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Capital One, Flextronics, Google, IBM: U.S. Equity Preview
2012-01-20 09:53:34

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures expiring in March fell less than 0.1 percent to 1,310.20.

Index changes: Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (CLD) will replace Tekelec (TKLC US) in the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index after the close of trading on Jan. 26, S&P said in a statement today. Cloud Peak rose 3.8 percent to $19.85.

American Express Co. (AXP) declined 1.3 percent to $50.29. The biggest credit-card issuer by purchases reported fourth quarter revenue of $7.74 billion, missing the average analyst projection of $7.9 billion, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Profit excluding some items beat analysts’ estimates as card spending reached a record.

Capital One Financial Corp. (COF US) fell 5.1 percent to $46.30. The credit-card issuer seeking approval to purchase ING Groep NV’s U.S. online bank said fourth-quarter profit fell 42 percent as expenses rose.

Flextronics International Ltd. (FLEX) lost 3.3 percent to $6.50. The supplier of cameras and battery chargers for Apple Inc. (AAPL US) said fourth-quarter revenue will be no more than $6.6 billion, falling short of the average analyst projection of $6.8 billion.

Google Inc. (GOOG) plunged 8.9 percent to $582.35. The owner of the world’s most popular Internet search engine reported fourth-quarter revenue and profit that missed analysts’ estimates as an economic slowdown in Europe crimped international sales.

Intel Corp. (INTC) gained 0.2 percent to $25.69. The world’s largest chipmaker predicted first-quarter revenue that may top analysts’ estimates, signaling that the shortage of disk drives that throttled personal computer production may be ending.

Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) rose 2.8 percent to $12.66. KLA-Tencor Corp. (KLAC) advanced 3.1 percent to $52.60.

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) rallied 2.7 percent to $185.31. The world’s biggest computer-services provider forecast 2012 earnings exceeding analysts’ estimates after fourth-quarter profit rose 4.4 percent because of rising software demand.

Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG) fell 3.8 percent to $456.50. The maker of a robotic system to perform surgery said annual growth in its da Vinci surgical procedures slowed to 27 percent in the fourth quarter from 30 percent in the third quarter.

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) gained 2.1 percent to $28.72. The world’s largest software maker reported second-quarter profit that beat estimates, lifted by holiday sales of Xbox machines and Kinect sensors, as well as corporate software demand.

To contact the reporter on this story: Whitney Kisling in New York at wkisling@bloomberg.net;

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Nick Baker at nbaker7@bloomberg.net.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-19/capital-one-flextronics-google-ibm-u-s-equity-preview.html





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