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Cusick’s Corner The market waffled around key S&P support-resistance levels of 1050 and remains under pressure due to the uncertainty over the data that’s coming out during the rest of the week. One factor potentially holding this market up today may be a byproduct of a little end-of-the-...

In a Form 4 filed after the bell today, Prepaid Legal Services Inc. (NYSE: PPD) Chairman of the Board, Harland Stonecipher, reported that he sold 9,800 shares of PPD on August 27th for an average price of $54.08. The transaction totaled $529,982. Mr. Stonecipher owns 841,577 direct shares of PPD....

Regis Corp. (RGS), which owns, operates and franchises hair and retail product salons worldwide, posted fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 results on August 26, 2010. The company’s adjusted earnings for fourth quarter missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but reported profit as compared with a loss in...

Shares of CPI Corporation Common Stock (NYSE: CPY) are holding their gains today, despite the broader markets rolling over after the Fed released its minutes from its last FOMC meeting. Before the bell, CPI Corp. reported a loss of 25 cents per share, much better than the year ago period, when it...

Shares of CPI Corporation (NYSE: CPY) are sharply higher this afternoon, after the photography services company reported earnings this morning. The company reported a loss of 25 cents per share this quarter, compared with a loss of 49 cents a year ago. It reported revenues of $76.4 million, versus...

Shares of H& R Block Inc. (NYSE: HRB) are lower on the session by 3.29%, currently trading at $12.93. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months, off from a recent high near $19.00. The stock is trading well below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts...

Shares of Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) are higher on the session by 0.12%, currently trading at $44.11. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past four months, off from a recent high near $59.50. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. The October $40.00 and $49.00 calls were...

Collectors Universe, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLCT) will release fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2010 financial results on Wednesday, September 8 after market close. Collectors Universe will host a conference call to discuss the results on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern/1:30 p.m....

J.P. Morgan has recently come out with a research report about Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR). The report states that Coinstar's growth will peak in 2011, and begin to decline in 2012. They feel that this will be due to greater competition between Coinstar's RedBox and online streaming media, namely...

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...

Regis Corporation (RGS) reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2010 net profit of $18.4 million or 30 cents per share. The company had earned 34 cents a share in the reported quarter, unadjusted for a goodwill impairment charge of 4 cents per share. The results were below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of...

A leading provider of online movie rental and Web video subscription services, Netflix Inc. (NFLX) announced the release of its application to Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) iPod and iPhone Touch handheld devices. The application will allow streaming of movies and TV shows via both Wi-Fi and 3G networks for...

Wedbush has recommended in a research note maintaining a neutral position on Regis Corp (NASDAQ: RGS) in the face of slow same store sales, and a lower than expected earnings per share (EPS). The EPS estimate by Wedbush for Regis Corp, who owns, operates, and franchises out hair and retail hair...

One of the biggest topics on the agenda when Congress gets back from its summer vacation is going to be: What to do about the Bush Tax cuts that are going to expire. The GOP has argued that we need to keep all of them in place. The Obama administration has called for repealing them just for those...