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Cusick's Corner The market pulled off into the afternoon but it was a small and expected shakeout on a clear trend up day. The bulls are in control and volatility is cheap. Strategically that means looking at low implied volatility, bullish strategies -- like buying calls (cheaper than buying the...

Cusick's Corner The QE2 has now set sail, or at least the markets think so -- what now? Well, cherry picking is tough for fear of a potentially violent change of heart, plus piecing into positions leaves you wondering what if I went all in grabbing the full upside. For stock traders who are going...

By 2:18 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 186.56 points, or 1.74%, to 10,937.83, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 22.81 points, or 2.01%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 50.95 points, or 2.17%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the market are...

U.S. equities are surging this morning, following the strong banking, tech, and energy sectors. The S&P 500 is up more than 1.8% Tuesday, to $1,158. Shares of Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) are higher by more than 3.9%, to $56.42. Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Bank of America (NYSE...

RBC Capital Markets has reiterated the ratings for the following companies: Targa Resources (NYSE: NGLS) Outperform, price target raised from $29 to $30 Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Sector Perform, price target raised from $9 to $10 Mednax (NYSE: MD) Outperform, price target raised from $62 to $66...

Below are the top recreational vehicles stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Polaris Industries Inc (NYSE: PII) is 11.12%. PII's ROE over the same period is 61.90%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Harley-Davidson...

The stock market is still climbing a wall of worry greased with lies, according to Barron's. For anyone owning stocks this may come as comforting, however the staggeringly high number of takeover rumors looming may also provide some caution. According to Barron's "September's Standard & Poor...

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) today announced that it is scheduled to release its third quarter 2010 financial results before market hours on Tuesday, October 19, 2010. The public is invited to participate in a webcast conference call and slide show presentation with Keith Wandell, President...

Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.10 per share for the third quarter of 2010. The dividend is payable October 15, 2010 to the holders of record of the Company's common stock on October 1, 2010.

Deutsche Bank is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Hold rating on Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HOG); it has a $33.50 price target on the stock. The DB analysts cited the company’s recent agreement with United Steelworkers leadership for a new collective bargaining...

Harley-Davidson Inc. (HOG) sold its Italy-based sports bike subsidiary, MV Agusta, back to its foremost owner, Claudio Castiglioni, and his wholly owned holding company, MV Agusta Motor Holding, effective August 6. Claudio Castiglioni served as MV Agusta’s chairman since Harley acquired the brand...

Last week, we saw a number of large-cap, dividend-paying companies trade ex-dividend.  This typically quarterly event can spark huge volume in the options of the specific companies. Ex-dividend literally means new investors in the underlying are not entitled to the next dividend payment.  In other...

Late last week on CNBC’s Fast Money, a panelist vocalized a bullish thesis in Altria Group (NYSE:MO), the parent company of Philip Morris (NYSE:PM). The stock has been moving higher since late 2008, gaining more than 50% during this time, and recently overcame its mid-May peak to hit a new 52-week...

Below are the top recreational vehicles stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. The earnings estimate for Polaris Industries Inc (NYSE: PII) for the next year ending December, 2011 is $4.07 per share. Analysts at Longbow initiated coverage of PII with a “...