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3 Stocks Investors Can Buy Now
Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 2:03am | 153On the Fast Money Halftime Report, analysts threw out three names that investors should consider getting behind. Brian Kelly suggested that investors pick up shares of investment research firm Morningstar (MORN). Morningstar is a play on rising investor confidence. Kelly said that, "If the market...
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Financials Strong After Good Quarterly Numbers (AXP, COF, FII, XLF)
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 11:59am | 143Financial stocks opened higher after strong quarterly numbers from American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP). The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE: XLF) is close to a 3% gain for the week. According to MarketWatch, Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) and American Express (AXP) stock were up after...
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Company News for April 23, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 10:00am | 322• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported after the close with results of 45 cents up from estimates of 42 cents versus 33 cents a year ago, with revenues up 6.2%, to $14.5 billion, versus Street estimates of $14.47 billion • Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) posted earnings of 66 cents versus last year's 41 cents...
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Stock Market News for April 23, 2010 - Market News
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 10:00am | 342President Obama’s conciliatory tone on financial reform sent traders back on the buying table around midday after Moody’s downgrade of Greece’s credit rating and uncertainty about the country’s financial system resulted in a sharp sell off in the morning session. The Dow Jones industrial average,...
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RBC Capital Markets Raises Price Target And Estimates For Capital One Financial Corp. (COF)
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 9:45am | 107Analysts Jason Arnold and Andy Ellner at RBC Capital Markets have raised the price target for Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) from $34 to $37. Analysts have also raised their 2010 and 2011 EPS estimates for the company. 2010 EPS estimate has been raised from $1.56 to $4.23, while 2011 EPS...
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Benzinga's After Hours Gainers (RMBS, COF, CAL)
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 7:43pm | 204Among the notable after hours gainers are Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF), and Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL). Rambus (RMBS) reported their quarterly earnings after the closing bell this evening. The company posted earnings per share of $1.28, compared to a net loss...
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American Express Company’s (AXP) First-Quarter EPS Surges By 135%
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 5:38pm | 85American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) reported today that its first-quarter profit surged by 135%. The company reported first-quarter profit $885 million, compared with a profit of $437 million reported in the same period last year. Diluted EPS came in at $0.73, up from $0.31 reported for the same...
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Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) Reports $636.3 Million In First-Quarter Profit
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 4:49pm | 100Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) has reported its first-quarter results. The company reported a profit of $636.3 million, or $1.40 per share in its first-quarter, compared with a loss of $172.3 million, or $0.44 per share it reported for the same period last year. First-quarter revenue...
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Capital One Surging In After Hours After Reporting Earnings (COF)
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 4:44pm | 104Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) released their first quarter earnings numbers after the closing bell today. The company posted net income available to common shareholders or $636.3 million, or $1.40 per share. This compares to a loss of $172.3 million, or $0.44 in the first quarter of 2009...
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Stock Market News for April 22, 2010 - Market News
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 9:30am | 472U.S. stocks ended a choppy session mixed Wednesday as traders appeared less enthusiastic to extend a rally that has put major indexes at multi-month highs. Healthcare shares fell after a number of companies from the sector cut their earnings outlook, saying the U.S. healthcare overhaul will hurt...
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Cash America International (CSH) Profit Surges
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 7:23am | 130Pawnshop operator and payday lender Cash America International, Inc (NYSE: CSH) released financial results on Thursday morning that beat Wall Street estimates, a day after its competitor First Cash Financial Services (Nasdaq: FCFS) did the same. Cash America International reported 1st quarter net...
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Cash America Business Model Well Positioned For Growth
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 3:41pm | 179Analysts at Roth Capital maintain their "buy" rating on Cash America International (NYSE: CSH). The target price for CSH has been raised from $44 to $48. CSH is set to announce its Q1 results on April 22. Roth Capital says, “We estimate Q1 EPS of $0.93 versus $0.79 last year which is at the high...
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Stocks That Have Crossed 52-Week Highs (ARLP, ALTR, AERG, ESRX, FCFS)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 3:24pm | 263Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ: ARLP) crossed its earlier 52-week high of $46.74 and created a new 52-week high of $46.87, up 1.49%. ARLP produces and markets coal for American utilities and industrial users. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) rose 2.84% to $26.81 on total volume of 4,532,255...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (PNFP, SCCO, ZION, CSTR, DLLR)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 11:40am | 190Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc (NASDAQ: PNFP) was downgraded by Wunderlich from “buy” to “hold.” PNFP’s shares lost 8.97% to $16.33 at 10:04 am. Pinnacle Financial Partners’ quarterly EPS growth is -138.72%. HSBC Securities downgraded Southern Copper Corp (NYSE: SCCO) from “overweight” to “...
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DLLR Cut To Hold At Jefferies
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:38am | 38Analysts at Jefferies downgrade Dollar Financial (NASDAQ: DLLR) from "buy" to "hold." Shares of DLLR closed at $26.14 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here.