US, France Call For New Sanctions On Iran
Iran's decision to begin enriching uranium to 20% from Tuesday and build 10 new uranium enrichment plants in the next year evoked strong reaction from the United...
Representative John Murtha Passes Away
Representative John Murtha, D-Penn., passed away at the age of 77 Monday after complications from gallbladder surgery.
Murtha reportedly passed away in....
UK Jan House Price Balance 32% - RICS
Thirty-two percent of surveyors in the United Kingdom expect house prices to rise rather than fall, the January issue of the Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors'...
UK Jan Retail Sales Up 1.2% On Year - BRC
Retail sales in the united Kingdom were up just 1.2 percent on year in January, the British Retail Consortium said on Tuesday - marking the weakest annual gain in...
South Korean PPI On Tap For Tuesday
South Korea is scheduled to release January numbers for its producer price index on Tuesday, headlining a light day for Asian economic news.
Analysts are expecting...
The Week In WashingtonLawmakers spent a busy week in Washington discussing the recently unveiled Fiscal Year 2011 budget, and the Democrats new jobs agenda
Dollar Pauses Near 8-month Highs
The dollar stood still on Monday, consolidating its recent run to 8-month highs against the euro and sterling amid a lack of major economic data to provide a catalyst.
Traders continued to express deep reservations about the...
Euro Steadies Along With Stocks Monday
The euro stabilized versus the dollar on Monday after suffering brutal losses last week. Modest risk appetite returned to the markets today, giving higher-yielding currencies a bit of a lift.
Still, the euro's strength...
Dollar Clings To Recent Gains Versus Euro
The dollar held onto its strong gains from the previous week in quiet dealing Monday morning in New York, supported by lingering concerns about the global economy and slumping stocks.
With no significant economic reports...
Video-game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Monday after the markets closed that its third quarter loss narrowed from last year, when results were weighed down by hefty charges. The company's quarterly earnings per share, excluding items, also came in above analysts' expectations. However, the company forecast fourth quarter earnings below analysts' current consensus estimate, sending its shares down by more than 9% in after hours trading.
Hartford Financial Posts Profit In Q4, Tops Estimate
Insurer Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Monday reported a profit for the fourth quarter over a net loss last year, helped by improved performance from its life, and property and casualty businesses. Quarterly core earnings came well ahead of the analysts' expectations, as did revenues.
Principal Financial Group Turns To Q4 Profit
Retirement and investment products provider Principal Financial Group Inc. reported on Monday, an increase in profit helped by lower expenses, notwithstanding a decline in revenues. However, both earnings and revenues came in short of Street estimates.
BREAKING NEWS
Liberty Property Trust Slides To Loss In Q4 - Update
2/8/2010 9:15:04 PM
Real estate investment holding trust Liberty Property Trust (LRY) on Monday reported a net loss for the fourth quarter, compared to a profit in the year-ago period. The latest quarter's results were impacted by....
Chimera Investment Q4 Profit Surges - Update
2/8/2010 8:07:17 PM
Monday, Chimera Investment Corp. (CIM) reported a significant increase in profit for the fourth quarter, compared with the year-ago period.
The company reported net income of $95.5 million or $0.14 per share....
Apollo Investment Turns To Profit In Q3 - Update
2/8/2010 8:04:48 PM
Apollo Investment Corp. (AINV), Monday reported a profit for the third quarter, compared to a loss last year, reflecting lower expenses and an unrealized gain from investments, cash equivalents and foreign....
QUICK FACTS
Genesee & Wyoming Reports January Traffic Declines 9.8%
2/8/2010 9:42:14 PM
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWR) announced that January traffic fell 9.8% to 63,862 carloads from 70,785 carloads in the same period last year.
Coal, coke and ore shipments declined to 16,373 carloads from...
Boeing's 747-8 Freighter Completes First Flight - Quick Facts
2/8/2010 9:27:50 PM
Boeing Co. (BA) announced that its 747-8 Freighter successfully completed first flight, by taking off at 12:39 p.m. local time from Paine Field in Everett and landing at Paine Field at 4:18 p.m.
Boeing...
Vulcan Materials Q4 Loss Narrows - Quick Facts
2/8/2010 8:37:32 PM
Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) reported a fourth quarter net loss of $13.35 million or $0.11 per share, compared to a loss of $212.82 million or $1.93 per share in the same period last year.
Loss from continuing...
Liberty Property Trust Slips To Loss In Q4 - Quick Facts
2/8/2010 7:49:15 PM
Liberty Property Trust (LRY) reported a fourth quarter net loss of $52.09 million or $0.46 per share, compared to net income of $51.80 million or $0.53 per share in the same period last year.
Loss from...
Trailer Bridge Turns To Profit In Q4 - Quick Facts
2/8/2010 7:33:28 PM
Trailer Bridge Inc. (TRBR) reported net income for the fourth quarter of $1.01 million or $0.08 per share, compared to a net loss of $1.12 million or $0.09 per share in the year-ago quarter.
Operating...
Traders May Go Bargain Hunting Following Recent Weakness - RTTNews Daily Market Analysis
The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a modestly higher opening on Monday, with stocks likely to regain some ground after trending lower in recent weeks. The upward momentum for the markets is partly due to some positive earnings news, which has helped traders to shrug off recent economic uncertainty.......
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TSX Succumbs To Broad Sell-Off, Resumes Downtrend
2/8/2010 5:07:55 PM
Toronto stocks stumbled badly to the finish line on Monday, after moving sideways most the day in the absence of any major market-moving data.
Speculation that stocks ran ahead of the fragile global economic recovery have caused fueled this month's orderly sell-off.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index......
TSX Treads Water In Afternoon Trade
2/8/2010 1:23:23 PM
The Canadian market struggled for direction Monday, as the bulls and bears wrestled for control in the absence of leading news. After opening in the red most of the sectoral indices managed to cut losses, led by metals and energy stocks. But caution prevailed in the market as euro-zone debt worries continued.......
TSX Lingers Below Center Line As Financials Weigh
2/8/2010 11:30:08 AM
Bay Street stocks failed to hold on to their late Friday's upsurges with gauges of a majority of sectors reeling in negative territory in mid-morning deals Monday. Traders viewed today's upsurge in commodities prices as just a technical rebound after hitting their multi-month lows.
Moreover, financial......
Loonie Plunges Further Against Majors
2/8/2010 6:06:38 PM
The Canadian dollar plunged further against major currencies in late New York trading on Monday. At 5:00 pm ET, the....
BMC Software To Present At The Thomas Weisel Partners Technology And Telecom Conference At 7:25 PM, ET
Himax Technologies Q4 09 Earnings Conference Call At 6:00 PM ET
Atmel Q4 09 Earnings Conference Call At 5:00 PM ET
Cutera Q4 09 Earnings Conference Call At 5:00 PM ET
Nuance Communications Q1 10 Earnings Conference Call At 5:00 PM, ET
Natural Blue Resources In The Watch List – Penny Stock To Watch
2/8/2010 9:51:42 AM
Natural Blue Resources, Inc. (NTUR.OB) said its affiliate Enso Steel, Inc. has signed three contracts to sell recycled steel for a total price of $13.4 million to China-based customers....
Single Touch Systems In The Watch List – Stocks To Watch
2/4/2010 8:56:37 AM
Wireless solutions provider Single Touch Systems Inc., (SITO.OB) has received a vote of confidence from investors, by securing $3.3 million in funding.
The funding was led by Zanett...
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