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Earnings Watch For January 17 (C, FRX, MTB, WFC, AMTD)

Financial services giant Citigroup, Inc. (C) is slated to post quarterly results before the market opens. The company is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of $0.49 per share on revenues of $18.54 billion. In the same quarter a year earlier, the company earned $0.40 per share on revenues of $18.37 billion. The shares closed Friday's trade at $30.74. (The stock down about 10% in Q1; MA(50)- $27.74; MA(100)- $27.98; 52-wk H/L $49.60/$21.40)

Prior to opening of the market, Forest Laboratories, Inc. (FRX) is due to report third-quarter results. The pharmaceutical company is expected to report earnings of $1.01 per share versus $1.34 per share a year ago, with revenues estimated at $1.18 billion. On Friday, the company's shares closed regular trade at $30.90. (The stock rose almost 1% in Q1; MA(50)- $29.95; MA(100)- $31.03; 52-wk H/L $40.52/$29.26)

M&T Bank Corp. (MTB) is scheduled to report results for the fourth quarter before the market opens. The company is expected to record a profit of $1.46 per share on revenues of $991.95 million. Last year, the company earned $1.59 per share on revenues of $861.04 million. On the NYSE, MTB closed Friday's session at $82.34. (The stock gained nearly 1% in Q1; MA(50)- $74.02; MA(100)- $73.69; 52-wk H/L $91.05/$66.40)

Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) is expected to post quarterly results. For the fourth quarter, the company is expected to report earnings of $0.72 per share on revenues of $20.08 billion, while in the prior-year quarter, the company posted earnings of $0.61 per share on revenues of $21.49 billion. The shares closed Friday at $29.61. (The stock up about 1% in Q1; MA(50)- $26.37; MA(100)- $25.69; 52-wk H/L $34.25/$22.58)

Brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD) will report results for the first quarter today. The company is expected to earn $0.26 per share, higher than $0.25 per share reported a year earlier, on revenues of $671.47 million. AMTD closed Friday's trade at $16.30. (The stock rose almost 11% in Q1; MA(50)- $16.08; MA(100)- $15.60; 52-wk H/L $22.90/$13.43)

Century Bancorp, Inc. (CNBKA), Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP), Linear Technology Corp. (LLTC), Cree, Inc. (CREE) and Fulton Financial Corp. (FULT) are also expected to report their results today.

by RTTNews Staff Writer

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