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General Electric’s Adjusted Q4 Profit Beats View; Revenue Misses (GE)
1/20/2012, 9:02 am from Dividend.com in Investing, Stocks
Multinational conglomerate General Electric Company (
GE
) on Friday posted adjusted fourth quarter earnings that beat
expectations, but its revenue fell short of Wall Street's view,
sending... Read >>

Company News for January 20, 2012 - Corporate Summary
1/20/2012, 9:00 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Investing Ideas, Stocks
• Online company eBay Inc's (NASDAQ:
EBAY
) share prices rose 3.86%, after the company topped its
fourth-quarter estimates, primarily due to heavy usage of... Read >>

Jan 20: Markets to Remain Calm - Economic Highlights
1/20/2012, 9:00 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Economy, US Markets
With the economic calendar relatively on the thin side, stocks
will remain focused on another busy day of earnings reports.
Google
's (
GOOG
) earnings miss potentially raises doubts... Read >>

Capital One Misses on Higher Exp. - Analyst Blog
1/20/2012, 9:00 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Capital One Financial Corp.
(
COF
) reported fourth-quarter 2011 earnings from continuing operations
of 89 cents per share, significantly below the Zacks Consensus
Estimate of $1.53.... Read >>

Capital One’s Q4 Profit Plunges 42%, Badly Missing Expectations (COF)
1/20/2012, 8:55 am from Dividend.com in Investing, Stocks
Credit card issuer Capital One Financial Corp. (
COF
) late Thursday posted a surprise downturn in fourth quarter
earnings, badly missing Wall Street's view, as provisions for bad
loans grew.... Read >>

2012 Looks Bright for Microsoft - Analyst Blog
1/20/2012, 8:53 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Microsoft Corporation's
(
MSFT
) second quarter results were a couple of cents higher than the
Zacks Consensus Estimate. The last month has seen 10 analysts
lowering estimates for the... Read >>

American Express Q4 Profit Rises, but Revenue Misses; Loan Losses Mount (AXP)
1/20/2012, 8:47 am from Dividend.com in Investing, Stocks
Credit card issuer American Express Company (
AXP
) late Thursday posted higher fourth quarter profits, but its
revenue missed expectations loan loss provisions grew
substantially.
The New... Read >>

Banco do Brasil concludes purchase of Eurobank (BBD)
1/20/2012, 8:46 am from Emerging Money in Investing, International, Stocks
Banco do Brasil (
BBD
,
quote
) is now the sole shareholder of U.S.-based Eurobank after
paying the full purchase price of $6 million. This gives the
Brazilian... Read >>

Cliffs Outlines $1B Spending Plan - Analyst Blog
1/20/2012, 8:45 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
. (
CLF
) plans to increase its spending by 12% year over year to about $1
billion for 2012 in order to boost its mining and transportation
capacity... Read >>

IBM Q4 Profit Rises 4%; Solid Forecast Pushes Shares Higher (IBM)
1/20/2012, 8:41 am from Dividend.com in Investing, Stocks
I.T. giant International Business Machines Corp. (
IBM
) late Thursday posted better-than-expected adjusted fourth quarter
earnings results and provided an upbeat 2012 forecast, sending... Read >>