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Bookkeeping: Cutting Back Blackstone Group (BX) on Break of Support, Shorting iShares MSCI Japan (EWJ)
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 11:02am | 599Private equity firm Blackstone Group (BX) had a rough few sessions last week, showing weakness even as the market rallied in the first 3 days of Thanksgiving week. With some support lines broken, I am going to cut back the position 80%, take some minor losses and wait for better action. Last...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Losers (ACAS, ERIC, VOD, BIDU, QQQQ, GOLD)
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 10:03am | 251American Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACAS) tumbled 1.04% to $2.85 in the pre-market session. Yesterday, American Capital announced that it has entered into an agreement with lenders holding 95% of its credit line to support a plan to avoid bankruptcy. The 52 week trading range for ACAS is $0.58 - $7.39...
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Is Sequenom (SQNM) a Speculative Play?
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 1:48pm | 81Shares of Sequenom Inc. (NYSE: SQNM) continue on the upside today, up $.044 to $4.29, on heavy volume. The stock is up over 11% while the broader indices are on the downside due to the Dubai debt problems. With no news on SQNM, it could be a speculative play. Top institutional holders of SQNM...
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Barclays Expects the Price of Eaton Vance Corp (EV) to Touch $30
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 12:51pm | 133Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE: EV) reported FYQ4 (Oct) EPS of $0.39, vs. the market expectation of $0.33. According to analyst Roger A. Freeman of Barclays Capital, these results are in-line with their expectation as “The beat against our figure was primarily due to a one-time $0.05 tax adjustment related...
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Fast Money Picks For November 27th (RTP, BX, KG)
Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 1:23pm | 114CNBC's Fast Money Tim Seymour thinks that buying Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) is the best play on Friday. Rio Tinto (RTP) gained 0.21% on Wednesday and closed at $210.32. Guy Adami is following Goldman Sachs' (NYSE: GS) advice that private equity cycle is on the upside and therefore recommends Blackstone...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (ABCO, IWA, EV, VPRT, HPT)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 11:31am | 176The Advisory Board Company (NASDAQ: ABCO) was today upgraded by First Analysis from Equalweight to Overweight at a price target of $30. ABCO is now trading at $25.55, 2.16% up. UBSI rose about 14% so far in 2009. Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (NYSE: IWA) today Morgan Stanley upgraded IWA...
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5 Top Small-Cap Stocks with Highest Net Income (ACAS, ABK, EK, HLS, SNV)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 8:25am | 167Below are interesting small-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ that have highest net income. American Capital Ltd (NASDAQ: ACAS) has the net income of $991.0 million and a market capitalization of $867.8 million. Keefe Bruyette upgraded ACAS from “underperform” to “market perform.” Ambac Financial...
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Most Active Stock Options November 24, 2009 & Trading Activity
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 5:24pm | 441As of today the top ten most active stock option contracts traded were: Blackstone Group (BX) January 10 Call Options Mattel (MAT) January 17.50 Call Options General Electric (GE) January 2011 22.50 Call Options Bank of America (BAC) January 2011 30 Call Options Mattel January 15 Call Options...
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Company News for November 19, 2009 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 10:27am | 334• Bank of America/Merrill (NYSE:BAC) downgraded a number of semiconductor companies, expecting a modest inventory correction, even as economies improve and demand for electronics rises. Four shares were downgraded to neutral, including Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), Marvel...
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Benzinga’s Stocks Roundup (PLCE, BKE, BRC, AET, BX)
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 9:25am | 304Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCE) today announced its third-quarter net income of $37.8 million, or $1.37 a share. Net sales for 3Q was up to $463.2 million from $450.6 million same quarter last year compared to analysts estimates of $1.37 cents a share. Children's Place Retail...
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RiskMetrics Group (RMG) Unveils New Integrated Performance and Attribution Tools
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 7:51am | 68RiskMetrics Group (NYSE: RMG), a leading provider of risk management and corporate governance services to the global financial community, announced it has added a powerful new set of integrated investment performance measurement tools, RiskMetrics’ PerformanceManager™, to its suite of risk...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (SII, PHM, FIS, ARUN, OHI, ZMH)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 1:04pm | 227Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) was today upgraded by Citi from Hold to Buy at a price target of $35. State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is now trading at $27.87, 3.76% up on 22 million shares. Pulte Homes, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) climbed 4.59% to $10.04 on 5.72 million shares in the morning...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (STT, CMS, SINA, ITW, OSUR, MRX)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 11:46am | 256State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) was today upgraded by HSBC Securities from Neutral to Overweight at a price target of $51. State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is now trading at $41.82, 2.78% up on 1.42 million shares. So far in 2009, STT is up only 6.50%. CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE: CMS)...
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5 Small-Cap Stocks with Highest Cash Per Share (IBKR, FRE, SEB, MF, PNSN)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 8:37am | 167Below are interesting small-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ that have highest cash per share. Interactive Brokers Group Inc (NASDAQ: IBKR) has the cash per share of $567.33 and a market capitalization of $717.5 million. IBKR shares are trading at a price short of their 52-week high of $20.99....
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5 Mid-Cap NYSE Stocks with Highest ROA (ESI, ARO, FII, MJN, WTW)
Friday, November 13, 2009 - 1:36pm | 168Below are interesting mid-cap stocks on the NYSE with the best return on assets. ITT Educational Services Inc (NYSE: ESI) has the ROA of 45.89 and the market capitalization of $3.43 billion. Oppenheimer initiated coverage of ESI with a “perform” rating. Aeropostale Inc (NYSE: ARO) has the ROA of...