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Dish Network Gets A Buy Rating (DISH,DTV, TWC, CVC, MCCC)
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 11:07am | 169Equity research firm Hudson Square Research has issued a report covering the Cable & Satellite Services sector. The report states that the sector valuation is likely to remain under pressure due to an increase in content cost and the slowdown in subscriber growth metrics. In the past, cable...
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Sirius XM’s Key to Profits in 2010 Takes Giant Step Forward By Reversing Retail Radio Market
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 8:44am | 363By Relmor Demitrius Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) reported today that it had added 171,000 subscribers in Q1 of 2010. This is huge news for Sirius XM. Not just because they added 171,000 subs versus losing approximately 400,000 subscribers in Q1 of 2009. It means that due to basic math we know...
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Top 5 Large-Cap NASDAQ Stocks With Highest Dividend Yield (PAYX, ADP, INTC, CMCSA, AMAT)
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 5:36am | 169Below are the top large-cap stocks in the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Paychex Inc (NASDAQ: PAYX) has a dividend yield of 4. PAYX’s shares have risen by 17.02% over the past 52 weeks, as compared to a 42.28% gain in the S&P 500. Automatic Data Processing, Inc (NASDAQ: ADP) has a dividend...
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Sirius Chart Banging Its Head On The $1.00 Mark (NASDAQ:SIRI)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 10:28am | 575By: Gino Lattarulo - In a previous article I gave the opinion that Sirius XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) was not too far from consistently remaining above the $ 1.00 mark. I still believe this for a number of reasons: The most important reason is that auto sales are on the rise. Recent data...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (CMI, BJ, DISH, LINC, WSM)
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 9:41am | 169Cummins Inc (NYSE: CMI) was upgraded by UBS from “neutral” to “buy.” CMI shares gained 0.49% to $65.03. CMI’s quarterly earnings growth is 521.26% y/y. Credit Suisse upgraded BJ's Wholesale Club Inc (NYSE: BJ) from “underperform” to “neutral.” BJ’s stock has risen by only 11.39% over the past year...
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Stocks To Watch On April 9 (LCC, UAUA, STZ, BTH, SJR)
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 6:05am | 199Some of the stocks that might be worth watching today are: Merger rumors of airlines US Airways (NYSE: LCC) and UAL (NASDAQ: UAUA) had powered trading the previous day. While LCC’s stock jumped 10.70%, UAUA was up 6.75% in yesterday’s trading. Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) is set to report its...
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The Dawn of a New Media Era as Defined by Liberty’s John Malone and Sirius XM’s Mel Karmazin
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 8:44am | 967By Rick King - Every few generations our culture finds new ways to define itself. Usually there is no stronger indicator of culture’s shifting winds than the music a generation listens to. The method in which a generation listens to its music defines it as well. Is it possible we are in the midst...
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Top Performing Industries For April 6 (SALM, GRZ, EXK, TLVT)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 3:16pm | 200At 2:14 p.m ET., Dow lost 34.38, or 0.31%, to 10,935.61, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 2.72, or 0.23%. The Nasdaq composite index added 0.34, or 0.01%. The industries that are driving the market today are: Broadcasting - Radio: The top gainer of the day, this industry added...
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Stocks That Have Crossed 52-Week Highs (FFHS, FKFS, GNET, HFBC, LCAPB)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 3:06pm | 206First Franklin Corporation (NASDAQ: FFHS) crossed its earlier 52-week high of $9.47 and created a new 52-week high of $9.50, up 1.77%. FFHS has been threatened by Lenox Wealth Management Inc of legal action, if it refuses to cooperate with requests for company records. First Keystone Financial (...
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Markets Expected To Open Lower (MEE, NVDA, TWC)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 9:19am | 140Equity markets are likely to open lower today as concerns over Greece’s debt crisis mount. S&P 500 futures were down 4.6 points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures and the Nasdaq 100 futures were down 31 points and 5.75 points, respectively. Knight Equity Markets’ managing director...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Services Sector With The Highest ROE (BSY, SB, ARB, WU, IHG)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 8:02am | 164Below are the top 5 services stocks in terms of return on equity. The return on equity for British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (NYSE: BSY) is 677.67%. BSY’s quarterly earnings growth stands at 37.60% y/y. The return on equity for Safe Bulkers Inc (NYSE: SB) is 536.4%. The trailing-twelve-month...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Third Week of April 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 12:12am | 673Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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Sirius XM Investors May Line Up to Sue Sirius XM If Liberty Gets Another Sweet Deal
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 2:07pm | 3136By Relmor Demitrius Sirius XM investors can argue about what happened in February of 2009 till they are blue in the face. One investor screams about Charles Ergen while another might explain to another about the evil nature of the banking system. Others yell for Mel Karmazin’s head (CEO of Sirius...
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Barron’s; Time Warner Cable Gets An “Outperformer” Rating (TWC)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 7:28am | 89Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is scheduled to report its first quarter results on April 29. According to equity research firm Barrington Research, Time Warner Cable is expected to announce diluted earnings-per-share of 73 cents. The media company is likely to report $4.56 billion in revenue....
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Analyzing Alcoa (AA) Options Strategies Ahead of Earnings Reports: Bull Put Spread and a Short Iron Condor
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 4:07pm | 1940Deutsche Bank downgraded Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) to “hold” from “buy,” this morning, citing higher energy prices and increased costs. Deutsche additionally trimmed its 2011 profit outlook to $1.51 per share from $2.08 and lowered its 12-month price target to $18 from $25 (note that this still...