Published Date : 2012-05-31 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Staples |
Despite Higher Earnings Estimates, Monsanto Officials Selling Off
On the outside, Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON), the maker of agricultural products for farmers around the world, looks to be sprouting nicely, however the millions of dollars in shares that have been sold recently by company insiders could suggest hidden rot.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-31 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Staples |
Toll Buys California Subdivision, Sells Nearly Half A Million Shares
Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE:TOL), the largest luxury home-building company in the U.S., announced on May 30 it will buy half of a Southern California subdivision that ecnompasses some 2,379 houses as housing demand begins to find its feet, Bloomberg reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-31 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Staples |
Ford Says Solid Sales Expected, But Company Leaders Are Selling Shares By The Millions
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) will most likely report strong sales in May, according to sales analyst Erick Merkle, however the large sell off of company stock in recent months suggests company executives may have more on their minds than higher sales.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-30 09:00:00
Category :
Health Care |
Vertex Executives Profit Weeks Before Drug Fails
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) announced on Tuesday, May 29, that it had overstated the efficacy of its cystic fibrosis drug earlier in the month when it reported its clinical trials had better-than-expected results.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-30 09:00:00
Category :
Information Technology |
Western Digital Vice President Sheds Shares Before Downgrade
Shares Western Digital Corp. (NYSE:WDC) dropped sharply on Tuesday, May 29, after a Barclay's analyst slashed his rating for the hard drive manufacturer, stating weak demand will likely affect their shares, The Associated Press reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-26 09:00:00
Category :
Information Technology |
ON Semiconductors Officials May Not Be Certain Of Company's Future
Despite higher shares and a new adoption of its products, ON Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:ONNN) officials have been selling off millions of dollars in shares, signaling the company's high times may not last.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-25 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
Coca Cola Stock Looking Like A Sweet Deal
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) has been fizzing with activity recently, and as its stock ticks up, the company's president has been buying up millions in shares and selling for a profit shortly after.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-25 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
Sara Lee Officials Unload Shares After Losses In Fiscal Third Quarter
Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE:SLE) reported a fiscal third-quarter loss, which the company blamed on lower business sales and impairment charges that lowered the food company's overall volumes.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-25 09:00:00
Category :
Information Technology |
HP Insiders Don't Appear To Be Buying Into Turnaround Craze
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has been struggling for years, and before its most recent earnings report, was trading at its lowest levels since 2005.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-24 09:00:00
Category :
Energy |
Weatherford Strikes It Rich, Hundreds Of Thousands Buy In Insider Trades
Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE:WFT) is riding high on an energy wave right now, with first quarter profits tripling, a strong outlook and company insiders showing huge confidence in the future performance of the oilfield services provider.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-24 09:00:00
Category :
Telecommunication Services |
Juniper's Investment Decision May Lack Support From Director
Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) announced on May 23 it had placed its bets in video conferencing company Vidyo, the latest in a series of moves Juniper has made to expand its portfolio of video capabilities, eWeek reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-24 09:00:00
Category :
Information Technology |
Signs Point To Trouble For Dell As Company Executives Unload Millions In Shares
Disappointing first-quarter results, a poor outlook and the millions of dollars in stock company officials have sold indicate Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) could be struggling to keep its head above water.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-24 09:00:00
Category :
Health Care |
Information Technology |
Equities Review: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Avago Technologies, Compuware and Research In Motion
Equities Review: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Avago Technologies, Compuware and Research In Motion
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-23 09:00:00
Category :
Energy |
Arch Coal Hits 52-Week Low, Company Officials Attempt To Dig Their Way Out
As shares of Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI) dip to their lowest levels in 52 weeks, company insiders are filing insider trading reports with the SEC amounting to millions of dollars.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-23 09:00:00
Category :
Energy |
Duke Energy May Be Fizzling Out As Director Unloads Thousands In Shares
Anxiety may be growing among Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) officials, after a disappointing first quarter and hesitancy over a new merger may have led the company's director to drop his stock in the company.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-22 09:00:00
Category :
Information Technology |
Facebook Struggles To Find Friends After IPO, Owners Cashing Out
After one one of the most highly anticipated IPOs ever, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) shares are falling, sending companies with double-digit ownership in the company running.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-22 09:00:00
Category :
Energy |
Williams Execs, Shareholders Benefiting From Solid Business
All systems seem to be a go for Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), as the company hiked its dividend by 16 percent to 30 cents on May 17 - the same day the company director exercised his market options for hundreds of thousands of dollars in shares.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-19 09:00:00
Category :
Telecommunication Services |
Sirius Radio CEO May Be Signing Off
