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Fast Money Picks For September 17th (TGT, WMT, F, CFN, DD)
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 7:05pm | 177On CNBC's Fast Money, Joe Terranova said that he likes Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT). Wal-Mart (WMT) jumped 0.55%, and closed at $53.15, while Target (TGT) added 0.37%. Guy Adami thinks that Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is a buy. Ford (F) spiked 4.80%, after...
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Ford: The Ultimate Turnaround Story (F)
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 3:19pm | 324Shares of Ford (NYSE: F) got a boost last night from CNBC's Jim Cramer, but they certainly didn't need it. Cramer mentioned them as worthy of being a buy candidate, but this is nothing new. Ford's stock has been nothing short of remarkable, since December 2008 when it was under $1 per share....
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Thursday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (F, RIMM, AAPL, C, XRX)
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 11:45am | 156The overall market is trading slightly lower today; currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is off 4.48 points, trading at $1,120. Precious metals are largely higher on the session and the U.S. Dollar weaker. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) 122,342 contracts...
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Top Performing Industries For September 16 (EDMC, EXK, F, UXG)
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 11:35am | 202At 11:19 am, the Dow lost 0.07% to 10,565.85, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.25% to 1,122.29 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.14% to 2,298.07. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Education & Training Services: This industry jumped 2.07%...
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Afternoon Market Update (F, ORCL, RIMM, FDX)
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 11:34am | 210Shares of Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) gained about 5% after Barclays Capital upgraded the company from “equal weight” to “overweight.” Barclays has also lifted the price target from $15 to $16 per share. Analyst Brian Johnson said that the shares have "compelling upside value", as investors keep on...
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Company News for September 16, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 10:15am | 461• FedEx (NYSE: FDX) posted fiscal first quarter earnings one cent below consensus expectations, coming in at $1.20 on a revenue gain of 18.1% to $9.46 billion, above projections of $9.39 billion. The company raised its fiscal 2011 guidance to $4.80-$5.25 • Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) launched its new...
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Two Top Selections for Contrarian Investors
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 10:05am | 909Certain industries or groups, at times, get hit hard providing venturesome contrarian investors opportunities to earn outsized profits. Contrary investors with the courage and conviction to get into automotive and retailing shares at the depth of the Great Recession have made it out like a bandit....
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TechTeam Global Adds Latin American Support for Ford (TEAM, F)
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 9:04am | 104TechTeam Global, Inc. (Nasdaq: TEAM) today announced that its Single Point of Contact IT support services contract with Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has been expanded to include Ford's locations in Latin America. Under the terms of the agreement, TechTeam will provide service desk, desk-side and...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: BP, Ford, Freeport McMoRan, Peabody Energy and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Press Releases
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 7:33am | 2174For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 16, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features:BP (BP), Ford (F), Freeport McMoRan (FCX), Peabody Energy (BTU) and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (CBRL ). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros...
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BP Brand Takes Big Hit Following Spill
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 3:48am | 227BP (NYSE: BP), Europe's second-largest oil company, has seen its brand value take a major hit following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The British oil giant was removed from Interbrand's list of the world's 100 most valuable brands for the first time since the list started 11 years ago. Last year,...
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Industrial Production Up Again - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 4:42pm | 2447Total Industrial Production rose by 0.2% in August, which was a tick less than the 0.3% rise that was expected. It was also slower than the 0.6% rise in July. The July number was revised down from a 1.0% increase, but June was revised to an increase of 0.1% from a decline of 0.1%. Relative to a...
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A moderately bullish play in Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS)
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 3:58pm | 1560Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) shares are modestly lower today – off 20 cents to $31.54 – to underperform the broader market. One investor seems to be jumping on this pullback and may have opened a large bull call spread. The January 30 call has seen 10,000 contracts trade on open interest of 22,...
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How to Profit off the Yen
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 2:03pm | 1452This morning currency traders had their world rocked. Japan's Finance Minister, Yoshihiko Noda, confirmed that Japan had intervened in the currency market to buy dollars in an effort to weaken the rallying yen. A strong yen, which has reached 15-year highs, is crushing Japanese...
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How to Profit off the Yen
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 2:03pm | 1452This morning currency traders had their world rocked. Japan's Finance Minister, Yoshihiko Noda, confirmed that Japan had intervened in the currency market to buy dollars in an effort to weaken the rallying yen. A strong yen, which has reached 15-year highs, is crushing Japanese...
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What's Hot on TheStreet
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 12:17pm | 355Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet 5 NFL Commercials You'll Hate The NFL season is only a week old, but the commercials are already starting to grate on fans. It's early to start complaining, but that's exactly what fans thought at the beginning...