At the once-feared commodity trading arms of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the pressure to do better in the second half of this year has never been more intense.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: OceanFreight, S1 Corp., PLX Technology, Sanmina-SCI, and Broadcom. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Netflix, STEC, Fundtech, Rediff.com India, and Gulf Resources.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Tuesday are: SUPERVALU, Lexmark International, Cummins, Covidien, Ford Motor, Hershey, Sprint Nextel, Waters, Valero Energy, Nvidia, 3M Co and Macy's Inc.
The companies which are expected to see active trade on Tuesday are: Ford Motor, 3M, AK Steel Holding, Electronic Arts, Fiserv, International Game Technology, Amazon.com, Invesco, Lockheed Martin, United Parcel Service, Western Union, ACE, Biogen Idec, C H Robinson Worldwide and Cummins Inc.
China's Sinohydro Group Ltd, the builder of the Three Gorges dam, plans to raise more than $2.5 billion in what could be mainland China's biggest initial public offering this year.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Monday are: BancorpSouth, Hexcel, Wuxi Pharmatech, Helix Energy Solutions and E-Commerce China Dangdang. The top after-market NYSE losers are: STMicroelectronics, Unisys, Basic Energy Services, Lender Processing and Albemarle Corp.
Jefferies & Co. said Netflix Inc.'s (NASDAQ: NFLX) second quarter results missed revenue and subscribers addition estimates on higher churn, while third quarter guidance was below consensus.
Time and time again, Washington has shown itself incapable of coming up with a solution to the U.S. debt ceiling impasse. Meanwhile, August 2 looms closer and closer.
For most Americans, talk of a U.S. Government default is a little complex. What the American people really want to know is, assuming the U.S.Government defaults, where should one consider putting a portion of their money? Glad you asked.
The deadly crash of a bullet train on China's new high speed railway raises questions of safety, technology and government accountability.
Nvidia shares were slammed on Monday after analysts cut estimates on the stock on concerns that rivals were gaining steam.
Toronto's main stock index looked set to open lower on Monday, hurt by news of major job cuts at Research In Motion Ltd (RIM.TO: Quote) and an impasse in U.S. debt ceiling talks that fueled worries of a U.S. default.
Moody's cut Greece's credit rating further into junk territory on Monday and said it was almost certain to slap a default tag on its debt as a result of a new EU rescue package.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: Roper Industries, Netflix, International Paper, Computer Sciences, Safeway, SUPERVALU, Chesapeake Energy, Boeing, Baker Hughes, Suntrust Banks, Micron Technology and EMC Corp.
Given the very bullish sentiment heading into earnings, FBR Capital Markets said it is not surprised by the pullback in shares of Core Laboratories N.V. (NYSE: CLB) following the company's second quarter earnings release.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Wowjoint Holdings, E*TRADE Financial, Netflix, Silicom, and Randgold Resources. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Kandi Technologies, Silicon Laboratories, Mindspeed Technologies, Crimson Exploration, and Exterran Partners.
Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered two fake Apple shops to close, not because of piracy or copyright concerns, but because the stores in the southwestern city did not have an official business permit.
A sharply divided Congress pursued rival budget plans on Monday that appeared unlikely to win broad support, pushing the United States closer to a ratings downgrade and debt default that would send shockwaves through global markets.
The companies which are expected to see active trade on Monday are: Netflix, Anadarko Petroleum, Baker Hughes, Texas Instruments, Broadcom, Eaton, FMC Technologies, Kimberly Clark, Lorillard and Masco Corp.
Jefferies & Co. upgraded its rating of Motorola Solutions Inc. (NYSE: MSI) to "buy" from "hold" and increased its price target to $55 from $49.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Friday are: PolyOne Corp, Novo Nordisk, National Bank of Greece, Motorola and Credicorp Ltd. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Bridgepoint Education, Neustar, Fusion-IO, Noble Corp and Polaris Industries Inc.
As time marches towards August 2, the day the US would presumably default if the debt ceiling isn't raised, calls are growing louder and louder for a resolution.
Mortgage Choice has launched a white-labelled vehicle loan, available to all its mortgage brokers.
Iran and China are discussing using a barter system to exchange Iranian oil for Chinese goods and services, as U.S. sanctions have blocked China from paying at least $20 billion for oil, the Financial Times said.
U.S. lawmakers failed to achieve a budget breakthrough and instead worked on rival plans on Sunday in a impasse that heightened prospects for a catastrophic U.S. debt fault.
The earnings season is when a large number of publicly traded companies release their quarterly earnings reports. The earnings season is so far topping Street views at a pace above typical quarters.
A roadable aircraft, Terrafugia Transition has been granted official clearance by the US Department of Transportation and experts are speculating that the vehicle will be the first flying car to hit roads in another five years.
A new measure, signed into law by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, classifies beer as alcohol, limiting its sales at unlicensed kiosks and banning sales between certain hours.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: athenahealth, Skyworks Solutions, SmartHeat, Ryanair Holdings, and SanDisk. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Sify Technologies, Coinstar, SS&C Technologies Holdings, Joy Global, and Polycom.
The companies whose shares are declining in pre-market trade on Friday are: CR Bard, Caterpillar, Cummins, Verizon Communications, FLIR Systems, Deere and Honeywell International.
