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Top Performing Industries For February 7 (RUK, BECN, BBW, LUV)
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 11:18am | 190At 10:15 am, the Dow gained 0.44% to 12,145.13, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.51% to 1,317.60 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.52% to 2,783.71. The industries that are driving the market today are: Publishing - Periodicals: This industry jumped 1.49% by 10:15 am. The...
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Goldman Sachs Maintains Office Depot Neutral Rating (ODP)
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 10:22am | 137Goldman Sachs maintained its Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) Neutral rating in a research report published today. In the report, Goldman Sachs states, "The dominant issue for ODP's stock is the selection of its next CEO; a search is ongoing, and we expect the stock to respond, and the story to evolve, in...
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Goldman Sachs Maintains OfficeMax Buy, Lowers PT To $19 (OMX)
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 10:14am | 123Goldman Sachs maintained its OfficeMax (NYSE: OMX) Buy rating and lowered Office Max's PT to $19 from $20 in a research report published today. In the report, Goldman Sachs states, "Given the firm's depressed margins, internal initiatives have the potential to drive operating leverage without the...
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Goldman Sachs Downgrades Staples to Neutral, Lowers PT To $25 (SPLS)
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 10:12am | 96Goldman Sachs downgraded Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) to Neutral and trimmed its Staples price target to $25 in a research report published today. In the report, Goldman Sachs states "SPLS is currently valued in line with other sector-leading hardlines retailers with solid financial returns and modest...
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JMP Securities Ups PETM To Outperform
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 7:06am | 50Analysts at JMP Securities upgrade PetSmart Inc (NASDAQ: PETM) from “market perform” to “outperform.” The target price for PETM is set to $50. PETM shares gained 1.57% to close at $41.48 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Dreams, Inc. Partners with Chicago Bulls
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 10:52am | 53Dreams, Inc. (NYSE: DRJ) announced that it has partnered with the Chicago Bulls to launch the team's official updated online store, shop.bulls.com. The deal marks Dream's second alliance with an NBA team following the successful web syndication with the Washington Wizards last year.
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (PTEN, TSO, TIF, K)
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 9:27am | 130Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ: PTEN) was upgraded by Canaccord from "hold" to "buy." PTEN's shares closed at $25.14 yesterday. Patterson-UTI Energy's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $1.17 billion. Credit Suisse upgraded Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) from "neutral" to "outperform.” TSO's shares...
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Tractor Supply Company Declares Quarterly Dividend
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 8:58am | 64Tractor Supply Company (Nasdaq: TSCO), the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, today announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.07 per share of the Company's common stock The dividend will be paid on March 8, 2011, to stockholders of...
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Calls Purchased on PetSmart, Inc. (PETM)
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 3:54pm | 139Shares of PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) are higher on the session by 1.77%, currently trading at $40.73. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months, but it is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today....
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For February 3 (GMCR, SBH, DDS)
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 12:04pm | 197By 11:00 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 16.19 points, or 0.13%, to 12,025.78, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 4.67 points, or 0.36%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 10.31 points, or 0.37%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are still afloat in the...
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Top Performing Industries For February 3 (AN, LTD, SFLY, DRJ)
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 11:17am | 190At 10:15 am, the Dow fell 0.43% to 11,989.94, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.57% to 1,296.55 and the NASDAQ composite index dropped 0.66% to 2,731.55. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Auto Dealerships: This industry jumped 2.43% by 10:15 am....
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Jo-Ann Stores Fourth Quarter Sales up 2.0%
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 9:04am | 67Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (NYSE: JAS) reported today that net sales for the fourth quarter ended January 29, 2011, increased 3.6% to $624.1 million compared to $602.2 million for the same period last year. Same-store sales increased 2.0% versus a same-store sales increase of 4.4% for the fourth quarter...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes El Paso (TSCO, POT, MOS, AGU, DE, ENOC, HON, ETN, STO, T, VZ, WIN, FTR, C, EP)
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 4:23am | 306On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO) is a “part of the major bull market in agriculture. Let me throw in Potash (NYSE: POT), Mosaic (NYSE: MOS), Agrium (NYSE: AGU) and Deere & Company (NYSE: DE)." For EnerNOC (NASDAQ: ENOC), he said...
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Top Valentines Day Stocks
Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 12:56am | 760Most people know when Valentine's Day is, but in case you missed the memo, it is Monday, February 14, so if you haven't done the shopping for your Valentine, then you better get cracking. One option is to give a gift of shares of stock in companies that may produce Valentines Day related products....
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A Sluggish Day 2/2/11
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 5:34pm | 394No real significant action today as most markets appear to be waiting for some catalyst. A potential flag and pennant formation may be in the making in Crude oil, see a daily chart. Continue to use the 50 day and 100 day MA's as support. Natural gas has been consolidating for the last four sessions...