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Wednesday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders (C, AAPL, BAC, F, OREX)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 12:16pm | 121The market is battling around the unchanged level this morning; it is unclear whether the Santa Claus rally continues or if the bears will gain control. Currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is trading at $1,223.62, off by 0.13 points. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Citigroup (...
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Ford Out with 4 New Taiwan Models - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 9:15pm | 432Ford Motor Co. (F) has revealed that it will introduce four models in Taiwan in the next 3 to 4 years as a part of its expansion plan in the Asia-Pacific region. The company has been operating in Taiwan since 1986. In the first 11 months of 2010, it sold 31,530 vehicles in the country, up 27%...
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Ford Out with 4 New Taiwan Models - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 6:46pm | 432Ford Motor Co. (F) has revealed that it will introduce four models in Taiwan in the next 3 to 4 years as a part of its expansion plan in the Asia-Pacific region. The company has been operating in Taiwan since 1986. In the first 11 months of 2010, it sold 31,530 vehicles in the country, up 27%...
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Doug Kass Says AIG May Be Next
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 12:54pm | 81Doug Kass of Seabreeze Partners tweeted that with Citigroup (NYSE: C) and General Motors (NYSE: GM) no longer being completely under government control, AIG (NYSE: AIG) will be the next company to have its stake sold to the public. Shares of AIG are up 34 cents to $43.94, a gain of 0.8%.
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Top Performing Industries For December 7 (CRH, SMS, WGO, RURL)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 11:15am | 180At 10:11 am, the Dow gained 0.57% to 11,427.09, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.56% to 1,229.92 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.54% to 2,608.84. The industries that are driving the market today are: Cement: This industry jumped 2.44% by 10:11 am. The top stock within...
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AutoNation Sales Up 16% - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 1:13pm | 790AutoNation Inc. (AN) sold 15,511 retail new vehicles in November, a 16% rise from the year-ago level. The sales growth was higher than 12% increase in sales in the U.S. auto industry, excluding sales to fleet buyers including rental car companies. Sales of the Domestic brands, which comprise...
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AutoNation Sales Up 16% - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 12:05pm | 790AutoNation Inc. (AN) sold 15,511 retail new vehicles in November, a 16% rise from the year-ago level. The sales growth was higher than 12% increase in sales in the U.S. auto industry, excluding sales to fleet buyers including rental car companies. Sales of the Domestic brands, which comprise...
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Ford's Rising Sales in China Top U.S. - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 11:30am | 627Ford Motor Co. (F) has revealed that its sales in China grew 35% during November, surpassing its 24.3% sales growth in the U.S. The automaker sold 56,829 vehicles during the month in China compared with 147,338 vehicles in the U.S. Meanwhile, Ford's sales soared 39% to 525,100 vehicles in the...
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Ford's Rising Sales in China Top U.S. - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 11:03am | 627Ford Motor Co. (F) has revealed that its sales in China grew 35% during November, surpassing its 24.3% sales growth in the U.S. The automaker sold 56,829 vehicles during the month in China compared with 147,338 vehicles in the U.S. Meanwhile, Ford's sales soared 39% to 525,100 vehicles in the...
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Top Home Run Ideas in Three Out of Favor Groups
Sunday, December 5, 2010 - 2:11pm | 953'The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy.' Sir John Templeton Investors who had the courage to bet big on automotive and retailing shares at the depth of the Great Recession have reaped rich rewards. While bundled products like Fidelity Select Automotive (FSAVX) and SPDR Retail (XRT)...
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Zings Of The Day (GS, GOOG, GM)
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 4:54pm | 151Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) may be nearing the sale of its Litton Loan Servicing unit. The move may be seen as a goodwill of gesture in an effort to earn back some public respect. That's what happens when you do God's work Lloyd. Google (NASDQ: GOOG) signed a deal to buy a New York City office...
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Treasury Gets $1.8B from GM - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 3:03pm | 500The Treasury Department of U.S. announced that it has received $1.8 billion as bankers, handling the initial public offering (IPO) of General Motors (GM), have exercised options to purchase an additional 53.8 million shares of its stock. Last week, the Treasury received $11.7 billion from the...
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Treasury Gets $1.8B from GM - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 2:06pm | 500The Treasury Department of U.S. announced that it has received $1.8 billion as bankers, handling the initial public offering (IPO) of General Motors (GM), have exercised options to purchase an additional 53.8 million shares of its stock. Last week, the Treasury received $11.7 billion from the...
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Friday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (BAC, C, AAPL, CSCO, F)
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 12:39pm | 113In light of a worse than expected jobs report, the market is holding its own this morning. Currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is trading at 1,219.27, off by just 2.30 points. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 103,608 contracts, 80.5% calls, 19.5% puts...
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Taxpayers Receive Additional $1.8 Billion in Proceeds from GM IPO
Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 4:43pm | 194The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it today received $1.8 billion in additional net proceeds from General Motors' (NYSE: GM) initial public offering, bringing overall net proceeds for taxpayers from the GM IPO to $13.5 billion. On November 23, Treasury received $11.7 billion in net...