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Eric Volkman

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Eric Volkman is a contributing Finance and Stock Market Analyst at The Motley Fool, fluent in a range of business topics and familiar with many publicly traded U.S. companies. Prior to The Motley Fool, Eric was an equities analyst at European investment bank Raiffeisen Capital and Investment and a freelance writer focusing mainly on finance topics since 1995. He studied for several years at Susquehanna University. Fun fact: Eric is also a writer and producer for the sketch comedy team Comedy Barbs.

Recent Articles by Eric Volkman

Jan 29, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Hess Misses on Q4 EPS, Sells Utica Acreage

Hess posts a leap in non-adjusted profit because of asset sales. It will book another with the divestment of 74,000 acres in the Utica Shale.

Jan 29, 2014 by Eric Volkman

IDC: Tablet Shipments Grew by 62% in Q4

Tablet shipments continue to rise, but the IT research company warns that growth will slow in the near future.

Jan 28, 2014 by Eric Volkman

RF Micro Devices Meets on Q3 EPS, but Guidance Light

RF Micro Devices improves its bottom line by 71%, but its earnings projections for the current quarter narrowly miss estimates.

Jan 27, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Are Investors in for a Good Ride With This Subprime Lender's IPO?

Santander Consumer USA Holdings makes its debut on the market. Here's a glance at how road-worthy it is.

Jan 24, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Global Payments Makes an Acquisition

Global Payments will pay $420 million to buy PayPros.

Jan 24, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Stanley Black & Decker Beats Slightly on Q4 EPS

Stanley Black & Decker's net drops precipitously, but the results still exceed estimates.

Jan 24, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Cut or Spend? That Was the Question for Banks This Week

JPMorgan gives its CEO a big, fat raise, while Citigroup remains intent on saving money. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo becomes less insured, Bank of America trades up a storm, and smaller banks report quarterly results.

Jan 23, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Mylan Launches Generic Version of Prandin in U.S.

Mylan's American subsidiary is shipping Repaglinide, the generic form of Prandin.

Jan 23, 2014 by Eric Volkman

KeyCorp Beats on Q4 EPS

KeyCorp stock drops despite the financial services group's earnings beat.

Jan 22, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Intuitive Surgical Buys Shape-Sensing Technology From Luna Innovations

Intuitive Surgical will pay $12 million upfront for the Luna Innovations technology, as well as up to an additional $18 million in milestone payments.

Jan 22, 2014 by Eric Volkman

First Solar Launches Construction of Texas Plant

First Solar will own and operate the Pecos County facility.

Jan 21, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Arch Coal Updates on Q4 Operations

Arch Coal's quarter and fiscal year was affected by a pair of negative developments.

Jan 21, 2014 by Eric Volkman

NII Holdings Launches iOS Version of PTT App

NII Holdings makes its PRIP push-to-talk software available for iPhones.

Jan 21, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Banks Will Bask in a Bullish Glow This Week

Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase posted estimates, trouncing results for their respective fourth quarters, and the good buzz that resulted should keep the bulls running over the next few days. Meanwhile, Citigroup will spill the beans on full-year fixed-income performance, and Banco Santander is to float its car-financing arm.

Jan 18, 2014 by Eric Volkman

FDA Approves Affymetrix Post-Natal Test

Affymetrix gets the regulator's assent to market CytoScan Dx Assay.

Jan 17, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Why This Was a Banner Week for Banks

Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, and PNC turn in better-than-expected Q4s despite challenges in the market, while Citigroup licks its wounds.

Jan 16, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Diageo to Pour $49 Million Investment Into Scotch Distillery Clynelish

Diageo's new investment is part of a $1.64 billion initiative to ramp up whisky production.

Jan 16, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Charles Schwab Beats Slightly on Q4 EPS, Revenues

Charles Schwab notches top- and bottom-line increases in both the quarter and for the entirety of fiscal 2013.

Jan 16, 2014 by Eric Volkman

European Union Car Sales Slump for the 6th Straight Year

European Automobile Manufacturers' Association data shows that 2013 new car registrations dropped by 1.7% compared to the previous year.

Jan 15, 2014 by Eric Volkman

Pandora Launches Personalized Station Recommendations on Mobile

Pandora users will be offered up to six recommendations based on the music they play in their app.

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