Zacks.com submits: By Dirk van DijkWith the release of the first cut at the 4Q GDP, it is worth taking a look at what the overall composition of GDP looks like, and how it has changed over time. GDP is equal to the sum of spending by the Consumer, B…
Zacks.com submits: Sandisk’s (SNDK) fourth quarter 2009 earnings of $1.18 per share exceeded the Zacks Consensus EPS by 56 cents. RevenueComplete Story »
The Fundamental Analyst submits: January came in with whimper with all major indices falling across the board. The DJI did the best falling -3.5% whilst the Shanghai Composite fell -8.8%. If you want to take the glass is half full view, 2010 was th…
Brian Dolan submits:The Week Ahead updated January 29, 2010 · Risk is off the cliff and the unwind has just begun · 4Q earnings better, not good enough · US GDP in perspective · EUR weaknes…
Michael David White submits:NewObservations.net projects residential real estate prices will fall 12 percent nationwide in 2010. Our average of four major indexes predicts a total fall in prices of 34% from peak to stable trend. The total fall of 34…
Zman submits:WRES Thinking For 2009 Reserves – One Of The Reserve Reports That I Think Will Have A Shot At Getting Noticed This Season With all the changes to the SEC reserve rules this year, my sense is that reserve reports are going to receive onl…
Colin Peterson submits: "In April the Dow Jones industrials touched a point 50 percent above the November low; no one could know that it was a point they would not touch again until 1954."That’s a quote from Once in Golconda: A True Drama…
Dennis Byron submits: Right after I tell you not to get too excited about SAP’s fiscal-quarter-four and full year 2009 results relative to the outlook for the overall enterprise software market, Microsoft (MSFT) blows the lid off its guidance. So a…
MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ — The US may have experienced a 12% decrease in the number of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic treatments, but the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons have a different story to tell. They found…
Neil Carvin submits: Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) earned €0.26 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2009, which ended on 31 December, up from €0.15 in the same quarter of 2008. This post examines Nokia’s Income Statement for the quar…