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Barron's "Catch Up" List
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 8:35am | 599The stock market is still climbing a wall of worry greased with lies, according to Barron's. For anyone owning stocks this may come as comforting, however the staggeringly high number of takeover rumors looming may also provide some caution. According to Barron's "September's Standard & Poor...
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Earnings Scheduled For October 4 (MOS, SKY, CMN, SYMS)
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 5:39am | 100Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) is expected to post its FQ1 EPS at $0.73. Skyline Corp (NYSE: SKY) may report its Q1 loss at 0.48 per share. Cantel Medical Corp (NYSE: CMN) is estimated to report its Q4 earnings at $0.25 per share. Syms Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMS) is likely to post its Q2 loss at $0.31...
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Stocks To Watch For October 4 (MOS, C, CMN, SYMS, SKY)
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 4:41am | 179Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) to post its FQ1 EPS at $0.73.MOS' shares gained 0.72% to $59.99 in after-hours trading. Shares of Citigroup (NYSE: C) were among the week's best-performing financial stocks on the S&P...
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How Patty Edwards Went From Journalist To Retail Stock Guru
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 4:23pm | 830In a recent episode of Zing Talk, Benzinga had the opportunity to speak with Patty Edwards, founder of Trutina Financial (Storehouse Partners) and a CNBC contributor. To say that Patty has experience in managing investments would be an understatement, though she has not always had her eye on...
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Market Keeps Chugging Along 10-01-2010
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 3:20pm | 938Cusick's Corner Some readers have told me that I have been posting the same three sentences in the Corner over the past 5 sessions. (Thanks for the insight Dad, and you are right.) The market in general has been defying the odds, just keeps chugging along. What was interesting yesterday was the...
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Puts Purchased on Ross Stores (ROST)
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 2:38pm | 194Shares of Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) are higher on the session by 0.46%, currently trading at $54.91. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past eight weeks, breaking above a key technical downtrend. Options traders are buying protection on the name today. Though action has been...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers (RELL, GYMB, DMAN, ACTG)
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 12:10pm | 194Richardson Electronics Ltd (NASDAQ: RELL) shares moved up 5.05% to $11.03 at 11:49 am. The volume of RELL shares traded was 1721% higher than normal. RELL has agreed to sell its RF, Power and Wireless division to Arrow Electronics Inc (NYSE: ARW) for $210 million in cash. Gymboree Corp (NASDAQ:...
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Mid-Day Market Movers (MEDQ, APP, DEAR, GYMB)
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 10:11am | 138MedQuist Inc (NASDAQ: MEDQ) shares advanced 28.42% to $11.25 at 10:05 am. MEDQ has announced to pay a special dividend of $4.70 per share to its shareholders as of record on October 11. It is likely to pay the dividend on October 15. American Apparel Inc (AMEX: APP) shares surged 18.70% to $1.46....
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7 Reasons To Own AEO
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 9:14am | 135In a recent note, Jefferies gives reasons why investors should own American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO). It recently upgraded AEO on 6/11/2010 and with the stock up 18% since then continues to see meaningful upside. AEO showed with Q2 results that it is serious about removing excess costs and...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (GYMB, CCME, ALKS, ARMH)
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 9:08am | 138Gymboree Corp (NASDAQ: GYMB) rose 22.53% to $50.90 in the pre-market session. According to Wall Street Journal, GYMB is looking at a sale to private equity firms. China MediaExpress Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CCME) added 4.41% to $10.65 in the pre-market session. CCME announced a deal with a media...
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Piper Jaffray Downgrades CBK To Neutral
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 8:47am | 141Piper Jaffray has downgraded Christopher & Banks Corporation (NYSE: CBK) to Neutral based on 2Q earnings that were below estimates. In its research report, Piper Jaffray writes "FQ2 sales below our estimate following poor August results. Same store sales were up 1% in FQ3, below our estimate...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 7:37am | 506Pre-open movers US stock futures moved up, driven by China's solid economic data. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 58 points to 10,781 and S&P 500 futures moved up 6.70 points to 1,143. Nasdaq 100 futures added 13.75 points to 2,009. A Peek Into Global Markets Positive...
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MKM Partners Discusses September Same-Store-Sales (AEO)
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 7:27am | 229MKM Partners discusses September same-store-sales (SSS), saying there could be some disappointments in September, as expectations ran high. It discusses American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO), which it rates at Neutral, with a $14 price target. In the research report, MKM writes, "We think...
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MKM Partners Discusses Back-To-School Shopping (ARO)
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 7:22am | 162MKM Partners discusses the back-to-school shopping season, saying that shopping happened later than usual this year, but that shopping had finished by the last two weeks of September. In the report, MKM covers Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE: ARO). MKM goes on to write, "Teens, like their parents, remain...
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Goldman Sachs Downgrades Limited Brands (LTD)
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 6:56am | 151Goldman Sachs downgraded shares of Limited Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LTD) to Sell with a $24 price target, as it believes 2011 will slow. In the research report, Goldman Sachs writes, "LTD has been executing very well since late last year, capitalizing on key opportunities to maximize its business. While...