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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stock futures pointed to a much stronger open Thursday, the morning after the Federal Reserve said it would inject $600 billion into the U.S. economy in another round of quantitative easing to bolster the recovery. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up by 59...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL –November 2, 2010 – Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List – Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell): Skechers USA, Inc. (SKX) and Kimberly-Clark...

Below are the top metal fabrication stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Precision Castparts Corporation (NYSE: PCP) is 16.16%. PCP's operating margin for the same period is 24.72%. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity...

Regis Corporation(RGS) reported first quarter fiscal 2011 adjusted earnings of 30 cents per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate as well as prior-year quarter. Results reflect the benefits of cost-containment measures and improved customer traffic.   During the quarter, the company...

Cusick's Corner Trick or Treat! No real action today – market participants were on the sidelines today, stuffing themselves with candy as they wait to see what Halloween costumes come knocking on the door next week. Traders are waiting on Tuesday's elections and the Fed's QE2 plan. Will it be a...

Cusick's Corner The VIX is on the move up with the market going higher -- a potential flag that Tuesday's election hype and the Fed's QE2 seem to be already priced into the market. Headline risk can often be a potential catalyst for a higher VIX. Small Caps, IWM, and Finance, XLF (one of the 4...

Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) announced yesterday that it is planning to take on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) in the digital streaming of movies straight to your computer. One potential partner that has been rumored about is Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC). Keep in mind that Coinstar did not specifically...

By 10:37 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.43 point, or 0.01%, to 11,115.38, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 0.09 point, or 0.01%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 4.21 points, or 0.17%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the market are...

Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) is upgraded from Market Perform to Outperform at Northland Securities. The analysts maintain the $71 price target.

VIVUS Inc (NASDAQ: VVUS) rose 33.61% to $8.19 in the pre-market session. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded VVUS from "neutral" to "overweight" and lifted its target price from $6 to $13. FDA has rejected VVUS' obesity drug Qnexa yesterday. Power-One Inc (NASDAQ: PWER) added 17.70% to $13.10 in pre-...

Here are more notes from Coinstar's (NASDAQ: CSTR) conference call: -has relationship with CVS (NYSE: CVS) for DVD kiosk -partnering with Amazon and Gap on marketing promotions -Revenue grew 42% year-over-year -repurchased 1.1 million shares for $49.2 million

Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) reported better than expected earnings after the bell today. Here are some notes from the conference call: -17.2% growth in Redbox -Gradually building out Blu-Ray, expects it to be 5-10% of Redbox revenue -Redbox mobile initiatives successful -q3 27.9% market share, taking...