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High Beta Names Getting Crushed (BIDU, NFLX, CMG)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 2:39pm | 78A number of high beta, momentum names are getting slammed during Wednesday's trading session, which is seeing heavy selling once again. Among the leaders to the downside are Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU), Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Chipotle (NYSE: CMG). BIDU shares have fallen 4.65% to $114.60. NFLX is...
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Oil Spike Kills Stocks
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 1:55pm | 172Crude oil is near $100 per barrel. The markets are getting crushed for the second day in a row. The conclusion is simple to draw. Sharp spikes in oil prices hurt all but oil stocks. While Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is having a monster day, plays like Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Potash...
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Hey Netflix, Don't Let Amazon "Blockbuster" You
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 1:17pm | 601By Damian Thompson Is history repeating itself? It's seems like only yesterday we were lamenting “If the rise and fall of Blockbuster has taught us one thing, it's "evolve or fall by the wayside." Lo and behold after vanquishing the Blockbuster beast, Netflix (NFLX) has a new gladiator in the arena...
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Deutsche Bank Comments On CBS / Netflix Deal (CBS, NFLX)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 11:24am | 141Deutsche Bank provided color on the announced CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) deal in a research report published today. In the report, Deutsche Bank states, "We continue to see Netflix as an add-on service and not a substitute for pay TV, and expect 4Q pay TV net adds rebounding to...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (EXPD, NFLX, FRX, AN)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 9:26am | 132Expeditors International of Washington Inc (NASDAQ: EXPD) was downgraded by Credit Suisse from "outperform" to "neutral." EXPD's shares closed at $49.04 yesterday. EXPD's PEG ratio is 2.37. Needham downgraded Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) from “hold” to “underperform.” NFLX' stock closed at $221.60...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (CNXT, GRMN, NFLX, COMV)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 9:24am | 138Conexant Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CNXT) dipped 6.75% to $2.35 in the pre-market session. Standard Microsystems Corporation (NASDAQ: SMSC) reported that it doesn't plan to raise its offer for CNXT above $2.25 per share. Garmin Ltd (NASDAQ: GRMN) fell 5.10% to $30.50 in the pre-market session. GRMN...
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Bracing For Impact on Netflix
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 7:06am | 471Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has crushed many short sellers, among them Tilson Whitney, who publicly published his reason for shorting Netflix, and then rebutted publicly by Netflix's CEO, Reed Hastings. There is no doubt that Netflix is a well-run company, and has executed its strategy flawlessly,...
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Stocks To Watch For February 23 (PCLN, HPQ, LTD, CHK, LOW)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 3:55am | 231Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) to report its Q4 EPS at $3.10 on revenue of $736.14 million. PCLN shares dropped 0.49% to $431.65 in after-hours trading. Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE: HPQ) reported its adjusted FQ1...
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Netflix, Butterflies,& Option Expiration
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 9:39pm | 439JW Jones of Options Trading Signals give us an example of a near-expiration butterfly option trade on Netflix (NFLX) in this free article. Below is an excerpt: One of the important functional characteristics of option positions in general is the extreme dynamic nature of their profitability. It is...
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Fast Money Pops & Drops, February 22nd (MCP, BKS, WMT, NFLX, AMZN, ARMH)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 8:03pm | 262CNBC Fast Money's Brian Kelly said, in the segment of the show called Pops & Drops, that Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) traded 2.11% higher today as both JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley upgraded this stock. He added that he likes Molycorp, Inc. (MCP). Stephen Weiss commented that Barnes & Noble,...
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Time to Short Netflix?
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 4:40pm | 817Posted February 22, 2011 Much has been made of Netflix's precipitous fall today. As readers of Seeking Alpha know, Netflix has been a hot topic of both long and short investors, with fervent argument on both sides of the tape. Since conditions have changed somewhat since we published our response...
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CBS and Netflix Announce Two-Year Licensing Agreement for Library Content
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 3:05pm | 86CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) and Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today announced a two-year, non-exclusive licensing agreement that will allow select TV shows from CBS's library, including episodes of "Medium" and "Flashpoint" as well as full seasons of classics such as "Frasier," and "Cheers," to be...
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Hated Netflix vs Loved Apple: Netflix Wins
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 12:48pm | 384(TheStreet) -- The financial markets have the ability to take the most common of human traits and take full advantage of them to an extent that would even make P.T. Barnum look away in embarrassment. All the common emotions we rely on for our day-to-day survival often end up costing us our wine-and...
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Benchmark Raises PCLN Target From $466 To $504
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 9:10am | 94Benchmark is raising its PT on priceline.com Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) from $466 to $504. “priceline.com appears well-positioned to benefit from the steady, ongoing recovery in travel demand with solid growth in the US and Western Europe through Priceline.com and Booking.com augmented by rapid expansion...
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eDiets Seeing Buying Interest On Weight Watchers Earnings (DIET, WTW)
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 4:48pm | 200Shares of small-cap company eDiets.com (NASDAQ: DIET) are seeing significant buying interest on the back of a blowout report from Weight Watchers International (NYSE: WTW) yesterday prior to the closing bell. Weight Watchers reported EPS of $0.64 compared to analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56...