The key earnings reports you should be watching next week

From Bespoke Investment Group:
A total of 119 S&P 500 companies are set to report earnings next week. Below is a table of the stocks whose reports will be watched the most closely.
For each stock, we not only highlight its report date and time, but also the percentage of the time it has beaten earnings estimates in the past, as well as its average one-day change on its past report days.
These stats come from...
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The great Richard Russell on how anyone can become rich

 
Tuesday, February 01, 2011

From Richard Russell on LewRockwell.com:

MAKING MONEY: The most popular piece I've published in 40 years of writing these letters was titled, "Rich Man, Poor Man." I have had dozens of requests to run this piece again or for permission to reprint it for various business organizations.

Making money entails a lot more than predicting which way the stock or bond markets are heading or trying to figure which stock or fund will double over the next few years. For the great majority of investors, making money requires a plan, self-discipline and desire.

I say, "for the great majority of people" because if you're a Steven Spielberg or a Bill Gates, you don't have to know about the Dow or the markets or about yields or price/earnings ratios. You're a phenomenon in your own field, and you're going to make big money as a by-product of your talent and ability. But this kind of genius is rare.

For the average investor, you and me, we're not geniuses so we have to have a financial plan. In view of this, I offer below a few items that we must be aware of if we are serious about making money...

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A group of stocks you should sell immediately

From Newsmax:

Orange juice isn't the only thing at your supermarket that's been squeezed.
Rising food prices mean grocery store chains must absorb extra costs on items like meat, seafood, and produce, or they try to pass them along to customers. But many of those consumers are unemployed or have less money to spend, even on essentials. For now, the big chains are mostly choosing to absorb. As a result, profits are falling, and so are their stocks, making them one of the few dim lights in the market in 2011.
On Tuesday, Supervalu was the first of the grocers to report quarterly results, and the numbers for its fiscal third quarter were ominous: a loss of $202 million, or 95 cents a share, compared with a profit of $109 million, or 51 cents, in the same period a year earlier. The company, which operates Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Acme, and other chains, also cut its forecast for the year.
"This is going to be a challenging year going forward to manage inflation," Supervalu CEO Craig Herkert told analysts Tuesday. "It's just a fact and we believe these inflationary measures are going to...
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Several important companies report earnings next week

From Bespoke Investment Group:

This week was actually very light on the earnings front, but next week things will pick up significantly with 355 companies set to report.

We went through our earnings calendar and found some of the most important companies that will report next week. Below we highlight these names along with a few earnings season stats for each one. The EPS Beat Rate represents...

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