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Barron's Recap: Should Pot Be Legal?
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 8:03pm | 853Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: the case for the legalization of marijuana, the hidden costs in tech and the prospects for Intel, Waste Management and recent spinoffs. Cover Story "Should Pot Be Legal?" by Thomas G. Donlan. According to the Pew Research Center, 52 percent of Americans now...
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Aetna and Other Stocks to Ride Out a Correction
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 12:46pm | 898Read More...With the markets running at record highs, analysts on the institutional portfolio strategy team at Oppenheimer are on the lookout for stocks that are likely hold their ground even if the markets should see a correction. Stocks that have made the list include Aetna (NYSE: AET), Lam Research (NASDAQ...
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Esterline, Janus Capital and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 6:58am | 886Read More...Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Barron's Recap (8/18/12): Pipeline to 6 Percent Payouts
Monday, August 20, 2012 - 11:23am | 859Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: investing in master limited partnerships, the Paul Ryan effect, and the prospects for Waste Management, Swatch, Prosafe and Investors Bancorp. Cover Story "High Energy Income" by Dimitra DeFotis. One single investment -- the master limited partnership (MLP) --...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of February 13
Sunday, February 12, 2012 - 3:39pm | 1114Read More...Analysts expect to see double-digit per-share earnings growth from Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), Apache (NYSE: APA), CBS (NYSE: CBS), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Marriot International (NYSE: MAR) when they report quarterly results this week. Other prominent reports on the...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 24
Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 1:40pm | 1417Read More...The earnings crunch is in full swing this this week. Quarterly results are due from the likes of Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), from which analysts expect to see year-over-year earnings growth, as well as...
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J.P. Morgan Comments on Meeting with Waste Management's Leadership
Friday, May 27, 2011 - 8:37am | 168Read More...J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Waste Management (NYSE: WM), commenting on its recent meeting with WM's management. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "WM expressed a strong commitment to disciplined pricing (Q1 yield of +2.9% was the highest reported since Q309), expressing...
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Wunderlich Reiterates Buy on Waste Management (WM)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 9:26am | 135Read More...Wunderlich is out with its report today on Waste Management (NYSE: WM), reiterating Buy. In a note to clients, Wunderlich writes, "We reiterate our Buy rating and $40 price target on shares of Waste Management. In 1Q11, fuel moved up 16.0% sequentially and 27.9% YoY. At that pace, fully recovering...
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Wunderlich Securities Reiterates Buy Rating And $40 PT On Waste Management
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 10:57am | 108Read More...Wunderlich Securities is reiterating its Buy rating and $40 target on shares of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM). “Start with a reaffirmed free cash flow (FCF) target of $1.2B,” Wunderlich Securities writes. “Frame that against 4Q10 earnings guidance of $0.54 to $0.56; mushy volume trends at the...
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Environmental Services: What's Not To Like About Positive Waste Earnings?
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 11:01am | 164Read More...Wunderlich's report of Environmental Services reported strong industry margins, disciplined pricing and slowing volume declines in 2Q10. Though volumes were negative, there are positive expectations as 3Q passes with a now realized low-inflation, low-growth economy, centered around a growing...
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Waste Management (WM) Profit Beats Wall Street Forecasts
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 9:34am | 102Read More...Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) reported on Tuesday that its 4th quarter earnings climbed to $315 million, or 64 cents per share, up from $218 million, or 44 cents per share, during the same quarter the year before. Waste Management earned 52 cents per share on an adjusted basis. That beat the...
