NIKE INC

Footwear conglomerate Nike smashes analysts estimates with strong earnings, revenue increase

Stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday as investors were reluctant to make bets after a rally in the previous session and as they waited to see if the Greek parliament would adopt a deeply unpopular austerity plan.

Stock index futures signaled a lower start for equities on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Nasdaq and the Dow Jones down 0.1 to 0.2 percent by 0942 GMT.

Nike Inc reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Monday as a 14 percent increase in revenue helped offset higher costs, and orders showed surprising strength for the future.

Stock index futures rose on Monday, putting Wall Street on track to rebound after three days of losses, although investors remained cautious about Greece's fiscal future.

Stock index futures rose on Monday, putting a Wall Street rebound on track after three days of losses, although investors remained cautious about Greece's fiscal future.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: CF Industries Holdings, Peabody Energy, CONSOL Energy, Sprint Nextel, PNC Financial Services, Nabors Industries, Akamai Technologies, Carnival Corp, Nike and Sandisk Corp.

The tennis star is featured in Nike's new ad campaign.

Adidas, the world's second-largest sporting goods company, raised its sales outlook for the second time this year after the U.S., Chinese and Russian markets drove first-quarter growth.

US stocks ended higher on Friday as sentiment was buoyed after Libya announced a cease-fire and the Group of Seven (G-7) Finance ministers agreed to intervene in the markets to stabilize the Japanese yen.

Shares of companies active in Friday's early trade are Nike Inc., Cisco Systems, Lorillard Inc., LDK Solar Co., Celera, Under Armour and Longtop Financial Technologies.

US stocks advanced in early trade on Friday after the Group of Seven (G-7) Finance ministers had agreed to intervene in the markets to stabilize the Japanese yen.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Friday are: Celera Corp, James River Coal, Star Scientific, Peabody Energy, Johnson Control, Jds Uniphase, Nike, Polypore International, Autonation and Medco Health Solutions.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: New York & Co, Capital Senior Living, Entravision Communications, Ralcorp Holdings and Diana Shipping. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Nike, Polypore International, Revlon, Basic Energy Services and Diamond Offshore Drilling.

Nike Inc posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as the world's largest athletic shoe and clothing maker was hit by the rising costs of oil, cotton and other commodities, and its shares fell more than 5 percent.

When the world's batsmen dazzle crowds at this month's cricket World Cup, many will use bats hand-made in India. But lucrative global branding that masks the bats' true makers threatens the country's craftsmen.

One of the most egregious fashion trends of the past 15 to 20 years has undoubtedly been the proliferation of baseball caps – not just in the United States, but now across much of the world.

Stocks edged higher on Wednesday as gains in financial stocks helped put the S&P 500 on pace for a fifth-straight winning session and lifted the benchmark index to levels not seen since before Lehman Brothers went bankrupt.

The companies which are expected to see active trade on Wednesday are NIKE, Red Hat, Bed Bath & Beyond, Tibco Software, Xilinx, Hovnanian Enterprises and Walgreen.

Nike Inc posted future orders data that missed many analysts' expectations Tuesday, sending shares of the world's largest athletic shoe and clothing maker down almost 6 percent.

NIKE Inc. (NYSE: NKE) reported net income of $457-million, or diluted earnings of $0.94 per share, on revenues of $4.8-billion for the fiscal second quarter of 2011.