As shares of Sirius XM radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) took a nosedive this week, CEO Mel Karmazin filed insider trading reports with the SEC that showed he had sold off millions of dollars in company stock, a signal that the CEO could be cashing out.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-19 09:00:00
Category :
Energy |
As ConocoPhillips Heads To Australia, EVP May Be Jumping Ship
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) has crossed the Pacific and taken its expertise in shale exploration with it, but as the company prepares to begin its Australian projects, some high-level executives are dumping their company shares.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-18 09:00:00
Category :
Information Technology |
Micron Vice President Sells Hundreds Of Thousands Of Shares As Stock Ticks Up
Shares of Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) jumped on Wednesday, May 16, as news broke that the company Micron plans to buy could soon be getting a big order from Apple Inc., the Boston Globe reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-18 09:00:00
Category :
Industrials |
Ford Executives May Not Be Confident About New Pricing Scheme
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) announced on May 17 that it would begin taking orders for the C-Max hybrid vehicle, the less-expensive alternative to the car's major rival, the Toyota Prius V wagon, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-18 09:00:00
Category :
Financials |
Information Technology |
Hot Stocks: GT Advanced Technologies, NVIDIA, Windstream and American Capital Agency
Hot Stocks: GT Advanced Technologies, NVIDIA, Windstream and American Capital Agency
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-17 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
TJX Profit View Rises As Company Officials Exercise Market Sales
The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX), announced on Tuesday a quarterly profit that topped estimates on Wall Street and increased its full-year profit expectations, which sent shares up by as much as 7 percent.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-17 09:00:00
Category :
Financials |
US Bancorp Leaders Jumping Ship Despite Beating Out Major Competitors
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) surpassed rival giants Bank of America and Citigroup to secure its place as the third-biggest mortgage originator in the country during the first quarter of 2012.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-16 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
Disney insiders may see 'Avengers' spike as highest stock price for a while
After shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) surged to record highs following news of a sequel to the Avengers, released by Disney, several company insiders sold off millions of dollars in company stock.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-16 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
Home Depot executives may agree the company could use some fixing
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) reported a 27 percent increase in earnings thanks to unseasonably warm weather all over the country during the first quarter of 2012, however the company's net revenue fell short of analysts expectations, sending shares of the company down by 3.5 percent.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-15 09:00:00
Category :
Information Technology |
Materials |
Equities Review: BMC Software, Alpha Natural Resources, Groupon, Magnum Hunter Resources and United States Steel
Equities Review: BMC Software, Alpha Natural Resources, Groupon, Magnum Hunter Resources and United States Steel
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-14 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
Netflix Expands Into Latin America With Twentieth Century Fox Lineup
Not only did Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) recently announce it will expand its services into Latin America, it will also introduce a new lineup of TV shows that will include those presented by News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-14 09:00:00
Category :
Health Care |
Express Scripts Stock Jumps On Strong Quarterly Report
Shares of Express Scripts Holding Co. (NSADAQ:ESRX) performed better than the market as a whole on Friday, following the pharmacy benefits manager's detailed analysis of the growth that was seen in the first quarter.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-14 09:00:00
Category :
Telecommunication Services |
AT&T In Talks With Leap Wireless Over Potential Merger
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has been negotiating for months a potential buyout of Leap Wireless, a service provider in 35 states with roughly 6 million customers, three anonymous sources recently told Reuters.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-11 09:00:00
Category :
Information Technology |
Nvidia's GeForce Gets Rave Reviews
With the release of NVIDIA Corporation's (NASDAQ:NVDA) new GeForce GTX 670, many tech and gaming enthusiasts believe it could spell the end of rival company AMD, PC Magazine reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-11 09:00:00
Category :
Telecommunication Services |
Windstream Falls Short Of Analysts Estimates, Stocks Slide
Telecommunications company Windstream Corporation (NASDAQ:WIN) reported quarterly earnings that fell short of analysts' expectations as revenue derived from its customer and wholesale divisions struggled to grow, Reuters reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-10 09:00:00
Category :
Industrials |
Ingersoll-Rand Sells 7.1 Percent Stake To Peltz's Trian Fund
Trian Fund Management LP announced on Wednesday it had taken a 7.1 percent stake in industrial giant Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE:IR), making the investment fund one of Ingersoll's largest shareholders, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-10 09:00:00
Category :
Telecommunication Services |
CBS Corporation Has One Of Its Best Quarters In History
CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS) executive chairman Sumner Redstone recently announced that the company saw one of its best quarters ever, with revenue climbing by double digits compared to last year.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-10 09:00:00
Category :
Health Care |
FDA Panel Finds New Pfizer Drug Safe, Effective
Federal health regulators announced on Wednesday that a new drug from Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) appears to be a safe and effective way for patients living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to treat their symptoms, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-09 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
Lower Sales In Germany, Korea Scare Fossil Investors Off
Shares of Fossil Inc. (NASDAQ:FOSL) took a nosedive on Tuesday after a quarterly report that fell short of analysts' estimates and an outlook that left investors wary as the company showed weakness in parts of Europe and Asia.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-09 09:00:00
