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Stocks To Watch For December 29
Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 2:57am | 200Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) announced its plans to cut its quarterly finished phosphate production by around 10%. Mosaic shares fell 1.87% to $49.35 in after-hours trading. Leggett & Platt Inc (NYSE: LEG) projects weaker-than-...
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Leggett & Platt to Acquire Western Pneumatic Tube for $188M
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 4:08pm | 210Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Western Pneumatic Tube Holding, LLC, a leading provider to the aerospace industry of integral components for critical aircraft systems. The transaction is structured as a cash purchase at an...
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Afternoon Movers; All Sectors Higher
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 3:57pm | 133Magma Design Automation (NASDAQ: LAVA) +25.2% after news that it will be acquired by Synopsys La-Z-Boy Inc (NYSE: LZB) +17.2% on positive Q2 earnings Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) +16.3% after announcing a network-sharing agreement with Sprint valued at $1.6B Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL) -31.2% after...
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Benzinga's Earnings Movers
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 4:54pm | 178A number of companies released their quarterly earnings results on Wednesday after the closing bell. Among them were Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPR), Aeropostale (NYSE: AEO), Coldwater Creek (NASDAQ: CWTR), Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR), Gordmans Stores (NASDAQ: GMAN), Guess? (NYSE: GES), Krispy Kreme (NYSE...
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Where Do Fanboys Come From?
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - 1:09pm | 1071Do they grow on trees? Did they come from another planet? Is there a secret lab in South America that builds them from scratch? No one knows for sure. But after encountering dozens of these creatures myself, I figured it was time to investigate. Let's start by taking a closer look at the four...
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Notable Put Options Activity in Leggett & Platt
Friday, October 28, 2011 - 11:32am | 102Shares of Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) are lower on the session by 6.83%, currently trading at $21.96. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the...
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Notable Put Options Activity in Mohawk Industries
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 10:44am | 95Shares of Mohawk Industries (NYSE: MHK) are higher on the session by 0.67%, currently trading at $49.74. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently testing the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 9:19am | 125NuPathe Inc (NASDAQ: PATH) shares lost 45.42% to create a new 52-week low of $2.21. The US Food & Drug Administration rejected NuPathe's experimental migraine patch. Atlantic Coast Federal Corporation (NASDAQ: ACFC) shares fell 11.31% to touch a new 52-week low of $2.43. ACFC's trailing-twelve...
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Bernie Madoff Tells Fox Business Network He's A Victim Of Wall Street
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 8:36am | 1044During a six-week long interview process, convicted Ponzi scheme architect Bernie Madoff discussed his crime, insider trading on Wall Street, life in prison and his family relations with FOX Business Network's (FBN) Charlie Gasparino. Madoff states that insider trading “goes on at every major firm'...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market Gainers
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 6:56am | 106Avago Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: AVGO) soared 6.19% to $31.07 in the pre-market trading. AVGO reported better-than-expected quarterly profit. La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) rose 4.85% to $8.00 in the pre-market session. LZB reported a 6.4% rise in its Q1 revenue. Whole Foods Market Inc (NASDAQ...
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US Stock Futures Down As Investors Await Economic Data
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 5:25am | 408US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting data on demand for durable goods. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 78 points to 11,063.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 7.80 points to 1,150.80. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 13.00 points to 2,111.00. US stocks...
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Stocks To Watch For August 24
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 2:57am | 211Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) to report its Q2 EPS at $0.11 on revenue of $650.78 million. AEO shares fell 0.17% to $11.60 in after-hours trading. Avago Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: AVGO) reported better-than-...
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La-Z-Boy Craters on Q1 Earnings Miss
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 3:30pm | 198Shares of La-Z-Boy (NYSE: LZB) are trading lower in the after-hours following the release of the company's Q1 earnings results. Currently, shares are lower by 8.26%, trading at $7.00; they ended the regular session higher by 8.23%, at $7.63. La-Z-Boy reported Q1 EPS of $0.04 on revenues of $280.1...
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Notable Call Options Activity in Tempur-Pedic International
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 1:52pm | 89Shares of Tempur-Pedic International (NYSE: TPX) are higher on the session by 3.14%, currently trading at $52.93. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past five weeks and is currently trading below the 50-day average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the...
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US Stock Futures Signal Higher Start On Wall Street
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 5:44am | 341US stock futures are higher this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 119 points to 10,966.00 and S&P 500 index futures rose 14.30 points to 1,137.60. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 25.00 points to 2,069.00. US stocks closed higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial...