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Cusick’s Corner The market is doing what it typically does in the last two weeks of August, grind along in a tight range. Unless there is a major headline or a spike in interest (meaning volume), this action could continue for the next few weeks. This does not mean that one should sit back and be...

Shares of Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE: WHR) are higher on the session by 2.01%, currently trading at $79.14. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past four months, off from a recent high near $110.00. The stock is popping today on takeover rumors. Options traders are buying calls on the name...

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Earnings season has been a success so far, with 76% of S&P 500 companies exceeding analysts' earnings estimates. But not all companies beat consensus. Here are the 10 companies that fell short by the widest margins. The earnings per share tallies represent diluted earnings...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Health Care Hagglers Say They Save Up to Half While a Nevada candidate's suggestion of bartering for medical care was the butt of jokes -- "In the olden days, our grandparents, they would bring a chicken to the...

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Wunderlich Securities has noted accounting risk areas from reviewing 10-Qs recently filed as the following areas: benefits from purchase accounting (reversals in liabilities benefiting SG&A expenses), exposure for changes in Brazilian tax laws (denying interest deductions on certain debts)...

We recently upgraded our recommendation for Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) from Neutral to Outperform. Second Quarter Highlights Earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations for the manufacturer of tools and engineered security solutions were $1.24 in the second quarter of 2010, up 39.3...

Whirlpool Corporation's (WHR) lobbying expenses amounted to $200,000 in the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Though expenses reduced from $280,000 in the previous quarter, it increased by about $40,000 over the same quarter last year. The amount was spent for lobbying the federal government...

Year 4, Week 2 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 72.7% (v 62.5% last week) 21 long bias: 23.2% (v 32.4% last week) 2 short bias: 4.1% (v 5.1% last week) 23 positions (vs 27 last week)...

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK) recently rebounded from a key trend line after reporting better than expected Q2 results in late July that included a 61% earnings surprise. Estimates have since jumped higher, with the next-year estimate now projecting 27% growth. Company Description...

Whirlpool Corporation’s (WHR) lobbying expenses amounted to $200,000 million in the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Though expenses reduced from $280,000 in the previous quarter, it increased by about $40,000 over the same quarter last year. The amount was spent for lobbying the federal...

I am torn on covering Whirlpool (WHR) as it has broken to new lows which is something you want when betting against a stock (just as you want the opposite when you are long).  Unfortunately nothing works in a vacuum in this market and the S&P 500 is right at the 200 day exponential moving...

When I shorted Whirlpool (WHR) Friday I said I am going small because the stock had a propensity to run to its 20 day moving average, hence I'd rather short there It has been trending down for a few months, and the 20 day moving average has been a good place to short the past 6 weeks.  That is...

Year 4, Week 1 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 62.5% (v 79.6% last week) 24 long bias: 32.4% (v 17.8% last week) 3 short bias: 5.1% (v 2.6% last week) 27 positions (vs 17 last week)...