TXU hikes dividend, increases earnings outlook
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DALLAS (CBS.MW) - Shares of TXU surged as much as 15 percent Monday after announcing it more than tripled its dividend payout from the prior quarter, increased its 2004 and 2005 earnings forecasts, and set a 50 million stock repurchase program.
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The commercial bank says it will restate earnings upward.
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Stocks rose on Friday after Ford Motor Co. raised its earnings forecasts, but wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. held back gains on the Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce pretax income.
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Sock index futures rose on Tuesday after news of a proposed acquisition of a health-care company, while bond yields held steady, giving investors a break from interest-rate worries.
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Tyco International (TYC:NYSE - news - research) Thursday reaffirmed guidance and said its board had approved a dividend increase. The Bermuda-based conglomerate said the quarterly dividend will increase to
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The chip maker Texas Instruments said Friday that it had expanded its share buyback program by $5 billion, or about 10 percent of its market capitalization, sending shares up.
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The company said quarterly profit would be higher than analystsâ estimates and it raised its full-year outlook as exchange rates and price and volume increases offset high commodity costs.
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Electricity producer TXU Corp. on Monday backed its yearly guidance and said it completed its accelerated program to buy back 52.5 million shares of its outstanding common stock at $64.57 per share.
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The retailer reports strong earnings and lifts its outlook.
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Texas Instruments Inc. authorized a $1 billion stock repurchase and increased its quarterly dividend to 2.5 cents from 2.125 cents.
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The company's upcoming earnings increases aren't exactly the stuff of investment dreams.
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Stock futures rose on Thursday, suggesting stocks may extend gains from the previous session, as retail stores including Costco Wholesale Corp.  and JoS. A. Bank Clothiers  reported strong November sales
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U.S. stocks ended higher for a second  session in a row on Wednesday, lifted by  better-than-expected  earnings from companies including Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N and a drop in crude oil prices.
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A quarter goes a long way toward pushing up shares.
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update Earnings per share rise compared with a year ago, but company misses analysts' expectations by a long shot.
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U.S. stocks rose on Monday, with  investors betting on good earnings news as the fourth-quarter  reporting season kicks off, while a hike in crude to around $47  a barrel boosted oil company shares.
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Men's Wearhouse Inc. on Wednesday raised its quarterly dividend by a penny to 6 cents per share and posted higher quarterly net income thanks to an extra week in the quarter, compared with a year earlier and a tax-related gain.