Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:
- America's Car-Mart Inc. (NASDAQ: CRMT) topped Q1 expectations on strong growth of same-store sales.
- Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) strong Q4 results led shares to a new 52-week high.
- FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) boosted its Q1 forecast due to the recent drop in oil prices.
- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (NYSE: KKD) narrowed its loss in Q2 but fell short of expectations.
- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH) released Q3 results early to calm investor concerns.
- PharmaNet Development Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PDGI) was downgraded after lowering its guidance.
- Shuffle Master Inc. (NASDAQ: SHFL) fell short of analysts estimates, reporting flat year over year earnings.
- Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) reaffirmed its outlook when investors had expected a cut.
- Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) beat estimates and offered Q3 and full-year outlook.
- Washington Mutual Inc. (NYSE: WM) was upgraded despite its disappointing Q3 results.
Upcoming quarterly reports include Kroger (NYSE: KR), Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), General Mills (NYSE: GIS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), ConAgra (NYSE: CAG), FedEx (NYSE: FDX), and Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL).
Closing Bell: Can't go up every day (BAC, HE, HPW, COMS, BRCD, WMT, AMD)
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