Notable ETF Movers of the Day 10/17: (XHB) (XME) Higher; (XLK) Lower

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IBM (IBM) Whacked on Q3 Revenue Miss, But Wall Street Stands by Big Blue

October 17, 2012 12:19 PM EDT

Shares of IBM (NYSE: IBM) are down 5 percent Wednesday following third quarter results that met on the bottom-line, but missed on the top-line. After digesting the results, asking questions on the conference call and running the numbers through their models, Wall Street analysts have weighed in.

Goldman Sachs - "IBM reported mixed third quarter results with EPS of $3.62 exceeding our estimate of $3.55 and meeting consensus. Overall revenues of $24.75 billion, however, were light of our forecast of $25.12 billion and consensus of $25.38 billion. Nevertheless, we should see a fairly quick recovery in the... More

Wall Street Digests Intel's (INTC) Q3 Results and is Not Impressed

October 17, 2012 10:58 AM EDT

Share of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) are down 2.7 percent intra-day Wednesday following third quarter results and lackluster guidance after the close. Analysts across Wall Street have digested the results, asked questions on the conference call and are now commenting on the results.

Canaccord Genuity - "We reiterate our HOLD rating on shares of Intel as we expect weak demand for PCs to continue to weigh on margins in the form of depressed factory utilization and product mix. Sell-through of emerging Win8 devices is likely to see mixed results as untested... More

Homebuilders Crank Up Production in September

October 17, 2012 9:06 AM EDT

Homebuilding stocks are on the fly in early trading on Wednesday after reports showed that new-home construction boomed in the September. Building permit rose to 894 thousand, compared to 810 thousand expected, and housing starts rose 872 thousand compared to 770 thousand expected. This was a 15 percent jump and the largest gain since July... More