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Stocks That Created New 52-Week Highs (ACXM, BBEP, CLMT, CTRN, CNXT)
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 4:23pm | 207Acxiom Corporation (NASDAQ: ACXM) shares jumped 7.34% to create a new 52-week high of $14.92. ACXM has been upgraded by Robert W Baird from “neutral” to “outperform.” BreitBurn Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: BBEP) shares climbed to $13.99 to create a new 52-week high, before slipping slightly to $13....
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Stocks That Have Hiked Their Dividend In The Week Ending January 22, 2010 (EPHC, CVS, PNR, LNT, SJR, LLTC)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 8:51am | 337Epoch Holding (NASDAQ: EPHC) shares closed at $10.28, down 5.95%. EPHC had raised its dividend by 66.7% and its current dividend yield stands at 1.80%.Read more on this stock. CVS Caremark Cp (NYSE: CVS) shares fell 1.80% to $33.24. CVS had raised its dividend by 14.8%, bringing its yield to 1%....
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Chevron Corp. (CVX) Likely To Show A Breakout In Near Future
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 1:35pm | 134Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX) plans to cut an undetermined number of jobs in its global marketing and refining operations, according to unconfirmed reports floating on Tuesday. The move comes as Chevron Corp. (CVX) refining margins continue to remain under pressure. Other refiners, such as Sunoco (NYSE...
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Top Dividend Yield Stocks (NYX, NMZ, GEL, PRK)
Monday, January 18, 2010 - 1:29pm | 159According to Seekingalpha, the top three dividend yielding stocks belong to the erstwhile American Stock Exchange which was acquired by NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX). The top three picks are as follows: Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE: NMZ) has been paying monthly dividends since...
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NYSE Major Losers , (JTX, GAJ, MLP, LFT, TSO)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 8:05pm | 435Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (NYSE: JTX) stock is down 13.51% from its closing price of $4.44 yesterday. The stock hit a low of $3.63 today and was trading at $3.84 at last check. The stock price of Jackson Hewitt plunged after the company said that it lacks financing for about half its refund -...
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Cramer Says Time To Buy AA, Sell APOL, WNR and ACTI
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 7:35am | 354In his “Mad Money” show, Cramer said that the markets need a breather, which was provided by Obama's most recent plans to penalize financial institutions. Jim Cramer advocated buying Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and emphasized that the company’s cash flow numbers signaled a recovery in all sectors, ranging...
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Fast Money Picks For January 13th (TSO, CAL, TGT, AMGN)
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 7:16pm | 135Tim Seymour said on CNBC's Fast Money Final Trade that he would sell Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) because of the disappointing guidance from Chevron (NYSE: CVX). Tesoro (TSO) fell 1.94% today and closed at $14.12. Joe Terranova is a seller of Continental Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: CAL), which dropped...
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Fast Money Final Trade
Friday, January 8, 2010 - 7:29pm | 99The Fast Money Traders offered their trades for Monday, January 11th. Joe Terranova suggests going long Frontier Oil Corporation (NYSE: FTO). Steve Grasso is bullish on Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F). Karen Finerman suggests playing a rebound in the automotive sector by going long American Axle...
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Stock Market News for January 05, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 10:06am | 409U.S. stocks started the new year on a positive note as optimism on the manufacturing front and corporate deal-making boosted investors’ appetite for riskier assets. A weak dollar also helped the broader market as the major indexes gained at least 1.5%, holding on to gains recorded in early trading...
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Today's Upgrades: Part 2 (SUN, LVS, WYNN, TSO, INTC, UPS)
Monday, January 4, 2010 - 12:20pm | 203Here is a second batch of today's upgrades. Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) was moved from sell to hold at Deutsche Bank. Shares of SUN are 4.71% higher at $27.34. Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) was upgraded from a neutral to a buy at UBS, along with Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN). Both of these stocks are on fire...
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Energy Stocks Open Higher As Crude Hits $80 (SUN)
Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 12:27pm | 72Energy stocks opened high as crude oil price was pushed closer to $80 after a seventh consecutive gain. NYSE Arca Oil Index (XOI) opened 0.2% higher to 1,079 points, Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN) gained 0.5%, Philadelphia Oil Service Index (OSX) gained 0.4% to 197 points and NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index...
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Conservative Outlook For MLP’s (EPD, ETE, BWP, RGNC, GEL)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 2:23pm | 139The Alerian MLP index has surged 4.8% in the last week. The YTD return is close to 78% against the S&P that has gained 27.7% YTD. The yield spread between the MLP index and US 10 year treasury has been falling and is at its narrowest since July 3, 2008. Analysts at Morgan Keegan are targeting...
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RBS Selling Non-Core Assets - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 10:45am | 607Pursuant to the European Commission (EC) approval of its restructuring plan, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), is selling its non-core businesses in select markets to shore up its financial standing. As part of the restructuring plan, Royal Bank intends to sell its 51% stake in commodities...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (OSIS, GPRE, CALM, ASEI, CSKI)
Monday, December 28, 2009 - 3:24pm | 214OSI Systems Inc (NASDAQ: OSIS) shares rose by 12.22% to $24.71. The volume of OSIS shares traded was 655% higher than normal. OSIS designs, manufactures and sells specialized electronic systems and components to be used in homeland security applications, healthcare and the defense and aerospace...
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Mad Money’s Cramer Picks Top Ten Nat Gas Stocks (CHK, XTO, APC, DVN, UPL)
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 1:54pm | 333Mad Money’s Jim Cramer suggests that the U.S. should focus on natural gas untill alternative energies become viable. Natural gas is a cleaner commodity than coal or oil, and the U.S. is sitting on 2 quadrillion cubic feet or more of it. Job creation is another plus, and he expects the price per...