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Stocks To Watch For May 17 (LOW, GS, A, BBI, AIG)
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 7:15am | 231Some of the companies that may grab investor focus today are: Analysts expect Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) to report an EPS of $0.31 for the first quarter. LOW’s shares gained 0.35% to $26.16 in after hours trading. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) disclosed details of its new Business Standards Committee...
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PETM To Post Strong Q1 Results
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 11:07am | 146Analysts at Wedbush Morgan reiterate their "outperform" rating on PetSmart (NASDAQ: PETM). The target price for PETM is set to $35. PetSmart is scheduled to report its Q1 results after the market closes on May 19. Wedbush Morgan expects PETM’s results to be on the better than the “guidance for Q1...
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BBI Posts In-Line Q1 Results; Offers Challenging Outlook
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 11:05am | 130Analysts at Wedbush Morgan maintain their "neutral" rating on Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), while reducing their estimates for the company. The target price for BBI is set to $0.75. BBI posted Q1 results in-line with the expectations. BBI again has not issued “forward guidance except to say that the...
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Early Volume Plays Among Those Valued Below $10 (BSMD, TOPS, HAUP, BBI)
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 10:42am | 269Some of the stocks that are valued below $10 and have the potential to become one of the high volume movers in the early trading hours are: Shares of BioSphere Medical (NASDAQ: BSMD) surged by 42.67% to $4.28 in the pre-market session on the news of Merit Medical (NASDAQ: MMSI) acquiring the firm...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (IRBT, ODP, POZN, BYD, FE)
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 9:48am | 184iRobot Corp (NASDAQ: IRBT) was upgraded by CK Cooper from “hold” to “buy.” IRBT lost 0.19% to $21.41 by 8.59 am. IRBT’s is expected to deliver 338.64% earnings growth this year. Oppenheimer upgraded Office Depot Inc (NYSE: ODP) from “underperform” to “perform.” Shares of ODP plunged 6.55% to $6.56...
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Stocks To Watch For May 14 (JCP, BBI, CA, NVDA, JWN)
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 6:57am | 217Some of the companies that may grab investor focus today are: Analysts expect JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) to post an EPS of $0.25 for the first quarter. JCP’s shares lost 1.46% to $27.76 in the after hours trading session. Blockbuster Inc (NYSE: BBI) posted its Q1 loss of $0.33 per share, down from a net...
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Benzinga's After Hours Gainers (SPLS, BBBY, AMGN, ANF, EK, LTD)
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 5:52pm | 365Retail names are getting a boost in the after hours after being hit hard during today's market session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 113.96 points lower at 10,782.95. The S&P 500 finished 14.24 points down at 1,157.43. Among the after hours movers today are Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS),...
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Blockbuster, Staggered, Loses Its Footing
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 4:32pm | 389Blockbuster, Inc (NYSE: BBI), nearly ruined by the high cost of its store network and withering from competition from NetFlix (NYSE: NFLX) and the kiosk operator Redbox, posted another quarter of dismal results. The rental chain’s net loss for the first quarter of 2010 was $65.4 million, or $0.33...
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Blockbuster Inc. (BBI) Drops 16% In After-Hours Trading
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 4:31pm | 103Shares of Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) saw a huge drop in after-hours trading, after the company reported its first-quarter results. The company reported first-quarter revenue of $939.4 million, compared with $1.09 billion it reported for the same period last year. First-quarter operating loss...
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Top Performing Industries For May 13 (BBI, MFG, CGL-A, EMS)
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 3:17pm | 244At 1:24 pm, Dow lost 5.67 points or 0.05%, to 10,891.24, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2.01 points or 0.17%. The Nasdaq composite index has also slipped 7.70 points or 0.32%. The industries that are helping the market keep afloat today are: Music & Video Stores: The top...
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Random Mini Bull Markets - Toys, Roofing Products, Audio Equipment
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 3:11pm | 631Looking through a few hundred charts, it has been interesting to see which sectors the relative strength has been within. There are also some interesting sub niches in their own mini bull markets off the beaten path of the momo guys who live in Baidu, Chipotle, Netflix, and the like. Not sure...
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Top Performing Industries For May 12 (HAST, UTA, FLR, EME)
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 2:29pm | 257At 1:46 pm, Dow gained 119.41 points, or 1.11%, to 10,867.67, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index was up 11.88 points, or 1.03%. The Nasdaq composite index too had advanced 39.46 points, or 1.66%. The industries that are driving the market today are: Music & Video Stores: The top...
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Benzinga's After Hours Gainers (NKTR, KBH, CAB)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 6:44pm | 236It was another volatile trading session on Wall Street today, with stocks opening lower then rallying into the afternoon before selling off into the close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both finished in negative territory. The Dow closed 36.88 points lower at 10,748. The Nasdaq...
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Early Volume Plays Among Those Valued Below $10 (WAVX, ABAT, ZLC, ZAGG)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 10:25am | 285Some of the stocks that are valued below $10 and have the potential to become one of the high volume movers in the early trading hours are: Wave Systems (NASDAQ: WAVX) recorded a narrower Q1 net loss of $0.01 a share, versus a net loss of $0.02 a share in the year-ago period. WAVX’s revenue climbed...
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GNC And PetSmart Partner To Launch Pet Vitamins
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 9:20am | 127PetSmart (Nasdaq: PETM) and General Nutrition Centers are launching a unique line of dietary supplements designed for dogs and cats. This new line will be made exclusively for PetSmart and available at PetSmart and www.petsmart.com beginning in the fall of 2010. The GNC and PetSmart partnership...