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JP Morgan Reiterates Underweight on Central European Distribution
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 6:34am | 45JP Morgan reiterated its Underweight rating on Central European Distribution (NASDAQ: CEDC). On Monday, CEDC lost 1.65% of its value to end the day at $9.52. Its shares continued to slide in today's pre-market trading, falling 0.21% to stand around $9.50.
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Morgan Keegan Reiterates Outperform and PT of $20 on Susser Holdings
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 6:29am | 47Morgan Keegan reiterated its Outperform rating on Susser Holdings (NASDAQ: SUSS). At the moment, the rating agency has a price target of $20 placed on the company's stock. On Monday, SUSS lost 1.35% of its value to finish the day at $16.09.
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US Stock Futures Signal Lower Start On Wall Street
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 6:29am | 518US stock futures are lower this morning. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 49 points to 11,991.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 6.50 points to 1,273.20. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 10.25 points to 2,335.75. US stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial...
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Jefferies Downgrades Wal-Mart To Hold, Lowers PT To $56
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 6:11am | 27Jefferies & Company has downgraded Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) from Buy to Hold and has lowered the price target from $61 to $56.
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Stocks to Watch for Tuesday 8/02/2011: Fresh 52-Week Highs and Lows
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 4:20am | 3164Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Farm Products Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 3:53am | 108Below are the top farm products stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Calavo Growers Inc (NASDAQ: CVGW) has a dividend yield of 2.70%. CVGW's shares closed at $20.47 yesterday. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) has a dividend yield of 2.10%. ADM's shares closed at...
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Earnings Scheduled For August 2
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 3:46am | 571Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.15 on revenue of $910.14 million. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) is projected to report its FQ4 EPS at $0.85 on revenue of $20.43 billion. Coach Inc (NYSE: COH) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.65 on...
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Stocks To Watch For August 2
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 3:02am | 240Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) to report its Q2 EPS at $0.59 on revenue of $16.98 billion. Pfizer shares gained 1.21% to $19.24 in after-hours trading. FMC Corp (NYSE: FMC) reported its Q2 profit at $107.2 million, or $1.49...
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Get a pay raise from Walgreen (WAG)
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 8:00pm | 122by Chuck Carlson, editor The DRIP Investor When was the last time you got a pay raise of 29%? Not recently? Not ever? The fact is that personal incomes have been relatively flat for the last few years. However, one paycheck that is increasing is that of Walgreen (WAG) shareholders. Indeed, the...
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Benzinga's After Hours Earnings Movers
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 4:58pm | 262Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) reported another blowout quarter on Monday after the closing bell. The company reported EPS of $0.88, which beat analysts' consensus EPS estimates of $0.75 by a wide margin. Revenues came in at $879.7 million, versus Street consensus of $829 million. Herbalife (HLF) also...
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Lorillard Announces Pricing of $750 Million Debt Offering
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 4:55pm | 105Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO) today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of an aggregate principal amount of $500 million 3.50% senior notes due 2016 and $250 million 7.00% senior notes due 2041 through its main operating subsidiary, Lorillard Tobacco Company, and guaranteed...
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Herbalife Jumps on Record Results/Increased Guidance
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 4:23pm | 189Shares of Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) are jumping in the after-hours trade following the release of the company's Q2 earnings results. Currently, shares are higher by 8.61%, trading at $60.32; they ended the regular session lower by 0.32%, at $55.54. Herbalife reported Q2 EPS of $0.88 on revenues of $...
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Part II: Top 20 ETFs Under $20
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 2:40pm | 570In the second part of our four-part series, Benzinga continues its look at the top-20 ETFs currently trading under $20. As a reminder, ETFs can make the list by a combination of factors, including their volatility that can be useful to short-term traders and their potential to eventually cross the...
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How To Play The Coming Recession
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 2:26pm | 902U.S. Treasuries have always been seen as a "safe" investment, backed by the full faith, and credit of the U.S. government." Yet with worries about the debt ceiling, and the possibility of a downgrade of U.S. debt, we have seen the continued move down in yields on U.S. Treasury debt. Many market...
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Calls Purchased on Energizer Holdings
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 1:17pm | 119Shares of Energizer Holdings (NYSE: ENR) are lower on the session by 0.69%, currently trading at $80.08. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while...