Month: August 2014

CNA Financial Corporation ( CNA ) is set to report second-quarter 2014 results on Aug 4. Last quarter, the company posted a 15.66% negative earnings surprise. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement. […]

For Yum! Brands, Inc. ( YUM ) the nightmarish days of 2012 in China might just be coming back again. The company’s stock slid by almost 5% in the trading session on Thursday, as the company declared that the latest food safety scare is testing local consumers' loyalty to its KFC and Pizza Hut brands. […]

Touchscreen chipmaker Atmel Corporation ( ATML ) concluded the Newport Media acquisition in a strategic endeavor to increase its footprint in the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) market. The microcontroller and touch technology solutions leader acquired Newport Media, a maker of low-power Wi-Fi and bluetooth gear, for $140 million. The deal, announced in early July, is likely to be accretive to Atmel's non-GAAP financials in the second half of 2015 […]

Online real estate information provider Zillow ( Z ) is set to report second-quarter 2014 results on Aug 5, 2014. Last quarter, the company posted a positive earnings surprise of 27.27%. Let’s see how things are shaping up for this announcement […]

PMC-Sierra Inc. ( PMCS ) reported adjusted second-quarter 2014 earnings of 6 cents per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The adjusted earnings per share exclude one-time items but include stock-based compensation expense […]

Maxwell Technologies, Inc. ( MXWL ) reported an adjusted loss of 4 cents per share in the second quarter of 2014 as against earnings of 12 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Quarterly loss was wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of a penny. […]

Chegg, Inc. ( CHGG ) is set to report second-quarter fiscal 2014 results on Aug 4, after market closes. Last quarter, it posted a positive surprise of 14.3%. […]

American Financial Group, Inc. ( AFG ) reported second-quarter 2014 operating earnings per share of $1.07, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 95 cents by 12.6%. […]

Tenet Healthcare Corp. ( THC ) is set to report second-quarter 2014 earnings results on Aug 4, 2014. […]

SunPower Corporation ( SPWR ) reported second-quarter 2014 adjusted earnings per share of 22 cents, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 5 cents. Earnings declined 48% year over year but were within the company’s guidance of 15 to 35 cents. Lower revenues from Americas and Europe, the Middle East and Africa accounted for the underperformance […]

Euronet Worldwide Inc. ( EEFT ) reported second-quarter 2014 net operating earnings of 54 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 50 cents by 8%. Results also surpassed the year-ago adjusted earnings of 44 cents by 23% […]

Hitachi Ltd. ( HTHIY ) reported first-quarter earnings of 6 cents a share which was well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 32 cents a share. However, quarterly earnings were above the prior-year earnings of 2 cents a share. […]

Gaming company, Churchill Downs Inc. ( CHDN ) posted second quarter 2014 results. Earnings from continuing operations of $3.21 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.40 by 5.6%, possibly due to higher costs and expenses. […]

Greatbatch, Inc. ( GB ) posted adjusted earnings per share of 60 cents for the second quarter of 2014 ended Jul 4, 2014, reflecting a 7.1% rise over the prior-year level of 56 cents. Adjusted earnings per share were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate […]

Argentina finds itself in the second default of the 2000s following the refusal by holdout creditors to opt for a last-ditch debt restructuring deal. All About the Default In late 2001, Latin America's third-biggest economy suffered the largest sovereign default in history at the time. […]

Synageva BioPharma Corp. ’s ( GEVA ) shares were down 5.9% following the announcement of second quarter 2014 results. The company’s second quarter 2014 loss came in at $1.52 per share, much wider than the year- ago loss of 81 cents per share and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $1.37. […]

Media giant Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. ( FOXA ), is set to report its fourth-quarter fiscal 2014 results on Aug 6, 2014. Last quarter, it posted a positive surprise of 34.3%. […]