AIG UP on Q1 2017 earnings beat, additional share buyback

The stock of multi-national insurance company American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) had appreciated by nearly 8% to about $63 in the past ten days. Expectations of good performance in the March quarter had pushed the price upwards and the

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Barclays signal downtrend on Q1 2017 decline in net profit

The British lender Barclays Plc (NYSE: BCS) reported better than anticipated fiscal 2017 first-quarter profit after tax, compared to last year. Following the announcement of results, the stock rallied around 7% to record a high of about $11.80. However, profit

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IBM misses Q1-2017 rev. outlook, issues soft FY17 EPS view

Information technology giant International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) reported a decline in the fiscal 2017 first-quarter revenues, compared with the corresponding quarter last year. The company also missed the Wall Street’s revenue estimates. However, the cloud service provider reported quarterly

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Samsung UP on issuing strong Q1-2017 earnings guidance

Amidst the corruption scandal, white goods and semiconductor chip manufacturer Samsung Electronics Co L (LSE: SMSN) issued a strong first-quarter 2017 earnings and revenue guidance on Friday last week. Ironically, since then, the stock has declined marginally to close at

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Ford turns bearish on poor Q1-2017 earnings outlook

Automobile manufacturer, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) issued a gloomy fiscal 2017 first-quarter outlook last week. Following the announcement, the stock has so far lost about 6% of its value to close at $11.46 on Monday. As explained below, the

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Bank of America turns bullish on Fed rate hike expectations

On January 17th , we forecasted an uptrend in the stock of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and recommended purchasing a high option contract with expiry date falling on March 24th . The stock rose as expected and the suggested

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eBay signals downtrend on lackluster Q1-2017 EPS view

In January end, e-commerce company eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) reported fiscal 2016 fourth-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates. The quarterly revenue was also in line with the market’s expectation. This propelled the stock price of eBay to $34 levels in

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AIG net loss widens in Q4-2016, misses EPS estimates

Hit by a multi-billion charge, the global insurance company American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) posted a fiscal 2016 fourth-quarter loss that widened from the prior year’s similar quarter. The company also missed analysts’ estimates by a wide margin. The

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Walt Disney misses Q1-2017 view, gets downgraded by Vetr

Last week, media and entertainment company Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) reported fiscal 2017 first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates. However, the stock, which recorded a 12-month high of $111.99 on the February 1st , failed to appreciate further. At the

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MasterCard beats Q4 EPS view, Vetr upgrades stock

Last week, the stock of Credit card provider MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) tumbled to a low of $103.96, after reporting a lower-than-anticipated fiscal 2016 fourth-quarter revenue. The company, however, recorded a 9.5% and 9% growth in Q4 revenues and earnings,

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