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Jolly Holidays for Ulta, Outlook Up - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 1:48pm | 510Read More...Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. (ULTA) recently announced sales results for the seven-week holiday period from November 14, 2010 to January 1, 2011, which spans from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Total net sales, during this period, surged 18.4% to $310.4 million from the prior year's...
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Jackson Hewitt Names Philip H. Sanford CEO
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 8:35am | 72Read More...Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (NYSE: JTX) announced today that Philip H. Sanford, currently the Company's Executive Vice President of Strategy and Performance Measurement, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. He is also joining the Company's Board of...
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Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Likes INTU (HRB, INTU, PBI, Q, CTL)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 7:18pm | 228Read More...On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer suggested investors to sell H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB), and buy Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU). Cramer believes that there is too much risk in H&R Block (HRB), and he also doesn't like the seasonal nature of the business. H&R Block (HRB)...
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Top New Years Resolutions Stocks
Friday, December 31, 2010 - 2:57pm | 469Read More...Consumers are planning their New Year's resolutions now, including weight loss, exercising, and getting a job. Investors are also planning their resolutions by looking at New Year's resolutions companies. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has just updated the list of top New Years resolution stocks, which...
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Stocks To Watch For December 31 (BH, FMMH, PIR, SIAL, BGP, JTX, WMT)
Friday, December 31, 2010 - 2:24am | 296Read More...Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Biglari Holdings Inc (NYSE: BH) raised its offer to purchase all the outstanding shares of Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc (OTC: FMMH) to $31 per share in cash. BH shares fell 0.44% to close at $420.25 yesterday, while FMMH shares lost 1.89...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 8:33am | 341Read More...Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF) CPI Corp (CPY) KEMET Corp (KEM) Sanderson Farms Inc (SAFM) Strattec Security Corp (STRT) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. CINCINNATI FINL (CINF): Free Stock Analysis Report CPI CORP (CPY...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 8:14am | 341Read More...Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Cincinnati Financial Corp (CINF) CPI Corp (CPY) KEMET Corp (KEM) Sanderson Farms Inc (SAFM) Strattec Security Corp (STRT) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. CINCINNATI FINL (CINF): Free Stock Analysis Report CPI CORP (CPY...
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Coinstar Top PIck At Piper Jaffray (CSTR)
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 7:20am | 182Read More...Piper Jaffray has an Overweight rating and a $74 price target on shares of Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR). In a note sent to investors, Piper Jaffray writes, "The Redbox DVD kiosk business will account for ~85% of CY11 revenue. Approximately 30% of industry movie rental revenue was from retail...
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Stock Market News for Dec 28, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 9:33am | 967Read More...The markets closed almost flat yesterday, a light volume trade day primarily due to a snowstorm that kept most traders away from the Street. Investors also paid little importance to China's central bank increasing the interest rate. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day down 0.16% to...
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Stock Market News for Dec 28, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 9:08am | 967Read More...The markets closed almost flat yesterday, a light volume trade day primarily due to a snowstorm that kept most traders away from the Street. Investors also paid little importance to China's central bank increasing the interest rate. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day down 0.16% to...
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HSBC Cancels Contract With H&R Block
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 7:29am | 145Read More...Oppenheimer has published a research report on H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) after the company announced on 12/24 that HSBC (NYSE: HBC) terminated the contract where it provided HRB's RALs. In the report, Oppenheimer writes "The equivalent of coal in the stocking for HRB's franchisees and...
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Market Drift 12-27-2010
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 2:32pm | 767Read More...Cusick's Corner The market is drifting back and forth like the snow. Trading volumes are pretty low today, some traders are still on holiday and the blizzard on the East Coast kept many traders home. The rest of the week may be rather quiet unless there are some major domestic or international...
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Options Brief: Jackson Hewitt Tax Service (JTX)
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 1:53pm | 88Read More...Shares of Jackson Hewitt Tax Service (NYSE: JTX) are higher on the session by 36.16%, trading at $2.41. Overall call volume is now running at 2.14x the daily average, with 53% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,909 contracts have traded on the session so far. Jackson Hewitt Tax...
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Calls Bought as H&R Block Drops (HRB)
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 12:05pm | 111Read More...Shares of H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) are lower on the session by 7.09%, currently trading at $11.80. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while ago the...
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Morning Market Movers (RPRX, PRVT, BPAX, JTX)
Monday, December 27, 2010 - 10:06am | 139Read More...Repros Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: RPRX) jumped 37.96% to $3.54 by 10:00 am. RPRX has completed two animal model studies of the use of Proellex. Private Media Group Inc (NASDAQ: PRVT) shares surged 27.62% to $1.34. PRVT's shares have dipped 46.97% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index...
