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• JPMorgan Turns Bullish on Dell Stock
  JPMorgan has had a change of heart about Dell. The firm issued a research note upgrading the company to overweight from underweight, Forbes.com reported. The financial giant believes that in the next three to six months, Dell may pave a path to 4 percent to 5 percent...
• Panasonic Warns of Record $10.2 Billion Annual Net Loss
  Japanese electronics maker Panasonic forecast Friday it would log a record net loss of 780 billion yen ($10.2 billion) for the year through March, nearly twice its previous estimate, amid weak TV and mobile phone sales and restructuring costs.Panasonic also blamed...
• Can Kansas City Southern Repeat in 2012?
  Railroad company stock Kansas City Southern (KSU) posted a share price gain of 42 percent in 2011. The company is poised to continue growth of revenue and profits in 2012, but can the share price repeat that show, or even post a positive return for the year? Kansas City...
• Specialty Retailers Likely to Post Mixed Results
  For specialty retailers, the holiday season is the make-or-break period of the year. These companies can generate up to half of annual profits in November and December. Specialty clothing retailers Limited Brands (LTD), Gap (GPS) and Abercrombie Fitch (ANF) are likely to...
• Flowserve On Upswing Out of Recession
  Flowserve (FLS) provides products necessary for the infrastructure of industries such as oil and gas and chemical manufacturing. Recent results indicated the company may be on a sustained upswing coming out of the recent recession. Flowserve produces what it calls fluid...
• Gannett Making Big Push to Digital
  Publishing company Gannett (GCI) is best known for the 80 newspapers and 600 magazines it produces. Print publishing is a troubled sector, yet Gannett is making a strong push towards digital offerings. Gannett divides its business into three divisions: Publishing covers...
• Caterpillar CFO Sees ‘Tail Wind’ From Demand in U.S., Europe
  Caterpillar Inc., the largest construction and mining equipment maker, said the business cycle is in the early stages of a recovery and the company expects to see a tail wind from U.S. and European demand. We are just two years into it, Chief Financial Officer Ed Rapp...
• Merck Profit Beats Analyst Estimates on Diabetes Drug Sales
  Merck Co., the second-largest U.S. drugmaker, reported fourth-quarter profit that topped analyst estimates on higher sales of diabetes medicines. The company forecast 2012 earnings that matched estimates.Net income was $1.51 billion, or 49 cents a share, compared with a...
• Sony Doubles Loss Forecast Amid Weak TV Sales, Disasters
  Hammered by weak TV sales, a strong yen and production disruptions from flooding in Thailand, Sony Corp. on Thursday reported a net loss of 159 billion yen ($2.1 billion) for the October-December quarter and more than doubled its projected loss for the full fiscal...
• Glencore Aims to Buy Rest of Xstrata, Create Mining Titan
  Glencore International Plc, the world s largest publicly traded commodities supplier, is in talks to buy the shares in Xstrata Plc that it doesn t already own to add coal, copper and nickel mines from Africa to Asia. Glencore made an approach about an all-share offer for ...
• Allete: Strong Midwest Niche Utility
  Allete (ALE) represents an attractive niche play in the utility space. Its businesses are in the upper Midwest. Allete operate two electric utilities: Minnesota Power, which serves more than 144,000 customers in the northern part of the state, and Superior Water, Light ...
• Teva Set to Shine on Global Generics Demand
  Israeli generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) is poised to shine on global generic drug demand as governments ramp up to buy cheaper generics in their respective economies. The company has spent the past few years on a buying spree, snapping up other...
• Cautious Dillards Adding Sales, Not Stores
  Dillards (DDS) is a cautious retailer trying to sustain revenue growth without revving up expenses. The company has been increasing sales volume without adding new stores to its chain, which is focused on markets in the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest regions of the United...
• Biogen Idec Profitable On MS Focus
  Biogen Idec (BIIB) is an international pharmaceutical company that has been reliably robust in recent years, thanks largely to its profitable focus on treatments for multiple sclerosis. Biogen has driven consistent growth in its revenue and profit with top-selling...
• Allstate Profit More Than Doubles on Lower Claims
  Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. auto and home insurer, said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on lower costs tied to catastrophes.Net income rose to $724 million, or $1.43 a share, from $296 million, or 55 cents, a year earlier, the Northbrook,...
• Qualcomm Forecast May Top Analysts’ Predictions
  Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of mobile-phone chips, forecast fiscal second-quarter sales that would be higher than analysts predictions amid growing demand for smartphones.Sales for the second quarter ending in March will rise to a range of $4.6 billion to $5 billion,...
• American Airlines Seeks to Cut Up to 15,000 Jobs
  American Airlines wants to cut labor costs by 20 percent, a move likely to include the loss of thousands of jobs at the nation's third-biggest airline.American is expected to say later Wednesday how many jobs it wants to eliminate, but a 20 percent cut in labor costs at...
• AMR Poised to Slash 10,000 Jobs
  AMR Corp. s American Airlines is offering union employees contracts today that probably will eliminate more than 10 percent of jobs and freeze pensions as the third-largest U.S. carrier pares spending in bankruptcy. As many as 15,000 jobs may be cut, said William Swelbar,...
• Barnes & Noble Won't Stock Amazon Titles
  Barnes Noble is attempting to irk its publishing rival Amazon.com Inc. by not stocking Amazon published titles in its stores. The largest U.S. traditional bookseller has lost customers to cheaper online rivals like Amazon.com and discount stores. To fight back, it has...
• Starbucks: King of the Caffeine Hill
  Starbucks (SBUX), the world s largest coffee-shop chain, truly is king of the coffee hill. While competitors such as McDonald s (MCD) and Dunkin' Donuts (DNKN) are trying to pick away at the brand s dominance, Starbucks has been able to withstand the challenge. The Seattle...
• Equity One REIT: Key Locations, Vulnerable Tenants
  Equity One (EQY) is a community shopping center real estate investment trust (REIT) with key locations but a mix of tenants that leave it vulnerable to a downturn. As of Sept. 30, it had 199 properties holding about 20.7 million square feet of leasable space located in...
• Varian Medical Rewards the Patient Investor
  Varian Medical Systems (VAR) produces high-tech medical equipment, primarily for the treatment of cancer. Its advanced technology has rewarded patient investors with long-term share value growth. Current projections indicated continued growth. Varian Medical designs,...
• Winnebago Wins On Bullish Demographics
  Winnebago Industries (WGO), the country s largest maker of motor homes, is first in its class. With a leading market share, a pristine balance sheet, and an iconic name built over its 54-year history, Winnebago stands to gain as bullish demographics ahead hand it a growing...
• Chrysler '11 Profit Hits $183M on Higher Sales
  U.S. automaker Chrysler Group LLC swung to a full-year net income of $183 million on Wednesday, and made the bold prediction that profit would be eight times higher in 2012, on strong sales in its main U.S. market. In its second full year managed by Italy's Fiat SpA and...
• US Steel Shares Rise on Outlook for Higher Prices
  Shares of U.S. Steel Corp., the country s largest producer of the metal by volume, advanced the most in four weeks in New York Tuesday after forecasting improved prices and shipments at its biggest division.U.S. Steel rose 5.1 percent to close at $30.19, the biggest gain...

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