Month: September 2011

ONEOK Inc. ( OKE ) provided financial forecasts for fiscal 2012. […]

Amid the global economic turmoil, Family Dollar Stores Inc. ( FDO ) posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2011 results. The quarterly earnings of 66 cents a share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 64 cents, and jumped 17.9% from 56 cents earned in the prior-year quarter on the heels of healthy sales witnessed in the Consumables, and Seasonal and Electronics categories […]

McCormick & Co. Inc. ( MKC ) posted results for the third quarter of 2011 with operating earnings of 69 cents a share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 64 cents […]

XL Group Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary of XL Group plc. ( XL ) has priced its public offer of 5.75% senior notes worth $400 million due 2021. XL Group expects net proceeds from this issuance to be $396.4 million. […]

Jackson, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods Inc. ( CALM ) posted first-quarter 2012 adjusted earnings of 13 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 11 cents but deteriorating from 20 cents earned last year. The year-over-year decline in earnings was due to higher feed cost, which according to the company would remain a cause of concern for the rest of fiscal 2012 […]

Macy’s Inc . ( M ), one of the leading department store retailers in the United States, recently announced its plan to hire approximately 78,000 temporary staff workers for the upcoming holiday season, during which the company expects incremental sales. […]

U.S. energy behemoth Chevron Corp. ( CVX ) and its partners have announced the final investment decision for the massive Wheatstone liquefied natural gas ("LNG") venture in Australia following the receipt of necessary government approvals. […]

We upgrade our recommendation on DENTSPLY International ( XRAY ) to Outperform based on our improve d visibility on the stock, stemming from attractive growth opportunities of new products and the recent acquisition of leading dental implants maker Astra Tech. The company’s second-quarter 2011 adjusted earnings of 55 cents a share topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 51 cents. Profit was boosted by internal growth and favorable foreign exchange movements. […]

New Orders for Durable Goods dipped a slight 0.1% in August. That was slightly below the consensus expectations of an increase of 0.1%. The July numbers were revised slightly upwards. […]