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Middle East Oil Troubles Could Lead To Lower Prices
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 11:36am | 398Last week, USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) announced a $200 million investment from Toshiba Corp. and Babcock & Wilcox that would be spread out over three phases. Each of the investors will pitch in $100 million, subject to closing conditions including regulatory approvals. In exchange, the two companies...
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6 Reasons We Can’t Fix The Oil Spill
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 11:33am | 398Last week, USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) announced a $200 million investment from Toshiba Corp. and Babcock & Wilcox that would be spread out over three phases. Each of the investors will pitch in $100 million, subject to closing conditions including regulatory approvals. In exchange, the two companies...
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Goldman Sachs Maintains Neutral Rating on USEC Inc. (USU)
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 9:31am | 215Goldman Sachs is out with an investor note this morning where they reiterate their Neutral rating on shares of USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU); they have a $4.50 price target on the stock. Goldman said that despite the recently announced deal with Toshiba and Babcock & Wilcox, which will make a $200mn...
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2010 Fund Performance Period 5
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 3:30pm | 4279The mutual fund is now on schedule for a late summer.early fall 2010 launch. If, after reading the blog content you might have an interest in participation, please consider reading why this blog exists. [Jan 2008: Reader Pledges Toward Mutual Fund Launch] [May 2008: Frequently Asked Questions]...
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Fast Money Picks For May 26th (VALE, IBM, BTU, SRCL)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 7:01pm | 129CNBC Fast Money's traders shared their stock picks for tomorrow with the viewers. Tim Seymour recommends Vale (ADR) (NYSE: VALE) as a buy. Vale (ADR) (VALE) jumped 1.19% today. Guy Adami thinks International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is a buy and Brian Kelly likes Stericycle, Inc. (...
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USEC Inc. Explodes Higher; Calls Active
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 11:42am | 88Shares of USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) are markedly higher on the session by 18.16%, currently trading $5.01. The company announced today that Toshiba would be buying a $100 million stake in the company. I am detecting call buying in the name as well with the June $5 call purchased over 3,600 times today...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Industrial Metals And Minerals Industry With The Highest Cash (TC, ICO, GSM, SWC)
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 7:26am | 146Below are the top 4 small-cap industrial metals and minerals stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of cash. Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc (NYSE: TC) had $523.60 million of cash in the latest quarter, while its debt liabilities stood at $11.40 million. International Coal Group Inc (NYSE:...
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Mounting Global Economic Fears 05-20-2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 7:59pm | 807Cusick's Corner Major US markets fell like a rock today after continuing fear that the EU debt crisis may thwart any US recovery. The Euro jumped against the Dollar after there were rumors that the European Central Bank might intervene to support the Euro which then set off short-covering in the...
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Today's Worst Performing Narrow Indexes (AIN, IFSIA, PCX, ICO, AQPTY, IMPUY)
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 2:14pm | 208U.S. equity markets have been slammed with sellers today, as the Dow Jones Industrial index has fallen 233 points to 10,211. Among the worst performing narrow based indices during the market plunge have been Textile Stocks, which have fallen 8.9%, Coal Stocks, which are down 8.8%, and Platinum and...
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Consider Uranium Miners
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 10:50am | 207With $55 billion in nuclear loan guarantees in the 2011 federal budget, the Obama Administration is making sure that nuclear power will be a growing part of the Americas energy diet. Combining this with the 112 reactors in operation plus 37 under construction in Asia and the current plans to build...
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Company News for May 20, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 10:10am | 301• Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) reported first quarter results one cent better than expected, rising to 28 cents up from 22 cents a year ago on inline revenues of $6.06 billion. The company offered full year guidance of $1.25-$1.33, with consensus views $1.33 • Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) bested...
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Benzinga's After Hours Gainers (ADSK, ZION, PCX)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 6:41pm | 159Among the notable names moving higher in the after hours trading session this evening are Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ: ZION), and Patriot Coal (NYSE: PCX). Autodesk (ADSK) reported earnings after the closing bell today, exceeding Wall Street estimates. The company earned...
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Trade Setups for May 14, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 7:26am | 238Futures are pointing sharply lower this morning as worries steepen in regards to the debt troubles in Europe. So right now my portfolio (which is heavily short) is already shaping up to have a nice day. However, on Tuesday and Wednesday, we saw how early morning bearish behavior can quickly change...
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 3, Week 40
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 8:15am | 2609Year 3, Week 40 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 85.9% (v 68.2% last week)15 long bias: 10.7% (v 24.5% last week)2 short bias: 3.4% (v 7.0% last week) [Includes 1 'long dollar' position]...
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Top 5 Small-Cap NASDAQ Stocks In The Basic Materials Sector With The Highest Cash (GLBL, GSM, CENX, JRCC, KALU)
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 6:46am | 168Below are the top 5 small-cap basic materials stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Global Industries, Ltd (NASDAQ: GLBL) had $375.6 million of cash in the latest quarter, while its debt liabilities stood at $298.93 million. Globe Specialty Metals Inc (NASDAQ: GSM) had $252.23 million of cash and...