US stocks finished lower on Friday on mounting worries over fiscal stability of Greece, Portugal and Spain. Concerns about the quality of global economic recovery and a sharp slide in technology sector also added to the gloom.
When looking at the GDP report, and trying to look at what is driving growth, it is important to keep in mind that now all parts of GDP are of equal size, and thus equal importance. Furthermore, some parts of GDP tend to be very stable, while others ca…
Just a few days after the collapse into bankruptcy of Japan Airlines, the third-largest carrier in Asia, grim figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shed some light on the reasons behind the airline’s descent.
"The attempted Christmas terrorist attack caused me to assess what stocks would benefit from increased attention to the security sector," says Glenn Rogers.[More….
Before markets opened today, Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) reported strong fourth quarter fiscal 2009 results and raised its fiscal outlook. In the reported quarter with EPS of $2.17, the company beat both the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the year-…
Boeing Company (BA) has posted fourth quarter fiscal 2009 earnings of $1.79 per diluted share, flying past the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.37 per share. For fiscal 2009 the company reported earnings of $1.89, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of …
Stock futures have firmed modestly after twisting in narrowly mixed territory earlier. Wall Street is awaiting the afternoon conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate policy meeting and President Obama’s State of the Union address this evening….
US stock futures advanced on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting.[More...]
General Dynamics Corporation (GD), the fifth largest defense contractor in the world, is scheduled to report December 2009 quarter results on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. In the last four quarters ending September 2009, the company bettered the street’…
The Boeing Company (BA), the world’s leading aerospace companies and the largest combined manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft, is expected to release its fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, January 27, 2010