Category :
Telecommunication Services |
KPN Mulls America Movil Offer, Says Move Undervalues Company
America Movil SAB de CV's (NYSE:AMX) move to raise its stake in Royal KPM NV on Tuesday was met with a skepticism, as KPM said the 8-euros-per-share cash offer "substantially" undervalues the company, Dow Jones Newswires reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-09 09:00:00
Category :
Health Care |
Arena Pharma's Diet Pill Under Question By FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has returned its watchful eye to an experimental diet pill from Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), which the agency has previously rejected due to tumors and heart problems that have been linked with the drug, The Associated Press reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-08 09:00:00
Category :
Health Care |
Vertex Shares Spike On Results Of New Study
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTX) stock jumped nearly 50 percent on Monday after the company announced the results of an ongoing study of a cystic fibrosis drug were better than the pharmaceutical developer had anticipated.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-08 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
Procter and Gamble Downgraded As Margins and Market Share Slide
Procter and Gamble (NYSE:PG) was downgraded by Wells Fargo analyst Timothy Condor on Monday, May 7, to a ranking of Market Perform from Outperform after the company lost some its market share and sales to competitors, according to Barron's.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-08 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
Tempur-Pedic Shares Fall On News Of Mattress Discount
Shares of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (NYSE:TPX) sank lower on Monday after an analyst report noted one of the company's best-selling mattresses may be sold at a discount this summer, Investor's Business Daily reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-05 09:00:00
Category :
Financials |
American International Group Reports Sharp Decline in Sales
Shares of bailed-out insurer American International Group (NYSE:AIG) plummeted the most since March after the company reported declining sales at its major units, Bloomberg News reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-05 09:00:00
Category :
Information Technology |
LinkedIn Posts Strong First-Quarter Results, Shares Jump
Professional networking site LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD), which currently boasts more than 161 million users around the world, recently announced that its first-quarter revenue increased 101 percent over the same quarter last year.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-05 09:00:00
Category :
Information Technology |
Materials |
Hot Stocks: United States Steel, Rovi, KBR, Visa and Anadarko Petroleum
Hot Stocks: United States Steel, Rovi, KBR, Visa and Anadarko Petroleum
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-04 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
Green Mountain Shares Drop as Outlook Slashed
Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) dropped a significant amount on Thursday, May 3, after the company fell well short of sales estimates and once again lowered its outlook.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-04 09:00:00
Category :
Health Care |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Acne Medicine
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE:VRX) has reportedly agreed to a deal to acquire over-the-counter skin medicine AcneFree for $64 million in addition to performance payments.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-03 09:00:00
Category :
Health Care |
Herbalife Shares Drop On Hedge Fund Manager's Questions
Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) fell after hedge fund manager David Einhorn asked the supplement maker about its weight loss products, and why it has ceased to provide information on its distributors.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-03 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
American Eagle Shares Jump On Higher Profit Estimates
American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE:AEO) saw its shares spike more than 9 percent after it raised its profit estimates in its most recent quarterly report, Reuters reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-03 09:00:00
Category :
Industrials |
Information Technology |
Materials |
Equities Review: KB Home, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Hess, OpenTable and Williams
Equities Review: KB Home, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Hess, OpenTable and Williams
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-02 09:00:00
Category :
Telecommunication Services |
Comcast Launches Xfinity Home In Michigan
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced on May 1 that it had launched its Xfinity Home across the company's customer base in Michigan, which will enable users to monitor their home remotely, and control thermostats and lights from anywhere.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-02 09:00:00
Category :
Consumer Discretionary |
Expedia Reports Higher-Than-Expected Quarterly Earnings
In its latest quarterly report, Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) announced earnings per share of $0.26 excluding certain items, beating analysts' estimates and prompting its shares to jump.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-01 09:00:00
Category :
Health Care |
Lower Humana Profits Weigh Heavy on UnitedHealth Shares
Shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) took a spill on Monday on news that rival insurance company Humana Inc. reported quarterly profits below analysts' marks, and announced higher costs in its Medicare Advantage division, CBS News reports.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-01 09:00:00
Category :
Industrials |
Qualcomm Announces MCP50 Enhancements Available
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), a major provider of integrated wireless systems to transportation and logistics companies, announced on April 29 that its Circle of Service Workflow and Trip Manager applications on the Mobile Computing Platform 50 (MCP50) were available.
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-01 09:00:00
Category :
Information Technology |
Materials |
Hot Stocks: Lowe's, Hewlett-Packard, EMC, EXCO Resources and Goldcorp
Hot Stocks: Lowe's, Hewlett-Packard, EMC, EXCO Resources and Goldcorp
Read More...
Published Date : 2012-05-01 09:00:00
Category :
Financials |
Industrials |
Materials |
Stocks To Watch: Peabody Energy, Sirius XM Radio, Fifth Third Bancorp, Charles Schwab and D.R. Horton
Stocks To Watch: Peabody Energy, Sirius XM Radio, Fifth Third Bancorp, Charles Schwab and D.R. Horton
Read More...
