Filed under: Earnings reports , Google (GOOG) , Microsoft (MSFT) , Yahoo! (YHOO) , Apple Inc (AAPL) , International Business Machines (IBM) , Technology Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT ), a company in the same competitive league as Apple, Inc.

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Market sells Microsoft on Q4 news — warranted or not?

Filed under: After the bell , Major movement , Earnings reports , Forecasts , Bad news , Amazon.com (AMZN) , Market matters , Recession Shares of e-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN ) are selling off sharply this afternoon after disappointing Wall Street with its second quarter numbers. This afternoon’s results shows the company posting a 10% drop in quarterly net profit, as the company was hit by an unfavorable foreign currency translation and legal expenses related to its recent $51 million Toys R Us settlement.

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Amazon sells off sharply on second quarter numbers

Filed under: Other issues , Recession Some Americans are taking dramatic steps to reduce monthly budgets, due to the economic constraints presented by the U.S.’s pronounced recession.

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Some are choosing the summer breeze over the whir of the air conditioner

Filed under: BP p.l.c. ADS (BP) , Stocks to Buy I know: $20 oil beckons, due to weak demand conditions stemming from the U.S./global recessions, and alternate fuel sources are beginning to make their mark. That said, it remains a world fueled by oil

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Look for BP to ride the next oil wave

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Filed under: Forecasts , Financial Crisis The U.S.’s $787 billion stimulus package has come under criticism for being too small, too elongated, and too ineffective, and all are at least partially valid points.

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Stimulus package’s multiplier effect depends on credit availability

Filed under: Major movement , Earnings reports , Good news , Options , Technical Analysis 3M (NYSE: MMM - option chain ) shares are rising today after the company reported a second-quarter profit this morning of $783 million or $1.12 per share . Excluding one-time items, MMM earned $1.20 per share, easily beating analysts’ forecasts of 94 cents per share. If you think that the stock won’t fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on MMM.

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3M (MMM) rises on Q2 earnings

Filed under: Exxon Mobil (XOM) , Options Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM ) closed at $69.99. XOM is expected to report Q2 EPS on July 30. Crude oil futures are recently down .35% to $65.17, according to Bloomberg

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Options Update: Exxon Mobil volatility low into EPS and $65 oil