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Art Hogan's Pick Of The Week (EXPE)
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 10:29am | 127Art Hogan, Global Products Equities Director at Jefferies & Co. is on CNBC with his pick of the week, and Hogan picks Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE). Hogan is saying that there are major concerns about travel data in the U.S., but recent data, even as recent as yesterday from Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR),...
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Goldman Sachs Raises NILE Target From $45 To $54
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 9:11am | 22Goldman Sachs is raising its target on Blue Nile, Inc. (NASDAQ: NILE) from $45 to $54.
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Green Christmas Stocks: High Yield Retailer Companies
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 3:31am | 523If the economy really is starting to turn around and consumers are buying again, then this could end up being a green, as in money, Christmas. Amazon (AMZN) should be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the holiday buying season, but it doesn't pay a dividend. Obviously, there are plenty of retail...
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Option Selection and Trading Strategies - Option Ideas
Friday, December 17, 2010 - 1:00am | 584Traveling through an option chain can be an intimidating experience; however, following a few simple guidelines should make the journey much easier. When trading options, one of the principal issues one must consider is how much time-value to purchase. If you don't purchase enough time-value,...
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Fast Money Picks For December 17th (AMZN, MON, JPM, CRM)
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 8:08pm | 196CNBC Fast Money's Joe Terranova thinks that it would be wise to go long on salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) on Friday. salesforce.com, inc. (CRM) jumped 1.33% today. Tim Seymour believes that Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) should be bought tomorrow. He thinks that the world needs better seeds....
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Market Stuck at Resistance 12-16-2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 8:01pm | 849Cusick's Corner This has been a nice and orderly Expiration week even with futures and December options coming off over the next 24 hours. The market is watching earnings -- been positive, the bonds -- prices have firmed and the EU -- finance ministers have been quiet. The market is still stuck at...
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Overstock Adds RICO Claim To Goldman Sachs/Merrill Lynch Suit (OSTK)
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 5:55pm | 223As a result of evidence gathered through discovery in its prime brokerage lawsuit, Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK) has filed a motion in California State Court to amend the suit to include claims under New Jersey's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. For a redacted version...
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Wall Street Is Worthless
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 4:14pm | 333Wall Street is worthless. There I said it. Wall Street used to be the lifeblood of the economy, moving capital from banks to small businesses to help them grow and become bigger and more profitable, and ultimately hire more people. Well that was what seemed like forever ago. Now, Wall Street is...
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BorgWarner (BWA) is a Stud
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 4:03pm | 546Looks like the crowd is catching up on our love affair with auto suppliers - specifically BorgWarner (BWA). This looks like Salesforce.com (CRM) or Netflix (NFLX) at its best. Massively overbought right now but chugging along without pause in the 'can't lose' market. As much as I like this group...
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Whitney Tilson's Short Netflix Thesis (NFLX)
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 2:05pm | 105Whitney Tilson of T2 Partners LLC has laid out his short thesis for Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), saying he believes the name is severely overvalued. Tilson has been short the name for approximately $100 per share, so he acknowledges his entry is wrong, but he hasn't yet accepted defeat on this position...
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Netflix Up On Index Adds (NFLX)
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 11:33am | 55Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is up 1.4% today, as the stock is being added Friday night to NASDAQ 100 and the SP500. Netflix provides online movie rental subscription services in the United States. The company offers its subscribers access to a library of movie, television, and other filmed entertainment...
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Chase Paymentech Index Indicates Amazon Growth, Piper Jaffray Reports
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 9:18am | 138Indications from multiple sources are that online retail sales growth has decelerated somewhat heading into the peak online shopping days from the pace of sales growth earlier in the holiday season, while larger online retailers continue to take share from smaller online retailers, Piper Jaffray...
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Deutsche Bank: Amazon Better Priced Than Leading Category-Specific Retailers
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 8:49am | 109Deutsche Bank reports that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) continues to strengthen its positioning as a low priced leader. “Since our checks in Nov, the price differential between Amazon and other multi-category retailers has further increased,” Deutsche Bank writes. “Category-specific trends remain largely...
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Jefferies Reiterating Buy On Expedia (EXPE)
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 8:25am | 92Jefferies & Co. is reiterating its Buy rating and $36 price target on shares of Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE). In a note sent to investors, Jefferies writes, "Given the positive data points on travel spend and key metrics for Hotel and Air booking QTD, we believe that Expedia business is tracking in-...
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Mike Khouw's Amazon (AMZN) Trade
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 7:55pm | 166On CNBC's Options Action, Mike Khouw talked about an options strategy in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). He said that Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) slipped after posting disappointing earnings, and added that he is worried about Amazon (AMZN) too. Mike Khouw explained that Amazon (AMZN) is...