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Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises
Dollar Tree Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!dltr /quotes/nls/dltr said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit rose to $68.2 million, or 76 cents a share, from $43.1 million, or 47 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.
MarketWatch First Take: H-P results show pricing pain in PC industry
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s results demonstrated that while personal computers are indeed selling again, the lowest-priced items appear to be the most popular, as the low-priced trend hits revenue in the personal-systems group.
New York Times: Goldman Sachs CEO Said, "Goldman was Doing 'Gods Work' in Its Business."
Goldman Sachs, the highly respected Wall Street investment bank received a $10 billion bailout from the federal government which they have since paid back.
Lou Dobbs' exit paves way for CNN's John King
When John King gives thanks on Turkey Day next Thursday, he should remember to acknowledge Lou Dobbs.
MarketWatch First Take: Geithner stars in circus, but where is the bread?
Justified or not, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has become the whipping boy for everything that's wrong with the economy.
38 Flights Canceled because of Computer Problem, Federal Aviation Administration Reports
Thursday AirTran Airways announced that it had to cancel 38 flights and postpone dozens more because of a computer glitch at the Federal Aviation Administration.
Futures Movers: Oil falls first day in four on dollar, jobs data
Oil futures fell on Thursday, moving lower for the first session in four, as a rebound in the dollar and a report that showed higher-than-expected U.S. jobless claims dampened the outlook for energy demand.
Indications: U.S. stock futures lower on economic pessimism
U.S. stock futures pointed to a downbeat start Thursday, after weekly jobless claims came in nearly as expected and failed to offset pessimism surrounding the world economy that was weighing on markets.
Metals Stocks: Gold ends slightly higher on dollar, economic data
Gold futures ended Thursday's trading marginally higher, as the U.S. dollar came slightly off its highs, helping offset renewed economic concerns in the U.S. and in China.
MarketWatch First Take: Dell fails to get piece of improving PC market
Market researchers may have seen signs of growth in the overall personal computer industry during the third quarter, but it looks like right now computer giant Dell Inc.
Currencies: Dollar gains as stocks fall, yet range-bound
The dollar gained ground versus the euro and other currencies on Thursday as weak U.S. economic data led investors to step away from risky assets such as stocks and to seek the relative safety of the greenback.
MarketWatch First Take: AOL has a lot to prove now
In anticipation of its December spin-off from Time Warner, AOL may cut one-third of its employee roll.
Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises
Marathon Oil [S: mro] said Thursday it expects 2009 production growth of 6% over the year-ago period.
After Hours: Hot Topic outlook falls short; Limited, NetApp up
Investors pushed down shares of Hot Topic Inc. Wednesday evening, after the teen retailer issued a weaker-than-anticipated quarterly earnings forecast, while NetApp Inc.
MarketWatch First Take: Drumming up a rival bid for Cadbury
If Hershey and Ferrero are mounting a serious rival bid for Cadbury, you'd never know it from the marketplace.
Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises
Formula Systems Ltd., /quotes/comstock/15*!fort.y the Herzliya, Israel, technology provider, reported on Wednesday that third-quarter net income rose 37% on 7.9% lower revenue.
Target cautions Wall Street may be too optimistic
Target Corp. said Tuesday that its third-quarter earnings jumped 18%, which was better than expected, on higher profit for the No.
How Merck Lost $2.3B in the Bermuda Triangle
Merck must pay $2.3 billion in tax following a dispute with the IRS over cash the company parked in the Caribbean.
NAR shifts focus to commercial market
Secure in the knowledge that the first-time homebuyer tax credit will live on, at least through April 2010, the National Association of Realtors has shifted its focus to salvaging the troubled commercial real estate industry, according to MarketWatch.
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