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Chiquita Announces Leadership Succession in Europe and North America
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 9:17am | 80Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (NYSE: CQB), announced today the appointment of Brian W. Kocher as president of Europe and the Middle East, and the promotion of Joseph M. Huston as president of North America, effective January 1, 2011. The appointments are consistent with Chiquita's planned...
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Full Steam Ahead: Some Ideas To Consider On The Back Of CSX's Strong Earnings
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 8:22am | 296CSX (NYSE: CSX) reported strong earnings Tuesday after the bell, and raised guidance, saying it doesn't see a slowdown and as a result, here are a couple of long ideas for you on that note. Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) both report their earnings in the next couple of...
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B&G Foods Announces Earnings Conference Call
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 1:37pm | 62B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today that it has scheduled a conference call to discuss the Company's third quarter 2010 financial results on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The Company intends to issue a press release with the third quarter 2010 financial results via...
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Wednesday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (STJ, URBN, LUV, NWSA, TSN)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 12:50pm | 91Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) 5,007 puts, 92 calls 2. Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) 8,078 puts, 405 calls 3. Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) 2,723 puts, 139 calls 4. News Corp. (...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (MYGN, ALU, SFD, AU)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:50am | 151Myriad Genetics Inc (NASDAQ: MYGN) was upgraded by RBC Capital Markets from "sector perform" to "outperform." MYGN's shares closed at $18.66 yesterday. Shares of Myriad Genetics have fallen 28.48% year-to-date. Jefferies & Co upgraded Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) from "underperform" to "buy."...
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EPA Press Conference Today At 1pm EST
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 6:48am | 291Deutsche Bank has issued an industry alert on Food companies, stating that a press conference will be held today at 1pm with EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Gina McCarthy. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "Recall that 2007 model year and newer vehicles make up only 18% of the...
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QE & Bullish Trend 10-12-2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 6:10pm | 696Cusick's Corner Is the Fed going to "QE" and is this their last bullet? Answer -- Yes. How long can this move to the upside last (whether the Fed does or does not ease in the States)? If unemployment stays above 9.5-10% and if the developing counties decide to become projectionists, this bullish...
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Burbank Likes Physical Assets (POT, XOM)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 11:58am | 102John Burbank spoke at the Value Investing Congress and he said he likes physical commodity stocks, like Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), and Potash (NYSE: POT). He also holds physical gold through UBS, not the gold ETF. (NYSE: GLD) He also said he holds Kraft (NYSE: KFT), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Dr....
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of October
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 12:28am | 705Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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Protection Purchased on Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN)
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 12:24pm | 159Shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) are lower on the session by 1.33%, currently trading at $14.81. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months, off of a recent high near $20.50, and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Union Pacific, Prefers BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust And Permian Basin Royalty Trust to Penn West Energy Trust (SHLD, HD, UNP, PBR, PWE, BPT, PBT, HRB, INTU, GMCR, CBOE, DD)
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 5:04am | 381On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that he considers Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) as an “interesting speculation.” He considers Home Depot (NYSE: HD) as his favorite stock in the industry. He believes that Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) has the “most upside of any railroad...
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters: Sell Off Continues (GMCR)
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 12:29pm | 159Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) are getting crushed again on Friday. The stock has been in free-fall since the Securities and Exchange Commission began an inquiry into the company's revenue recognition practices. On Tuesday, September 28th, the company filed an 8K stating,...
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Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Sees A Truck Bull Market (ABV, WNC, CMI, DMND)
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 8:35pm | 198On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said to a viewer that bought Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (ADR) (NYSE: ABV) in May and June, when price were much lower than today, not to buy more of this stock. He thinks that AmBev (ABV) is a great company and he likes the stock, but it is...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Dairy Products Industry With The Highest Gross Margin (ADY, SYUT, WBD, TOF)
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 5:38am | 129Below are the top dairy product stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of gross margin. The trailing-twelve-month gross margin at American Dairy Inc (NYSE: ADY) is 36.33%.ADY's PEG ratio is -0.55. The trailing-twelve-month gross margin at Synutra International Inc (NASDAQ: SYUT) is 33...
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SunOpta, Inc. - Momentum
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 4:39am | 477SunOpta, Inc. (STKL) recently hit a new multi-year high on a strong Q2 earning surprise of 57% from early August. With a bullish next-year estimate of 27%, this Zacks #1 rank stock has plenty of upward momentum. Company Description SunOpta, Inc. manufactures and markets natural and organic food...