Shares of Dunkin’ Brands (DNKN: Charts, News), the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, rallied on Thursday despite posting a decline in revenue that missed Wall Street estimates. For its fourth quarter, Dunkin’ Brands repo…
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Dunkin’ Brands (DNKN) Rallies on Strong 4Q Earnings
February 1st, 2013Ford (F) Slides Despite Finishing 2012 On a Strong Note
January 31st, 2013This Tuesday, shares of Ford Motor Company (F: Charts, News) slid despite solid fourth quarter numbers from the Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker. Ford reported earnings of 31 cents per share on revenue of $36.5 billion, easily topping estimates on…
GDP Unexpectedly Contracts During Q4, Facebook Beats Earnings Estimates (FB)
January 30th, 2013The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would leave it’s bond-buying plan in place at a rate of $85 billion per month. The plan to continue with this monetary policy was expected after it was reported that GDP contracted more than forec…
Pfizer (PFE) Gains on Sale of Nutrition Business
January 30th, 2013Shares of Pfizer Inc. (PFE: Charts, News) closed up +0.86 or +3.2 percent to $27.70 per share on Tuesday after the company released positive fourth quarter earnings. The improved earnings were in large part attributed to the company’s sale of its nu…
Dow Heads for Five-Year High as Consumer Confidence Tumbles (AMZN, F)
January 29th, 2013On Tuesday it was reported that consumer confidence in the US fell more than was forecast to the lowest level in over a year. This drop coincides with the recent increase in payroll tax and declining optimism for future employment. It was also sha…
Procter & Gamble (PG) Tops Estimates on Both Top and Bottom Lines
January 29th, 2013Packaged goods giant Procter & Gamble (PG: Charts, News) rallied strongly last week, after the company reported strong second quarter earnings that topped analyst expectations on both the top and bottom lines. P&G earned $1.22 per share on reven…
Yahoo Beats Estimates Again; Mixed Reports for US Economy (YHOO, VMW)
January 28th, 2013The S&P 500′s winning streak of eight sessions finally ended on Monday as mixed economic reports were shared from the US. The Nasdaq was boosted slightly after shares of Apple (AAPL) rebounded by 1.8%. Companies reporting positive earnings res…
Microsoft (MSFT) Posts Mixed Second Quarter Earnings
January 28th, 2013Microsoft (MSFT: Charts, News) reported earnings last week, narrowly topping analyst estimates for profit but missing on revenue. For its second quarter, Microsoft posted earnings of 76 cents per share, or $6.4 billion, on revenue of $21.46 billion….
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January 31st, 2013On Thursday the US Senate approved a short-term suspension of the debt ceiling, which will allow policy makers to focus on other budget decisions as well as remove the threat of defaulting on payments. President Obama is expected to quickly sign the bill. The major indices mostly fell but still were in position to finish
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