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Moody's Cuts Ratings of 10 Banks - Analyst Blog
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 1:55pm | 1065Moody's Investors Service, the ratings arm of Moody's Corp. (MCO), has lowered the ratings of 10 banks earlier this week on lower expectations for governmental support for these banks. Banks Thumbed Down The banks whose ratings were downgraded are BB&T Corp. (BBT), Capital One Financial...
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Visa (NYSE:V) Shares in Limbo Ahead of the Holidays
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 2:59pm | 1986Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) moved slightly lower last week despite a positive earnings surprise and an encouraging guidance for the current fiscal year. Following this earnings report, RBC reiterated its “outperform” rating on Visa stock but lowered its 12-month price target to $100 from $113. This new...
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What's Hot on TheStreet
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 12:07pm | 256Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Small Business Targeted by AmEx American Express (NYSE: AXP) CEO and Chairman Ken Chenault hinted Wednesday at a "stimulus plan for small business," the company plans to unveil in the next few days. Tim Hortons...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Pfizer Inc., MasterCard Inc., Capital One, Delta Air Lines and Visa - Press Releases
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 10:33am | 1987For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 3, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Pfizer Inc. (PFE), MasterCard Inc. (MA), Capital One (COF), Delta Air Lines (DAL) and Visa Inc. (V ). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter...
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Stock Market News for November 3, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 10:00am | 1144Stocks advanced broadly on Tuesday as investors turned their focus toward the results of mid-term elections and a two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to unveil more measures to revive the economy. The advance sent the Dow average to its highest close in more than six months as most of...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Discover Financial Services, Advises Investors To Sell Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (DFS, AXL, TEVA, GMCR)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 4:30am | 166On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that according to him, Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) is one of the best financial shares. He added, “They're on top of their game after being a disaster for a long time." For American Axle (NYSE: AXL), he mentioned, "It's not...
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What's Hot on TheStreet
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 12:51pm | 293Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Leaving a Legacy While on a Budget Harvard was named after its first benefactor, John Harvard. Leland Stanford, a railroad tycoon, founded a university in honor of his son, who died at 16. Andrew Carnegie...
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EZCORP Announces New CFO
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 11:00am | 28EZCORP, Inc. (Nasdaq: EZPW) announced today the appointment of Stephen A. Stamp as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
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Balancing Election Results with Trading Ideas 11-01-2010
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 7:09pm | 1106Cusick' Corner The highly anticipated mid-term elections are tomorrow, so how can a trader or investor strategize the potential outcomes? If the election plays out as pundits anticipate, GOP takes the House and the Democrats maintain the Senate, we could see a short-term gridlock bounce and then...
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Calls Purchased on Discover Financial Services (DFS)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 11:37am | 141Shares of Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) are higher on the session by 2.04%, currently trading at $18.01. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months, bottoming near $12.30 and rallying above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on...
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Dollar Financial Tops Estimates - Analyst Blog
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 10:33am | 1063Dollar Financial Corporation (DLLR) reported its first-quarter earnings (excluding one-time gains) of 47 cents per share, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 46 cents. However, Dollar Financial lagged the year-ago quarter's estimate of 60 cents. The operating results exclude non-recurring...
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Capital One Announces Quarterly Dividend of $.05
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 4:57pm | 31Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) today announced a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share payable November 22, 2010 to stockholders of record as of November 12, 2010.
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Dollar Financial Corp Announces First Quarter EPS of $.47
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 4:01pm | 243Dollar Financial Corp (NASDAQ: DLLR) today announced its results for the fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2010. Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Highlights Consolidated total revenue grew to a record $174.2 million for the quarter, an increase of $28.7 million or 19.7% compared to the prior...
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Unconfirmed Rumors that Barclays PLC (BCS) will make a $52.00 bid for Capital One Financial Corp. (COF).
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 10:17am | 30Unconfirmed Rumors that Barclays PLC (BCS) will make a $52.00 bid for Capital One Financial Corp. (COF).
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Fast Money Picks For October 27th (JCI, AXP, PCL)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 6:50pm | 132On CNBC's Fast Money, Guy Adami said that he is a buyer of Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI). Johnson Controls (JCI) dropped 0.72% today, and closed at $34.49. In the after hours, JCI gained 0.46%. Joe Terranova said that he bought some American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) today. American Express...