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Company News for July 8, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 9:42am | 156• Reports said BP (NYSE:BP) is working on a plan to cap the spill as early as July 27, but noted it could be "unlikely" • Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) plans to cut 3,800 jobs and close its subprime unit • MasterCard (NYSE:MA) reported June luxury purchases fell for the first time since last November • ...
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Benzinga's After Hours Decliners (HOLX, LBTYA, ESI)
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 6:19pm | 125Among the names that are moving lower in the after hours trading session on Wednesday are Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLX), Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA), and ITT Educational Services (NYSE: ESI). Hologic (HOLX) has shed 3.26% to $13.56 in the late trading session, after gaining 3.24% during regular...
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SIRI Jumps After Reporting A Rise In Q2 Net Subscribers
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 12:03pm | 105Shares of Sirius SM Radio Inc (NASDAQ: SIRI) advanced after the company reported a huge increase in its Q2 net subscribers from a year-ago period. The New York-based company reported an addition of 583,249 net subscribers in the second quarter, as compared to a loss of 185,999 customers in the year...
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Benzinga's After Hours Decliners (CMCSA, MSFT, ORCL)
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 6:27pm | 146Among the stocks that are moving lower in the after hours trading session are Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL). Comcast (CMCSA) has lost 1.91% on heavy volume according to Nasdaq.com. The shares finished the regular trading session 1.95% higher at...
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Options Action: A Bullish Trade On Comcast Corporation (CMCSA)
Saturday, July 3, 2010 - 9:48am | 240On CNBC's Options Action, Carter Worth analyzed Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) from a technical standpoint. He said that Comcast's (CMCSA) relative strength is impressive. It is up 4% for the year, while S&P 500 is down 8%. People are selling a lot of things, but they are not selling...
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Market Roundup (GOOG, CMCSA, GE)
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 3:16pm | 267Consumer bankruptcy filings in the US rose to 770,117 in the first half of 2010, reflecting 14% year/year growth, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). ABI said, “Years of rising consumer debt and low savings rates” are driving totals close to the record levels achieved in 2005. The...
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TiVo in Partnership with ONO - Analyst Blog
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 11:57am | 1071A leading provider of television services for personal video recorders, TiVo Inc. (TIVO) announced a partnership with ONO, the largest cable operator and a premier provider of broadband communication and entertainment services in Spain. This strategic agreement will enable ONO to use TiVo’s next...
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Calls Purchased on Dish Network (DISH)
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 12:45pm | 130Shares of Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) are higher on the session by 0.44%, currently trading at $18.23. The stock has been trading lower over the past month and is now nearing support around $18.00. Options traders are betting that the level holds and are buying calls. The July $19.00 call...
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Protection Purchased on Discovery Communications (DISCK)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 1:34pm | 144Shares of Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCK) are lower on the session by 4.92%, currently trading at $31.13. The stock has been trading higher over the past six months, but has had trouble around the $33.00 level. Options traders are buying protection on the name today. 1,005 puts have been...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (AMLN, OVTI, DISCK, AVAV)
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 1:30pm | 156Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AMLN) shares soared 2.33% to $19.76 at 11:12 am. The volume of AMLN shares traded was 272% higher than normal. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets upgraded AMLN from “underpeform” to “market perform.” OmniVision Technologies Inc (NASADAQ: OVTI) shares gained 6.59% to...
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June 28, 2010: 11 Service Sector Micro-Cap Growth Ideas
Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 7:09pm | 378Investors regularly need fresh ideas to explore. I ran a screen on micro-cap stocks with company values in the $100-300m range within the service sector. These stocks beat the S&P 500 average by 20% or more over the past 52 weeks. All stocks were rated a SmartConsensus Buy. The list should be...
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Shorts In Control 06-24-2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 3:57pm | 769Cusick’s Corner The shorts continue to be in control into the Midday and now entering into the After Hours. The economic news this morning just showed that while things are not on a vertical trajectory, there is some life in the consumer and business. Not enough for the market to take off to the...
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Call Buyers Target CBS Corp. (CBS)
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 2:39pm | 140Shares of CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) are higher on the session by 0.28%, currently trading at $14.41. The stock has been drifting largely sideways for the past six months, struggling to hold onto the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today, betting that shares could...
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Upside Purchased on Comcast Corp (CMCSK)
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 1:24pm | 101Shares of Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSK) are lower on the session by 0.35%, currently trading at $17.21. The stock has been staging a comeback after a sharp sell off in May. Options traders are buying calls today as well. The July $18.00 call was purchased, on or near the offer, 3,000 times this...
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Puts Sold on Sirius XM Radio (SIRI)
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 12:25pm | 139Shares of Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) are lower on the session by 0.93%, currently trading at $1.07. The stock has been gyrating around the $1.00 level for the past two months, which is also the 50-day moving average. Options traders are selling puts on the name once again. Today, the...