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Jim Cramer's Lightning Round Comments (ODP, SPLS, T, VZ, HGSI, ECA, FCZ, HANS, AIG, BRK.B)
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 9:00pm | 384Jim Cramer said in CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round that he prefers Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) instead of Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP). Staples (SPLS) dropped 2.97% today, and it is now so low that Jim Cramer thinks it should be bought. He added that the conference call was not so bad. Cramer...
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Thomas Weisel Partners Raises Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) Price Target
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 3:35pm | 164Thomas Weisel Partners analyst Christian Buss reiterated his Overweight rating for shares of Tractor Supply Company (Nasdaq: TSCO) and raised the price target from $60 to $62. After attending Tractor Supply Company's analyst day and annual sales meeting, the Thomas Weisel Partners analyst said that...
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William Blair Maintains Staples (SPLS) Outperform Rating
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 12:34pm | 160William Blair & Company analysts Jack Murphy, Andrew Siepker and Bryan Shea maintained their Outperform rating for shares of Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS). Although 4th quarter results were mixed, the analysts pointed to improving trends in the North American market, expected improvement in...
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Tuesday's Hot Stocks: One Fahionable Option Trade
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 10:27am | 2788With the major indices trading slightly higher Tuesday, there were 28 stocks which broke higher on BIG volume. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you should skip ahead to...
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Company News for March 3, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 10:22am | 179• Costco (NASDAQ:COST) reported fiscal second quarter earnings of 70 cents a share, one cent below Zacks projections, revenues of $18.36 billion, which also missed Zacks estimates of $18.48 billion • Joy Global (NASDAQ:JOYG) reported better-than-expected earnings of 73 cents, versus Zacks estimates...
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Top 5 Stocks For March 3, 2010 (TTWO, PETM, FL, DAVE, PGR)
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 8:51am | 289Analysts expect Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO) to post a loss of $0.64 per share for the latest quarter when the company reports its results after the market closes. TTWO’s shares fell 1.69% to close at $9.28 yesterday. Read more about this company here. Long time pet supply...
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Staples Shares Tumble On Profit Forecast
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 8:41pm | 220Staples (SPLS), the nation's number 1 office supply retailer, shares dropped 10% today because of an decline in profitability and a more conservative outlook for 2010. Profits fell 18% for the 4th quarter and EPS came in at 38 cents which was 1 cent below earnings expectations. Staples blamed the...
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Market Roundup (CVC, DIS, BBI, OSIP, AAPL, GOOG, DELL, PALM)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 3:45pm | 303Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) confirmed that it is notifying customers of threats by Disney (NYSE: DIS) to pull WABC Channel 7 off its air by March 6. "We pay more than $200 million to ABC Disney for their programming and now they say they will pull the plug unless Cablevision pays $40 million more in...
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Top Performing Industries For March 2 (BBW, EGI, CMLS, SGZH.OB, EXK)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 3:25pm | 347At 1:13 p.m., Dow gained 33.33, or 0.32%, to 10,437.12, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 5.51, or 0.49%, to 1,121.22. The Nasdaq composite index moved up 11.52, or 0.51%, to 2285.09. The industries that are driving the market today are: Toy and Hobby Stores: The top gainer of...
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Company News for March 2, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 10:49am | 234• Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) raised its dividend 12% to 19 cents and announced plans to buy back $3 billion in shares • Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) beat estimates with fourth quarter earnings of 36 cents a share, two cents above projections, on $872.1 million in revenues, which beat expectations...
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Stock Market News for March 2, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 10:46am | 461Increased activity on the mergers and acquisitions front and an upbeat outlook from SanDisk on the semiconductor industry sent U.S. stocks higher Monday, with both Nasdaq and the S&P 500 index jumping back into positive territory for the year. Hopes that Greece would find a way out of the...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (NTRI, LTXC, SPLS, DNDN)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 9:40am | 188NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI) decreased 14.34% to $16.19 in the pre-market session. Nutrisystem reported yesterday a fourth quarter revenues of $106.2 million from $114.6 million in the previous year quarter. Analysts expected NTRI to report earnings of $0.13 per share on revenue of $102.17...
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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (CTB, AZO, TECD, SPLS)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 9:09am | 271Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) reported today a fourth-quarter earnings of $39 million, or $0.63 per share,as compared to a loss of $143.5 million, or $2.55 per share, in the year-ago period. Sales rose to $773 million from $636 million for the same quarter last year. CTB increased 2....
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Top 5 Stocks For March 2, 2010 (AZO, DPZ, FDP, SPLS, PAY)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 7:31am | 227Analysts are expecting AutoZone Inc (NYSE: AZO) to post earnings of $2.34 per share when the company reports its results before the markets open. AZO fell 0.09% to $165.85 in after hours trading. Pizza delivery king Domino's Pizza Inc (NYSE: DPZ) expects to post an EPS of $0.25 for the latest...
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Guy Adami Likes Tiffany (TIF)
Monday, March 1, 2010 - 7:34pm | 80Guy Adami said on CNBC's Fast Money that he likes Tiffany (NYSE: TIF) and thinks that there is still some room on the upside. He added that he would buy Tiffany (TIF) into earnings and he would pull the ripcord at $47-$47.5. At this point you can expect a pull down. Tiffany (TIF) gained 2.70%...