Large Caps in Focus: Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NASDAQ:GT), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY), Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (NYSE:DNB)

Shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NASDAQ:GT) are nudging higher in Friday’s evening trade as the company declares the final quarterly dividend on the company’s 5.875% mandatory convertible preferred stock, which is subject to mandatory conversion into shares of Goodyear (NASDAQ:GT) common stock on April 1, 2014. The tire company’s dividend of $0.73 per share…

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Landstar (NASDAQ:LSTR) Provides Encouraging Guidance

In an analyst note published by Matthew Young at Morningstar, he broke down Landstar System Inc’s (NASDAQ:LSTR) encouraging management guidance update.  Management expects Q1 revenues in the $640-690 million range, within the Street consensus of $.59. Some of the other note highlights are included below: Landstar provided an encouraging mid-first-quarter guidance update–freight demand continues to…

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Stocks Moving Pre-Market: xG Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:XGTI), Recon Technology (NASDAQ:RCON), Core-Mark Holding (NASDAQ:CORE)

xG Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:XGTI), a developer of wireless communications and spectrum sharing technologies, has been awarded a U.S. Patent for cognitive radio that will enable high-performance spectrum sharing. This patent, “Measurement Coordination for Dynamic Spectrum Access Measurements in a Time Division Duplex System”, is an important part of xG Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:XGTI)’s Dynamic Spectrum Access…

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inContact Post In Line Q3 Results

Last night, inContact (SAAS) delivered 3Q results that matched consensus estimates for total revenue, software revenue and GAAP EPS. Interestingly, customer utilization rebounded nicely from the prior quarter and bookings growth of 35% came in stronger than expected driven by solid field sales execution and accelerating partner activity. All in all, the 3Q earnings report…

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QAD, Inc. Posts Positive Quarter Against a Tough Climate

QAD reported a respectable quarter last night, delivering in line total revenue and GAAP EPS above estimates. However, management maintained guidance in its seasonally strong F4Q, implying a slight fade in expectations. Importantly, the company continues to notch deals for its on-demand business, particularly from existing on-demand customers rolling out the solution to new sites…

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