AXA’s (ADR) (AXAHY) full-year results capped off a record year for the firm. Fueled by a 12% increase in operating earnings from the company’s property and casualty insurance business, which benefited from higher volume and investment income, AXA’s operating earnings for the full year 2013 increased 12% from last year’s level to EUR 4.6 billion. Operating trends continued to improve, with the company’s combined ratio declining … Continue reading AXA (ADR) (AXAHY) Caps Strong Year with Impressive Quarterly Results

Shares of Cardica (NASDAQ:CRDC) climbed in Thursday’s pre-market session, after the developer of endoscopic microcutter products said it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 white cartridge and for an additional plastic material contained within the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 blue cartridge for use in medium-thickness tissue. The 510(k) clearance for the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 white cartridge is … Continue reading Stocks on the Move: Cardica (NASDAQ:CRDC), Salix Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:SLXP), Chico’s FAS (NYSE:CHS), Dynegy (NYSE:DYN)

Specialty foundry company Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM) reports non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.34 for Q4 2013, up sequentially from $0.22 in Q3 2013. Two analysts surveyed by Capital IQ called for non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.29. Revenue was down 2% from Q3 2013 to $134.6 million, falling short of the $140 million Capital IQ consensus. For Q1 2014, the company estimates revenues to be between … Continue reading Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TSEM) Tops Street Forecasts; NYSE:TSL, NYSE:DE, NYSE:KSS