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A Not-So-Hidden Gem: 3M
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 2:40am | 528While it’s hard to classify any of the thirty Dow stocks as a “hidden gem,” 3M (MMM) might come close. Unlike our previously highlighted pick of the week, it doesn’t enjoy a lot of fanfare or advertising wars. 3M is virtually unknown compared to other Dow constituents. Unlike Coca-Cola (KO), Exxon...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Services Sector With The Highest Cash (WMT, NWSA, AMZN, LVS, EBAY)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 8:00am | 182Below are the top 5 services stocks in terms of cash. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) had $ 7.91 billion in cash in the latest quarter. WMT’s debt liabilities in the same period stood at $41.34 billion. News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) had $7.27 billion in cash in the latest quarter. NWSA’s debt...
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The Retail ETF Is Banking On Positive Reports From Retailers This Week
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 6:53pm | 2126“Several retailers are reporting earnings this week and positive sentiment from these companies will continue to fuel the year-to-date rise in the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT). (XRT) rose by 16% in the year through March and this performance was strong enough to earn it a spot on my list of...
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Northland Securities Sales Morning Meeting Comments Summary
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 10:22am | 404Northland Securities issued the following ratings and comments: Epiq Systems (NASDAQ: EPIQ) rated as Outperform with a price target of $15.00 “Chapter 11 filings update: Our research indicates that there were 35 cases filed during 1Q10 that required claims agents, down from 38 in 4Q09 AND 45 IN...
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Highest Yielding Highest Rated Stocks
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 1:28pm | 362Many of the credit rating agencies were criticized for their ratings during the financial collapse of 2007 and 2008, especially with regards to collateralized debt obligation. However, investors still look at ratings for stocks to get some sort of guideline. If you look at some of the major firms...
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Hain Celestial Sees Profitable Growth Opportunity With Wal-Mart
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 11:24am | 129Analysts at BB&T Capital Markets maintain their "buy" rating on The Hain Celestial Group Inc (NASDAQ: HAIN). The target price for HAIN has been raised from $21 to $23. According to BB&T Capital Markets, Hain-Celestial’s US retail sales have risen by roughly 3% versus slightly flat/down...
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Buybacks Of The Decade (IBM, MSFT, COP, C, T, AXP, WMT, MO, BAC, MCD, DELL, PEP, HPQ)
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 7:39am | 584According to an article on CNBC, investors tend to view buybacks announced as a sign of a company's confidence in its growth prospects. Some of the biggest stock repurchases of the decade are: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT): The transaction value of MSFT’s buyback of 1.22 billion shares was $36.2 billion...
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U.S. Equity Market Preview (BJ, BBI, CEPH, DHR, MYGN)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 7:14am | 323Shares of the following companies may see some unusual movements in trading on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg. BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE: BJ), a warehouse club operator in the Eastern United States, has increased the size of its share buyback program by $200 million. Shares of BJ’s Wholesale...
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Recession Increases Wal-Mart’s (WMT) Appeal
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 9:40pm | 409According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has received the backing of church ministers in its bid to expand in Chicago. This is a sign that the giant retailer is being perceived with less cynicism by a community that is hungry for jobs, which have withered...
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Wal-Mart Going Organic? (WMT, WFMI)
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 4:48pm | 109Is Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) going organic? MSN Money is reporting that Wal-Mart could be the potential savior for small organic farmers. The company has recently begun stocking organic apples, bananas, and peaches from local orchards. These items are similar to those found at upscale grocer Whole Foods...
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Bloom Box (Bloom Energy) IPO?
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 2:37pm | 555Bloom Energy is the Sunnyvale, California manufacturer of solid oxide fuel cells that was featured on 60 minutes last month. Reportedly, the company's small fuel cells are as efficient as and as much as doubly efficient as a conventional power plant. Questions have been coming in to me about...
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What Can an Upgrade in eBay (EBAY) Stock Mean To You?
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 4:46pm | 1707Early Thursday, Credit Suisse upgraded its rating on eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) to “outperform” (essentially a “buy” rating) from “neutral” (essentially a “hold”) and lifted its price target to $32 from $25, citing strength in auctioneer’s PayPal unit following the divestiture of Skype. Credit Suisse said...
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Picking the Right Retail ETF (XRT, RTH, PMR)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 2:12pm | 354We all know the stock market is climbing a wall of worry, but one sector that epitomizes the old Wall Street adage is the retail stocks. For years I continue to hear the “consumer is dead” and at the same time there are a handful of retail stocks hitting multi-year highs. The SPDR S&P Retail...
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bullish dividends
Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 1:53pm | 560"If 'buy & hold' is dead, then I am the embalming fluid" So is buy & hold still dead? Lil' Wayne and I never thought so. The S&P 500 is up 53% over the past year... Dividends are being raised all over the place by firms like Coke (KO), Wal-Mart (WMT), Pepsico (PEP), Rogers (RCI.B),...
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Market Update – Boeing (NYSE:BA), Citigroup (NYSE:C), Palm (NASDAQ:PALM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC)
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 10:16am | 967The concerns over the Greece debt situation are having an effect on the Euro’s trading price. The EU’s currency is having its worst week since January of this year. Investors have reacted conservatively after news that the Balkan state seems likely to seek a bailout from either the Eurozone or...