Every quarter, a Gabelli & Co. investing team picks five stocks that could be big winners, and every quarter they've succeeded. Gabelli's current five picks are all companies that are attractive takeover candidates.
Continue reading Inside Wall Street: Five Potential Takeover Plays for the Second Quarter
Inside Wall Street: Five Potential Takeover Plays for the Second Quarter originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 05 May 2010 07:30:00.
Filed Under:
Company News,
Columns,
Investing
credit info, repo info
| 
AAPL, AMTD, csco, hsni, hsni,mjn,amtd,tivo,wft,csco,msft,aapl, mergers and acquisitions, mjn, MSFT, takeover stocks, TiVo, wft
The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:
Google Inc. (
GOOG) is
expected to post earnings of $6.60 per share on 20% higher revenue of $4.95 billion after the close of trading.
UPS (
UPS) said its adjusted first-quarter earnings would be
much higher than anticipated and reported they were 71 cents a share, far exceeding analyst expectations of 57 cents a share. Revenue...
Continue reading Stocks in the News: UPS, Google, Mariner Energy
Stocks in the News: UPS, Google, Mariner Energy originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:55:00.
Filed Under:
Company News,
Investing,
Ford Motor Co.,
Google ,
Wal-Mart Stores,
UPS
credit info, repo info
| amd, AMTD, APA, dg, earnings, F, fcs, GOOG, goog, ups, me, apa, mgm, yum, amd, intc, amtd, f, dg, fcs, ppg, mac, wmt, xom, intc, Mac, ME, mgm, ppg, ups, WMT, xom, YUM
Among the stocks that could shape Wednesday's trading session are two companies in dire financial shape. Struggling video rental chain Blockbuster has said for the first time that it may need to file for bankruptcy protection. Meanwhile, trucking firm YRC Worldwide said its auditor has raised doubts about its ability to operate as a "going concern."
Continue reading Stocks in the News: Discover Financial, Hartford Financial, YRC Worldwide
Stocks in the News: Discover Financial, Hartford Financial, YRC Worldwide originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:53:00.
Filed Under:
Company News,
Investing,
CIT Group,
Google ,
Intel,
Microsoft,
Pfizer,
Apple,
Blockbuster,
Verizon
credit info, repo info
| AAPL, AMTD, bby, CIT, CVC, dfs, GGP, GOOG, grmn, HIG, intc, MSFT, pfe, sgp, spls, vhc, vz, vz, cvc, goog, aapl, msft, vhc, intc, amtd, yrcw, bby, pfe, sgp, ggp, spls, grmn, cit, hig, dfs, yrcw
As assets in U.S. exchange-traded funds hit a record of more than $700 billion last year, ETF providers are sprouting faster than you can say ETF boom. Indeed, there are now nearly 30.
BlackRock's (
BLK) iShares wears the crown as largest ETF provider in the U.S. with $360 billion in assets, followed by State Street (
STT) and Vanguard, but new players have emerged like Charles Schwab (
SCHW) and PIMCO. Others have announced plans to get in on the game, too, such as T. Rowe Price (
TROW), Putnam, TD Ameritrade (
AMTD) and Goldman Sachs (
GS).
Continue reading Know the Providers Before Shopping for an ETF
Know the Providers Before Shopping for an ETF originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:00:00.
Filed Under:
Investing,
Goldman Sachs ,
Charles Schwab,
ETFs,
Investing Basics
credit info, repo info
| AMTD, BLK, BLK, STT, SCHW, TROW, AMTD, GS, ETFs, GS, Investing, SCHW, stt, TROW
TD Ameritrade (
AMTD) reported earnings below expectations on Tuesday, largely due to declining trade income and a low interest rate environment.
Continue reading TD Ameritrade's Profit Falls; Cites Fewer Trades, Low Interest Rates
TD Ameritrade's Profit Falls; Cites Fewer Trades, Low Interest Rates originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:50:00.
Filed Under:
Investing,
Earnings,
Smucker
credit info, repo info
| AMTD, analysts, brokerage, discount brokers, DiscountBrokers, earnings, estimates, etrade, interest rates, InterestRates, profit, revenue, TD Ameritrade, TdAmeritrade
The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:
Citigroup (
C) is scheduled to report earnings Tuesday morning with
analysts expecting a loss of 33 cents a share in the fourth quarter, according to Thomson Reuters.
International Business Machines (
IBM) is due to report after the close of trade.
Update: Citigroup matched analyst expectations,
reporting a loss of $7.6 billion, or 33 cents per share. Adjusted net loss was $1.4 billion or only 6 cents a share. Loan-loss provision was down 36% at $8.2 billion.
Continue reading Stocks in the News: Citigroup, Apple, Kraft, Tyco
Stocks in the News: Citigroup, Apple, Kraft, Tyco originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:45:00.
Filed Under:
Company News,
Investing
credit info, repo info
| AAPL, amr, AMTD, bkc, BRK.A, c, cby, cfl, csx, dal, frx, GOOG, gt, hsy, ibm, kft, mcd, t, tyc, vod, vz, vz, vod, t, x, mcd, gt, goog, aapl, amr, dal, cby, kft, hsy, ibm, c, tyc, cfl, brk.a, csx, frx, amtd, bkc, x
Apparently the number one New Year's resolution for discount brokerage firms this year is building assets.
Trying to rebound from an economic environment that had many investors sitting on the sidelines or pulling money out of stocks, Charles Schwab (
SCHW), TD Ameritrade (
AMTD) and ING Direct began pushing saving campaigns to their clients last week.
Continue reading Discount Brokerages Push Savings Products to Investors
Discount Brokerages Push Savings Products to Investors originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:30:00.
Filed Under:
Investing,
Charles Schwab
credit info, repo info
| AMTD, cds, Charles Schwab, CharlesSchwab, discount brokers, DiscountBrokers, ING Direct, IngDirect, personal savings, PersonalSavings, retirement, Savings, savings accounts, SavingsAccounts, SCHW, SCHW, AMTD, TD Ameritrade, TdAmeritrade
Comments (0) 
