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Earnings Scheduled For August 9
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 4:10am | 456AOL Inc (NYSE: AOL) is projected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.04 per share on revenue of $530.37 million. Beazer Homes USA Inc (NYSE: BZH) is estimated to post a FQ3 loss at $0.42 per share on revenue of $231.80 million. Walt Disney Company (The) (NYSE: DIS) is projected to report its FQ3 EPS...
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Where to Invest When the Market Crashes
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 10:37pm | 543Some investors believe that low priced stocks are the best ones to invest in during a market crash because they can have the biggest percentage upside when the market recovers. Other investors think that sticking with the large caps is the way to go in case market bottom is missed by investing too...
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Omega Protein Announces Joseph L. von Rosenberg III to Step Down as CEO; Bret D. Scholtes to Become CEO
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 4:30pm | 90Omega Protein Corporation (NYSE: OME) today announced that Joseph L. von Rosenberg III, 52, CEO and President since 1997, has advised the Board of Directors that he will step down from that role on December 31, 2011. Mr. von Rosenberg will remain with the Company as Executive Chairman of the Board...
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Puts Purchased on Dean Foods
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 11:49am | 107Shares of Dean Foods (NYSE: DF) are lower on the session by 9.27%, currently trading at $8.22. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short while ago the...
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Friday's Top Performing Small Cap Stocks (RPTP, MCHX, BGMD, WWWW, RST)
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 11:45am | 571A controversial credit downgrade of U.S. government long-term debt by Standard & Poor's late Friday has left global financial markets in tatters as stock investors struggle to find firm footing. Large or small, stocks are expected to take it on the chin early this week as governments wrestle...
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Friday's Top Performing Small Cap Stocks (RPTP, MCHX, BGMD, WWWW, RST)
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 11:45am | 571A controversial credit downgrade of U.S. government long-term debt by Standard & Poor's late Friday has left global financial markets in tatters as stock investors struggle to find firm footing. Large or small, stocks are expected to take it on the chin early this week as governments wrestle...
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Sara Lee Earnings Preview: Analysts Expect Falling Revenue, Rising EPS
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 11:02am | 563Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) unveils its next round of earnings this Thursday, August 11, 2011. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's fourth quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of 20 cents/share and revenues of $2....
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For August 8
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 10:34am | 166By 10:30 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 336.42 points, or 2.94%, to 11,108.19, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had dropped 42.05 points, or 3.51%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 100.86 points, or 3.98%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are supporting the...
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Earnings Roundup
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 8:59am | 799Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc (NYSE: DTG) reported a 0.6% rise in its second-quarter net profit. Dollar Thrifty's quarterly net profit increased to $42.5 million, from $42.3 million, in the year-ago period. Its revenue dropped 0.3% to $395.1 million. Dollar Thrifty's earnings per share...
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Deutsche Bank Has Buy On Sara Lee
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 8:10am | 96Deutsche Bank is out with a research report on Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) and it has a Buy rating and a $22 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "Sara Lee has been our top 2011 pick and continues to occupy that position. We continue to see risk / reward skewing favorably...
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Morgan Stanley Lowers Price Target On Procter & Gamble To $60.59
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 8:06am | 91According to Morgan Stanley, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) reported low-quality Q4 EPS, but the stock ended up outperforming the S&P 500 as it believes investors are appropriately looking ahead to an improved pricing/commodity cost scenario in 2012, particularly with stronger than expected 3...
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UPDATE: Tyson Foods Reports Decline In FQ3 Earnings
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 7:54am | 91Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE: TSN) reported a decline in its fiscal third-quarter earnings. Tyson Foods reported its quarterly earnings at $188 million, or $0.51 per share, down from $242 million, or $0.65 per share, in the year-earlier period. The latest quarter earnings included a 5-cents-per-share...
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News Summary for August 8, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 7:54am | 631This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Monday, August 8, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Monday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S. equity futures are set for another weak morning as traders mull over the S&P credit downgrade of the...
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SunOpta Acquires Assets of Lorton's Fresh Squeezed Juices for 2.5M
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 7:32am | 117SunOpta Inc. (Nasdaq: STKL) today announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, SunOpta Global Organic Ingredients Inc. has completed the acquisition of the assets and business of Lorton's Fresh Squeezed Juices, Inc.. Located in San Bernadino, California, Lorton's is a vertically...
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Jefferies Reiterates Buy and PT of $40 on Kraft Foods
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 7:22am | 47Jefferies reiterated its Buy rating on Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $40. On Friday, KFT added 3.23% to its value to end the week at $34.87.