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Today Earnings Reports Analysis : Motorola (MOT), The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), Aetna (AET), Kellogg (K), ExxonMobil (XOM), Public Service Enterprise (PEG), Assurant (AIZ), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Eastman Kodak (EK), Aflac (AFL), Ventas (VTR)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:10:00 GMT

Motorola Inc. (MOT) today declared financial results for the third quarter 2009. Quarterly net income from continuing operations was $12 million or 1 cent per share, compared to a net loss of $397 million or 18 cents per share in the prior quarter. Third quarter adjusted (excluding special items) EPS was 2 cents, easily beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a break-even quarter.[More...]

Rio 2016: Guide To Investing In Brazil

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:48:11 GMT

There was a lot of talk about potential host cities for the Olympics lately and the politics associated. That talk died down after Brazil was awarded the honor of hosting. You may be asking “how does that relate to trading”…well my friend Raul of the Shocked Investor is about to make that connection. He has been researching the Brazilian stocks and options recently and more importantly ones traded on American exchanges. Enjoy the article and be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts.[More...]

Public Service Eyes Govt. Funds

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:32:43 GMT

Public Service Enterprise (PEG) is pining for federal stimulus to fund its ‘Shovel Ready’ project. It has estimated a budget of $152 million for this smart grid modernization project, which will create around 551 jobs and enhance reliability and security of the electric grids. The US Department of Energy (DOE) could provide a grant up to $76 million, half of the project outlay, under the Smart Grid Investment Grant Program. PEG expects a decision on the grant by the end of this year. Under the project, Public Service will upgrade 40 of its existing substations and deploy 62 new advanced loop schemes (ALS) to improve electric reliability. The ALS will split electric distribution circuits into sections that will serve smaller number of customers compared to conventional circuits. This will cut down[More...]

Stocks To Watch : S&P 500 (ex. Financials)

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:02:33 GMT

The Applied Finance Group’s (AFG’s) Economic Margin (EM) methodology helps investors understand what a company earns above its true cost of capital or how profitable a firm is. Companies expected to improve their Economic Margins have proven to be more likely to outperform than companies with expected EM declines. The table below provides 10 stocks expected to improve their Economic Margins in the next fiscal year and look attractive from a valuation perspective according to AFG’s valuation model. All 10 of these firms also currently have a default buy recommendation and look to have considerable long-term upside. S&P 500 - Stocks to Watch (ex. Financials) [More...]

What Kind of Investor Are You?

Fri, 29 May 2009 21:14:06 GMT

One of the keys to successful investing is to identify what kind of trader you are or what kind of trader you want to become. This is important so you can select the right kinds of stocks that fit your own risk to reward ratio and investment style. What's interesting is that so many people believe they're one kind of investor when in fact they are something totally different. So before you say you're a Growth Investor or a Value Investor, or etc., ask yourself; What kind of stocks do you want to be in? Are you looking for: - High flyers and fast movers? - Stocks with big earnings momentum or aggressive growth? - Or maybe solid companies with dependable growth? - Or mature companies with income producing dividends. - Maybe you're looking[More...]

Earnings Season Is Over - Who Were The Growth Leaders?

Tue, 19 May 2009 03:27:49 GMT

Earnings season is pretty much over now. Many companies managed to beat drastically reduced expectations. As a result, many bears focused on poor earnings quality and the fact that the bar had been lowered so far, it was no great accomplishment to exceed expectations. There were a number of stocks, though, that beat fair and square. We compiled a list of stocks that had increased earnings per share sequentially and year-over-year and increased revenues sequentially and year-over-year. We had 218 stocks that made the list. We then cross referenced this list with the S&P 500 and came up with the following list of 27 stocks: SymbolNameAETAETNA[More...]

Market Report For Friday: Apr 17, 2009

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:00:45 GMT

(7:11am ET) There was plenty of economic data released in the US during the day; however the equity market sidetracked until 2pm ET, when with prices at modest losing levels on the week until that point, suddenly, and for no discernable reason, there was a rally that left the indexes with small gains through Thursday. Perhaps traders were anticipating a positive quarterly report from Google (GOOG +2.4% on +151% of average daily trading volume)? After the close, the company did not disappoint, beating both revenue and EPS estimates. The company posted net income of $1.42 billion ($5.16/share), up +8% from the $1.31 billion ($4.84/share) recorded during the same period a year ago. Revenue for 1Q2009 increased +10% to $4.07 billion, from $3.7 billion, excluding traffic acquisition costs. On average, analysts had expected earnings per share of $4.93 and revenue of $4.08 billion, according to Yahoo Finance. For the first[More...]

Biotech Industry - Industry Outlook

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:54:01 GMT

Last year, the Biotech industry as a whole achieved a much better performance than the market. Both the NASDAQ Biotech Index and AMEX Biotech Index outperformed all three major market indices (Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ Composite and S&P 500) in a large margin. The major indices declined as much as 40% while the NASDAQ Biotech Index declined only 12.6% and the AMEX Biotech Index was down 17.7%. However, when the recession enters into its third year, the Biotech industry is not doing better than the market, which has been evident by the indices' performances. As of April 9, 2009, AMEX Biotech Index declined 3%, and the broader NASDAQ Biotech Index was down 6.8% (AMEX Biotech has 20 biotech companies while NASDAQ Biotech Index includes over 130 component companies). Although the Dow and S&P 500 also declined a similar percentage, technology-laden NASDAQ actually has a gain of 4.8%, which is more comparable to the biotech indices. See[More...]

