or break it. However, a good or even great earnings report doesn’t necessarily translate into a huge pop for a stock.

During earnings season,…

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Some Gems Among Ugly Reports (NFLX, TRIP, BWLD, PNRA, AAPL, CAT, LL)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:46PM on July 25th

Apple’s (AAPL) earnings miss weighed on the market (especially the Nasdaq, where it makes up a large percentage of the index), as stocks turned in a mixed day. There were a number of ugly reports, although strong results and solid guidance…

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More of a Breather Than Anything Else (CAT, SNDK, NFLX, POT, CIGX, CRR)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:46PM on January 26th

Stocks slipped on the day following some generally lackluster economic data but generally good earnings news. Nonetheless, it was more of a breather than anything else, and the market still appears to remain in bull mode for now. An accommodative…

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Crude Bubbling Over (KMB, ETN, HS, CI, YHOO, GOOG, CAT, HSFT, SXCI)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:35PM on October 24th

Strong earnings from Caterpillar (CAT), a few large M&A deals, and even mention of QE3 from a Fed official sent stocks higher on the day. Meanwhile, crude was bubbling over after HSBC said that industrial demand in China increased month over…

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The Summer of Choppy Markets (CAT, GE, APKT, CSTR, VZ, SWKS, BTX)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:52PM on July 22nd

Stocks struggled for direction today as the Dow closed lower and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes ended the week higher. The Dow was dragged down by a poor showing by Caterpillar (CAT) in particular but also Verizon (VZ). Then there was…

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Ahead of Anemic Jobs Report, Buffett Bullish On Employment (BRK.A, COST, GE, KO, PG, UPS, WMT, MSFT, AN, BP, CAT, FDX, BRK.B)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 12:52PM on July 8th

Prior to a June jobs report that showed unemployment rose to 9.2% and that employers added just 18,000 jobs, Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B), said in an interview with Bloomberg Television that U.S. employment will “bounce back big time…

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Morning Spy: The Return of Merger Mondays (TBL, VFC, LDK, HEV, NCTY, NOK, MSFT, SNE, TGT, CAT, NFG, TRH)

Posted by Eric Monte at 11:05AM on June 13th

Markets appear to be bouncing back on Monday following a market sell-off on Friday. After falling four of five sessions last week the markets might be trying to get off on the right foot to start this week. The markets…

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Afternoon Spy: Oil Rises As Solar Falls (RENT, DWA, CYTX, BTX, DLLR, FCFS, ORA, HTM, COG, APA, AAPL, LDK, CAT, XOM, SPWRA)

Posted by Eric Monte at 2:24PM on June 8th

Markets were searching for direction on Wednesday afternoon, as traders continued to analyze comments made yesterday by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke about the direction of the economy. In other news, The World Bank revised its 2011 global growth rate from…

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Gates Foundation Holds Big Stakes in Selected Blue Chip Holdings (MSFT, BRK.A, KOF, CCI, CNI, FDX, CAT, WM, COST, MCD, BRK.B)

Posted by Jason Smith at 10:17AM on May 19th

The endowment of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, noted for its value focus and association with both Gates and Warren Buffett, was mostly holding steady with its portfolio during the first quarter of 2011.

Bill Gates has become well-known for…

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