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BJS: FYQ4 Sales Beat; Stock Rises

After jumping as much as 10% this morning, shares of BJ Services (BJS) shares have calmed down, now rising 12 cents, or .6%, to $18.82 after the company’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings reported,which included a loss versus an expected profit, though ...

From TIERNAN RAY, Barron's Online,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Baker Hughes,  Bloomberg News,  New York Times Company

Surprise! America Balances Credit Cards

Consumers are getting better at handling their debt, according to the Associated Press, which this morning reports that consumer delinquencies on credit cards fell from the second quarter to the third quarter for the first time in a decade. Credit Card ...

From TIERNAN RAY, Barron's Online,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: TransUnion,  Capital One,  Citigroup,  Bank of America

Campbell Soup Q1 Beats; Raises Forecast

Campbell said revenue fell 2% for the quarter, to $2.2 billion, missing the average $2.28 billion estimate, but profit per share of 87 cents was ahead of the average 81-cent estimate. For the full year, the company expects sales growth of 4% to 5%, up ...

From TIERNAN RAY, Barron's Online,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Campbell Soup,  Bloomberg News,  New York Times Company

Tyson FYQ4 Beats, Stock Rises

News and commentary about the stocks you need to know about today Be the first to leave a comment on this blog. Tiernan Ray has been covering business and finance for over fifteen years. In addition to reporting for Barrons, his work has been ...

From TIERNAN RAY, Barron's Online,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bloomberg News,  New York Times Company

WSJ: Hershey Mulling $2B in New Shares for Cadbury

The article, citing people familiar, says the Hershey Trust’s board is pressuring CEO David West to come up with an operating plan for a combined Hershey Cadbury, and that the Trust is contemplating spending $10 billion of cash, issuing $2 billion in ...

From TIERNAN RAY, Barron's Online,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: David West,  Bloomberg News,  New York Times Company

Dollar Speculators to Get Squeezed?

The trend is still for the dollar to decline, to a range of $1.46 to $1.50 to the Euro, Hyerczyk says, even though traders have been taking profits on short dollar positions. “Short-term oversold technical indicators may have caught many of these ...

From TIERNAN RAY, Barron's Online,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: European Central Bank

Roubini Talks Down Markets Again

“Part of the increase in oil prices is ‘money chasing commodities’,” Bloomberg quotes Roubini. There is a risk that oil can rise to $80, $90 or $100 because of speculative demand that doesnt reflect economic fundamentals. Oil futures on Light Sweet ...

From TIERNAN RAY, Barron's Online,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bloomberg News,  New York Times Company

UBS Ups MLM to “Buy,” Sees $102

UBS Securities analyst Timna Tanners this morning raised Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) to “Buy” from “Neutral” with a $102 price target, writing that Federal stimulus for road building/repair can “ensure a minimum level demand recovery” for the firm. ...

From TIERNAN RAY, Barron's Online,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.,  Bloomberg News,  New York Times Company

CNBC Praises Chevy Volt; It Chirps!

News and commentary about the stocks you need to know about today Be the first to leave a comment on this blog. Tiernan Ray has been covering business and finance for over fifteen years. In addition to reporting for Barrons, his work has been ...

From TIERNAN RAY, Barron's Online,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: CNBC,  Bloomberg News,  New York Times Company

Will Oprah Boost Discovery?

This is “an incremental positive” for DISCA, write Imran Khan and the other JP Morgan execs. It will increase distribution revenue for DISCA and help the company’s negotiation of fees with the cable companies, they write. Discovery shares are down 42 ...

From TIERNAN RAY, Barron's Online,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Imran Khan,  Bloomberg News,  New York Times Company

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