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Fortune Brands Q4 Profit, Sales Beat View; Shares Rise (FO)

Consumer products conglomerate Fortune Brands, Inc. ( FO ) on Friday posted better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings results, sending its shares sharply higher...

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Aetna Shares Surge as Q4 Results Beat View, Dividend Boosted (AET)

Health insurance provider Aetna Inc. ( AET ) on Friday said its fourth quarter profit jumped 30% from last year, and the company significantly raised its dividend...

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General Electric’s Price Target Boosted at Oppenheimer (GE)

Multinational conglomerate General Electric Company ( GE ) on Wednesday saw its price target boosted by analysts at Oppenheimer. The firm said it now expects GE...

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Broadcom Q4 Profit Meets View, but Forecast Disappoints; Dividend Boosted (BRCM)

Wireless chipmaker Broadcom Corporation ( BRCM ) late Tuesday posted a fourth quarter profit that was in-line with analyst estimates, but its forecast fell short,...

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Exxon Mobil Posts $9.25 Billion Q4 Profit, Easily Beating View (XOM)

Oil behemoth Exxon Mobil Corporation ( XOM ) on Monday said its fourth quarter profit surged more than 50% from last year on higher oil prices, easily beating analyst...

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Illinois Tool Works Q4 Profit Falls, Narrowly Missing View (ITW)

Industrial products and equipment maker Illinois Tool Works Inc. ( ITW ) on Monday said its fourth quarter profit fell 23% from last year, just falling short of...

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CBS Upgraded to “Buy” at Deutsche Bank (CBS)

Mass media giant CBS Corporation ( CBS ) on Monday saw its rating, price target, and earnings estimates all boosted by analysts at Deutsche Bank. The firm said...

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Goldman Sachs Upgrades Home Depot, Downgrades Lowe’s (HD, LOW)

Analysts at Goldman Sachs on Monday downgraded Lowe’s Companies, Inc. ( LOW ), but upgraded rival home improvement warehouse operator The Home Depot, Inc....

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Stanley Black & Decker Downgraded to “Hold” at KeyBanc (SWK)

Toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. ( SWK ) on Monday saw its shares downgraded by analysts at Keybanc. The firm said it cut its rating on SWK from “Buy”...

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Chevron’s Q4 Profit Surges 71%, Beating View (CVX)

Oil producer Chevron Corporation ( CVX ) on Friday posted a 71% gain in fourth quarter profit on higher revenue and a big one-time gain, beating analyst estimates....

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Arch Coal’s Q4 Profit, 2011 Forecast Fall Short (ACI)

Coal producer Arch Coal, Inc. ( ACI ) on Friday posted fourth quarter earnings and a 2011 forecast that fell well short of analyst expectations, sending its shares...

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Microsoft Q2 Net Beats View, Led by Kinect Sales (MSFT)

Software superpower Microsoft Corporation ( MSFT ) late Thursday said its fiscal second quarter profit fell slightly from last year, but results easily beat analyst...

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