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Pre-Market Outlook; U.S. Equity Market (BEXP, SLB, TNK)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 8:07am | 161Shares of the following companies may see some unusual movements in trading today, according to Bloomberg. Brigham Exploration Company (NASDAQ: BEXP), an independent exploration, development and production company, plans to issue 13 million shares. The proceeds from the offering will be used to...
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“Mad Money Lightning Round:” Jim Vouches For ACOM, JPM, OC, FITB, DD, HAL
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 7:33am | 303In his "Mad Money Lightning Round," Jim Cramer said that MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) does not have a good balance sheet. As travel is making a comeback, traders can speculate through Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN), which is the best in the industry. Jim said that although trading in MetroPCS...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For April 5 (NOA, CAR, MVIS)
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 3:21pm | 182Despite low volumes, the markets were on a high today. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 38.92, or 0.45%, to 10,965.99, Nasdaq added 23.40, or 0.97%. Some of the few narrow based indexes that are driving the market are the Oil Sands Stocks, which have gained 4.1%, Vehicle Rental Stocks...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Basic Materials Sector With Highest ROE (WPZ, CLB, FTI, SMG, CNX)
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 11:08am | 168Below are the top 5 basic materials stocks in terms of return on equity. The return on equity for Williams Partners LP (NYSE: WPZ) is 72.78%. WPZ’s quarterly earnings are 247.40% y/y. The return on equity for Core Laboratories NV (NYSE: CLB) is 48.81%. Howard Weil initiated coverage of CLB with a “...
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It's a Crude Summer: 3 Energy ETF's, 3 Option Plays
Friday, April 2, 2010 - 8:08am | 2038The major indices traded higher across the board Thursday, helped manly by basic materials and energy. Natural gas and crude oil futures traded higher to close the session by 6.33% and 1.85% respectively. In this article I will outline why I believe it is time to get long some black gold and...
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What To Expect From The Markets And ETFs When Interest Rates Rise
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 1:46pm | 1759“When the next tightening cycle begins, it will not be to throttle an economy that is growing too fast. Instead, it will be to rebalance rates to more reasonable levels. The Economy may be less vulnerable when they begin to tighten, but it will not be too strong. That is a material difference, and...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (UNG, EDC, ERX, AGQ)
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 1:34pm | 206United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSE: UNG) is trading in the positive territory, with an increase in price of 6.3%. The reason for this upward movement is the spike in the natural gas price. Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: EDC) is also trading up. It gained 6.7% on...
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Oil Futures Surging (USO, OIH)
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 12:55pm | 180The price of crude oil has been surging this week, as oil futures have gained another $0.90 to $84.69. Oil has now broken through some significant technical levels and many professional traders are betting that we will see oil futures above $90 in fairly short order. This breakout bodes well for...
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4-1-10 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 11:22am | 2152Stocks are sharply higher on growth in overseas manufacturing and a drop in initial US jobless claims A government report showing initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week added to the market’s enthusiasm following upbeat manufacturing reports overseas. International markets rose...
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Boots & Coots, Inc. (WEL) Maintains Buy Rating; Price Target Raised
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 3:37pm | 112Analysts Neal Dingmann and Jason Wangler at Wunderlich Securities have released an update on Boots & Coots, Inc. (AMEX: WEL). Analysts have maintained their Buy rating for the company. The price target for Boots & Coots, Inc. stock has been raised from $2.50 to $3.50. The new price target...
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Boots & Coots’ Business To Continue To Be Driven By International Expansion
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 3:27pm | 173Analysts at Wunderlich Securities maintain their "buy" rating on Boots & Coots Inc (NYSE: WEL). The target price for WEL has been raised from $2.50 to $3.50. Wunderlich Securities expects Boots & Coots’ overall utilization to be more than 60% and reach 70% in the latter half of the year,...
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M&A Activity Up By 18% In First-Quarter (GS, AIG, SLB, SII)
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 11:22am | 320According to data by Thomson Reuters, M&As are up by 18% worldwide in the first-quarter. M&A activity received a boost from the growing appetite for deals of emerging market companies and takeovers in the energy sector. Compared with the last quarter of 2009; however, deal making fell 16...
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Reduce Your Risk In The Initial Public Offering Market With This IPO ETF
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:56pm | 2056“Everybody loves the romance of an IPO — a company going public with the potential to deliver huge profits to those investors on the ground floor. But the reality of initial public offerings are very different than the storybook version some traders believe. Trying to research these tiny upstarts...
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Schlumberger Acquires Geoservices (SLB)
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 12:09pm | 122Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB) will buy Geoservices for $1 billion. Geoservices is a French drilling analysis firm. The purchase is to be made from Astorg Partners, the majority owner. Geoservices provides mud logging services, which “is an important step in the development of higher-performance...
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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...