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Kapitall submits:Here is a list of 15 companies releasing earning statements on July 23. We've sorted the companies by market cap, and have briefly discussed their earnings performance over the past 3 years. The charts show past earning performances against analyst estimates. The green markers indicate the company beating estimates, while the red makers represent the company falling short of analyst expectations. All data is sourced from Zacks Investment Research.Complete Story »

Trade Radar Operator submits: Stocks have been struggling lately, to put it mildly, but earnings season has been pretty decent. Stock prices in the tech sector has been especially weak but I don't believe tech deserves the cold shoulder. Here's why.I've been keeping track of some of the tech bellwethers as well as some of the smaller players.All in all, the results of this earnings season have been pretty positive.Complete Story »

Trade Radar Operator submits: Stocks have been struggling lately, to put it mildly, but earnings season has been pretty decent. Stock prices in the tech sector has been especially weak but I don't believe tech deserves the cold shoulder. Here's why.I've been keeping track of some of the tech bellwethers as well as some of the smaller players.All in all, the results of this earnings season have been pretty positive.Complete Story »

Equitymaster submits: After a weak opening, strong buying activity in the index heavyweights propelled the indices to stay well above the dotted line throughout the day. Although profit booking was witnessed at higher levels, the indices managed to hold on to their gains and close well into the positive. While the BSE Sensex closed higher by around 87 points (up 0.5%), the NSE Nifty gained around 23 points (up 0.4%). Midcap and smallcap stocks also registered gains of 0.6% each. While banking and auto stocks led the pack of gainers, healthcare and metals stocks were at the receiving end. As regards global markets, Asian indices closed mixed today while European indices have also opened on a mixed note. The rupee was trading at Rs 45.66 to the dollar at the time of writing. Complete Story »

Robert Salomon submits: I have written much about the perils and pitfalls of acquisitions (see Why M&A Deals Go Bad, Acquisitions: A Great Shareholder Ripoff?, or DaimlerChrysler Post Mortem). So in the interest of fairness I thought I would share a story of a deal that seems to have provided value to the acquirer. In an article that appeared in today’s New York Times, Ashlee Vance details how HP (HPQ) was able to derive value from its acquisition of EDS (EDS) (see HP’s Bet Seems a Winner). Consistent with what I’ve mentioned in previous posts, it is in the integration phase where deals are either won or lost, …and HP seems to have been able to generate both cost saving and revenue enhancement synergies through this deal.Complete Story »

Chuck Carnevale submits:Be Cognizant of EarningsBeing cognizant that it is a market of stocks, not a stock market, is an awareness that leading investors possess. Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has been unjustly punished by a “stock market” that was misinformed about its potential. That is fast being remedied.Complete Story »