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Deckers Beats Handidly (DECK)
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:06pm | 30Decker Outdoors Inc (NASDAQ: DECK) reports Q2 EPS $0.23 vs consensus of $0.10. Amazon.com Inc reports Q2 revenue $137.1 Million vs consensus of $127.04 Million.
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Options strategies for Mosaic (MOS) following brokerage upgrade
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 8:14am | 1751Friday morning, as traders were focused on Goldman, BP, Google, and Citigroup, JPMorgan took some time to analyze the agricultural sector. The broker upgraded shares of Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) to overweight from neutral and lifted its 12-month price target on the shares to $52 from $45. This represents...
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Mad Money Lightening Round: Jim Cramer Recommends SKX
Monday, July 19, 2010 - 6:26am | 197In his “Mad Money Lightening Round” on Friday, Jim Cramer said that he is bullish on the shoe market. He asked traders to stick with the fundamentals of Skechers (NYSE: SKX). He considers SKX as a good stock which is inexpensive at the moment. SKX moved up 0.52% in after hours, after falling more...
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Bears Grab Control on Heavier Volume 07-16-2010
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 3:12pm | 758Cusick’s Corner The bears grabbed control this expiration Friday. The volume is much higher today, a potential distribution into expiration, plus Gold (GLD -1.90) is getting whacked. This might be more of a technical pullback in the shiny metal but it also has dismissed my hypothesis that we are...
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Piper Jaffray Raises Estimates/Price Target on Crocs (CROX)
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 9:47am | 323Piper Jaffray is out with a brief research report this morning, where it reiterates its Overweight rating on shares of Crocs Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX); it has a $15 price target on the stock. The PJ analysts said, “We are reiterating our Overweight rating and raising our EPS ests following meetings with...
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Deflation Potentially More of a Threat 07-15-2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 3:01pm | 844Cusick’s Corner JPM knocked the ball out of the park with their earnings call, earning $1.09 Q2 as credit and loan delinquencies were down. So one might ask why the market isn’t on a run up after what seems to be good news. One word -- deflation. At 9am ET there was disappointing economic data...
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Bank of America (BAC) option trading strategies for bulls and bears
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 9:25am | 1800Brokerage firm Susquehanna issued a slew of new ratings in the financial sector on Tuesday, with “positive/buy” ratings for some and “neutral” ratings for others. Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) earned a “positive” rating and moved higher on the day (the broad-market rally didn’t hurt matters). The...
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A Couple of Ways to Play Google (GOOG) Earnings
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 12:37pm | 1868While Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is not exactly known for a complete lack of volatility around earnings, its movements have not been all that violent (on a percentage basis). Thursday’s earnings report may be a pivotal one for Google, with the smartphone wars continuing to heat up. The Blackberry, part...
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Iconix Announces Agreement With Sears to License Bongo Brand
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 9:24am | 80Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICON) today announced that it has signed a long-term direct-to-retail license agreement with Sears Holdings (Nasdaq: SHLD) for the Company's junior brand, BONGO. Commencing fall 2010, Bongo apparel and other lifestyle-related categories will be available in Sears...
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Calls Purchased on Skechers USA (SKX)
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 12:17pm | 160Shares of Skechers USA (NYSE: SKX) are higher on the session by 1.53%, currently trading at $37.20. The stock has been falling as of late after a strong nine-month rally. SKX appears to have found support near $35.00, though. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. The August $40.00...
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FedEx (FDX) option trades for bulls and bears
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 8:20am | 1786FedEx (NYSE:FDX) and its close rival United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) have been popular names in the analyst world lately. Thursday, UBS upgraded its ratings on both companies to buy from neutral, noting that the recent pullbacks in both stocks have presented buying opportunities that may be “...
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Stock Market News for June 25, 2010 - Market News
Friday, June 25, 2010 - 9:36am | 416Fears about the financial reform regulation and dour outlook from retailers sent stocks into a tailspin Thursday. With unemployment still at a record high and consumer spending still wishy-washy, retailer’s weak forecasts were reflective of concerns that still weigh on the economy. A couple of...
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Markets Tumble Again, S&P Down For Fourth Day (SPX, DJI, PFE, JPM, BAC, BBBY, NKE)
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 5:16pm | 197Equities slid once again on growing concerns that the economic recovery may be in trouble. Disappointing earnings dragged down consumer-related stocks and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) led the Dow (DJI) down triple digits after saying it would suspend osteoarthritis trials of its pain drug tanezumab. The S...
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2010 Fund Performance Period 6
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 3:54pm | 3836If, after reading the blog content you might have an interest in participation for the mutual fund, please consider reading why this blog exists. [Jan 2008: Reader Pledges Toward Mutual Fund Launch] [May 2008: Frequently Asked Questions] Our story in Barron's [A New Kind of Fund Manager] [...
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Retail Stocks Remained The Biggest Sector Decliner Today, Led By BBBY And NKE
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 2:25pm | 265The US retail sector dropped the most in the broader markets today, led by the lower-than-expected Q2 earnings guidance from Union, New Jersey-based Bed, Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY). Warnings about enhanced cost pressures from Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) also weighed on the sector. Shares of BBBY...