GAAP vs. IFRS: New accounting rules could mean trouble
Filed under: International Markets, Industry, Economic DataAs if investors do not have enough to worry about, along comes another problem. There is a growing movement to allow, perhaps eventually...
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Thornburg Mortgage (TMA) posts $3 billion quarterly loss
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Bad News, HousingJune 30 was the day when Thornburg Mortgage Inc. (NYSE: TMA) had hoped to complete at least 90% of its preferred stock repurchase as part of a last ditch...
View ArticleAmerica's Car-Mart (CRMT) lets customers pay by pig
Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, world capital of Wal-Mart, America's Car-Mart Incorporated (NASDAQ: CRMT) has taken a page from master marketer Sam Walton. America's Car-Mart will make it...
View ArticleGeneral Motors (GM): Electro-Shock Therapy
Filed under: Good news, Products and Services, Consumer Experience, Competitive Strategy, General Motors (GM)General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) investors, as well as auto industry trackers, will...
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Booze a defensive play in a bear market
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Good newsBad news in the market means good news for Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE: STZ) which manufactures and markets spirits, wines and beers under a variety of...
View ArticleWD-40 (WDFC) greases its own wheels
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Good news, Consumer Experience, Competitive StrategyThe lubricant with thousands of uses, WD-40 is found in just about every toolbox in the nation. WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:...
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Corel earnings drop 60%
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Bad NewsAnybody who does much in the way of graphics or design knows Corel Corp. (NASDAQ: CREL) and its products -- Corel DRAW and Corel Paint Shop. No question they are...
View ArticleLady Luck deserts gambling stocks
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Bad NewsThere is something rotten in Denmark, to quote from Hamlet, Act I, as well as in Las Vegas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Colorado, Iowa, and Florida. Gambling havens,...
View ArticleWolverine (WWW) stepping out
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Good newsWolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW), famous for its work boots, posted its 24th straight quarter of record profits. Revenue for 2Q2008 totaled $267.4 million,...
View ArticleRocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF) provides some sweet relief
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Good news, Consumer Experience, Bargain StocksWhile big ticket luxury may be a bit of a stretch for many investors right now, small luxuries are still within reach. Rocky...
View ArticleHelen of Troy (HELE) launches great earnings but ...
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Good newsHousehold and personal care products manufacturer Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ: HELE) posted record 1Q sales and earnings up 29%. Great news, until one reads...
View ArticleCintas (CTAS) jumps on good earnings
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Good news, Cintas Corp (CTAS)Both 4Q and FY 2008 numbers from Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) were uniformly good. For the first time in company history, Cintas booked...
View ArticleEaton (ETN) stock drops 8% on good news
Filed under: Major Movement, Earnings Reports, Good news, Products and Services, Eaton Corp (ETN)Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) posted some great numbers for 2Q 2008....
View ArticleGrainger (GWW) gets the job done
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Good news, China, MexicoGrainger (NYSE: GWW) supplies all manner of facilities maintenance products to all types of businesses. The company just posted great 2Q numbers....
View ArticleFastenal (FAST) nails earnings
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Good news, Competitive StrategySectors of the economy may be coming apart at the seams, but Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST), distributor of nuts, bolts and all kinds of...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court says: OK for individual investors to sue 401(k) plan...
Filed under: LawThe U.S. Supreme Court in LaRue vs. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates has just given individual investors the right to sue under ERISA for breach of fiduciary duty to recover individual...
View ArticleSelf-storage sector not glamorous, just profitable
Filed under: Good news, Consumer ExperienceDespite large and growing declines in both the commercial and residential real estate markets, one part of the real estate sector is having a good year....
View ArticleRockwell Collins (COL) flying high
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Good newsRockwell Collins Incorporated (NYSE: COL) provides flight deck avionics, aircraft electronics, and aviation simulation equipment for commercial, government and...
View ArticleA&P (GAP) grocery stores on path to profitability
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Good news, Competitive StrategyThe Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (NYSE: GAP), better known as SuperFresh and Pathmark grocery stores, is in the midst of a...
View ArticleFannie and Freddie and executive pay, oh my
Filed under: Federal Natl Mtge (FNM), Economic Data, HousingBoth Republican and Democratic members of Congress agree that Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) may need a taxpayer-funded...
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