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Morgan Stanley Ups Shutterfly (SFLY) To Equal Weight
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 10:10am | 44Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgrade Shutterfly Inc (NASDAQ: SFLY) from "underweight" to "equal weight." SFLY’s shares rose by 0.65% to close at $18.57 yesterday. Read more about the market
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (HTGC, NILE, BWLD, INMD, SNMX)
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 9:46am | 205Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc (NYSE: HTGC) dropped 20.87% to $8 in the pre-market session. HTGC closed at $10.11 in yesterday’s closing. The 52-week trading range for HTGC is $3.41-$11.31. Blue Nile, Inc (NASDAQ: NILE) tumbled 13.81% to $45.30 in the pre-market session. NILE closed at $...
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Top 5 Large-Cap Stocks In The Services Sector With The Highest Cash (NWSA, TWX, AMZN, WMT, ESRX)
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 7:07am | 198Below are the top 5 large-cap services stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of cash. The total cash at News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) is $7.27 billion. NWSA has a total debt of $15.28 billion. Soleil upgraded NWSA from “hold” to “buy.” The total cash at Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) is $7.13 billion. TWX...
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IACI Beats Q4 Expectations, Stock Has Enough Catalysts
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 3:49pm | 143Analyst Mark May of Needham & Co maintains his "buy" rating on IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI), while adjusting his estimates for the company. The target price for IACI is set to $28. IAC/InterActiveCorp has reported its Q4 results significantly ahead of the consensus and estimates, driven...
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Stock Market News for February 9, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 10:15am | 473Stocks took another plunge Monday with the Dow average closing below 10,000 for the first time in three months as lingering worries about European government finances and a potential regulation spooked investors. In a sign that sentiments remain jittery, some better-than-expected profit reports...
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AMZN Kindle Has Better Prospects Than Current Expectations
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 2:50pm | 158Analysts at Collins Stewart upgrade Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) to "buy," while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for AMZN is set to $150. According to Collins Stewart, the Street is underestimating the earnings potential of Amazon.com’s Kindle franchise. “In our view, the...
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Bookkeeping: Closing Priceline (PCLN) - Will Return
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 2:22pm | 751I am closing the last of Priceline (PCLN) for now; one of our longest held positions initiated last May. The overall gain is about 90% but we have not done much with the name since summer 2009, so some of those gains were on a small amount of shares. I am very torn here as the leadership stocks...
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Effects Of Weakening Euro To Be Minimal On PCLN
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 11:53am | 165Analysts at Susquehanna Financial upgrade Priceline.com Inc (NASDAQ: PCLN) to "positive," while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for PCLN is set to $230. According to Susquehanna Financial, the value of Priceline.com’s stock is declining due to the strength of the US dollar...
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Amazon Rating Raised On The Future of The Kindle
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 11:22am | 165Kindle's rise lifts Amazon(Nasdaq: AMZN) to a buy rating at Collins Stewart. After a 10% slide in the stock in the past month, Collins Stewart analyst Sandeep Aggarwal upgraded the stock to a buy, citing the Kindle's strength in the all-important e-book sector. Aggarwal estimates that Amazon will...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (HBAN, DDSS, CIT, HAS, AMZN, CRUS, ALSK)
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 9:44am | 344Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN) increased 1.30% to $4.69 in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range for HBAN is $1.00 - $6.18. In the last year, HBAN has gained over 96%. Huntington Bancshares closed at $4.63 in the previous trading session. Labopharm Inc. (NASDAQ: DDSS...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (SFLY, MPWR, OTEX, MDVN, ABCO)
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 3:46pm | 243Shutterfly, Inc (NASDAQ: SFLY) shares gained 9.24% to $17.50. The volume of SFLY shares traded was 439% higher than normal. SFLY’s shares jumped after the company gave strong guidance for 2010. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: MPWR) shares rose 2.05% to $19.37. The volume of MPWR shares...
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Risk assets fall as carry trade unwinds
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 9:38pm | 1976The QE sugar daddy is gone and with it seems to be departing the never-ending barrage of USD-carried yield chasing that characterized post-March 2009. The Dollar Index traded up 0.75% to 80.15 today, breaking the 79.70 resistance level. We expect the USD to continue marching higher as demand from...
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Market Round-up (BRK.A, AMZN, BNI, AAPL, FRE, FNM, BA, TM, PFE)
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 3:00pm | 311Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) will sell $8 billion in debt to generate funds for the purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI). The offering, expected to be priced later today, would be more than double the size of Berkshire's largest investment-grade bond. According to unidentified...
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Wake Up Call For Microsoft (AAPL, AMZN, MSFT)
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 11:22am | 185With the launch of gadgets like Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad and Amazon.com Inc’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle, Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ: MSFT) ability to churn out any innovations is being called into question. Why is Microsoft simply restricted to upgrades like Windows 7? The answer lies with...
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Best Stock Picks by McAdams (AMZN, JWN, VZ, PFE)
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 10:51am | 195The brokerage firm Research McAdams Wright Ragen has been giving the best returns over the last 36 months from its smart investments. One would be surprised by the choice of their investments, but the firm has shown consistent results in the past. McAdams Wright Ragen’s director, Paul Latta,...