- Elena
- 20 Jul, 2006
- New York City
U.S. stock futures rose Thursday morning, following a strong rally yesterday and better-than-expected earnings reports from major companies. Apple Computer climbed 10.7% after reporting 48% higher quarterly profits, above analyst estimates. Motorola advanced 9% after the world''s second-biggest cell phone maker said its Q2 earnings and revenue increased. Union Pacific, railroad operator, posted Q2 earnings rise of $1.44 a share, up from a year-earlier profit of 88 cents a share.
- Elena
- 20 Jul, 2006
- New York City
Watanabe said NUMMI and other friendly ties with GM will remain unchanged, but new tie-ups involving major stakes for his company are not expected. These remarks come at a time when General Motors is in talks about a possible partnership with an alliance between Renault and Nissan Motor Co.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 19 Jul, 2001
- New York City
Intel and eBay were the two stand outs in the after the close earnings releases. Of more than ten companies releasing earnings,Intel and Ebay reported disappointing earnings. Intel dropped a fraction but eBay rose 1% in the aftermarket trading. Qualcomm reported a rise in earnings but traded lower after-the-close. Apple reported a strong earnings of 54 cents beating the estimate of 44 cents. The stock rose 8% in the after-market trading. Motorola gained 6% on earnings.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 19 Jul, 2006
- New York City
Market rallied on the hope that the future rate hikes are not likely in the immediate future. Banks, home builders and tech stocks rallied on the news. European and Latin American markets rallied on the Chairman comments. After the close, Intel reported earnings of 15 cent compared to 33 cents a year ago. EBay reported 14% decline in profit on 30% rise in revenue. Apple also reported earnings rise of 47% on revenue growth of 32%. Apple shipped 8.1 million iPods in the quarter.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 19 Jul, 2001
- New York City
Market averages in the plus column, Fed Chairman comments, falling oil price and strong rise in home builders and bank stocks kept buyers at the market. Bank of America gained 3%, J P Morgan advanced 5.5% and IBM added 3%.Mexico and Brazil ganied better than 3%. Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 advanced close to 2% as buying intensified in the late afternoon.
- Elena
- 19 Jul, 2006
- New York City
Stocks and bonds jumped steeply higher after Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke soothed investors'''' concerns on interest rates with news of moderating economy and contained inflation. The Dow Jones shot up more than 160 points. Treasury bonds reversed from earlier losses and moved higher.
- Elena
- 19 Jul, 2006
- New York City
Stock markets rallied in morning trading, following comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke of moderating pace of economic growth and contained inflation. The Dow Jones industrial average shot up more than 100 points.
- Elena
- 19 Jul, 2006
- New York City
U.S. stocks advanced at opening on signs of cooling economy and strong earnings from IBM. The Labor Department said the CPI rose by just 0.2% in June, the smallest increase in four months, but core inflation, excluding energy and food, rose by 0.3%, higher than the 0.2% expected. Signs of slowing housing market were received from a report which said that construction of new homes fell by 5.3% in June. IBM rose 3% on strong quarterly earnings, while Yahoo dropped 19% on revenue outlook.
- Elena
- 19 Jul, 2006
- New York City
JPMorgan Chase & Co. rose 1.2% after the nation''s third largest bank reported sharply higher Q2 profit of 99 cents a share, compared with 28 cents a share last year on 19% revenue growth, beating estimates of earnings of 87 cents a share on revenue of $15.3 billion. Piper Jaffray Companies posted Q2 net income rise to 21 cents per share from 6 cents a year ago on increasing investment banking and interest revenue.
- Elena
- 19 Jul, 2006
- New York City
Asian markets finished mixed Wednesday as stock exchanges reversed from much of earlier gains amid renewed advance by the price of oil. The Nikkei ended up 0.4%, recovering from a month-long losing streak. Hong Kong
- 123jump.com Staff
- 18 Jul, 2006
- New York City
Market averages reversed the trading course in the final thirty minutes of trading. Weak earnings growth at banks and lowered revenue growth guidance from Target Corp brought several consumer and retail stocks down. Home builders fell to a two-year low. IBM reported revenue fell 1.7% but profit rose 11% on cost trimming. Yahoo reported lower net on higher stock options expenses and net revenue rise of 28%.
- 123jump.com Staff
- 18 Jul, 2006
- New York City
Oil declined, tepid rise in earnings and another round of sell-off in retail and home builder stocks. Regional banks have so far reported a mild rise in profit while large banks are reporting larger profit gains but at a slower pace then a year ago. Companies in the banks, pharmceuticals and industrial sector have not kept up with earnings rise of the previous years. Merrill Lynch profit rise of more than 40% is an exception so far.
- Elena
- 18 Jul, 2006
- New York City
In late morning trading U.S. stock markets erased earlier gains on climbig oil prices. United Technologies and Coca-Cola gained more than 1% each after reporting better-than-expected quarterly results and helped limit losses for Dow. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was dragged by weakness in the semiconductor sector, with Marvell falling down 5.2%. Retail stocks dropped after Target posted a 5.3% loss on lowered sales outlook.
- Elena
- 18 Jul, 2006
- Mumbai
Market traded in the usual volatile fashion but maintained the negative trading bias throughout the day. The Sensex index traded lower on the fall in metals, energy and consumer stocks. Earnings reports from several companies met market expectations. Oil rose in the Asian trading. International investors continue to sell in the last three days of sell-off.