The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:

Goldman Sachs (GS) said on Monday that it expects its litigation costs to remain high as it fights several challenges regarding its business practices. In a quarterly regulatory filing, Goldman disclosed a number of probes and reviews and said it anticipates additional investigations related to its offerings of collateralized...

Continue reading Stocks in the News: Motorola, Goldman Sachs, Tyson Foods

Stocks in the News: Motorola, Goldman Sachs, Tyson Foods originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 10 May 2010 07:47:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Investing, Fannie Mae, Goldman Sachs , Google , Motorola, Boeing, McDonald's, Yahoo, BP

Boeing, GE and Home Depot have been slammed off their respective 2010 highs, but they've far outpaced the broader market. The major stock indexes can't say that they're up by an average of 14%, but this bunch can.

Continue reading Three Big Boring Blue Chips That Could Also Be Beautiful

Three Big Boring Blue Chips That Could Also Be Beautiful originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 10 May 2010 06:30:00.

Filed Under: Investing, Home Depot, General Electric , Boeing

Boeing has seen orders for commercial aircraft make a swift descent, falling 16% in a month. That's in spite of an increase in air travel that could result in air traffic growth of 6% this year. One reason is a backlog of leftover planes built when air travel dropped off.

Continue reading Boeing Flies Lower: Commercial Aircraft Orders Descend 16%

Boeing Flies Lower: Commercial Aircraft Orders Descend 16% originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 07 May 2010 13:00:00.

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Dow Chemical (DOW) said its first-quarter profit climbed to $466 million, from $24 million as revenue jumped 48% to $13.42 billion. Excluding items, Dow earned 43 cents a share, beating estimates of 30 cents per share. The company cited synergies related to the acquisition of Rohm and Haas and structural cost reductions for...

Continue reading Stocks in the News: Dow Chemical, Sprint, Comcast

Stocks in the News: Dow Chemical, Sprint, Comcast originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:56:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Investing, Dell, Microsoft, Sprint Nextel Corp., Boeing, Comcast, Dow Chemical, GlaxoSmithKline

The airplane maker and defense contractor still expects to deliver the first of its new 787s by the end of this year following numerous delays. And it's facing yet another twist in the endless Air Force tanker bidding.

Continue reading Boeing Earnings Beat Expectations, but Cuts Its Forecast

Boeing Earnings Beat Expectations, but Cuts Its Forecast originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:13:00.

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The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:

Apple (AAPL) posted late Tuesday a 90% jump in quarterly profit on 49% revenue growth. Apple said its earnings per share were $3.33 on revenue of $13.5 billion for its fiscal second quarter. This far exceeded Wall Street's estimates for earnings of $2.43 per share on revenue of $12 billion. The unstoppable company reported...

Continue reading Stocks in the News: Apple, Visa, Morgan Stanley

Stocks in the News: Apple, Visa, Morgan Stanley originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:00:00.

Filed Under: Earnings, Morgan Stanley , Boeing, Apple, AT&T, Altria Group, McDonald's, Wells Fargo & Co., eBay

Precision sounds like a humdrum company. It makes complex metal components primarily used in the manufacture of jet engines and more. But as aircraft orders rebound, it stands to benefit greatly. Its stock has been racing higher, but it could keep gaining altitude.

Continue reading Inside Wall Street: Rising Aircraft Orders Could Keep Precision Castparts Flying

Inside Wall Street: Rising Aircraft Orders Could Keep Precision Castparts Flying originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:30:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Columns, Investing, Boeing

President Obama's overhauled aerospace plan will mothball NASA's space shuttle program and put the future of human space travel squarely in the hands of private companies. The free-market approach to designing and operating spacecraft will mean big business for a handful of companies.

Continue reading Free Market to Take Over Space Travel in Obama's NASA Overhaul

Free Market to Take Over Space Travel in Obama's NASA Overhaul originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:45:00.

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Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) on Wednesday reported 37% higher earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter to $710 million, or $1.27 per share, basically inline with analyst expectations. But revenue, even though it jumped 18% to $4.08 billion, fell short of Wall Street expectations. Goldman Sachs cut RIM to sell from neutral,...

Continue reading Stocks in the News: Research In Motion, Citigroup, Micron

Stocks in the News: Research In Motion, Citigroup, Micron originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:55:00.

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Boeing announced Wednesday that it would take a 20 cents a share charge against its first-quarter 2010 earnings related to the recently signed health care legislation. Like many publicly traded companies, Boeing is losing a health care tax write-off -- but not yet.

Continue reading As Boeing Takes Health Care Charge, Should Investors Sell?

As Boeing Takes Health Care Charge, Should Investors Sell? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:18:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Earnings, Boeing, AT&T, 3M, Taxes