Earnings Preview: AMD Expected To Boost Income Despite Constant Intel Threat
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD), the No. 2 microprocessor developer, has nowhere to go but up. Investors this year have sent its shares soaring nearly 50 percent.
Morgan Stanley Seen Earning Somewhat Less Than Year-Ago, Barring Surprises
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), the exalted New York house of finance that is a veritable icon of white-shoe Wall Street firms, is expected to report first-quarter financial results Thursday somewhat weaker than a year-ago, a consensus of bank analysts has noted, as the firm is unlikely to have benefited as much as peers from positive developments that lifted large-cap U.S. banks during the first quarter.
Asian Stocks Rally On Spain Debt Auction; Nikkei Rises 2.14%.
Asian stock markets rallied on Wednesday as sentiment was boosted by a successful Spanish debt auction and strong global growth forecast from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
US Futures Signal Lower Open After Rally
US stock index futures pointed to a lower opening Wednesday after posting strong gains in the previous session.
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Citigroup Shareholders Reject Top Execs' Pay In Advisory Vote
Citigroup Inc shareholders gave a vote of no confidence to the bank's executive compensation plan on Tuesday, dealing a surprise embarrassment to Chief Executive Vikram Pandit.
Five Takeaways From The 1Q 2012 Goldman Sachs Earnings Call
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) Chief Financial Officer David Viniar took questions from analysts on Tuesday morning in a wide-ranging call that touched on government regulation, risk, departures of the firm's partners and the firm's standing on Wall Street. Here are five key points.
Coca-Cola (KO) Q1 Earnings Up 8% On Emerging Market Gains
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), the world's largest soft-drink maker, reported first-quarter profits that topped analysts' estimates, helped by price increases and strong demand in emerging markets.
Goldman beats Street but dials back risk
Goldman Sachs Group Inc surprised Wall Street on Tuesday, reporting better-than-expected profit and dialing back risk-taking in ways that are uncharacteristic for the traditionally aggressive investment bank.
Goldman Sachs Profit Falls 23%, But Earnings, Revenue Beat Forecast
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS), the fifth-largest U.S. bank by assets, said Tuesday it had 23% less profit in the first quarter on falling investment banking and trading revenue, but its revenue beat analyst forecasts as it raised its dividend.
Pre-market Movers (ECYT, CMA, CSIQ, S, VLO, USB, BAC, CHOP, KITD, HST, GS)
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Tuesday are: Endocyte, Comerica, Canadian Solar, Sprint Nextel, Valero Energy, U.S. Bancorp, Bank of America , China Gerui Advanced Materials Group, KIT digital, Host Hotels and Resorts and Goldman Sachs Group.
Goldman profit tops estimates; raises dividend
Goldman Sachs Group Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings thanks to aggressive cost-cutting and strong investment banking and trading revenues, and the Wall Street bank raised its dividend.
US Futures Advance; Earnings, Housing Data In Focus
Futures on major US indices point to a higher opening Tuesday ahead of the quarterly earnings from top investment bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and key housing data due to be released before market opens.
Spanish Bond Yields Top 6%, CDS Costs Rise
Spanish sovereign bond yields edged above 6 percent on Monday as investors grew wary of the government's continued struggles to reduce the deficit and improve labor market competitiveness.
Earnings Preview: Flat Revenue Expected At Yahoo
Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), the beleagured No. 2 search engine, is expected to have flat revenue and earnings in the first quarter as it seeks to turn around stagnant advertising and search divisions under its new CEO.
Earnings Preview: IBM’s 1Q Report Expected To Show Big Shifts to ‘Big Data’
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer maker, has scheduled its first-quarter earnings announcement for after Tuesday’s market close.
Temasek buys $2.3 billion of ICBC shares from Goldman
Singapore state investor Temasek bought $2.3 billion worth of ICBC's Hong Kong-listed shares from seller Goldman Sachs , piling into three of China's top four banks and raising its bet on the world's second-biggest economy.
Coca-Cola Earnings Preview: Q1 Lifted By Sales In Emerging Markets
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is expected to report stronger first-quarter profit as the world's largest soft-drink maker tries to offset higher commodity prices by undertaking a new cost-cutting program and continuing to target emerging market growth.
Pre-market Movers (FSLR, ANR, CF, AMD, HAL, C, MAT, HAS, INFY, SCG)
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Monday are: First Solar, Alpha Natural Resources, CF Industries Holdings, Advanced Micro Devices, Halliburton, Citigroup, Mattel, Hasbro, Infosys and SCANA Corp.
Goldman Sachs Sells $2.3 Billion Of ICBC Shares To Temasek Holdings
Temasek Holdings, the Singapore state-owned investment group, has agreed to buy $2.3 billion worth of shares in the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) from Goldman Sachs, a move that is seen as part of its strategy to increase investment in emerging economies.
Wall Street Week Ahead: Stocks Expected To Track Earnings With Eye On Europe
After suffering their worst two weeks of the year, stocks will look to quarterly earnings to determine whether the recent pullback has been exhausted or more losses are justified.
Goldman to pay $22 million to settle huddles case
Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $22 million to settle civil charges arising from company procedures that created the risk select clients would receive market-sensitive information, such as changes to Goldman's recommendation lists and its ratings of stocks.
Exclusive: SEC, Goldman to settle research case for $22 million: sources
U.S. securities regulators are preparing to announce that Goldman Sachs will pay $22 million to settle allegations the bank did not have adequate policies to prevent research from being passed inappropriately to preferred clients, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Proxy Firms Back Splitting Of Chairman, CEO Posts At Wells Fargo
Two proxy advisory firms are backing a shareholder proposal to split the roles of chairman and chief executive at Wells Fargo & Co , putting pressure on another U.S. bank to revamp its leadership structure.
JP Morgan Chase, Wall Street Enigma, Sees Earnings Upside
That Wall Street expects J.P. Morgan to outperform its peers shouldn't come as a surprise. Besides being the biggest, it's arguably among the three or four most stable big banks.
US Retail Sales Continue To Show Strength
Same-store sales rose 0.5 percent from the previous week and 4.5 percent year on year, the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs reported. Redbook Research said same-store sales were up 0.8 percent from March and 4.1 percent from April 2011.
AOL Shares Skyrocket After Microsoft Patent Sale
Shares of AOL (NYSE: AOL), the seventh-most-visited website, jumped nearly 50 percent in Monday trading after announcing a $1.1 billion patent deal with Microsoft.
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