Dell: Time for a Turn-Around?
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Shares of Dell (DELL) are looking attractive to several analysts ahead of the company's fiscal first quarter earnings release, which is scheduled for Thursday. The...
View ArticleWal-Mart Stores: Discounted Discounter?
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Shares of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) haven't gotten off to a running start this year. They stumbled to a new 52-week low in late April and are now trading about 9% below...
View ArticleLowe's: Lower Expectations.
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Earnings season is winding down, but there are still a few big companies from which Wall Street is waiting to hear. Among them is home-improvement giant Lowe's...
View ArticleMicrosoft: Window on the Future.
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Long considered the prototypical growth stock, Microsoft (MSFT) has lately been attracting value investors. Shares, which are off about 50% since December 1999,...
View ArticlePetsMart: Old Dog, New Tricks.
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors As the largest pet supply chain in the U.S., PetsMart (PETM) gobbles up big money from owners who are increasingly willing to spend for their animal companions. And...
View ArticleExxon Mobil: Out of Gas?
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Surging oil prices have made Exxon Mobil (XOM) a must-own stock for energy investors as well as for funds that mimic Standard & Poor's 500-stock index. The...
View ArticleFirst Niagara Financial Group: Small Bank, Rich Future?(First Niagara Bank)
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors A surfeit of banks means the industry is ripe for consolidation, according to Anton Schutz, manager of Burnham Financial Services fund. He looks for lesser-known,...
View ArticleMedtronic: Good Vital Signs.
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Medical device maker Medtronic (MDT) is scheduled to release fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday. Analysts have been lowering their estimates in anticipation...
View ArticleGeneral Electric: Shining Light.
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Shares of the world's most valuable company are looking like a bright idea for investors. After three years of lackluster earnings, a retooled General Electric (GE)...
View ArticleGenentech: Pipeline Promise.
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Shares of biotechnology company Genentech (DNA) have had a big couple of months. In March, shares soared 25% in one day on news that the firm's cancer drug Avastin...
View ArticleAmerican Express: Charging Ahead.(Brief Article)
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors American Express (AXP) announced in February that it would spin off its financial-planning and money-management unit to shareholders. And on Wednesday that unit...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson: Well Positioned.
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) held a meeting with Wall Street analysts on Thursday to discuss its pharmaceutical pipeline. It was the first detailed review of the...
View ArticleChevron: Slipping Oil.(Brief Article)
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors With its shares down nearly 12% from their late-February peak, Chevron (CVX) is looking more attractive to one investment firm analyst. John Leggate, who covers...
View ArticleGeneral Mills: Milking Whole Grains.(Brief Article)
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors The new dietary guidelines from the USDA recommend people eat three servings of whole grains a day. And if cereal maker General Mills (GIS) is able to milk that...
View ArticleNordstrom: Dressed for Success.(company earnings)(Brief Article)
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Better-than-expected sales meant a big gain for Nordstrom's (JWN) shares on Thursday. The upscale retailer said that same-store sales in May increased 7.4%. The...
View ArticleUnitedHealth Group: Jockeying for Position.(provides medicare prescription...
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is better positioning itself to benefit from the new medicare prescription drug benefit (Part D) that is set to take effect next January....
View ArticleConocoPhillips: Earnings on the Rise.(company earnings)
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Wall Street analysts have increased their 2005 earnings estimates for ConocoPhillips (COP) nearly 25% over the past three months and have raised their 2006...
View ArticleCaterpillar: Stronger Than Ever.(rise in share price)
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Shares of Caterpillar (CAT) have risen 12% since early November, and they've more than doubled since 2002. But the potential for much better-than-expected earnings...
View ArticleCostco Wholesale: Bulking Up.
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Costco Wholesale's (COST) warehouse clubs may be a shopper's paradise. But given the company's solid growth prospects and its strong balance sheet, Standard &...
View ArticleBest Buy: At Your Service.(Best Buy Company Inc.)
Byline: Kiplinger Washington Editors Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy (BBY) is scheduled to release first-quarter earnings on Tuesday. Unlike last quarter, analysts are looking for strong...
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