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Bookkeeping: Stopped Out of [Most] Fuel Systems Solutions (FSYS)
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:54pm | 411Well that was quick; I thought I set a quite loose stop down at $41.90 for Fuel Systems Solutions (FSYS) after increasing our position yesterday, but it's already been hit; we were not in our larger allocation for 24 hours. Now that the 50 day moving average has been pierced (intraday) we have to...
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All about the Fast Track Home Loan Modification Program
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 9:53am | 355In American for years now home prices have been very unsustainable. A lot of easy credit has been given and now the market is going through the downturn, which was inevitable. Further, the alarming news is that there are an estimated 1.8 million people who have bought subprime mortgages with...
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Bookkeeping: Adding to Fuel System Solutions on 10% Drop
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:56pm | 604We are going to add a 2.4% exposure to our holding stake (0.1%) of Fuel Systems Solutions (FSYS) on today's 10% drop. The stock actually has fallen all the way to $44 but I just caught it here in the $45.50s on its initial bounce... $43s is its 20 day moving average. As always, there is a risk of...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (SMED, CAGC, SAFM, NANO, CAAS)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 3:15pm | 267Some of the stocks enjoying extraordinary trading and are worth looking at are: Sharps Compliance Corp (NASDAQ: SMED) shares appreciated 7.11% to $11.00. SMED continued to be in demand for the second consecutive day, with share volumes traded in today's session exceeding normal levels by 360%. SMED...
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New 52-Week High Stocks (FDX, APW, WLP, SYY, DAN)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 12:37pm | 195FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) has made a new 52-week high at $90.50 after FedEx Corp. (FDX) boosted its fiscal second-quarter earnings guidance, citing better-than-expected growth in its international priority and ground shipping volumes, along with continued cost-cutting efforts. Currently, AMD is...
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Dividend Aristocrats Index Making Changes (CTAS, BBT, PFE, GE)
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 5:46am | 220The Standard & Poor's Dividend Aristocrats Index should be a place where investors can find some of the best dividend payers around, but the index has inlcuded some dubious members recently. Considering that companies must raise their payouts for at least 25 consecutive years to included, the...
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Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks with Highest 5-Y Earnings Growth Estimate (SMP, ADY, SYUT, CPIX, GVP)
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 9:15am | 193Below are some interesting small-cap stocks that trade on the NYSE and NASDAQ and have the highest 5-year earnings growth estimate. The earnings growth estimate for Standard Motor Products Inc (NYSE: SMP) for the next five years is 222.2%. SMP’s market capitalization is $177.6 million. BB&T...
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Benzinga Volume Movers (CAGC, CAAS, TSTC, BECN, EPAY)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 4:12pm | 211The top five stocks that have seen extraordinary trading today morning are: China Agritech Inc (NASDAQ: CAGC) shares appreciated by 17.36% to $12.91. The volume of CAGC shares traded so far today has been an astounding 525% above the normal level. Although there is no specific news about CAGC, the...
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China Automotive Systems (CAAS) - Now That's a Breakout
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 2:51pm | 527I've had China Automotive Systems (CAAS) on one of my watch lists for about a year, and actually emailed a few people about the great chart roughly 6-7 sessions ago. Yesterday was a serious breakout (look at that volume explosion along with the price), and the party continues today. I mentioned...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (SEED, CAAS, CSGS, IPAR, MKTX)
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 4:21pm | 196Some of the stocks seeing extraordinary trading and worth having a look are: Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED) shares appreciated by 17.36% to $12.91. The volume of SEED shares traded in today's session was 742% higher than normal. SEED shares created a new high in more than two years after...
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Autoliv’s (ALIV) Credit Ratings Upgraded
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 8:05am | 96The credit rating for Autoliv Inc. (NYSE: ALV) is upgraded to “BBB/A-2 with a stable outlook” from “BBB-/A-3 with a stable outlook” by Standard and Poor’s. At the same time Moody’s Investor Service revised their outlook for Autoliv to stable from negative while the credit rating remained P-2. This...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (HPT, SAP, YGE, IPG, CIEN, UNP, ALNY, ALV)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 11:27am | 315Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) declined 2.83% to $18.23 on 323K shares in the morning trading hours after RBC Capital Markets downgraded HPT to Sector Perform from Outperform. The 52 week trading range for HPT is $8.34 - $21.82. So far in 2009, HPT gained over 20%. SAP AG (ADR) (NYSE:...
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Company News for November 19, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 10:27am | 334• Bank of America/Merrill (NYSE:BAC) downgraded a number of semiconductor companies, expecting a modest inventory correction, even as economies improve and demand for electronics rises. Four shares were downgraded to neutral, including Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), Marvel...
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Volume Talks: Hot Stocks on Heavy Volume & Detailed Buy Write Option Trade
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 10:01am | 1787Here is a list of stocks which traded higher Tuesday November 17, 2009 on unusually higher volume. As always, I will keep an eye on these stocks Wednesday to see if there is continued buying pushing the stocks higher. This method is just one of the ways I use to pick stocks to structure...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Losers (ADSK, CNQR, TEN, EMS, DRYS, CRM, EXEL)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 9:35am | 321Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) fell 8% to $24.85 in the pre-market session. Yesterday, it reported Q3 EPS of $0.27; these are 4 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.23. Revenue for the quarter was $417 million Vs $415.33 million consensus. Autodesk sees Q4 EPS of $0.19-$0.24 Vs consensus of...