Month: January 2015

Economic Data

Q4 Earnings In Line, But Guidance Down – Ahead of Wall Street

January 29, 2015 0

Thursday, January 29, 2015 Stocks appear on track to start today’s session on a positive note after unusual weakness in the last few sessions. Earnings remain in the spotlight on a super-busy reporting day, with more than 35 S&P 500 members reporting results this morning (and other 12 index members reporting after the close today). Including this morning’s reports from Dow Chemicals ( DOW ), Ford ( F ), ConocoPhillips ( COP ) and others, we now have Q4 results from 188 S&P 500 members that combined account for 49.5% of the index’s total market capitalization. […]

Economic Data

Benchmarks Are Likely To Rebound – Economic Highlights

January 29, 2015 0

Stocks appear on track to start today’s session on a positive note after unusual weakness in the last few sessions. Earnings remain in the spotlight on a super-busy reporting day, with more than 35 S&P 500 members reporting results this morning (and other 12 index members reporting after the close today). […]

Mergers & Acquisitions

FleishmanHillard Expands Content Marketing Capability in EMEA

January 29, 2015 0

FleishmanHillard Expands Content Marketing Capability in EMEA Strengthens Global FH ContentWorks Offering PR Newswire LONDON, Jan. 29, 2015 LONDON , Jan. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Specialist, a content marketing agency designed to help brands and businesses engage customers and employees, today has merged its operations into FleishmanHillard’s FH ContentWorks as one of the lead content studios in EMEA. […]

Stock Analysts

Why BOK Financial Gained Despite Lower Y/Y Q4 Earnings

January 29, 2015 0

BOK Financial Corporation ( BOKF ) reported fourth-quarter 2014 earnings per share of 93 cents, down from $1.06 reported in the prior-year quarter. Excluding branch closure costs accrued in the quarter and net changes in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights of 16 cents, adjusted net income was $1.09 per share. […]

Stock Analysts

IDEX Beats on Q4 Earnings, Misses Revenue Estimates

January 29, 2015 0

IDEX Corporation ( IEX) reported adjusted net income of $71.1 million or 89 cents per share in fourth-quarter 2014 versus $67.6 million or 82 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. The adjusted earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents. The year-over-year improvement in earnings was primarily driven by higher revenues. […]

Stock Analysts

Applied Micro (AMCC) Reports In-Line Q3 Loss, Shares Down

January 29, 2015 0

Semiconductor manufacturer Applied Micro Circuits Corporation ( AMCC ) reported third-quarter fiscal 2015 GAAP net loss of $12.1 million or loss of 15 cents on a per share basis versus a net loss of $7.3 million or loss of 10 cents per share in the year-ago period. The year-over-year decline despite lower operating expenses was primarily driven by lower revenues. The GAAP loss for the reported quarter matched exactly with the Zacks Consensus Estimate […]