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Benzinga’s News Roundup (CALM, ERIC, PCP)
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 8:00am | 208Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) reported today a third-quarter net income of $34.5 million, or $1.45 per share. Sales increased up to $271.2 million from $270 million for the same quarter last year. Analysts expected CALM to report earnings of $1.34 per share. Cal-Maine increased 1.72% to $37....
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Top 5 Stocks For March 29, 2010 (APOL, CALM, T, CAT, AKS)
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 6:17am | 208Analysts expect pay school operator, Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ: APOL), to report its EPS at $0.81 for the latest quarter. APOL is set to announce its results before the market opens. APOL’s shares gained 1.81% to $62.39 in after hours trading. Read more about this company here. Cal-Maine Foods (...
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Top Performing Industries For March 26 (HNR, BYD, WBD, CALC, SNSTA)
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 3:19pm | 338At 2:44 p.m., Dow gained 15.19, or 0.14%, to 10,856.40, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 1.04, or 0.09%, to 1,166.77. The Nasdaq composite index lost 2.33, or 0.10%, to 2395.08. The industries that are driving the market today are: Independent Oil & Gas: The top gainer of...
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Conagra Corp. (CAG) Misses Out On Analysts' Expectations
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 1:38pm | 91Conagra Corp. (NYSE: CAG) slipped 3.95% to $25.06. Earlier, Conagra Corp. (CAG) said its third-quarter sales were $3.1 billion, which missed the $3.15 billion average estimated by analysts. At $25.06, Conagra Corp. (CAG) breached below its 20 day MA for the first time after a gap of one and a half...
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iPad Receives Encouraging Response From Advertisers (AAPL, UN, FDX, TRI)
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 11:53am | 134Apple is all set to release its latest gizmo, iPad, on April 3. Major companies have shown interest in booking ad space on iPad applications. Companies such as Fidelity and Unilever (NYSE: UN) have booked ad space on Time’s iPad application. FedEx (NYSE: FDX) has booked space on Reuters’ iPad...
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RAH Downgraded On Valuation
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 9:58am | 59Analysts at UBS downgrade Ralcorp Holdings Inc (NYSE: RAH) from "buy" to "neutral." The target price for RAH is set to $72. According to UBS, the downgrade in the rating is based on valuation. RAH’s shares closed at $69.29 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Stock Market News for March 25, 2010 - Market News
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 9:33am | 547Stocks retreated Wednesday after two days of winning run as sovereign debt worries and a downgrade of Portugal’s credit rating revived concerns about the global economy. Benchmark indexes pulled back from their 18-month highs and the dollar raced to a 10-month high against the euro as investors...
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Company News for March 25, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 9:33am | 173• McCormick (NYSE:MKC) beat estimates with fiscal first quarter results of 51 cents, versus Zacks estimates of 48 cents a share on better-than-anticipated revenues of $764.5 million, ahead of Zacks estimates of $761 million • ConAgra (NYSE:CAG) reported inline third quarter earnings of 44 cents a...
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Volume Talks Wednesday: A Bullish Biotech Breakout Option Play
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 9:02am | 2954Today's breakout report is for Wednesday March 24, 2010. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you should skip ahead to the list of stocks. To reiterate previous blog posts...
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Benzinga’s News Roundup (MKC, SIG, CAG, DE)
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:59am | 291McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC) reported today first-quarter net income of $67.9 million, or $0.51 per share, as compared to $57.7 million, or $0.44 per share, in the year-ago period. Revenue increased to $764.5 million, from $718.5 million for the same quarter last year. Analysts...
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Top 5 Stocks For March 25, 2010 (BBY, CAG, SCHL, ORCL, ACN)
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 6:31am | 277Analysts expect big box electronics retailer, Best Buy Co (NYSE: BBY), to post an EPS of $1.79 for the latest quarter. BBY is set to announce its results before the opening bell. BBY gained 0.34% to $41.32 in after hours trading. Read more about this company here. Wall Street expects ConAgra Foods...
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EUR/USD Falls on European Fiscal Concerns
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 2:47am | 1552EUR/USD Falls on European Fiscal Concerns The Dollar rallied broadly, while the EUR fell to 10-month lows on Wednesday, as a ratings firm downgraded Portugal, adding to worries over debt sustainability and growth in some of euro zone's smaller countries. That supported some safe-haven flows into...
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EUR/USD Falls on European Fiscal Concerns
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 2:47am | 1552EUR/USD Falls on European Fiscal Concerns The Dollar rallied broadly, while the EUR fell to 10-month lows on Wednesday, as a ratings firm downgraded Portugal, adding to worries over debt sustainability and growth in some of euro zone's smaller countries. That supported some safe-haven flows into...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (RAH, TSN, PLCM, JEC, CNX)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 9:56am | 254Ralcorp Holdings Inc (NYSE: RAH) was upgraded by Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey from “neutral” to “buy.” RAH’s shares closed at $67.95 yesterday. RAH’s shares have gained 13.80% year-to-date. Read more about this company here. BB&T Capital Markets upgraded Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE: TSN) from “hold”...
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Stock Market News for March 24, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 9:45am | 446It was the turn of the real estate sector Tuesday to send equities higher as a better-than-expected existing home sales report reconfirmed hopes the economy is slowly beginning to rebound. The blue-chip Dow average gained 103 points, its biggest advance in more than two weeks. Healthcare stocks...