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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 7:58am | 407Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as debt fears moved to Italy. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 96 points to 12,393.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 14.20 points to 2,344.75. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 22.25 points to 2,344.75. A Peek...
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Deutsche Bank Reiterates Hold on the Hershey Company
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 7:50am | 46Deutsche Bank reiterated its Hold rating on the Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY). At the moment, DB has a price target of $53 placed on the company's stock. On Monday, HSY lost 1.33% of its value to finish the day at $57.01.
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Morgan Stanley Maintains Overweight on PepsiCo
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 7:50am | 95Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), maintaining Overweight. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "We continue to believe there is high EPS visibility that PEP can at least meet (or beat) its 2011 EPS guidance. PEP's valuation of 14.1x 2012 EPS, which is in-...
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Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Altria Group
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 7:40am | 87Morgan Stanley is out with its report today on Altria Group (NYSE: MO), maintaining Equal-weight. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "Long-term, we believe Altria has the potential to drive incremental shareholder value by more aggressively reducing its cigarette operating costs,...
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Bank of America Raises PO On Green Mountain Coffee To $105
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 7:14am | 30Bank of America has raised the price objective on Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) from $90 to $105 and maintains its Buy rating.
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Twelve ETFs Trading Near 52-Week Highs
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 6:56am | 874First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX (NYSE: FXG) is up more than 20% year to date. The investment seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the StrataQuant Consumer Staples Index. Top holdings include Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR),...
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Jefferies Downgrades Procter & Gamble To Hold, Lowers PT To $71
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 6:11am | 28Jefferies & Company has downgraded Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) from Buy to Hold and has lowered the price target from $75.50 to $71.
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10 High Yield, High Momentum Stocks
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 12:20am | 2859Once per month I run a high-yield dividend stock momentum screen and use the results to manage a hypothetical stock portfolio on Scott's Investments. The strategy did relatively well in 2010 and is one I continue to track because of its promise. In recent months I have also done a variation of...
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It's Getting Chop in Here 07-11-2011
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 6:28pm | 901Cusick's Corner What does an animal do when it is cornered? It gets scared, might even cower, but more times than not it fights back which could best characterize the longs that are in this market now. VIX popped this morning, +15.4%, and the longs that were recently entering the market are in...
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Stock Market Ideas for Tuesday, July 12
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 5:53pm | 1481( click to enlarge ) This still looks pretty good on the daily chart with volume expanding as it moves higher. Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:JVA) continues to look bullish and had a decent day today. The stock hit a high of $30.98, which is resistance for the next upside move. I'm buyer of...
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Stocks to Watch for Tuesday 07/12/11: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 5:09pm | 1546Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) BioSante Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BPAX...
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SUPERVALU-Owned ALBERTSONS Stores Maintain Self Check-out Lanes
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 4:14pm | 105SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU) today clarified that it is not removing the self check-out lanes from the 460 ALBERTSONS stores that it owns and operates in Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Southern California, Utah, Washington state and Wyoming. During 4th of July week, several publications throughout the...
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Calls Purchased on Sanderson Farms
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 3:45pm | 133Shares of Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ: SAFM) are lower on the session by 0.67%, currently trading at $45.99. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six weeks and is currently trading above the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while ago...
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Is Alcoa a Great Buy Opportunity Today?
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 2:44pm | 613While my crystal ball has been packed away for weeks now, I just might bust it out and shine it off this afternoon, ahead of Alcoa (NYSE: AA) kicking off the summer earning season at the close today. Whether the reported numbers beat or miss analysts' estimates, they will also be compared against...
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Farmer Brothers' Meteoric Monday Rise
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 2:12pm | 417Farmer Brothers (NASDAQ: FARM) opened to a forceful increase on Monday morning; rising as much as 27% from Friday's close. The price leveled out mid-day to stabilize around a 19% increase near $11.50. The company is presently celebrating its 100th year of distributing coffee, in a history that has...