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Earnings Scheduled For July 29
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 4:18am | 424Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $3.56 on revenue of $71.58 billion. Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON) is expected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.82 on revenue of $2.74 billion. Newell Rubbermaid Inc (NYSE: NWL) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $0.42 on revenue of $...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Telecom Argentina
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 3:53am | 370On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Paccar (NASDAQ: PCAR) “reported bad numbers while Cummins (NYSE: CMI) reported great numbers. Sell Paccar and pickup some Cummins." For Amerigroup (NYSE: AGP), he said, "I have to go with best of breed here and that's Aetna (...
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How Low Can We Go? 07-27-2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 6:36pm | 893Cusick's Corner The market in the After Hours is trading below the lows of the day, and if this budget debacle does not get a resolution, well the market will take on water fast. I am going home in cash and I have a small short exposure in the bonds through a Bond put spread, if this debate could...
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Deal or No Deal? 07-27-2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 4:35pm | 998Cusick's Corner The disruption of the grandstanding politicians is starting to spur on the hedge trade, Long Puts and Long Precious metals. The put activity in the S&Ps acting as an equity hedge and buying Gold as a risk off/protection trade (all while Greece is downgraded and Moody's reviews...
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Calls Purchased on Ensco
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 11:51am | 118Shares of Ensco (NYSE: ESV) are higher on the session by 0.34%, currently trading at $52.50. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while ago the August...
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Morgan Stanley Upgrades ENSCO To Overweight, PT Raised To $80
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 7:42am | 27Morgan Stanley has upgraded ENSCO (NYSE: ESV) from Equal-weight to Overweight and has raised the price target from $75 to $80.
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Duncan-Williams Has Buy On Rowan Companies
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 7:41am | 126Duncan-Williams Inc is out with a research report on Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE: RDC) and it has a Buy rating and a $43.50 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Duncan-Williams Inc writes, "Rowan's fleet status included new contracts at good rates, however the downtime lowered our 2011...
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Stocks to Watch for Tuesday 7/26/2011: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 4:07am | 1751Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and entry/exit points become more defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest):...
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Options Brief: AGCO
Monday, July 25, 2011 - 10:21am | 65Shares of AGCO (NASDAQ: HERO) are higher on the session by 4.29%, trading at $51.04. Overall call volume is now running at 2.27x the daily average, with 48% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,280 contracts have traded on the session so far. AGCO Corporation is a manufacturer and...
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Options Brief: Hercules Offshore
Monday, July 25, 2011 - 10:18am | 92Shares of Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ: HERO) are lower on the session by 1.92%, trading at $4.71. Overall call volume is now running at 3.57x the daily average, with 41% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 2,207 contracts have traded on the session so far. Hercules Offshore, Inc....
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Global Hunter Lowers PT on Diamond Offshore Drilling to $68
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 9:14am | 123Global Hunter is out with its report today on Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE: DO), lowering its PT from $71 to $68. In a note to clients, Global Hunter writes, "DO reported EPS of $1.92, in line with consensus expectations, but the stock reacted negatively to the prospects of more downtime for...
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Diamond Offshore Appoints Ambassador Clifford M. Sobel to Board of Directors
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 7:03am | 30Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) today announced that it has appointed Ambassador Clifford M. Sobel to the Company's Board of Directors.
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Options Brief: Patterson-UTI Energy
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 11:23am | 91Shares of Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ: PTEN) are higher on the session by 0.18%, trading at $33.65. Overall call volume is now running at 2.20x the daily average, with 52% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 3,356 contracts have traded on the session so far. Patterson-UTI Energy,...
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Diamond Offshore Declares Special Cash Dividend of $0.75 Per Share
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 7:05am | 118Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) announced today that the Company has declared a special quarterly cash dividend of $0.75 per share of common stock and a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share of common stock. Both dividends are payable on September 1, 2011 to shareholders of...
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Stocks to Watch for Thursday 7/21/2011: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 5:36am | 2699Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesdays's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Nalco Holding (NYSE: NLC): Shares...