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24 Defensive Stock Plays
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 3:45pm | 288Some of you may be getting a bit nervous about holding on to a lot of high-flying stocks after the rally that we've seen over the past couple of days, and your concerns are warranted - over time the market never goes straight up, and since Wednesday, that is exactly what's happened, with little in...
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Kodak's Product Launch - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 3:30pm | 574Eastman Kodak Company (EK) introduced PYNK Smart Print System at 5,000 CVS/pharmacy stores worldwide. The PYNK Smart Print System will help print photos in a manner so that they exactly fit the frames. It will facilitate in removing problems in the collage photo frame products and will help in...
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Kodak's Product Launch - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 3:12pm | 581Eastman Kodak Company (EK) introduced PYNK Smart Print System at 5,000 CVS/pharmacy stores worldwide. The PYNK Smart Print System will help print photos in a manner so that they exactly fit the frames. It will facilitate in removing problems in the collage photo frame products and will help in...
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Japanese Stocks Surge, End Thursday Trading Up 1.81%
Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 7:24am | 261Most Japanese stocks opened Thursday trading in Tokyo well above the previous day's closing prices and maintained those gains for the entire trading day. The dollar's rise against the Japanese Yen and positive data about the U.S. job market fueled the rise of major Japanese exporters like Sony...
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Afternoon Market Update (GM, DAL, JBLU, GOL, TAM, CPA, HAR)
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 1:05pm | 188Shares of General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) rose about 1.4% after the company reported 11.4% y/y rise in the US sales in November. The company's sales increased to 168,739 vehicles, versus 151,427, in the year-earlier period. Airline stocks rose, along with the wider equity market. The NYSE Arca Airline...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (OPTR, ESS, HAR, LH)
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 10:16am | 163Analysts at Robert W Baird upgrade Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: OPTR) from "neutral" to "outperform." OPTR's shares closed at $9.47 yesterday. Shares of Optimer Pharmaceuticals have fallen by 15.97% so far this year. Essex Property Trust Inc (NYSE: ESS) was upgraded by Janney Capital from "...
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Special Dividends for 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 4:53am | 5182010 may be the last year to have dividends taxed at 15%, and companies are responding by handing out special dividends. So far this year, Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN), Transocean (NYSE: RIG), Hot Topic (NASDAQ: HOTT), Guess (NYSE: GES), etc. have already declared special dividends. With only one month...
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Philips' New MRI System - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 7:30pm | 523Royal Philips Electronics (PHG) unveiled Philips Ingenia, the first-ever digital broadband magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) solution. The Ingenia MR system incorporates, for the first time, digital signal acquisition and processing directly in the RF receive coil nearest to the patient. By...
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Philips' New MRI System - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 2:07pm | 523Royal Philips Electronics (PHG) unveiled Philips Ingenia, the first-ever digital broadband magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) solution. The Ingenia MR system incorporates, for the first time, digital signal acquisition and processing directly in the RF receive coil nearest to the patient. By...
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TIVO Misses, Guides Higher Loss - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 10:03am | 1305A leading provider of advanced television services, TiVo Inc. (TIVO) reported disappointing third quarter fiscal 2011 results. A loss per share of 18 cents was worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 17 cents. Net loss for the quarter came in at $20.6 million as compared with a...
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TIVO Misses, Guides Higher Loss - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 4:21am | 1312A leading provider of advanced television services, TiVo Inc. (TIVO) reported disappointing third quarter fiscal 2011 results. A loss per share of 18 cents was worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 17 cents. Net loss for the quarter came in at $20.6 million as compared with a...
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First Marblehead to Acquire Tuition Management Systems
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 9:44am | 59The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE: FMD) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Tuition Management Systems (TMS) from KeyBank, N.A. Under the terms of the transaction, TMS will be acquired by a wholly owned subsidiary of The First Marblehead Corporation.
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Autodesk Beats Zacks Consensus - Analyst Blog
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 12:33pm | 1254Software design maker, Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) reported third quarter 2011 earnings of 27 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents. However, shares were down $2.06 (5.68%) to $34.20 in after hours trading. Earnings, including stock-based compensation but excluding one-...
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Autodesk Beats Zacks Consensus - Analyst Blog
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 6:50am | 1254Software design maker, Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) reported third quarter 2011 earnings of 27 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2 cents. However, shares were down $2.06 (5.68%) to $34.20 in after hours trading. Earnings, including stock-based compensation but excluding one-...
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Stifel Nicolaus Initiates Coverage on (TIVO, MOT, LOGI, GRMN)
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 11:13am | 74Stifel Nicolaus has initiated coverage on the following companies: TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) with a Hold rating. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) with a Buy rating and $11 price target. Logitech International SA (NASDAQ: LOGI) with a Hold rating. Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) with a Sell rating.