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| | Boeing (with Analyst's Data Sheet) Investors seem to be philosophical about the latest "schedule pressure" for the first 787 delivery. Meanwhile the company's second quarter sales and profits fell... | | Up, Up, And Away: Some Day by Carol Levenson, CFA | |
| | Capital One Financial (with Analyst's Data Sheet) As we've discussed in several recent reports, the theme of the second quarter for the banking sector has been declining loans/improving credit... | | Cautious Cardholders by Kathleen Shanley, CFA | |
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| | Massey Energy (with Analyst's Data Sheet) Massey Energy's second quarter results, released earlier this week, made it clear that the operational recovery from the Upper Big Branch coal mine... | | Time Heals All Wounds by Evan Mann, CFA | |
| | Eastman Kodak (with Analyst's Data Sheet) Eastman Kodak had been hoping that profitability in the traditional Film, Photo, and Entertainment (FPEG) segment would be sufficient until the Consumer... | | Disappearing Film by Dave Novosel, CFA | |
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| 4:23pm Newell Rubbermaid Inc. Newell reported solid results for its second quarter. Reported net sales fell 0.5%,... | | Earnings by B. Craig Hutson, CFA | |
| 3:56pm Chevron You don't need us to tell you Chevron had a great quarter, but we have a couple of observations from the... | | Earnings by Philip C. Adams, CFA | |
| 3:27pm Stanley Black & Decker Stanley Black & Decker stayed true to its word. Following the March 12 merger with... | | Acquisition by B. Craig Hutson, CFA | |
| 2:24pm Southwest Airlines Co Southwest Air yesterday reported an all-time quarterly record of $3.2 billion of... | | Earnings by B. Craig Hutson, CFA | |
| 2:20pm Walt Disney Company, The Disney finally sold its Miramax film studio for $660 million, plus adjustments, ... | | Asset Sale by Dave Novosel, CFA | |
| 12:47pm Public Service Enterprise Group Public Service Enterprise Group reported second quarter 2010 operating... | | Earnings by Philip C. Adams, CFA | |
| 12:13pm France Telecom France Telecom managed to keep the revenue decline in the second quarter to a manageable 0.4%... | | Earnings by Dave Novosel, CFA | |
| 11:55am Genworth Financial Genworth's shares are trading down today in the equity markets, following press reports... | | Earnings by Kathleen Shanley, CFA | |
| 10:40am American Axle & Manufacturing American Axle reported second quarter results looked especially robust... | | Earnings by Shelly Lombard | |
| 10:29am DTE Energy DTE Energy's second quarter earnings were a "miss" in terms of EPS expectations, but there was... | | Earnings by Philip C. Adams, CFA | |
| 10:11am Telefonica Although overshadowed by the announcement of the purchase of Portugal Telecom's stake in Vivo,... | | Earnings by Dave Novosel, CFA | |
| 10:08am Belo Corporation As Belo predicted, its second quarter nonpolitical advertising revenue gain beat its first... | | Earnings by Shelly Lombard | |
| 8:57am American Electric Power American Electric Power's ongoing second quarter earnings of $355 million were up... | | Earnings by Philip C. Adams, CFA | |
| 8:10am BT Group BT Group just can't seem to get the top line moving. Revenue in its fiscal first quarter (ended June... | | Earnings by Dave Novosel, CFA | |
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| | Valero Energy Valero Energy reported its first profitable quarter in over a year, with a $1.1 billion increase in operating income to $921 million. We revisit our call... | | All Clear? by Philip C. Adams, CFA | |
| | Daimler AG Earlier this week Daimler AG reported excellent results for its second quarter. Less than two weeks ago the automaker provided preliminary guidance that was... | | Luxury In The Lead by B. Craig Hutson, CFA | |
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| | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Starwood reported such good second quarter results that its recovery from the lodging downturn looks almost V-Shaped so far. The operator... | | V-Shaped by Kim Noland | |
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| Jul 30, 2010 | Los Angeles Times |
| CH on "Slashing lease prices could be a risky move for Toyota" Quote- "By offering such low monthly payment options, Toyota is essentially betting that the vehicles will have superior resale value when they are returned after the lease ends." |
| Jul 30, 2010 | WSJ.com |
| DN on "High Stakes For Eastman Kodak" Quote- "The fortunes of Kodak rest on the performance of the core of the CDG [Consumer Digital Imaging Group] segment, and more specifically its performance in the fourth quarter." |
| Jul 29, 2010 | The Wall Street Journal |
| CL on "McDonald's Back in Debt Market" Quote- "We don't generally approve of buying a company's bonds before it has released its balance sheet and cash flow statement for the latest reported quarter." |
| Jul 29, 2010 | Charlotte Observer |
| PA on "Expect red-hot electric bills" Quote- "Another factor: As older appliances wear out, they're replaced by new, energy-efficient models." |
| Jul 28, 2010 | The Detroit News |
| CH on "Mercedes sales boost Daimler's profit" Quote- "The improvement in the truck business reflected the global economic recovery." |
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