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James Cullen's Blog Posts
Before the Bell: Futures steady on news of Bernanke's reappointment
08/25/09
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U.S. market futures were fractionally higher in pre-market trading this morning, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq contracts trading about one point above fair value.
President Barack Obama is set to renominate Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to another term, and will announce his decision this m...
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Coca-Cola earnings down, but developing markets a bright spot
07/21/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Coca-Cola (KO)Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO), the beverage giant with the world's most valuable brand according to BusinessWeek, reported earnings before the market opened today. Earnings per share for the second quarter of 2009 were $0.92 after items on $8.27 billion in reve...
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Citigroup: what the numbers say about credit cards and mortgages
07/17/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Competitive strategy, Citigroup Inc. (C)"This is a great time to be a banker," New York Times columnist Floyd Norris says, somewhat tongue-in-cheek. Jabs about bailouts and huge bonus payments aside, it's true that banking system is finally seeing rational pricing of ri...
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Regis equity raise offers lessons, stock still a sell
07/10/09
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Filed under: Competitive strategy, Stocks to SellPaul Foster says that options activity in salon company Regis Corporation (NYSE: RGS) indicates the stock is likely to have non-directional price movements over the short-term, following the company's announcement of a stock and debt offering. That cou...
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Don't believe the headline hype on Alcoa
07/09/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Alcoa Inc (AA)Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA), the first Dow Jones Industrial Component to report earnings, beat estimates when they announced after the bell -- or so the story goes. It continues that this touched off buying interest across the market that had b...
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Amazon cuts Kindle price to speed adoption
07/08/09
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Filed under: Amazon.com (AMZN)Online retailer Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is looking to extend the reach of its Kindle -- a wireless reading device -- into the hands of consumers, and hopes that cutting the price will speed adoption in a price-sensitive world. Formerly priced at $359, the Kindle ...
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Wells Fargo to finance up to $100 million in new SunPower plants
06/30/09
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Filed under: Wells Fargo (WFC), Green StocksWells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) and solar technology company SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) teamed up today with an agreement for Wells to finance up to $100 million in new solar energy systems. SunPower will create agreements with end power u...
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Abbott Labs to pay J&J $1.67 billion from patent lawsuit
06/30/09
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Filed under: Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Yesterday, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) said that its patent infringement lawsuit against Abbott Labs (ABT) was successful, with Abbott ordered to pay $1.67 billion because its best-selling drug, Humira, too closely...
KBH
KB Home drops amid more losses
06/26/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, KB HOME (KBH) Shares in homebuilder KB Home (KBH) dropped more than 8% as of mid-day Friday following the company's earnings release. Earnings per share for the quarter ending May 31 were a loss of $1.03, or $78.4 million, on $384.5 million in revenue, compared to the $...
ACN
Accenture shares rise on earnings beat
06/25/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Stocks to BuyAccenture Ltd. (NYSE: ACN), a global consulting firm that also offers outsourcing and technology services, reported earnings after the close today. Earnings per share for the quarter ending May 31 were $0.68 on $5.15 billion in revenue, compared to the $0.6...
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Nike reports earnings, shares drop on weak futures orders
06/24/09
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Filed under: Earnings reports, NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE)Nike, Inc. (NYSE: NKE), best known for its sporting apparel and footwear, reported earnings after the close today. Earnings per share, after certain adjustments, were $0.99 on $4.71 billion in revenue, compared to the $0.96 average expected from analys...
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Institutional investors suddenly loving Microsoft
06/20/09
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Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Microsoft (MSFT)Tech giant Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), long shunned by investors who sought out more aggressive growth opportunities, is gaining support from a number of observers who believe the shares are not only relatively safe, but a bargain at c...
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Goldman CEO Blankfein cautious on recovery
06/11/09
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Filed under: Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Recession, Financial CrisisTalk of "green shoots" abounds with the S&P 500 up 40% from its lows in March 2009, but Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein remains cautious in his outlook for the global economy. "I think it's going to be a long, protract...
Markets are up, but what about housing?
06/09/09
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Filed under: HousingThe major indices continued to rally into the close Monday, after spending most of the day down substantially. The Dow ended the day up fractionally and the S&P 500 was down less than one point. Institutional money continues to enter the markets, says Jim Cramer, and that has ...
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