Daily Report For Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:36:24 GMT

(8:25am ET) The main focus of traders today will be the 1Q2009 earnings report from JP Morgan (JPM), and the close scrutiny of the data and hype that will follow. After hitting a low of $14.93 in early March, JPM has rallied +118.1% to yesterday’s close of $32.56. There was a high of $34.15 on Tuesday. http://tinyurl.com/da6dcv JP Morgan reported Q1 net income of $2.14 billion, or $0.40/share, down -10% from a year earlier, but beat analysts' expectations. Revenue increased +48% to $25.03 billion. WSJ reported that CEO Jamie Dimon said the firm extended about $150 billion in new credit to consumer and corporate customers during the quarter. With a last hour rally spurred by the real estate investment trusts (REITS) ($DJR +8.7%) and Banks ($BKX +5.1%) in the Financial sector (XLF +4.8%), the US equity[More...]

So Who's Got The Money? This Screen Gives A Clue

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:43:56 GMT

There have been a number of portfolio managers who have been quoted as saying that the safest companies to invest in these days are the ones that don't need to continually go to the credit markets to fund their businesses. These are companies with substantial piles of cash that should allow them to ride out this recession without having to pay exaggerated borrowing costs in today's credit markets. Though corporate bond issuance is currently robust, spreads are still quite high with the yield on double-A bonds more than 3.5% higher than comparable Treasuries. This is better than last year but significantly worse than the historical average. For bonds that are rated less than double-A, terms get even tougher and demand is correspondingly weaker. I ran a screen this weekend (all numbers are as of Saturday morning) to identify those companies with big cash stockpiles. Rather than look at the absolute value of cash, I looked for those companies[More...]

Manufacturers' warning over rising energy costs

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:49:00 GMT

RISING energy costs in Northern Ireland will have major impact on the ability of the sector to compete and could cause more job losses, manufacturers have warned.
Meeting for its AGM in Cookstown yesterday, Northern Ireland Manufacturing, which has over 500 members, said that it had "serious concerns" about the process that has caused business customers to see as much as a 40% hike in their power bills in recent weeks.
The most significant of the factors leading to increases in non- domestic energy costs are the Public Service Obligation or PSO -- a levy charged on all units of electricity sold in Northern Ireland that covers legacy costs from the opening of the province's electricity market, and increased distribution costs.

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Today Earnings Reports Analysis : Motorola (MOT), The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), Aetna (AET), Kellogg (K), ExxonMobil (XOM), Public Service Enterprise (PEG), Assurant (AIZ), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Eastman Kodak (EK), Aflac (AFL), Ventas (VTR)

Rio 2016: Guide To Investing In Brazil

Public Service Eyes Govt. Funds

Stocks To Watch : S&P 500 (ex. Financials)

What Kind of Investor Are You?

Earnings Season Is Over - Who Were The Growth Leaders?

Market Report For Friday: Apr 17, 2009

Biotech Industry - Industry Outlook

Daily Report For Thursday, Apr 16, 2009

So Who's Got The Money? This Screen Gives A Clue

Manufacturers' warning over rising energy costs

Manufacturers' warning over rising energy costs

Codes enforcers say sweep 'not a crackdown'

PSEG's Net Income Falls 26 Percent

PSEG Q3 Net Income Decreases

Earnings roundup: CommVault, Alcon

PSEG 3Q profit falls 26 percent

EDITORIAL: Power Business

Public Service Pay Up Over 3% in Year to June - CSO

Florida governor names new state utility regulator

Capella Education Company Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

Accenture Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2009 Results

PSEG Power Announces Expiration and Results of Exchange Offer

PSEG Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index ; NJ Energy Company Remains Focused on Sustainability and Committed to Economic, Environmental and Social Responsibility

PSEG Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

PSEG Power Announces Expiration of Early Participation Period for Exchange Offer

PSEG Power Announces Extension of Early Participation Period for, and Amendment to, Exchange Offer

PSEG Nuclear Submits Salem and Hope Creek License Renewal Applications to NRC

PSE&G Advises Residents to Test Their Heating Systems Before Chilly Weather Arrives

PSEG Power Announces Exchange Offer

Form 4 RENYI THOMAS A For: Oct 27 (10K)

Form 4 LILLEY DAVID For: Oct 27 (10K)

Form 4 HICKEY WILLIAM V For: Oct 27 (10K)

Form 4 GAMPER ALBERT R JR For: Oct 27 (10K)

Form 4 LILLEY DAVID For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 RENYI THOMAS A For: Sep 15 (10K)

Form 4 LILLEY DAVID For: Sep 15 (10K)

Form 4 HICKEY WILLIAM V For: Sep 15 (10K)

Form 4 GAMPER ALBERT R JR For: Sep 15 (10K)

Form 4 Simpson Elbert C For: Aug 27 (10K)