Market Currents

• Thursday, October 22, 2009

• 16:42 PM Chubb (CB): Q3 EPS of $1.56 beats by $0.29. Total net written premiums of $2.7B (-7%). Raises full-year EPS guidance to $5.90-6.00 from $5.20-5.50, vs. $5.51. Shares -0.8% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable post-market earnings: AMZN, AXP, BNI, BRCM, BUCY, CA, CAKE, CB, COF, CPWR, DDR, ELX, EMN, INFA, JNPR, LEG, LSCC, NFLX, PMCS, RMBS, RVBD, SNV, SPWRA, SYNA, WDC, WFR Comment!

• Friday, July 24, 2009

• 12:23 PM Insurer Chubb (CB +5.9%), riding higher today after beating expectations last night, didn't pass up a shot at bailed-out rivals in its conference call. COO John Degnan: "If consumers are unlikely to buy a car built by the government, why on earth would they want to buy an insurance policy underwritten and adjusted by folks who act more like bureaucrats than businesspeople?" Comment!

• Thursday, July 23, 2009

• 16:46 PM Chubb (CB): Q3 EPS of $1.49 beats by $0.18. Net written premiums of $2.8B (-7%) vs. $3B. Sees FY09 EPS of $5.20-5.50 vs. $5.15. Shares +2.9% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday's close: AMP, AMZN, AXP, BIDU, BLUD, BNI, BRCM, BUCY, CA, CAKE, CB, CENX, CNW, COF, COG, CPWR, DDR, DDUP, EMN, FII, INFA, JNPR, KLAC, LEG, MSFT, NFLX, PMCS, RFMD, RMBS, RVBD, SNV, SPWRA, STAR, TCO, WFR, WRE Comment!

• Friday, July 10, 2009

• 09:47 AM Chubb (CB) -1.2% early on after Barclays' analyst Jay Gelb told investors the firm may face up to $2B in directors and officers policy losses because of a surge in lawsuits brought on by the economic crisis. Comment!

• Thursday, April 23, 2009

• 18:31 PM Chubb (CB): Q1 EPS of $1.43 beats by $0.05. Shares +0.7% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 15:10 PM Notable earnings after Thursday's close: ACF, AMGN, AMZN, ATHR, AXP, BNI, BUCY, CAKE, CB, CF, CNW, CRBC, CYH, CYN, DDR, DDUP, DV, EMN, FII, INFA, JNPR, KLAC, MHK, MSCC, MSFT, NFLX, PKI, PMCS, RIO, RMBS, RVBD, SPWRA, STAR, STSA, SWKS, SYNA, WDC, WFR, YRCW Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday's close: ACF, AMGN, AMZN, ATHR, AXP, BNI, BUCY, CAKE, CB, CF, CNW, CRBC, CYH, CYN, DDR, DDUP, DV, EMN, FII, INFA, JNPR, KLAC, MHK, MSCC, MSFT, NFLX, PKI, PMCS, RIO, RMBS, RVBD, SPWRA, STAR, STSA, SWKS, SYNA, WDC, WFR, YRCW Comment!

• Thursday, February 26, 2009

• 13:48 PM Bucking the trend, Chubb (CB) boosts its dividend by 6.1% to $0.33. Shares rising, currently +0.3% to $40.37. (PR) Comment!

• Thursday, January 29, 2009

• 16:20 PM Chubb (CB): Q4 EPS of $1.58 beats by $0.06. Revenue of $M in-line. Sees 2009 EPS of $4.80-5.20 vs. $5.62. "We are encouraged by the improved rate environment in the fourth quarter... and there are good reasons to believe that this trend will continue into 2009." Shares -1.7% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 15:10 PM Notable earnings after Thursday's close: ACF, AMZN, ARBA, BRCM, CA, CB, EMN, IDTI, INFA, JNPR, KLAC, MCHP, MXIM, PKI, PMCS, QTM, RMBS, SPWRA, VAR, VSEA, WMS Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday's close: ACF, AMZN, ARBA, BRCM, CA, CB, EMN, IDTI, INFA, JNPR, KLAC, MCHP, MXIM, PKI, PMCS, QTM, RMBS, SPWRA, VAR, VSEA, WMS Comment!

• Thursday, October 23, 2008

• 16:16 PM Chubb (CB): Q3 EPS of $0.93 beats by $0.01. Shares +3.2%. (PR) Comment!
• 15:10 PM Notable earnings after Thursday's close: AFFX, AFL, ARBA, BNI, BUCY, CAKE, CB, CPWR, CYN, DDR, ELX, EMN, FII, FLEX, IBKR, IDTI, IM, JNPR, LSCC, MCHP, MSFT, OLN, PKI, RIO, RMBS, RVBD, SIMG, SNV, SYNA, TRMB, VAR, WDC, WEN, WFR, YRCW Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday's close: AFFX, AFL, ARBA, BNI, BUCY, CAKE, CB, CPWR, CYN, DDR, ELX, EMN, FII, FLEX, IBKR, IDTI, IM, JNPR, LSCC, MCHP, MSFT, OLN, PKI, RIO, RMBS, RVBD, SIMG, SNV, SYNA, TRMB, VAR, WDC, WEN, WFR, YRCW Comment!