Archive for July, 2010

  • Well, At Least Someone Is Making Money
    , July 31st, 2010 at 9:07 pm

    Bernanke made some coin last year: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s personal finances recovered in 2009, disclosure forms released by the central bank on Friday [...]

  • Moog Beat By a Penny
    , July 30th, 2010 at 8:39 pm

    One more Buy List stock report. Moog (MOG-A) earned 64 cents per share which beat Wall Street’s estimates by a penny a share. In 2008, [...]

  • Mad Men: Lie Vs. Lay
    , July 30th, 2010 at 1:29 pm

  • Recession Receded Worst Than Previously Thought
    , July 30th, 2010 at 11:15 am

    Today’s Q2 GDP report came out and it was ugly. The economy grew by just 2.4% in real terms for the second three months of [...]

  • NICK's ROE 14.5%
    , July 30th, 2010 at 10:47 am

    Here are still more stats from NICK’s earnings report. The beginning and ending shareholder equity figures for the last quarter were $101,361,000 and $97,437,000. That [...]

  • NICK’s ROE 14.5%
    , July 30th, 2010 at 10:47 am

    Here are still more stats from NICK’s earnings report. The beginning and ending shareholder equity figures for the last quarter were $101,361,000 and $97,437,000. That [...]

  • 96 Years Ago, the NYSE Shuts Down
    , July 30th, 2010 at 10:09 am

    On July 30, 1914, the Dow plunged 6.9% — from 56.20 to 52.32. There apparently were some difficulties in Europe. The NYSE then decided to [...]

  • AFLAC’s Dividend Streak Is in Jeopardy
    , July 29th, 2010 at 10:31 pm

    When AFLAC (AFL) reported earnings on Tuesday, the company also declared a dividend for the third quarter of 28 cents per share. This news caught [...]

  • NICK Earns 29 Cents a Share
    , July 29th, 2010 at 10:34 am

    Earnings just came out and they’re outstanding: Nicholas Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq:NICK – News) announced that for the three months ended June 30, 2010, net earnings, [...]

  • Becton, Dickinson Kills It
    , July 29th, 2010 at 9:35 am

    Becton, Dickinson (BDX) had a great earnings report this morning. They earned $1.29 per share for the quarter which was five cents more than estimates. [...]

  • $837 Billion in Cash
    , July 28th, 2010 at 9:19 am

    That’s how much cash that non-financial companies in the S&P 500 are currently sitting on. That’s worth about 10% of their market value which is [...]

  • What Really Moves the Markets
    , July 27th, 2010 at 7:18 pm

  • Fiserv Beats By Four Cents, Reaffirms Full-Year Guidance
    , July 27th, 2010 at 5:22 pm

    This is good news. Fiserv (FISV) made $1.00 a share last quarter. They see full-year earnings ranging between $3.96 and 4.07 per share.

  • Dividends Are In
    , July 27th, 2010 at 5:09 pm

    So far this year, 142 stocks in the S&P 500 have increased their dividends while just one stock has lowered it. Last year at this [...]

  • AFLAC Beat By Two Cents
    , July 27th, 2010 at 4:14 pm

    AFLAC earns $1.35. Operating earnings in the second quarter were $639 million, compared with $562 million in the second quarter of 2009. Operating earnings per [...]

  • But Why?
    , July 27th, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    Ladies and gentleman, it is with deep regret that I inform you that Nassim Nicholas Taleb has blocked me from his Twitter feed. Therefore, I [...]

  • Credit Cards — Robin Hood In Reverse
    , July 27th, 2010 at 2:23 pm

    The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston found that credit card fees and reward programs have the net effect of transferring wealth from the poor to [...]

  • Jersey Shore Rings the Opening Bell
    , July 27th, 2010 at 1:57 pm

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  • My Earnings Forecast for Nicholas Financial
    , July 27th, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    On Thursday morning Nicholas Financial (NICK) will release its fiscal first-quarter earnings. My view is that NICK will do pretty much what it’s been doing, [...]

  • Wright Express Earns 68 Cents a Share
    , July 27th, 2010 at 10:41 am

    This morning, Wright Express (WXS) came out with a nice earnings report. The company earned 68 cents a share which was three cents more than [...]