Stocks in focus for Thursday: Exxon Mobil, MasterCard, Disney, Motorola
July 29th, 2009

By MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are ExxonMobil Corp., MasterCard Inc., Motorola Inc. and Walt Disney Co.
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU 2.56, +0.01, +0.39%) is projected to post second-quarter loss of 11 cents a share, according to analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters.
AmeriSourceBergen Corp. (ABC [...]

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Wall Street: Here comes the hard part
July 26th, 2009

Investors wade into the heaviest week of corporate reporting yet. Reports on GDP, housing, consumer confidence and manufacturing also due.
By Alexandra Twin, CNNMoney.com senior writer
July 26, 2009: 7:08 AM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Can a recharged stock market rally withstand the biggest week of corporate profit reports yet?
Maybe.
“As long as earnings continue to surprise to [...]

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Buffet scores big on Goldman’s stake
July 26th, 2009

Posted Jul 24th 2009 1:30PM by Tom Taulli (Bloggingstocks.com)
Back in the 18th century, Baron Rothschild (a member of the bank dynasty) said, “The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets.” On its face, the advice makes sense. But, when it comes to actually doing it, most investors freeze up.
However, in the case [...]

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