Filed under: Earnings reports , Coach Inc (COH) , Corning Inc (GLW) , Alcatel-LucentADS (ALU) , Valero Energy (VLO) , Level 3 Communications (LVLT) , Goodyear Tire and Rubber (GT) , Taser Intl Inc (TASR) , Visa Inc. (V) , Waste Management Inc.

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Earnings highlights: Coach, Corning, Goodyear, Visa, Waste Management …

Filed under: Forecasts , Employees , Federal Reserve , Recession The new $7.25 federal minimum wage took effect this week, and with it came concerns — not unreasonably — that the new rate risks increasing inflation in the United States. A second side-effect concerns the higher cost it will impose on businesses, particularly small ones, in a recession, typically during a time of lower revenue/sales: it’s a prescription that could squeeze selected business model bottom lines. Continue reading Will the new $7.25 federal minimum wage boost U.S

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Will the new $7.25 federal minimum wage boost U.S. GDP?

Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT) , Sony Corp ADR (SNE) , Technology , Nintendo (NTDOY) Well, it had to happen sometime. Nothing lasts forever, right?

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Nintendo and the Wii have tough quarter — should investors stay away?

Filed under: Earnings reports , Ford Motor (F) , Stocks to Buy Ford (NYSE: F ) is the most fiscally-sound U.S. automaker, and the company also managed to post better-than-expected earnings, despite a very rough economic climate for car manufacturers.

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Bellwether stock #5: Ford (F)

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Filed under: Market matters , Economic data , Personal finance , Recession What happened to the economy in the second quarter? While the numbers show that the contraction in GDP was only 1% , it nevertheless was a negative number. Here is a breakdown of some key numbers: GDP fell 1% in the second quarter after falling 6.4% in the previous quarter

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GDP falls 1% in second quarter — where is the growth?

Filed under: Earnings reports , duPont(E.I.)deNemours (DD) , Stocks to Sell Excluding a 15-cent-per-share hit from restructuring charges, chemicals giant DuPont (NYSE: DD ), yet another Dow component, said it would have earned 61 cents per share. That number bested consensus estimates for a 53-cent per share profit, but once again, the top-line number is cause for concern.

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Bellwether stock #4: DuPont (DD)

Filed under: Earnings reports , Sony Corp ADR (SNE) , Eastman Kodak (EK) So, when you look at the second-quarter press release from Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK ), you notice something right off the bat. Part of the headline reads as follows: “Kodak Reports 2nd-Quarter 2009 Results, Reflecting Global Economic Realities.” I don’t think a shareholder can feel too encouraged after mentally processing the implied image that the results are like a mirror being held up to the ugly face of the recession, do you? I didn’t think so

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Eastman Kodak misses in Q2 — surprised?

Filed under: Earnings reports , Coca-Cola (KO) The world’s largest soft-drink maker, Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ), also is a Dow component. Like so many of the companies in the Dow, Coca-Cola has managed to beat its bottom-line earnings number. Profits for the recent quarter came in at 92 cents per share, topping analysts’ forecast of 89 cents per share

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Bellwether stock #3: Coca-Cola (KO)

Filed under: Earnings reports , Caterpillar (CAT) , Stocks to Sell Construction manufacturer and Dow component Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT ) reported earnings of 72 cents per share, well ahead of expectations of a 22-cent per share profit. Top-line revenue came in at $7.25 billion, which is a lot of money. Unfortunately, it was nearly a billion-and-a-half dollars below expectations of $8.86 billion.

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Bellwether stock #2: Caterpillar (CAT)