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Netflix Inks Deal With Two Major Studios (NFLX)
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 3:50pm | 87Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has signed a new deal with Universal Studios and 20th Century Fox . Under the terms of the deal, Netflix will have a wait period of 28 days for the release of new movies after their DVD debut. “Avatar” will be the first movie to be affected by the change in terms. The movie...
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Markets Fight Back, Refusing To Be Down Two Straight Days
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 12:09pm | 517The markets are slightly lower for the second day in a row. Global jitters are showing themselves again with Greece. At 8:30am ET, Jobless Claims were released. They showed a jump to 460,000. Expectations were for 442,000. This negative news did not have a major impact on the markets. Overall...
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FBR Capital Markets Maintains Outperform Rating On Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 8:40am | 116Analysts Heath Terry and Maria Seredina at FBR Capital Markets have released an update on Netflix, Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX). Analysts believe that the addition of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad, and soon iPhone and iPod touch platforms, to Netflix’s CE partnerships will drive incremental sub growth and...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Services Sector With The Highest Cash (WMT, NWSA, AMZN, LVS, EBAY)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 8:00am | 182Below are the top 5 services stocks in terms of cash. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) had $ 7.91 billion in cash in the latest quarter. WMT’s debt liabilities in the same period stood at $41.34 billion. News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) had $7.27 billion in cash in the latest quarter. NWSA’s debt...
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Top Performing Industries For April 6 (HTZ, NFLX, ACFC, CLP)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 2:41pm | 222At 2:01 p.m ET., Dow lost 16.86, or 0.15%, to 10,956.69, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.13, or 0.1%. The Nasdaq composite index added 3.18, or 0.13%. The industries that are driving the market today are: Rental & Leasing Services: The top gainer of the day, this...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (KMGB, OVTI, OSTK, ASPS, HURN)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 2:31pm | 209KMG Chemicals, Inc (NASDAQ: KMGB) shares gained 5.50% to $20.54. The volume of KMGB shares traded was 455% higher than normal. KMGB has recently completed the acquisition of Electronic Chemicals Business. OmniVision Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ: OVTI) shares climbed 7.09% to $18.73. The volume of OVTI...
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Netflix Climbing On High Volume, Again! (NFLX)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 10:21am | 130Shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) are surging again today on high volume. The stock opened about flat compared to yesterday's closing price, but big buyers stepped in right off the open, driving the shares 3.61% higher in the first half an hour of trading. Right now NFLX stock is exchanging...
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Monday's Hot Stocks on Heavier Volume
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 9:28am | 1936Today's breakout report is for Monday April 5, 2010. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you should skip ahead to the list of stocks. To reiterate previous blog posts like...
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The Retail ETF Is Banking On Positive Reports From Retailers This Week
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 6:53pm | 2126“Several retailers are reporting earnings this week and positive sentiment from these companies will continue to fuel the year-to-date rise in the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT). (XRT) rose by 16% in the year through March and this performance was strong enough to earn it a spot on my list of...
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Finding Value in Earnings Announcements: How to Calculate a Price-to-Earnings Ratio
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 4:20pm | 1718Alcoa (AA) officially kicks off earnings season with its numbers release due out on April 12 this year. However, other key earnings reports starting this week will include Bed, Bath and Beyond (BBBY), Monsanto (MON), Family Dollar Stores (FDO) and Salesforce.com (CRM), amongst others. These...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (CBEH, GEOI, OSTK, KMGB, RBCN)
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 3:00pm | 211China Integrated Energy (NASDAQ: CBEH) shares gained 4.96% to $11. The volume of CBEH shares traded was 470% higher than normal. CBEH is involved in the wholesale distribution of several finished oil and heavy oil products, such as gasoline, diesel and naphtha. GeoResources Inc (NASDAQ: GEOI)...
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A Look At Blue Ridge Capital's Portfolio (JPM, AAPL, CCI, AMZN, MCD)
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 1:42pm | 293Blue Ridge Capital is a value oriented fund run by John Griffin, who previously worked for legendary hedge fund manager, Julian Robertson. Blue Ridge Capital is an investment partnership started by Mr. Griffin in June of 1996. The firm seeks high absolute returns by owning shares in businesses with...
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Stock Selections To Profit From eReaders (XRX,AMZN, AAPL, SNE, BKS, NYT, MHP, JW.A, NWS, GOOG)
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 9:15am | 673A disruptive technology is an innovation that takes a new approach to an existing product or process and reshapes its market. Steam engine displacing sails in ships and liquid crystal display displacing cathode ray tubes in TVs are examples of disruptive technologies. For investors, a disruptive...
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Market Roundup (BA, NOC, RYAAY, F, DIS, AMZN, NWSA, AAPL)
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 1:57pm | 364The Pentagon has extended its deadline for proposals to replace its aging aerial-refueling tanker fleet. This would provide some time to EADS to submit a rival bid to that of Boeing (NYSE: BA). EADS' partner Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) had withdrawn its proposal for the contract in March. Although...
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Research In Motion and Apple Inc Tug Technology ETFs In Different Directions
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 12:52pm | 2286“Wireless HOLDR (WMH) and SPDR Morgan Stanley Technology (MTK) could be in store for declines. Research in Motion (RIMM) continues its evening slide after missing the Street’s expectations with its improved profit,” ONN TV Reports. They go on to say, “(RIMM) reported Q4 revs of $4.08 bln, up 18%...