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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (AA, AAI, VIA-B, GMCR, GENZ)
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 10:07am | 193Alcoa, Inc (NYSE: AA) has been upgraded by HSBC Securities from “underweight” to “neutral.” Shares of AA fell 0.29% to $13.71 at 9:29 am EST. AA’s 52-week trading range is $8.27-$17.56. AirTran Holdings Inc (NYSE: AAI) upgraded to “buy” from “sell” by Argus. Share of AAI slumped by 8.45% to $5.31...
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Stock Market News for April 22, 2010 - Market News
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 9:30am | 472U.S. stocks ended a choppy session mixed Wednesday as traders appeared less enthusiastic to extend a rally that has put major indexes at multi-month highs. Healthcare shares fell after a number of companies from the sector cut their earnings outlook, saying the U.S. healthcare overhaul will hurt...
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Stocks To Watch On April 22 (PEP, HSY, AMZN, MSFT, VZ)
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 8:55am | 166PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) is expected to post its EPS at $0.75 for the first quarter. PEP’s shares fell 0.27% to $65.80 in the pre-market session. Wall Street expects Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY) to have earned $0.47 per share in the first quarter. Shares of HSY fell 0.16% to $44.84 yesterday. Amazon (NASDAQ:...
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Stocks To Watch On April 22 (PEP, HSY, AMZN, MSFT, VZ)
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 8:38am | 166PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) is expected to post its EPS at $0.75 for the first quarter. PEP’s shares fell 0.27% to $65.80 in the pre-market session. Wall Street expects Hershey Co (NYSE: HSY) to have earned $0.47 per share in the first quarter. Shares of HSY fell 0.16% to $44.84 yesterday. Amazon (NASDAQ:...
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Hershey Co. (HSY) Profit Jumps 94%
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 7:56am | 141Hershey Co. (NYSE: HSY) announced financial results on Thursday morning that easily beat Wall Street expectations. Hershey Co. reported that its 1st quarter profit jumped 94% to $147.4 million, or 64 cents per share, up from $75.9 million, or 33 cents per share, a year earlier. The chocolate maker'...
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Bad News for Human Genome - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 2:45pm | 418Recently, Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGSI) announced that its potential blockbuster lupus drug candidate Benlysta (belimumab) failed to meet its secondary goals in a late-stage trial BLISS-76. Human Genome and GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) are co-developing Benlysta for treating patients suffering...
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Chocolate Good for Your Liver per Researchers
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 12:06am | 636According to researchers in Spain, eating cocoa-rich dark chocolate after a big meal can help people with cirrhosis of the liver. The antioxidant flavanols in chocolate are supposed to be good for your blood pressure. Of course, chocolate will always be popular since it can reduce free radicals,...
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Falling (GMCR)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 3:26pm | 239Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ: GMCR) have been under pressure throughout the day, falling 8.21% to $83.21 on heavy volume. On the day, 4.12 million shares have exchanged hands versus a daily average of just under 1 million. GMCR has been on fire recently, hitting a 52 week high...
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Market Roundup (GS, UN, CADX, AAPL)
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 2:53pm | 242With Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) giving its third rebuttal to the SEC complaint, markets see the bank as protesting too much. The risk for the bank in the final outcome of the case could be significant. Unilever (NYSE: UN) is ready to put its Italian frozen-foods division out for an auction. The...
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Top Stocks of Maryland
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 2:44am | 878The state of Maryland is centrally located in the mid Atlantic region, close to the Nation’s capital and some of the most populated areas of the United States. Its economy has grown to include the aerospace and defense sector which is made up of 2,600 companies and pays an average salary of $93,000...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Last Week of April
Sunday, April 18, 2010 - 9:31pm | 671Here 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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Top Stocks of Vermont
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 12:02pm | 691Vermont was the first state to join the original thirteen states of the Union in 1791. In the years that followed, Vermont produced grain and beef cattle. Today the state economy has grown to include the tourism industry, the manufacturing of electrical equipment, food products, and granite. Some...
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April 15, 2010: A Tasty Stock Is J&J Snack Foods
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 11:40pm | 336If you are a vegan or into organic locally-grown foodstuffs, leave the room now. Anyone with a taste for Cinnabon Cinna Pretzel, Funnel Cake, Mrs. GoodCookie,Texas Twist,Slush Puppie, Minute Maid Juice Bars, Luigi's Italian Ices? How about a nice super-stuffed PretzelFil or an Arctic Blast? J&J...
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Afternoon Market Update – Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Ford (NYSE:F), Sirius (NASDAQ:SIRI), TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ:AMTD), E*Trade (NASDAQ:ETFC)
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 12:28pm | 896Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) investment firm has announced a prediction for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), predicting the American megabank’s stock is poised to rise. The price of the stock, according to Morgan Stanley’s note written to clients on Tuesday, is set to increase during the next 45 days after...
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Afternoon Market Update – Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Ford (NYSE:F), Sirius (NASDAQ:SIRI), TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ:AMTD), E*Trade (NASDAQ:ETFC)
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 12:28pm | 896Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) investment firm has announced a prediction for Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), predicting the American megabank’s stock is poised to rise. The price of the stock, according to Morgan Stanley’s note written to clients on Tuesday, is set to increase during the next 45 days after...