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Market Waiting On Unemployment Numbers 06-03-2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 2:27pm | 832Cusick’s Corner The market is lower into the Midday, but has had a nice run hitting highs today, ESM10 1105. But, (and there is always a “but”) the volume has been light and the Euro has started to weaken, cutting $1.22, which has impacted the current trade. The light action looks to continue...
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Mixed Signals on Hershey (HSY)
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 1:19pm | 134Shares of Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) are higher on the session by 1.58%, currently trading $49.47. The stock has been on an amazing run higher over the past six months, breaking to new highs during today’s session. Options trading in the name has been mixed today, though. The June $50 put was...
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Mid-Day Market Movers (SNWL, FCEL, XIDE, TOF)
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 12:38pm | 165SonicWALL Inc (NYSE: SNWL) climbed 25.97% to $11.32 by 11:55 am. SNWL has entered into a definitive acquisition agreement with Thoma Bravo LLC led investor group for approximately $717 million. Tofutti Brands Inc (NYSE: TOF) soared 25.22% to $1.44. The Cranford, New Jersey-based company develops,...
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Market Holds Gains 06-01-2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 3:30pm | 730Cusick's Corner The market has held its gains into the Midday in spite of a pounding early after the open. The short term market has been holding key support, SPY 108.50, at this stage supporting an argument for a potential run to the upside. As I stated last week, we continue to see a strong...
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Top 5 Small-Cap NASDAQ Stocks In The Consumer Goods Sector With The Lowest PEG Ratio (FEED, FUQI, HOGS, DEER, TRLG)
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 5:50am | 170Below are the top 5 small-cap consumer goods stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. AgFeed Industries Inc (NASDAQ: FEED) has a PEG ratio of 0.23. FEED has slipped 57.39% during the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 has gained 13.33% over the same period. Fuqi International Inc (NASDAQ: FUQI...
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Joe Terranova Recommends WMT, JNJ, KFT
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 5:48pm | 102Joe Terranova said on CNBC's Fast Money that investors should invest their money in slow growth names. He particularly likes Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT). Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) had a good trading session today. It gained 0....
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Top Performing Industries For June 1 (AAPL, GNCMA, HSY, NSU)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 2:30pm | 263By 2 pm, the Dow had climbed 26.98 points, or 0.27%, to 10,159.53, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had fallen 2.40 points, or 0.22%. The Nasdaq composite index was also down 3.29 points, or 0.15%. The industries that are helping the market keep afloat today are: Personal Computers...
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Forget Norwegian, How About Asian Fisheries
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 8:17am | 603In watching yet more college lacrosse on Monday I stumbled across a brief article titled Top 10 Most Profitable Food Stocks two of which where Chinese fisheries; China Marine Food Group (CMFO) and HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries (HQS). Over the last couple of years I have written several posts...
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Milk Can Cause Fat Reduction for Women: Time to Look at Milk Stocks
Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 1:36pm | 555According to a new study by Canadian researchers at McMaster University, drinking a couple glasses of milk after an exercise workout, can cause women to lose more fat than if they imbibe a energy drinks. The study can be found in the Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise. Apparently, a prior...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (OVTI, DMND, APKT, TTWO)
Friday, May 28, 2010 - 3:26pm | 163OmniVision Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OVTI) shares gained 6.75% to $19.45 by 3:04 pm. The volume of OVTI shares traded was 650% higher than normal. OVTI has been upgraded by Needham from “buy” to “strong buy.” Diamond Foods Inc (NASDAQ: DMND) shares climbed 6.85% to $42.10 by 3:04 pm. The volume of...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Jim Says GIS Strong On Fundamentals
Friday, May 28, 2010 - 8:04am | 304In his "Mad Money Lightning Round" on Thursday, Jim advised investors to buy General Mills (NYSE: GIS) because the company has strong fundamentals and not because of the stock split that will take place on June 9. GIS gained 0.59% to $71.82 in after hours. Cramer said that he has finally given up...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For May 27 (WBD, AIXG, NTAP)
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 3:11pm | 208US stocks surged, driven by China's confidence in Europe. Till 12:03 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 213.87, or 2.14%, to 10,188.32, the S&P 500 index moved up 25.35, or 2.37% and the NASDAQ added 58.71, or 2.67%. Some of the few narrow based indices that are driving the market are...
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S&P's Best Performers for the Past Month
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 11:54am | 179While the market has taken an absolute killing this past month, I thought it would be interesting to see just who has managed to weather the storms the best. In all 20 companies are trading in the green this month. Everyone else is getting shalacked! May God be with you if you happen to own...
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Company News for May 27, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 9:48am | 176• Tiffany (NYSE:TIF) reported first quarter earnings of 50 cents, versus Zacks projections of 36 cents, on a 22.4% revenue gain to $633.6 million, which beat projections of $609 million • Heinz (NYSE:HNZ) beat fiscal fourth quarter earnings by one penny, reporting at 60 cents per share on a 8.3%...
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Heinz Q4 Profits Up; Raises Dividend For FY11
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 7:50am | 175HJ Heinz Co (NYSE: HNZ), the food giant, posted about 10% growth in Q4 net income, as an increase in spending on price promotions boosted its sales. The Pittsburgh based company said that its net income increased to $192.4 million, or $0.60 per share, from $175.1 million, $0.55 per share, in the...