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Bloomberg: Netflix (NFLX) Analyst Misses 572% Rally
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:55am | 1338On one hand I want to applaud this analyst for taking a contrary position in an industry where pack behavior dominates. On the other hand, this is the difference between a portfolio manager and an analyst... you can be wrong for 572% and still keep your job. (or in his case, he was promoted by...
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What's Hot on TheStreet
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:43am | 271Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Oracle's Hurd Flexes His Muscles Former Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd is already flexing his muscles in his new role as co-president of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL), according to analyst firm JMP Securities...
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How To Play POMO
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:14am | 178The Federal Reserve Bank of New York just completed its POMO actions for today, buying $6.26 billion in Treasury Bonds. Dealers offered $21.836 billion in bonds with maturity dates ranging from 2016 to 2020. I generally write about POMO because it is essentially the Fed's way of keeping the...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: AMZN,KR,BBY,HD,GPS - Press Releases
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:03am | 2056For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – October 18, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features:Amazon (AMZN), Kroger (KR), Best Buy (BBY), Home Depot (HD) and The Gap (GPS). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http://at.zacks.com/?id=5513...
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Retail Sales' Rise Surprise - Analyst Blog
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 10:09am | 1585Retail Sales were better than expected in September, and the numbers for August were revised significantly higher. Total retail sales rose 0.6%, better than the 0.4% consensus expectation and are up 7.3% from a year ago. August was revised up from 0.4% growth to 0.7% growth, which makes the overall...
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Expedia Should Benefit From Global Travel Demand, Benchmark Reports
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:25am | 121Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) should benefit from steady recovery in global travel demand, with mid-single digit y/y growth in domestic air travel and hotel occupancy in August, and international potentially benefiting from a rebounding Euro, Benchmark reports. “We forecast 10% y/y revenue and OIBDA...
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Strong 3Q Results Anticipated For Amazon, Jefferies & Company Reports
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:10am | 84Jefferies & Company expects Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) to post strong 3Q results with 33% Y/Y revenue growth as the company continues to gain share in ecommerce. “We're maintaining our Buy rating to reflect the company's solid fundamentals and expect to revise our estimates/PT post-...
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Netflix Expected To Report Strong 3Q Results
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:07am | 109Jefferies & Company expects Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) to report strong 3Q results, posting 30% revenue growth on solid subscriber additions, driven by continued success of CE partnerships, growing adoption of online streaming and favorable competitive environments. As a result, Jefferies...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (PETS, CASH, HERO, LULU)
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 8:45am | 135PetMed Express Inc (NASDAQ: PETS) dipped 12.72% to $13.93 in the pre-market session. PETS has reported 20% y/y decline in its Q2 earnings. Meta Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ: CASH) lost 6.33% to $17.75 in the pre-market session. CASH's unit MetaBank has been temporarily restricted by the Office of...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Advises Investors To Buy Enterprise Products Partners (CGNX, CODI, EPD, AAPL, NFLX, UNG, CHK)
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 6:45am | 186On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he believes Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX) remains a buy, adding, “There's a lot more to go here." For Compass Diversified Holdings (NASDAQ: CODI), Jim said, "You haven't missed the move. This is a great industrial company." Cramer...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Catalog & Mail Order Houses Industry With The Highest Cash (AMZN, EBAY, IACI, LINTA)
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 5:30am | 140Below are the top catalog & mail order house stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) had $5.11 billion in total cash and $132.00 million in total debt for the latest quarter. eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) had $4.90 billion in total cash and no debt for the...
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Amazon, Google, Apple Holding Up NASDAQ (AMZN, GOOG, AAPL)
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 3:07pm | 109If not for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), or Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), then the NASDAQ would be essentially flat today. All three of these stocks are surging today, with Google the strongest of the three. Google reported strong earnings after the bell yesterday, and...
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How to Protect Yourself From the “Inflate-a-Rally”
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 10:13am | 1742We are now officially in the thick of earnings season, which means added volatility for the marketplace. Splashy headlines like Google's surprise surge in sales are making the bulls bolder by the day. And as long as earnings reports continue to at least meet consensus estimates on average, that...
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Expect A Decent Run Up Into The Elections
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 5:11pm | 112The government sure wants a higher stock market, as the country goes into mid-term elections, to be held on November 2. A list of Permanent Open Market Operations from the New York Fed finds that 7 POMO dates between now and November 2. Two more just a few days after the elections. In total,...
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2010 Fund Performance Period 10
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 3:45pm | 4455If, after reading the blog content you might have an interest in participation for the mutual fund, please consider reading why this blog exists. Conditional launch date should be November 2010. [Jan 2008: Reader Pledges Toward Mutual Fund Launch] [May 2008: Frequently Asked Questions] Our story...