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Keeping a Balanced View on Dow - Analyst Blog
2/7/2013, 3:40 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
We have retained our Neutral recommendation on Dow
Chemical ( DOW ) following its
mixed fourth-quarter 2012 results. Its adjusted earnings for the
quarter missed the Zacks Consensus... Read >>

MSI to Launch New Handhelds (revised) - Analyst Blog
2/7/2013, 3:32 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
To boost the working condition of the blue collar employees,
police officials and other factory workers, Motorola
Solutions Inc. ( MSI ) plans to launch
new mobile computing devices... Read >>

BP Closes $2.4B Texas Refinery Deal - Analyst Blog
2/7/2013, 3:30 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
British energy giant BP Plc ( BP ) has sealed the $2.4
billion deal with Marathon Petroleum Corporation (
MPC ) relating to
the sale of its refinery in the Texas City, Texas.
The... Read >>

Barclays to Slash 275 Jobs in NYC - Analyst Blog
2/7/2013, 3:29 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Barclays Investment Bank - a division of Barclays
PLC ( BCS )
- is set to eliminate nearly 275 jobs in New York City. These
layoffs are a part of the company's strategic overhaul aimed... Read >>

Delta Jan Traffic Remains Same Y/Y - Analyst Blog
2/7/2013, 3:20 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Leading U.S. passenger carrier Delta Air Lines
( DAL ) displayed
flat traffic growth for Jan 2013, based on higher corporate
revenue, efficient operations in the Transatlantic region... Read >>

Yahoo, Google Strike Global Ad Deal - Analyst Blog
2/7/2013, 3:15 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Yahoo Inc. ( YHOO ) has signed a
global, non-exclusive contextual advertising deal with
Google Inc. ( GOOG ) to generate
impressive revenue growth in future years. Following the... Read >>

Visa Outperforms, Sanctions Buyback - Analyst Blog
2/7/2013, 3:13 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Visa Inc. 's ( V ) fiscal first-quarter
2013 (ended Dec 31, 2012) operating earnings of $1.82 per Class A
common share came in modestly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate
of $1.78.... Read >>

Williams Teams Up With Marubeni - Analyst Blog
2/7/2013, 3:10 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Williams Partners L.P. ( WPZ ) has agreed to
sell stakes in its first oil and gas platform project in the Gulf
of Mexico (GoM) to Japan's largest grain-trading company Marubeni
Corp.
The... Read >>

PartnerRe Poses Fair Exit from 2012 - Analyst Blog
2/7/2013, 3:08 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
PartnerRe Ltd. 's ( PRE ) fourth-quarter
2012 operating earnings per share of $1.55 significantly surpassed
the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 42 cents and the year-ago
loss of... Read >>

Fitch Upgrades Marsh Ratings - Analyst Blog
2/7/2013, 3:00 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Fitch Ratings upgraded the previously assigned Issuer Default
Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured debt rating to "BBB+" from "BBB"
of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.... Read >>