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National Western Life Insurance Company (NWLIA)
2008-05-08 20:48:00 National Western Life Insurance Company (NWLIA) is a life insurance company headquartered in Austin, TX. The company reported first quarter of 2008 earnings on May 7. NWLIA does not hold a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: National , Life Insurance
D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI)
2008-05-07 15:39:00 D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI) reported second quarter of fiscal 2008 (ending 3/31/2008) earnings earlier this week. Here are highlights of the conference call: Financial Homebuilding revenues - $1.6... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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2008-05-05 14:24:00 Is Mike Milken responsible for this entire crisis? Everything you wanted to know about Credit Default Swaps but were afraid to ask. The GDP report broken down to its constituent parts. A map of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Link , Weekly
White Mountains Insurance (WTM)
2008-05-02 18:03:00 White Mountains Insurance (WTM)is a Bermuda-domiciled financial services holding company with business interests in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. WTM reported a fully diluted... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: White
Millennium Bankshares Corp. (MBVA)
2008-05-01 22:55:00 Millennium Bankshares Corp. (MBVA) is the bank holding company for Millennium Bank, which provides commercial and consumer banking services to its customers. The Bank operates banking offices in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA)
2008-05-01 22:29:00 First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) is a bank holding company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The holding company has two subsidiaries under it: First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Furniture Brands International Inc. (FBN)
2008-05-01 20:52:00 Furniture Brands International Inc. (FBN) held a conference call yesterday in conjunction with its first quarter of 2008 earnings release. The company said that it did not discount sales like its... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Furniture
First State Bancorporation (FSNM)
2008-04-29 17:58:00 First State Bancorporation (FSNM) is a bank holding company and through its wholly owned subsidiary First Community Bank, operates 35 New Mexico branches in Albuquerque, Belen, Bernalillo, Clovis,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (ABK)
2008-04-29 15:45:00 Highlights from the Ambac Financial Group , Inc. (ABK) conference call held on April 23. the stock fell 40% after it reported larger that expected writeoffs: Holding Company Liquidity "Holding... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN)
2008-04-29 15:31:00 Here are some comments from Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) on the rising costs of commodity inputs for its various businesses: "The chicken segment still suffers from higher and more volatile grain prices... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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2008-04-29 04:41:00 One of the strangest blogs I have ever seen, aptly named the Strange Map blog. Why U.S. export growth won't save us. The coming crash in Commercial Real Estate? Sequoia Fund reopens after 25... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Link , Weekly
Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI)
2008-04-25 16:24:00 Highlights from the Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) conference call held yesterday: Earnings shortfall due to: 1)Modest increase in gross revs. 2)48 bps decline in Gross margin. 3)Increased... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Business Services
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)
2008-04-24 21:21:00 United Parcel Service , Inc. (UPS) reported earnings earlier this week and reported some shocking commentary on the state of the economy that the Stock Market has chosen to ignore in its recent rally.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: United
Smurfit Stone Container Corp. (SSCC)
2008-04-24 16:36:00 Smurfit Stone Container Corp. (SSCC) is a manufacturer of containerboard and other paper products and trends in sales of containerboard are considered an excellent method to gauge the direction of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Barrett Business Services (BBSI)
2008-04-23 22:24:00 Barrett Business Services (BBSI)missed its guidance for the first quarter of 2008 on both earnings and revenues. The company reported diluted earnings per share of $.01 and gross revenues of $259.6... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Business Services
Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR)
2008-04-23 16:09:00 Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR) is one of the largest land drilling contractors in the United States. The company reported first quarter of fiscal 2008 earnings yesterday. Financial Highlights Net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Robert Half International, Inc. (RHI)
2008-04-23 15:43:00 Robert Half International , Inc. (RHI) provides staffing and risk consulting services worldwide. The company has three segments: Temporary and Consultant Staffing, Permanent Placement Staffing, and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Robert
Kelly Services, Inc. (KELYA)
2008-04-23 15:14:00 Kelly Services , Inc. (KELYA) is a staffing and outsourcing services company with operations worldwide. The company reported first quarter of 2008 earnings on April 22, 2008. Since the company is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Kelly
United Community Financial Corp. (UCFC)
2008-04-21 18:06:00 United Community Financial Corp. (UCFC) is the holding company of The Home Savings and Loan Company and Butler Wick Corp, which operate 39 full service banking offices and six loan production offices... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: United
Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (CRBC)
2008-04-21 16:01:00 Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (CRBC) reported first quarter of 2008 earnings last week. Here are the highlights of the report and the conference call: Financial Highlights of the Quarter Net... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Weekly Link Orgy
2008-04-20 14:31:00 A good article on bubbles from Harpers Weekly . A bullish view on the dollar. Yes, this is not a mistake - a bullish view on the dollar. This Time its Different: A Panoramic View of Eight... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Link
Weyco Group, Inc. (WEYS)
2008-04-15 15:09:00 Highlights of the Weyco Group , Inc. (WEYS) fourth quarter of 2007 earnings conference call: Financials Sales for the fourth quarter of 2007 were $62.2 million. Diluted earnings per share for the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Barrett Business Services (BBSI)
2008-04-14 21:30:00 Highlights from the Barrett Business Services (BBSI) conference call held on February 2, 2008. Financial BBSI earned $0.34 per diluted share in the fourth quarter. The decline of $0.11 per share... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Business Services
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (RT)
2008-04-14 21:04:00 Ruby Tuesday , Inc. (RT) reported its third quarter of fiscal 2008 (ending 3/4/2008)earnings on April 2. Ruby Tuesday operates a chain of restaurants under the Ruby Tuesday brand name. Highlights... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Ruby
Conns, Inc. (CONN)
2008-04-14 20:42:00 Conns, Inc. (CONN) is a specialty retailer of home appliances and consumer electronics in the United States. The company has 69 stores under operation and plans on opening 7-10 in the upcoming fiscal... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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2008-04-13 15:05:00 Not a good time to be in the Pizza business. The Commodity Boom in graphical form. A different view on General Electric. When will falling demand for oil impact the price? A 51 minute investment... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Link , Weekly
Circuit City Stores, Inc. (CC)
2008-04-11 19:11:00 Circuit City Stores , Inc. (CC) earnings highlights for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 (ending 2/29/08): 1) Fourth quarter net sales decreased 7.7% to $3.65 billion, and comp store sales declined... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Circuit , Circuit City
Bed Bath and Beyond Inc. (BBBY)
2008-04-11 18:55:00 Highlights from the Bed Bath and Beyond Inc. (BBBY) fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 earnings report: 1) Earnings per diluted share of $0.66 for the fourth quarter and $2.10 for the full year. 2)... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Rite Aid Corporation (RAD)
2008-04-10 20:19:00 Rite Aid Corporation (RAD) is down 4% today after reporting a loss for the quarter and lowering guidance. Revenues for the 13-week fourth quarter were $6.82 billion. Same store sales for the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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