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ThinkstockAbbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The drugmaker reported adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.46 on...
Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseBank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The investment bank and...
ThinkstockThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a drop of 2.6% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index,...
July 16, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened a bit higher this morning but almost instantly turned lower and remained in the red virtually all day. In Europe, Germany’s ZEW economic sentiment survey...
ThinkstockEsther George of the Kansas City Federal Reserve told Fox Business News that it is time to start the end of the Federal Reserve’s bond buying program. While unemployment is high, she...
ThinkstockCrude oil refiner Marathon Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: MPC) announced a cut to its second-quarter earnings estimates well after markets closed last night. Late last week the country’s largest...
ThinkstockGambling machine maker Bally Technologies Inc. (NYSE: BYI) announced today that it has struck a definitive agreement to acquire SHFL entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: SHFL) for $23.25 a share, or...
ThinkstockTuesday morning’s economic releases included a gain in industrial production for the month of June. Production rose by 0.3%, rather than the 0.2% consensus expected by Bloomberg. Capacity...
ThinkstockThe National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index rose by six points from 51 in June to 57 in July. Last month’s reading had been the highest for the index...
ThinkstockUnemployment in the world’s developed countries is not forecast to improve much — if at all — through the end of 2014. At the end of April, the Organization for Economic Cooperation...
Wikimedia CommonsJohnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The health care giant reported quarterly adjusted diluted earnings per...
ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department has released its inflation report for the month of June. Its Consumer Price Index (CPI), measuring consumer inflation, showed that prices were up by 0.5% on the...
Wikimedia CommonsGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The investment bank and financial services giant reported quarterly...
courtesy of The Coca-Cola CompanyThe Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) reported second-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The soft-drink maker posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of...
thinkstockThe Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) reported fourth-quarter and fiscal-year 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The fertilizer maker reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14...