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U.S. Rig Count Rises to 1806 - Analyst Blog
11/14/2012, 9:50 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
In its weekly release, Houston-based oilfield services company
Baker Hughes Inc. ( BHI )
reported a rise in the U.S. rig count (number of rigs searching for
oil and gas in the country).... Read >>

Hologic Surpasses Estimates - Analyst Blog
11/14/2012, 9:40 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Hologic ( HOLX )
reported net loss of $77.8 million or 29 cents per share in the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 compared with income of $27.6 million
or 10 cents per share in the year-ago... Read >>

Amedisys Beats EPS, Misses Rev - Analyst Blog
11/14/2012, 9:30 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Home healthcare provider Amedisys ( AMED )
reported earnings per share (EPS) of 33 cents in the third quarter
of fiscal 2012, comfortably beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of
27 cents.... Read >>

AK Steel Sees Wider Loss in 4Q - Analyst Blog
11/14/2012, 9:20 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
AK Steel Holding Corporation ( AKS )
envisions higher loss in fourth-quarter 2012 as a sizable non-cash
tax expense coupled with lower steel pricing is expected to dent
its bottom line in... Read >>

Cisco, A&F Help Improve Sentiment - Analyst Blog
11/14/2012, 9:12 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Starved for any new information with which to feed market
sentiment this morning is the Producer Price Index (PPI) survey.
Good news here for those fearing exploding inflation levels:... Read >>

BP, AAR Reach an Accord over TNK-BP - Analyst Blog
11/14/2012, 9:10 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
British energy giant BP plc ( BP ) and
its Russian joint venture partner in Anglo-Russian oil company
TNK-BP - Alfa-Access-Renova or AAR group - have reached an accord
to resolve all the... Read >>

Company News for November 14, 2012 - Corporate Summary
11/14/2012, 9:06 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Investing Ideas, Stocks
• Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC )
reported fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.80, in line with
the Zacks Consensus Estimate
• Hologic,... Read >>

Mounting Expenses Mar WFT 3Q Pre-Tax - Analyst Blog
11/14/2012, 9:00 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Leading oilfield services company Weatherford
International Ltd. ( WFT )
reported preliminary third quarter 2012 adjusted pre-tax earnings
of $264.0 million, down from $288.0 million a year... Read >>

Alere Tops Estimates in 3Q - Analyst Blog
11/14/2012, 8:50 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Alere ( ALR ), a
medical products company focused on integrating rapid diagnostics
with health management, reported third quarter 2012 adjusted
earnings per share of 48 cents, beating the... Read >>

Saks' 3Q EPS In Line, Revs Lag - Analyst Blog
11/14/2012, 8:40 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Saks Incorporated ( SKS )
reported third quarter 2012 earnings of 12 cents per share
(excluding after-tax items of $4.3 million), in line with the Zacks
Consensus Estimate. Earnings... Read >>