Month: February 2014

The Gap Inc. ( GPS ), a global specialty retailer, is slated to post its fourth-quarter fiscal 2013 earnings results on Feb 27, 2014. In the previous quarter, it reported a positive earnings surprise of 1.4%. […]

UBS AG ’s ( UBS ) problems related to helping clients dodge taxes still drags on. Almost five years after Switzerland’s biggest bank by assets reached a settlement worth $780 million by U.S regulators, the troubles persist. […]

Netflix Inc. ( NFLX ) recently started streaming the final episodes of AMC’s Breaking Bad 5 . The season finale received great response primarily due to the buzz created by the availability of all the past seasons on Netflix, prior to the start of the final installment […]

Mylan Inc. ( MYL ) is set to report fourth quarter and full year 2013 results on Feb 27 before market opens. […]

General Motors Co. ( GM ) announced a recall of 842,000 2003-2007 Saturn Ions, 2006-2007 Chevrolet HHRs, and 2006-2007 Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky models in addition to the recent recall of 778,562 Chevrolet Cobalt and 2005-2007 Pontiac G5 compact cars in North America. […]

The board of directors of leading health care chain Kimberly-Clark Corporation ( KMB ) increased its dividend yet again on Feb 25, 2014. Kimberly-Clark hiked its dividend by 3.7% and will now pay 84 cents to its shareholders every quarter, up from 81 cents per share. […]

Morgan Stanley ( MS ), in an attempt to end an ongoing investigation against its sub-prime mortgage business, has agreed to pay a tentative sum of $275 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, nothing is confirmed officially as the SEC has yet to finalize the amount. The proposed settlement fee takes into account profits generated from the sale of mortgage-backed loans and securities by Morgan Stanley during the pre-crisis period. […]

The Latin American telecom operator, NII Holdings Inc. ( NIHD ) is slated to report fourth-quarter 2013 earnings before the opening bell on Feb 28, 2014. In the last quarter, the company missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a margin of 25.0%. […]

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. ( CNP ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted earnings of 26 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The figure was also down 16.1% from 31 cents a year ago […]

The TJX Companies, Inc. ( TJX ) reported earnings of 81 cents per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 83 cents by 2.4% due to lower than expcted sales. However, earnings were ahead of the year-ago earnings of 74 cents by 9% and management's guidance range of 77 cents to 80 cents […]

The AES Corporation ( AES ) reported fourth quarter 2013 adjusted earnings per share of 29 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7.4%. However, operating earnings for the reported quarter lagged the year-ago figure of 31 cents by 6.4%. […]

Kohl’s Corporation ( KSS ) is set to report fourth quarter fiscal 2014 results before the opening bell on Feb 27. Last quarter, this specialty retailer posted a negative surprise of 5.81%. Let’s see how things are shaping up prior to the announcement […]

OmniVision Technologies ( OVTI )is set to report third-quarter fiscal 2014 results on Feb 27. Last quarter, it posted 62.1% positive surprise. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement. […]

Casual apparel retailer, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ( ANF ), posted robust fourth-quarter and fiscal 2013 results. […]

TASER International Inc. ( TASR ) continued its earnings momentum in the fourth quarter of 2013. […]

Encore Capital Group Inc. ( ECPG ) reported fourth-quarter 2013 operating earnings of $1.01 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 99 cents by 2%. […]