Market Currents

• Tuesday, December 22, 2009

• 11:16 AM Downgrades from S&P for five mortgage insurers, bringing two of them to the brink of junk. The firm had put seven insurers on downgrade watch in October. Lowered today: Old Republic International (ORI), Radian Group (RDN), Genworth Financial (GNW), PMI Group (PMI) and United Guaranty Residential Insurance. 1 Comment

• Thursday, October 22, 2009

• 09:14 AM Old Republic International (ORI): Q3 EPS of -$0.283 misses by $0.11. Revenue of $959M (+2.4%) vs. $910M. (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!

• Thursday, July 23, 2009

• 09:26 AM Old Republic International (ORI): Q2 EPS of -$0.21 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $912M (-2.7%) vs. $884M. (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!

• Thursday, January 22, 2009

• 09:10 AM Old Republic International (ORI): Q4 EPS of -$0.54 misses by $0.29. Revenue of $899.7M (-10.5%) vs. $939.3M. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: ABC, AUO, AVT, BAX, BBT, BEN, CIT, CMA, CY, EAT, ESI, EXC, FITB, HBAN, IGT, JNS, KEY, LMT, LUV, MTB, NITE, NOC, NOK, ORI, POT, SHW, STI, TCB, TSM, UNH, UNP, UST Comment!

• Friday, October 31, 2008

• 10:58 AM Mortgage insurers (AIG, GNW, MTG, PMI, ORI) saw defaults rise in September, MICA says. Almost 77K mortgages went into default during the month, up from August's 73K. Comment!

• Thursday, October 23, 2008

• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: AAI, ALK, ALXN, AMTD, AUO, AVT, BC, BEN, BG, BMY, CBE, CCE, CELG, CNX, DO, DOW, ECA, ECL, ELN, EME, EPD, EQT, ESI, ESV, F, FLIR, GR, HOT, JBLU, JCI, JNS, LCC, LH, LLL, LLY, LTM, LVLT, MO, NIHD, NOV, NYT, ORI, PCZ, PDS, PLD, POT, RGC, RHD, RSH, RTN, RX, SO, STI, TMO, TRA, UNP, UPS, XEL, XRX, ZMH Comment!

• Thursday, July 24, 2008

• 10:16 AM Old Republic International (ORI): Q2 EPS of -$0.22 misses by $0.17. Revenue of $937M vs. $992M. Shares -3.5%. [PR] Comment!
• 00:03 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open II: LEE, LH, LLL, LLY, LUV, LVLT, MHS, MMM, MNI, MWV, NCC, NEM, ORI, OXY, PCZ, PENN, PLD, POT, REDF, RGC, ROH, RSH, RTN, SI, SII, SNA, SNV, SU, TASR, TMO, TRA, TRAD, TSCM, UNP, UST, XRX Comment!