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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 9:35am | 343Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Chiquita Brands Intl Inc (CQB) Comerica Inc (CMA) Delta Apparel Inc (DLA) Endologix Inc (ELGX) Faro Tech Inc (FARO) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. COMERICA INC (CMA): Free Stock Analysis Report CHIQUITA BR INT (CQB):...
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US Stock Futures Up As Investors Await Earnings Report By Pfizer
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 7:00am | 227US stock futures moved up as the investors are looking for earnings report by Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE). The voters also cast their votes in mid-term elections. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 29 points to 11,119, while the S&P 500 futures rose 4.40 points to 1,187.50. Nasdaq...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Westport Innovations, Advises Investors To Sell Eastman Kodak (WPRT, CLF, VALE, JCP, M, KSS, ROST, TJX, FDO, SLE, PVA, SHAW, GT, PWER, EK)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 4:32am | 370On CNBC's Mad Money Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he likes Westport Innovations (NASDAQ: WPRT). He added, “If we get a change in Washington on natural gas, I'd like it even more." For Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF), he said that he likes iron, but prefers Vale (NYSE: VALE) to CLF....
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Stocks To Watch For November 2 (PFE, APC, BP, WFR, K)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 4:22am | 211Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) to report its Q3 EPS at $0.51. PFE shares gained 1.18% to close at $17.62 yesterday. Anadarko Petroleum Corp (NYSE: APC) posted its Q3 net loss at $0.05 per share, as compared to a net income...
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Lance and Snyder's Announce Stockholders Meetings for Proposed Combination
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 3:01pm | 98Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq: LNCE) and Snyder's of Hanover, Inc. today announced that both companies will hold special stockholders meetings to vote on the combination of their businesses to form a stronger, more dynamic snack food company. The joint proxy statement of both Lance and Snyder's is expected...
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Upbeat Manufacturing Reports Fire Up Markets
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 10:49am | 205In a bullish kickoff to November and a highly-anticipated week on Wall Street, the Dow soared more than 100 points Monday morning as the markets cheered stronger-than-expected manufacturing reports in the U.S. and China. Today's Markets As of 10:27 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 106...
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Calavo Growers, Inc. Declares 55 Cent Per Share Dividend
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 9:00am | 44Calavo Growers, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVGW) today announced that its board of directors declared a $0.55 per share annual cash dividend on its common stock. The annual payout is a 10 percent increase from $0.50 per share issued last year.
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BB&T Reiterates Buy On Smithfield Foods (SFD)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 8:31am | 120BB&T Capital Markets is reiterating its Buy rating on Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD) and a $19 price target. In a note to clients, BB&T writes, "We have raised our FY'11 EPS estimate to $1.93 from $1.88, to reflect very favorable feed hedges, solid packer margins, cost savings, and our...
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BB&T Raising Estimates On Sanderson Farms (SAFM)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 8:26am | 166BB&T Capital Markets is raising its earnings estimates on Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM), as it believed it had a strong quarter. It has a Hold rating on shares. In the research note, BB&T writes, "We believe SAFM enjoyed a very strong Q4 due to strong exports to Russia at attractive...
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Tasty Baking Company Reports Third Quarter EPS of $(0.61)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 8:09am | 68Tasty Baking Company (Nasdaq: TSTY) today reported net sales of $40.4 million for its third quarter ended September 25, 2010, a 7.4% decrease from the $43.6 million reported for the third quarter last year. For the third quarter of 2010, the company reported a net loss of $4.9 million compared to a...
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Fast Money Traders Share Their Thoughts On KFT, CVS, ADM And QCOM
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 10:00pm | 308On CNBC's Fast Money, Karen Finerman said that she will be watching closely Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) earnings next week. She said that she is interested to hear what Kraft (KFT) has to say about its input costs. Kraft (KFT) still has a tail wind from Cadbury acquisition, but now there are some...
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WHAT'S ON TAP? A VERY BUSY WEEK AHEAD
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 8:00pm | 5223By Dirk Van Dijk, CFA Zacks Investment Research Earnings season might be more than halfway through, but that does not mean a slowdown in the earnings parade. Next week, a total of 1,128 firms will report, including 100 of the S&P 500 firms. So far this has been a very strong earnings season,...
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A VERY Busy Week Ahead - Earnings Preview
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 7:12pm | 4992Earnings Preview 10/29/10 Earnings season might be more than halfway through, but that does not mean a slowdown in the earnings parade. Next week, a total of 1,128 firms will report, including 100 of the S&P 500 firms. So far this has been a very strong earnings season, but there are still...
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How We Got to 2.0% Growth in 3Q - Analyst Blog
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 7:12pm | 3375In the third quarter, the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.0%, up from 1.7% in the second quarter, but down from the 3.7% pace in the first three months of the year. The growth rate was in line with consensus expectations, and frankly a bit better than I was expecting. So how did we get to the 2...
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Calls Purchased on Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (CQB)
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 2:57pm | 175Shares of Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB) are higher on the session by 2.78%, currently trading at $13.33. The stock has been moving largely sideways for the past five months, hovering around the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name...