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Goldman’s Reversal on Commodities in 2009 Caps a Bipolar Year; Caterpillar Cut to Sell (CAT)

Goldman has gone from from permabull (remember the $200 oil “super-spike” call from May?) to permabear in less than one year’s time. Earlier this year the call was for an average spot price for crude between $110-$120 through 2011; today the 2009 average spot was pegged at $45. In conjunction, Goldman is slashing estimates for [...]

FedEx, Texas Instruments - Two Warnings, Two Very Different Results (FDX, TXN)

It’s just been raining guidance the past few days. Some companies are dropping it altogether, a few are reaffirming prior cuts, and many more are taking an axe to Q4 and 2009 estimates.
Two particularly noteworthy guidance changes came out after the bell Monday, as FedEx (FDX) and Texas Instruments (TXN) both set new (read: tentative) [...]

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Earnings Preview - Caterpillar Could Really Deliver (CAT)

The global construction, engine, & infrastructure giant reports earnings before the bell on Tuesday, and judging from the stock’s activity last week, investors are expecting a blowup. Caterpillar was one of the few industrial stocks unable to make a discernable bottom over the past 7 sessions, trading lower all the way into the close on [...]