Market Currents

• Thursday, October 22, 2009

• 06:26 AM Danaher (DHR): Q3 EPS of $0.89 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $2.75B (-14.2%) in-line. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable pre-market earnings: AUO, BDK, BG, BMY, CBE, CELG, CHKP, CIT, CNX, DAL, DHR, DO, DOW, EMC, ERIC, ESV, ETR, FITB, GR, HBAN, HOT, HSY, JBLU, JNS, KMB, LCC, LH, LM, MCD, MJN, MMM, MRK, NCR, NIHD, NUE, NVS, NYT, ORI, OXY, PDS, PLD, PM, PNC, POT, R, RAI, RGC, RS, RTN, RX, SGP, STI, SY, T, TASR, TIN, TMO, TRA, TRV, UNP, UPS, XRX, ZMH Comment!

• Wednesday, September 2, 2009

• 09:05 AM Danaher (DHR) simultaneously announces plans to cut 3,300 jobs and close 30 facilities as part of its restructuring program, and agrees to buy MDS' (MDZ +28%) analytical-technologies business and a 50% stake in a JV for $650M. Comment!

• Thursday, July 23, 2009

• 06:46 AM Danaher (DHR): Q2 EPS of $0.89 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $2.7B (-19%) vs. $2.8B. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: ALXN, BG, BLL, BMY, CBE, CELG, CLS, CME, DHR, DO, ECA, EMC, ESI, ESV, F, FITB, FLIR, GR, HBAN, HOT, HSY, IGT, JBLU, KMB, LCC, LLL, MMM, NCR, NEM, NIHD, NOC, NUE, NYT, OMC, ORI, OXY, PLD, PM, PNC, POT, R, RAI, RS, RTN, RX, SIAL, SPNC, T, TIN, TMO, TRA, UNP, UPS, WYE, XRX, ZMH Comment!

• Friday, July 10, 2009

• 10:14 AM Keeping an eye on Black & Decker (BDK +2%). The stock jumped on renewed rumors of a takeover, with Danaher (DHR) being mentioned as a possible suitor. Comment!

• Thursday, April 23, 2009

• 06:55 AM Danaher (DHR): Q1 EPS of $0.72 misses by $0.01. Revenue of $2.63B (-13.2%) vs. $2.67B. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: ABC, ALXN, AN, AVT, BDK, BG, BLL, CBE, CIT, CLS, CME, CNX, COP, CP, DHR, DO, EMC, ESI, ESV, EXC, FITB, GMT, GR, HSY, IGT, IVZ, JNS, LCC, LLL, MAR, MI, NCR, NCX, NIHD, NOV, NUE, OMTR, OXY, PENN, PM, PNC, POT, RCL, RS, RSH, RTN, RX, SCG, SEIC, SIAL, STI, SU, SVU, TCB, TMO, UNP, UPS, ZMH 1 Comment

• Monday, January 26, 2009

• 06:28 AM Danaher (DHR): Q4 EPS of $1.11 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $3.18B (+1.1%) vs. $3.08B. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday's open: CAT, COV, DGX, DHR, ETN, FCX, GWW, HAL, KMB, MCD, SEE, TSN, WFT Comment!

• Thursday, December 11, 2008

• 18:11 PM Danaher (DHR): Sees 2009 EPS of $3.70-$4.10 vs. $4.10 consensus. (PR) Comment!

• Monday, December 8, 2008

• 16:47 PM Danaher (DHR): Sees full-year 2008 EPS of $4.15-4.22 vs $4.31 consensus, citing deteriorating global economic conditions and a stronger dollar. Shares -3.8%. (PR) Comment!

• Tuesday, October 21, 2008

• 08:01 AM At least 80 companies have insiders that have pledged stock as collateral for loans, according to a recent report by InsiderScore.com. Companies with a sizable percentage of outstanding shares pledged as collateral include Campbell Soup (CPB), Danaher (DHR), Fossil (FOSL), Pulte Homes (PHM) and Oracle (ORCL) . [FOTW]
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• Thursday, October 16, 2008

• 06:31 AM Danaher (DHR): Q3 EPS of $1.14 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $3.21B (+17.5%) in-line. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: AMB, APH, BAX, BBT, BGG, BK, C, CAL, CIT, CY, DHR, FCS, HBAN, HOG, HSY, ITW, LUV, MER, NOK, NUE, PH, PNC, PPG, RS, SHW, SPWRA, SWKS, TXT, UTX, WERN, WTNY Comment!

• Thursday, July 17, 2008

• 07:17 AM Danaher (DHR): Q2 EPS of $1.09 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $3.28B vs. consensus of $3.17B. [PR] Comment!