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Thursday Wrap: Bears Win This One

Market recap: Stocks finished with modest losses, the balance tipped by disappointing revenue and guidance from utilities and consumer companies. Traders also were uneasy ahead of Friday's GDP report. Closing numbers
More on: US Market, Today's Market
XOM: When 24% Just Isn't Enough

ExxonMobil: Q2 EPS of $1.60 beats by $0.14. Revenue of $92.5B (+24.2%) misses vs. $98.5B. Oh, and profits were only up 91%. (Press release)
Feasting on Food Stocks

Checking In on Cable's Bottom Line

With people increasingly turning to online video streaming for their entertainment needs, we thought it time to check in on financial projections for three key cable plays - one content producer (DIS) and two service providers (DTV, CMCSA).
- ESPN Is Crucial to Disney’s Success by Trefis
- DirecTV: More Price Competition?
- Comcast: Possible 13% Upside From Higher Pay TV Market Shareby Trefis
More on: Television, Cable
China's Banks on the Brink?

- According to Patrick Chovanec, "Some concrete data is starting to emerge regarding the potential size of the problems that may be lurking on China’s bank balance sheets..." In a two-part series, he examines the doubts surrounding the health of the system, and the challenges to its structural reform.
- China's Banks at Risk
- Chinese Banks at Risk (Part II)
More on: China, Major & Intl. Banks
Recovery Running Out of Steam?

U.S. economic activity continued "weak" in June and into July, the Fed said in its Beige Book report. Overall activity was broadly flat in the Cleveland and Kansas City districts, while Chicago and Atlanta said the pace of economic activity had slowed.
More on: Economy
ETF Investing Ideas

Eyeing Energy Stocks

Where Is Gold Going?

BP Reports Gushing Q2 Losses

Press release: BP Group Results: Second Quarter and Half Year 2010
BP today reported a Q2 net loss of $17.15B, vs. a year-earlier profit of $4.4B. Pre-tax charge of $32.2B related to the Gulf spill, which includes the $20B escrow account.
- International Energy SPDR in Focus as BP Reports by Eric Dutram
- BP: Get Ready to See the Amoco Name Again by Mark Riddix
More on: Energy, Oil & Gas Majors
Case-Shiller: More Housing Gains

May S&P Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index: +1.3% M/M; +4.6% Y/Y vs. +4.1% expected.
Positive numbers aside, it will take until September to get beyond tax stimulated home sales and see if there's 'organic' growth. Thus, S&P's claim that despite gains, 'home prices have generally moved sideways' over the last year.
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12:05 AM
Notable earnings before Friday's open: ACI, AEP, AIV, AON, BPO, BWA, CSE, CVH, CVX, ENDP, FO, ITT, LPX, MCK, MRK, NWL, PEG, SPG, UFS, UPL, WY
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Friday's economic calendar:
8:30 GDP Q2
8:30 Employment Cost Index
8:30 ISM New York Business Index:
9:45 Chicago PMI
9:55 Reuters/UofM Consumer Sentiment
3:00 PM USDA Ag. Prices Comment!
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29 Jul,
6:15 PM
Despite cries that letting the Bush tax cuts die would kill any recovery, few dare utter an uncomfortable reality, according to Gregg Easterbrook: Taxes should rise for everyone, not just for the rich. Americans think they're clobbered by onerous taxes, but U.S. taxes are relatively low compared to the rest of the world, and federal income taxes have fallen dramatically.
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