Last Friday, Macau-based casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL: Charts, News, Offers) stunned investors when it posted a sixfold increase in earnings at its City of Dreams casino. The company, a joint venture between Australian billionaire…
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February 13th, 2012Cisco (CSCO) Makes a Strong Comeback and Tops Earnings Estimates
February 10th, 2012This week, networking equipment maker Cisco (CSCO: Charts, News, Offers) topped Wall Street’s second quarter forecasts on both profit and sales, with adjusted earnings of 47 cents per share on revenue of $11.5 billion. Analysts on average were expec…
Yum! Brands (YUM) Posts Yummy Earnings
February 9th, 2012Yum Brands (YUM: Charts, News, Offers), the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, posted strong fourth quarter and full-year earnings earlier this week. Yum recently sold its Long John Silver’s and A&W brands and currently operates over 37…
BP P.L.C. (BP) Reports Better Than Expected Earnings, Boosts Dividend
February 8th, 2012ADR Shares of London, England based BP P.L.C. (BP: Charts, News, Offers) formerly known as British Petroleum declined by -0.27 or -0.58% to $46.60 per share on Tuesday after the company reported fourth quarter net income had increased to $7.65 bi…
Sysco (SYY) Posts Mixed Earnings on Rising Food Cost Inflation
February 7th, 2012Food service supplier Sysco (SYY: Charts, News, Offers) missed earnings estimates yesterday, which it attributed to higher food and overhead costs. The Houston, Texas-based company, which has a market cap of $17.3 billion, is the largest in its indu…
Electronic Arts (EA) Gets a Big Boost from Digital Distribution
February 6th, 2012Shares of video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA: Charts, News, Offers) rallied last week after the company posted strong third quarter earnings, despite a painful contraction in video game sales throughout 2011. The company posted adjusted non-GA…
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Still Riding High on Strong Asian Numbers
February 3rd, 2012On Wednesday, Las Vegas Sands LVS, the U.S. casino company best known for its Macau and Singapore properties, posted strong earnings and declared its first common stock dividend. Las Vegas Sands’ fourth quarter earnings, excluding one-time charges, …
America Online (AOL) Beats the Street, Shares Rally 13%
February 2nd, 2012America Online (AOL: Charts, News, Offers), the former Internet superstar that dominated dial-up services in the 1990s, released its fourth quarter earnings yesterday, posting a smaller than expected loss and a slight decrease in revenue. The compan…
UPS (UPS) Beats Earnings Estimates, Sees Growth for 2012
February 1st, 2012Shares of Atlanta, Georgia based United Parcel Services (UPS: Charts, News, Offers) declined by -0.50 or -0.66% to $75.65 per share on Tuesday after the company reported fourth quarter net income dropped to $725 million or 74 cents per share from $1…
Delta Airlines (DAL) Reviewing M&A Options with AMR and U.S. Airways
January 31st, 2012Delta Airlines (DAL: Charts, News, Offers) is looming large in the headlines as reports circulate regarding its possible takeover of rivals American Airlines and U.S. Airways (LCC: Charts, News, Offers). American Airlines’ parent company, AMR Corp.,…
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