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Earnings Preview: Amazon.com (AMZN)
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 4:38am | 61Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) will report last quarter’s earnings results after the market closes on Thursday. The online retailer is expected to earn $0.73 per share, versus the $0.52 for the same quarter a year ago. Amazon.com has topped estimates in each of its last four quarters, most by a dime or...
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ETF Plays For Apple's Tablet Announcement
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 3:34pm | 179Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has finally unveiled its widely anticipated iPad Tablet, though the announcement appears to be doing nothing to jolt the stocks, but if you think the iPad will be an important catalyst for the stock going forward, you might want to check out a few ETFs that hold Apple shares....
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Netflix Inc. (NFLX) Remains ‘Outperformer’
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 3:39pm | 106According to the analysts with Caris & Company, Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is expected to report its Q4Y09 results slightly above the research firm’s estimates. The research firm has pegged the revenues at $447 million and EPS at $0.48. Market consensus for revenue is at $445.6 million....
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Amazon Earnings Preview (AMZN)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 1:07pm | 140Hudson Square Research released a report previewing Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) earnings which will be released on Thursday after the closing bell. The analysts said that they expect results that are above consensus from the online retailer. According to the report, Amazon (AMZN) continued to gain...
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Expedia Inc Poised To Grow (EXPE, CTRP)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 3:06pm | 98Expedia Inc (NASDAQ: EXPE) is expected to outperform the market, according to the Sadif Investment Analytics Report. Expedia operates in cyclical consumer goods and services sector. Its stock price is trading at $21.91 which was up by 64 basis points. Expedia expects a medium business growth run...
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Be Bullish On Amazon (AMZN, EBAY, GOOG)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 1:13pm | 129Analysts at Benchmark have reiterated a Buy rating on Amazon Inc. (AMZN) with a price target of $151.00. Amazon will announce its Q4 results on January 28th, and analysts see a number of pointers that indicate an excellent set of numbers. Ebay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) reported strong Q4 results, and...
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Stock Market News for January 25, 2010 - Market News
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 10:20am | 463US stocks declined for a third straight session as lingering worries about a White House proposal to clamp down on big Wall Street banks and China’s measures to tame liquidity in that country roiled markets. Ho-hum earnings reports that failed to meet high expectations darkened the mood further,...
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Market Round-up (HSY, CBY, KFT, BRK.B, MSFT, AMZN, ERTS, GOOG, NOK, WPO)
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 2:36pm | 397Hershey (NYSE: HSY) yesterday decided at a board meeting that it will not fight for the takeover of Cadbury (NYSE: CBY) after the British confectioner accepted the bid from Kraft (NYSE: KFT). Read more about this company here. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) has split its Class B shares 50-to-1....
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Jim’s Rapid Fire Round – Favorites Include AAPL, ERTS, AKAM, CSCO, AMT, SWKS; Wary On GOOG
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 10:01am | 263Jim Cramer, the famous host of the "Mad Money" TV Show, told his viewers that investors must stick to stocks that are performing when the markets are declining due to correction or bad news. Cramer believes that digital media and smartphones will be a bigger revolution than the Internet or PCs and...
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Can Google (GOOG) Change the Tide for Hedge Fund Momo Stocks?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 2:21pm | 959We are starting to see some weakness among the hedge fund / mutual fund "momo" (momentum) growth stocks i.e. the go to stocks for "beta". If this is an ominous warning signal or just some consolidation after huge moves in latter 2009 is unknown at this point. Google's (GOOG) earnings report...
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NTRI Suffers Lackluster Uptake Of Cards
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 2:18pm | 97Analysts at Thomas Weisel Partners reiterate their “market weight” rating on NutriSystem Inc (NASDAQ: NTRI), while reducing their estimates for the company. The target price for NTRI is set to $24. NutriSystem’s recent retail initiatives have been impressive. However, channel checks indicate...
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eBay Maintains Neutral Rating
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 1:56pm | 134Bank of America Merrill Lynch maintained its Neutral rating for eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY). While companies like Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) are expected and priced to beat earnings estimates, no surprises are likely when eBay announces earnings. They should be in line with earlier...
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Despite Increased Competition, EBay Expected To Post Good Fourth Quarter Results (EBAY, AMZN)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 1:27pm | 119Analysts expect EBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) to report a revenue growth of 12% to $2.28 billion and earnings of 40 cents a share, excluding certain charges after the company managed to grow gross merchandise volume (GMV) by 7% for this quarter. An improving marketplace, strength in payments and currency...
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4th Quarter Strength Expected For Online Advertising and eCommerce
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 11:56am | 334Last week Kaufman Bros. hosted an online advertising panel made up of the executives from leading ad agencies, SEM agencies and the Online Publishers Association. The panelists expected a strong 4th quarter for internet search advertising. The SEM agencies expected 10% to 15% Q/Q growth in U.S....
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Top 5 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Services Sector With The Highest Cash Per Share (WPO, LCAPA, TECD, CAL, PCLN)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 6:49am | 284Below are the top 5 mid-cap services stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of cash per share. Washington Post Co (NYSE: WPO) had cash per share of $96.15 in the most recent quarter. WPO’s market capitalization is $4.2 billion. WPO has total debt of $399.22 million. More on WPO Liberty Media...