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Will FirstEnergy (FE) Miss Earnings Estimates This Season?

FirstEnergy Corporation ( FE ), a diversified energy company, is scheduled to release second-quarter 2014 financial results before the market open on Aug 5. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered a negative earnings surprise of 4.88%. Let us see how things are shaping up for this announcement […]

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Erie Indemnity Company Q2 Earnings in Line, Revenues Beat

Erie Indemnity Company ( ERIE ) reported second-quarter 2014 net income of 94 cents per share, in line with Zacks Consensus Estimate. Results improved year over year by 12%, driven by increased revenues from management operations and a low rise in expense. Erie Indemnity Company – Earnings Surprise | FindTheBest The improved performance was also reflected in the share price that gained 1.19% to close at $74.09 in the last trading session […]

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Seattle Genetics Up on Narrower-than-Expected Q2 Loss

Seattle Genetics, Inc. ’s shares ( SGEN ) gained 4.8% following the release of second-quarter 2014 results. Seattle Genetics reported second-quarter loss per share of 14 cents, narrower than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 22 cents but wider than the year-ago loss of 6 cents per share. […]

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Goldman Aims Perzo as Alternate to ‘Instant Bloomberg’

In an effort to find an alternative to ‘Instant Bloomberg’– the messaging service that currently dominates trading communications – several major Wall Street firms led by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ( GS ) are nearing a deal to acquire stake in a chat and instant messaging startup, Perzo Inc. The report, first published by Reuters, stated that the investing firms include banks, asset managers and hedge funds. […]

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T-Mobile US Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates on Higher Revenues

T-Mobile US, Inc. ( TMUS ) reported second-quarter 2014 earnings per share of 48 cents, which outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents and improved significantly from the year-ago quarter’s loss of 2 cents. Total revenue increased 8% year over year to $7,185 million in the second quarter, but missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7,063 million […]

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Halcon Resources Shares Fall on TMS Concern Post Q2 Earnings

Shares of Houston, TX-based upstream energy company, Halcon Resources Corp. ( HK ), fell more than 10% despite excellent second-quarter 2014 results. After taking a closer look, we understand that investors got tensed with the feasibility of Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) – where the company is planning to drill eight operating wells by the second half of this year. […]

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Procter & Gamble to Vend Nearly 100 Brands, Streamline Biz

The Procter & Gamble Company ( PG ) last week announced its plans to divest around 100 underperforming brands so as to concentrate better on fewer core strategic brands. During its fourth-quarter and fiscal 2014 conference call held on Friday, Aug 1, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), A.G. Lafley, announced plans to streamline its business to focus more on 70 to 80 of its biggest brands including the Billion Dollar brands like Tide, Pampers and Oral-B. […]

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Loews Beats on Q2 Earnings, Revenues Down on Lower Premium

Loews Corporation ( L ) reported second-quarter 2014 operating earnings of 79 cents per share surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate as well as year ago results by 17.9%. The quarter witnessed higher earnings at CNA Financial Corporation ( CNA ) and higher parent company investment income driven by improved performance of the trading portfolio. […]

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Alkermes Reports Loss in Q2 on Higher Costs, Revenues Up

Alkermes ( ALKS ) reported a loss of 1 cent per share (including stock-based compensation expense) in the second quarter of 2014 which compared unfavorably with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of earnings of 4 cents and the year-ago earnings of 23 cents per share. Higher costs hurt results in the second quarter of 2014. […]