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Stock Market News for Jan 6, 2011 - Market News
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 10:33am | 1220Reports released yesterday showed a three times jump over economists' expectations regarding job creation in the private sector in December 2010. Positive data from the Institute of Supply Management also boosted investors' confidence. Additionally, on a sectoral basis, the financial sector led a...
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Stock Market News for Jan 6, 2011 - Market News
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 10:07am | 1220Reports released yesterday showed a three times jump over economists' expectations regarding job creation in the private sector in December 2010. Positive data from the Institute of Supply Management also boosted investors' confidence. Additionally, on a sectoral basis, the financial sector led a...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Conglomerates Industry With The Highest Operating Margin (MMM, DHR, UTX, IX)
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 4:53am | 123Below are the top large-cap conglomerate stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) is 22.85%. MMM's ROE for the same period is 29.37%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Danaher Corporation (NYSE:...
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Dollar Financial Corp. - Momentum
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 3:03am | 540Dollar Financial Corp. (DLLR) has been grinding higher for the last 4 months, recently hitting a new multi-year high at $32.47 on another strong quarter from late October that included a 20% increase in revenue. With a bullish next-year estimate and average earnings surprise of 18% over the last...
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Dollar Financial Corp. - Momentum
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 1:00am | 540Dollar Financial Corp. (DLLR) has been grinding higher for the last 4 months, recently hitting a new multi-year high at $32.47 on another strong quarter from late October that included a 20% increase in revenue. With a bullish next-year estimate and average earnings surprise of 18% over the last...
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No Job? No Credit Card - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 3:33pm | 812If you are a stay-at-home parent, an unemployed spouse or a college student with low personal earnings, you may not qualify for a credit card of your own. This is what the Federal Reserve's proposed lending rule portends. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the Federal Reserve has...
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No Job? No Credit Card - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 2:53pm | 812If you are a stay-at-home parent, an unemployed spouse or a college student with low personal earnings, you may not qualify for a credit card of your own. This is what the Federal Reserve's proposed lending rule portends. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the Federal Reserve has...
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Dollar Financial Expands in U.K. - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 6:03pm | 646In an attempt to expand its payday lending business in U.K., Dollar Financial U.K. Ltd., a wholly owned U.K. subsidiary of Dollar Financial Corporation (DLLR) has agreed to acquire Purpose U.K. Holdings Limited for $195 million. Purpose is a provider of online payday loans, which operates under...
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Dollar Financial Expands in U.K. - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 5:20pm | 646In an attempt to expand its payday lending business in U.K., Dollar Financial U.K. Ltd., a wholly owned U.K. subsidiary of Dollar Financial Corporation (DLLR) has agreed to acquire Purpose U.K. Holdings Limited for $195 million. Purpose is a provider of online payday loans, which operates under...
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The Right Way to Find Growth and Value Stocks - Screen of the Week
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 2:03pm | 231Kevin Matras shows the right way to find great growth stocks at an excellent value. Highlighted stocks include DX, HITK, OI, TECD and WRLD. DYNEX CAP INC (DX): Free Stock Analysis Report HI TECH PHARMA (HITK): Free Stock Analysis Report OWENS-ILLINOIS (OI): Free Stock Analysis Report TECH DATA CORP...
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Citi Closes Student Loan Corp. Sale - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 1:33pm | 548Citigroup Inc. (C) closed the sale of its subsidiary, The Student Loan Corp., on December 31, 2010, to Discover Financial Services (DFS) and SLM Corp. (SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae. The Sell-Off The deal, which was announced last September, saw Sallie Mae acquiring $27 billion of...
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Citi Closes Student Loan Corp. Sale - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 1:00pm | 548Citigroup Inc. (C) closed the sale of its subsidiary, The Student Loan Corp., on December 31, 2010, to Discover Financial Services (DFS) and SLM Corp. (SLM), commonly known as Sallie Mae. The Sell-Off The deal, which was announced last September, saw Sallie Mae acquiring $27 billion of...
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The Right Way to Find Growth and Value Stocks - Screen of the Week
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 1:00am | 231Kevin Matras shows the right way to find great growth stocks at an excellent value. Highlighted stocks include DX, HITK, OI, TECD and WRLD. DYNEX CAP INC (DX): Free Stock Analysis Report HI TECH PHARMA (HITK): Free Stock Analysis Report OWENS-ILLINOIS (OI): Free Stock Analysis Report TECH DATA CORP...
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Ph.D. Jobs: What's Hot (Econ), What's Not (History)
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 12:52pm | 336From today's Inside Higher Ed: "During the 2009-10 academic year, the number of positions listed with the American Historical Association dropped by 29.4 percent, according to a study the group will release today. That follows a 23.8 percent drop the year before. Last year, the association...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers (DLLR, AFOP, FTEK, RLOC)
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 12:02pm | 148Dollar Financial Corp (NASDAQ: DLLR) shares moved up 9.33% to $31.30 at 11:00 am. The volume of DLLR shares traded was 792% higher than normal. DLLR announced its plans to buy Purpose U.K. Holdings Ltd for $195 million. Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc (NASDAQ: AFOP) shares rose 7.91% to $16.92....