(WHR) Whirlpool Corporation Profits Plummet 47%
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) has revealed a 47% drop in its profit to $87 million or $1.15 per share for the third quarter of the year, from $163 million or $2.15 per share in the prior-year quarter....
View Article(F) Consumer Confidence Increasing
The Conference Board’s index of Consumer Confidence increased to 49.5% from a significantly upwardly revised level of 48.7 in October. Originally, the October level was at 47.5%. Consensus expectations...
View Article(WHR) Whirlpool Corporation – Next-Year’s Earnings Estimates Are Very Bullish
Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) has had a great year in spite of the challenging consumer environment, relying on cost cutting and growing international exposure to produce strong earnings. Company Description...
View Article(WHR) Whirlpool Corporation – Bull of the Day
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) is set to benefit from greater geographic flexibility in the face of deteriorated conditions in the U.S. and European markets. It enjoys a brand image developed through...
View Article(WHR) Whirlpool Corporation – Consensus Estimates Move Higher Ahead of...
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) has seen international sales jump, especially in Brazil. WHR is trading with a forward P/E of 13.03. Company Description Whirlpool manufactures home appliances, such as...
View Article(WHR) Whirlpool Corporation Tops Earnings Estimates
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) posted a profit of $141 million or $1.64 per share for the fourth quarter of 2009, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.30 per share and year-ago level of $44 million...
View Article(WHR) Whirlpool Corporation – Earnings Surprised By 26.15% in the Fourth Quarter
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) recently reported fourth quarter sales growth of 12.72% as the emerging markets in Latin America and Asia boosted the bottom line. It was Whirlpool’s fourth big beat in a...
View Article(F) U.S. Productivity Still Popping
Productivity increased at a 3.6 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2010. Output rose 4.4 percent while hours worked rose 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted annual-rate basis. Year over...
View Article(WHR) Whirlpool Corporation – Estimates Soaring After Big First Quarter Beat...
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) has been riding the global recovery to big earnings as the emerging markets, especially Brazil, have given a big boost to the bottom line. Whirlpool is a Zacks #1 Rank...
View Article(AEP) Company News for October 27, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) reported fiscal first quarter earnings $0.02 better than expected at $1.02 on a 1.6% revenue gain to $20.1 billion, just below Zacks estimates of $20.2 billion. The...
View Article(BX) Stock Market News for October 28, 2010 – Market News
After swinging back and forth for much of the session, stocks closed mostly in the red Wednesday amid concerns that the Fed’s planned purchase of Treasury bonds would not be as heavy and swift as...
View Article(ERTS) Stock Market News for February 03, 2011 – Market News
On Wednesday, the markets shed their winning gains to close almost flat as cautious investors focused more on Egypt’s unrest against better than expected news on the market. Although the Dow recorded...
View Article(AAPL) 2011 Second Quarter Earnings Preview – Detailed
Earnings Preview 7/15/11 Second quarter earnings season is now under way, but things really start to move into high gear next week. There will be 348 firms reporting, and 108 of those are in the...
View Article(BAC) Company News for September 7, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Lufkin Industries (NASDAQ:LUFK) said it had concluded an Asset Purchase Agreement to purchase virtually all the assets of Quinn’s Oilfield Supply Ltd for around $303 million • Shares of...
View Article(WHR) Is Your Refrigerator Burning Too Much Coal?
by David Fessler, Investment U Senior Analyst Thursday, September 15, 2011: Issue #1601 I’m talking metaphorically, of course. The answer is: It depends on how old it is. I’ve written a number of...
View Article(AMD) Company News for October 31, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) posted third quarter earnings of $0.13 per share, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.10 per share • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE:GT)...
View Article(WHR) Whirlpool Slips on Earnings – Lowers Outlook
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) reported net earnings of $177 million or $2.27 per share in the third quarter of 2011, compared with $79 million or $1.02 per share in the prior-year quarter. However, the...
View Article(WHR) Whirlpool Opens New Plant
Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) has opened a million-square-feet facility in East Tennessee that will manufacture premium cooking products. The new facility, replacing a 123-year-old plant at the same...
View Article(WHR) Whirlpool Analyst Downgrades Shares to Neutral
We are downgrading our long-term recommendation on Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) to Neutral. The company might face significant headwinds due to its high customer concentration, rising input costs and...
View Article(EU) Stock Market News for July 25, 2012 – Market News
Corporate earnings failed to deliver any cheer to the markets on Tuesday. These dismal results combined with concerns from across the Atlantic dragged the domestic markets lower yet again. Germany...
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