Posts by: Steve Birenberg
Dow Jones (DJ) reported better than expected 2Q06 earnings. EPS rose 15% to 39 cents, ahead of the consensus estimate of 35 cents. Revenues actually came in a little light…
Beat and raise. That is what investors have demanded from MOT to reward the stock. Last night's earnings report did the trick. EPS of 34 cents were better than 31…
My pals at Ned Davis Research (NDR) provided a reminder about how the markets respond well to crisis events. I'm not sure the latest phase of the decline that began…
New York Times (NYT) reported adjusted EPS of 46 cents in line with guidance. Most key financial measures closely matched analyst estimates including revenues, costs, and margins. As with Gannett…
2Q06 earnings and commentary from Gannett (GCI) can best be described as more of the same. Neither the numbers nor the Q&A provided significant new insights. GCI remains stuck in…
I wrote the following before my Barron's showed up on Saturday with a bullish cover story on Apple Computer (AAPL). Barron's has previously written negatively on AAPL so it shouldn't…
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (POTC) continues to rule the box office. Nevertheless, Disney (DIS) shares have sold off since the movie was released. I wouldn’t chalk that…
Motorola (MOT) reports after the close on Wednesday, July 19th. Despite weak stock price performance and negative datapoints from the supply chain, analysts expect MOT to post a good 2Q.…
The daily box office results for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (POTC) continue to be astounding. After its record breaking opening weekend, POTC easily set mid-week daily records,…
Regal Entertainment (RGC) was one of the only green stocks on my monitor yesterday and has held up extremely well against the losuy market envrionment over the past few months.…