Stock Analysts

Embraer SA Beats on Q4 Earnings

Embraer SA ’s ( ERJ ) fourth-quarter earnings of $2.05 per American Depository Shares (ADS) increased 177.0% from 74 cents per ADS in the prior-year quarter. The reported figure also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.20 by 70.8%. In 2013, Embraer reported earnings of $2.91 per ADS compared with $2.32 per ADS in 2012 […]

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Eaton Raises Dividend Rate

Industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation ’s ( ETN ) board of directors approved a 16.7% hike in the quarterly distribution rate to 49 cents from 42 cents. The new annualized dividend will be $1.96 per share, reflecting an annual dividend yield of 2.59%, significantly higher than the industry average of 1.01%. The investors were expecting a revision in the dividend rate, as the company exited 2013 on a strong note and portrayed clear visibility regarding its growth prospects in 2014 from 2013 levels […]

Max Keiser

Bitcoin most regulated currency in the world!

[youtube yP6p5iNgQaA] Watch the full Keiser Report Episode 569 on Saturday! In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert discuss the Jon Corzine of bitcoin trying to concern troll his way into a bailout and failing. And while 6 percent of all bitcoins allegedly went missing via MtGox, every year 3 percent of China’s GDP goes missing into property and bank accounts in the US, Canada and Australia. They also look at a recent study that friends of Timothy Geithner were rewarded by the stock market as much as friends of Suharto were in Indonesia […]

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Monster Beverage Misses on Q4 Earnings, Beats Sales

Monster Beverage Corporation ’s ( MNST ) fourth-quarter 2013 adjusted earnings of 44 cents per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 45 cents by 2.22%. We believe the better-than-expected top-line performance was offset by weaker margins, currency headwinds and increased tax rates. […]

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Petrobras Earnings Fall, Gives Spending Plan

On Feb 25, 2014, Brazil's state-run energy giant, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. , or Petrobras ( PBR ), announced fourth-quarter 2013 profit of $2,760.0 million, significantly lower than $3,763.0 million earned in the year-earlier quarter. Earnings per ADR came in at 42 cents (1 ADR = 2 shares), as against the year-ago profit of 58 cents […]

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Teleflex Beats on Q4 Earnings, Shares Rise

Teleflex Incorporated ( TFX ) posted an 18.3% rise in adjusted earnings to $1.36 per share for the fourth quarter of 2013 from $1.15 in the same quarter of 2012. With this, earnings significantly beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.27. Adjusted net earnings rose 22.9% to $58.5 million from $47.6 million in the year-ago quarter […]

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Rowan Earnings In Line with Ests, Revs Up

Rowan Companies plc ’s ( RDC ) adjusted fourth quarter 2013 earnings from continuing operations came in at 42 cents per share, at par with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Quarterly earnings, however, decreased from the adjusted year-ago profit level of 44 cents. Total revenue grew 11.1% year over year to $393.4 million in the reported quarter and beat our expectation of $388.0 million. […]

Stock Analysts

NII Holdings Q4 Loss Widens

Latin American wireless operator, NII Holdings Inc. ( NIHD ) reported mixed fourth-quarter 2013 financial results, with the bottom line missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate but the top line outpacing the same. NII Holdings lost around 246,600 subscribers in the reported quarter. […]

Stock Analysts

China Unicom Top & Bottom Lines Soar

China Unicom Hong Kong Limited ( CHU ), China's second largest mobile operator, announced the results for full-year 2013 with adjusted net income of RMB 10.4 billion ($1.68 billion) that surged 46.7% year over year on strong revenue growth and higher adoption of 3G plan. Revenue & Subscriber Total revenue (excluding deferred fixed-line upfront connection fee) climbed 18.5% year over year to RMB 295.0 billion ($47.65 billion) in 2013. Telecommunication service revenues, comprising roughly 81% of the total revenue, were RMB 238.56 billion ($38.52 billion), up 13.5% year over year. […]