- Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 10:56
- Stock Market
Stocks fell sharply in early trading Wednesday on growing concerns that Italy's debt levels are unsustainable. The Dow Jones industrial average lately was down 278.82 points, or 2.29 percent, to 11,891.36. The S&P 500 fell 32.01, or 2.51 percent, to 1,243.91. The Nasdaq lost 70.75, or 2.59 percent, to 2,656.74.
Italy's ...
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- Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 17:06
- Stock Market
U.S. stocks dropped Wednesday on conflicting signs from Europe about a potentially bigger plan to stave off a messy sovereign default, disappointing earnings from heavyweight Apple and some signs of continued strain on the economy from the Federal Reserve's Beige Book report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 72.43 points, ...
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- Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 16:53
- Stock Market
U.S. stocks surged into the close Tuesday, helped by a news report that Germany and France are moving closer to resolving the European debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 180.05 points, or 1.58%, to 11,577.05. The S&P 500 added 24.52 points, or 2.04%, to 1,225.38. The Nasdaq Composite ...
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- Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 16:53
- Stock Market
U.S. stocks closed modestly lower Wednesday, after spending most of the session wavering between small gains and losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 15.51 points, or 0.12%, to close at 12,571.91. The S&P 500 fell 0.89 point, or 0.07%, to end at 1,325.84 and the Nasdaq Composite closed at ...
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- Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 17:46
- Stock Research
Operating margin, also known as "operating profit margin" or "net profit margin", is a ratio used to measure a company's pricing strategy and operating efficiency. It is a measurement of what proportion of a company's revenue is left over after paying for variable costs of production such as wages, raw ...
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- Sunday, July 10, 2011, 23:36
- Stock Picks
OMNOVA Solutions Inc.is an innovator of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative and functional surfaces for a variety of commercial, industrial and residential end uses. It has strategically located manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, France, India, Thailand and the United Kingdom.
Historically, the Company's sales and income have been ...
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- Thursday, June 23, 2011, 21:28
- Stock Research
Return on equity (ROE) is a measure of how well a company used reinvested earnings to generate additional earnings. It is viewed as one of the most important financial ratios. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every dollar of shareholders' equity , and shows how much profit ...
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- Saturday, June 4, 2011, 21:16
- Stock Research
The gross profit is the total revenue subtracted by the cost of generating that revenue. It tells you how much money a business would have made if it didn’t pay any other expenses such as salary, income taxes, etc. The concept behind gross profit is to measure the profitability of ...
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- Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 20:51
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(ROA) The Return on Assets is an indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. ROA gives an idea as to how efficient management is at using its assets to generate earnings. Return on Assets, also called return on investment, measures how effectively a company has ...
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