UBS Reiterates Buy on General Electric (GE) Following 2Q EPS Beat

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Nasdaq opens at record high after Google results

July 17, 2015 9:59 AM EDT

By Tanya Agrawal

(Reuters) - The Nasdaq composite index opened at a record high on Friday on strong results from Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), while Boeing (NYSE: BA) kept a check on the Dow.

Strong consumer price index data, rebounding housing starts numbers and surging building permits could give the Federal Reserve confidence that inflation will gradually rise toward its 2 percent target.

Google jumped as much as 14.5 percent to a record high of $688.81, a day after its profit beat forecasts for the... More

General Electric (GE) Tops Q2 EPS by 3c

July 17, 2015 6:31 AM EDT

(Updated - July 17, 2015 6:33 AM EDT)

General Electric (NYSE: GE) reported Q2 EPS of $0.31, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $0.28. Revenue for the quarter came in at $32.8 billion versus the consensus estimate of $28.7 billion.

GE had a strong second quarter, with good industrial organic growth and exceptional cash generation. The environment remains one of slow growth and volatility, particularly in growth markets, while the U.S. is gradually improving. Our industrial businesses had... More

Trading Radar for 7/17: General Electric (GE), Comerica (CMA), Honeywell (HON), Progressive (PGR), SunTrust (STI) Report

July 16, 2015 2:45 PM EDT

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for the next trading session:

Before Markets Open:
Economics:
8:30am EDT

CPI - Street sees 0.3%Building Permits - Street sees 1.150MHousing Starts - Street sees 1.120M

Earnings:

Autoliv... More