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Zumiez Inc (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) was upgraded by Wedbush Morgan from “neutral” to “outperform.” ZUMZ’s shares gained 14.87% to $18.39 at 11:05 a.m. ZUMZ’s shares have moved up 25.86% year to date. Read more about this company here. UBS upgraded Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) from “neutral” to “buy.” KO’s...

Here 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...

• Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) led DJIA stocks on the downside yesterday after Medivation (NASDAQ:MDVN) said its experimental treatment for Alzheimer's, Dimebon, developed with Pfizer, failed to show desired results in late-stage  trials • Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE:BUD) posted adjusted earnings of 55 cents a...

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) was upgraded today by UBS from Neutral to Buy.. KO is now trading at $54.42, 0.91% up in the pre-market session. The Coca-Cola Company closed at $53.93 in the previous trading session. In the last year, KO has gained over 32%. OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ...

In an interview with CNBC, Philip Gorham, stock analyst at Morningstar, has given his thoughts on the decision by Coca Cola Company (NYSE: KO), and PepsiCo (NYSE: KO) to acquire their bottlers. Gorham said, “All sparkling drinks have been in decline for the last 10 years or so, but cola’s falling...

The 'PIGGS' are the European countries that are suffering due to current economic woes. The countries are Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain, and the crises that is looming is heavy. Recently, there has been much talk about Greece being bailed out by stronger EU countries, but even that is...

In his “Lightning Round,” Jim Cramer said that Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) and ACME Packet (NASDAQ: APKT) are completely played out and it is time traders search for the next big thing. While CCE’s shares fell 0.20% to $25.55, APKT jumped 3.17% in after hours trading. Cramer finds Insituform...

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) on Monday reiterated its EPS growth estimate of 11% to 13% for 2010. PepsiCo has completed the acquisition of two of its largest bottling companies, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., and PepsiAmericas, Inc. The two acquisitions were worth $7.8 billion. The acquisitions are...

El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP) reported today a fourth-quarter profit of $265 million, or $0.36 per share, from a loss of $1.69 billion, or $2.43 per share, in the year-ago period. Revenue declined to $1.19 billion from $1.34 billion for the same quarter last year. Analysts expected EP to report...

Yesterday during the Olympics I spent a little time reading about Karl Popper, seriously, and while no one will confuse me for a Popper scholar I am in a slightly more critical (thinking) frame of mind than whatever is normal for me. With that in mind I stumbled across a couple of things that could...

With the major indices trading lower Thursday, there were 21 stocks which fought the trend and traded higher on heavier volume. 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...

Stocks failed to build on to Wednesday’s momentum and closed down modestly lower as first time claims for unemployment rose and worries about Greece’s debt problems resurfaced.  Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s further soured sentiments by saying they may cut Greece’s debt rating if the country...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A) reports after the markets close. The earnings forecasts for BRK-A are unknown so far. BRK-A gained 0.15% to $118,975.00 in after hours trading. There have been continued rumors of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) splitting its stock 4 to 1. AAPL shares lost 0.03% to $201.94...

According to Bloomberg, the shares of the following companies may see some unusual movements in trading tomorrow. Athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), which provides internet based services to medical practices, fell 13% in trading today to $37.80. The company has deferred the announcement of its...