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...very similar to the second quarter, with most firms beating expectations while the top and bottom lines [i.e., revenues and profits] are still lower than a year ago," says Dirk Van Dijk, chief equity strategist for Zacks Investment Research. Overall, Zacks' analyst surveys suggest that earnings for the S&P 500 will be down 23.8% from last year's third quarter...
...from a loss to a profit isn't truly a percentage improvement. "When you cross over zero, comparisons get weird," says Van Dijk. Even so, the financial group's turnaround - it should log $15 billion or more in fourth-quarter profit - will give a strong boost to the S&P 500 composite earnings. The S&P will also be boosted by a famous departure: "GM was losing billions last year, but it's no longer in the S&P," observes Van Dijk...
...Cambridge is a joint initiative of the Cambridge Women’s Commission and the Cambridge Public Health Department. According to Kimberly P. Sansoucy, the executive director of the Women’s Commission, the program was adapted from materials created by a national organization, Salons Against Domestic Violence...
...Staff writer Eric P. Newcomer can be reached newcomer@fas.harvard.edu...
...annoying to some extent because people are getting [diplomas] without going through the Harvard experience,” said Ross P. Ford ’12. “But, at the same time, it’s kind of shocking and funny because it’s not what you would immediately expect from a Russian gang...