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Bookkeeping: Cut 1/4th of Capital One Financial (COF) Short on Delinquencies; Added some SPY Calls
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 1:29pm | 1159It is funny at this point, shorting anything - only when sincerely bad news comes out can anything go down and even then it's for a few hours. Best Buy (BBY) is down today on disappointing spending by the consumer, but should be up by tomorrow. Capital One Financial (COF) had a rise in...
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 3, Week 6
Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 9:15pm | 2093Year 3, Week 6 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 68.4% (v 72.5% last week)24 long bias: 16.7% (v 14.1% last week)9 short bias: 14.9% (v 13.5% last week) *includes long term puts 33...
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Best Performing S&P 500 Stocks Since March 2009 Bottom (and the Worst)
Friday, September 11, 2009 - 8:00am | 345Bespoke blog shows us the top performing stocks in the S&P 500 since March 9th. Note - while the intraday low of 666 was reached March 6th, the S&P 500 closed at 683 that Friday. The true "closing" low was actually that following Monday the 9th when the S&P 500 closed at 676 (lower...
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CitiGroup (C) Upgrades Capital One Financial (COF) and MasterCard (MA)
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - 12:13pm | 123Citigroup (NYSE: C) has upgraded two companies today amid a stabilizing credit-card sector. The upgrades include Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) to a buy with a $44 target, and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) to a hold, with a $209 target. Capital One is up 5.5% and MasterCard is up 1% today. Since the...
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CEO Pay at TARP Banks 37% Higher than the Average Bear
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 7:45am | 1943Let me preface this with the normal arguments (1) the skill set of American public CEOs is 1 in a 100 million; only a few humans on Earth can do this work and none of them live in Europe (ex UK), Australia, or Asia. That is why the CEOs running large companies in those countries make a fraction of...
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67 Stocks Returning 50%+ the Past Month
Friday, August 28, 2009 - 2:56pm | 791I always like to take a look to see what stocks are "working" - helps me see where the money is going and what trends I am missing. I generally like to follow stocks over $5 only but since there is a bevy of "hot money" being made in the dollar stock area I thought I'd list those too this time...
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RBC Capital Raises Dollar Financial (DLLR) Target to $18 from $11
Friday, August 28, 2009 - 8:07am | 36RBC Capital raised its target on Dollar Financial (NASDAQ : DLLR) after the company reported higher than expected EPs. The firm maintains an Outperform rating and "moderately positive view" of the stock.
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North American Tungsten Announces Updated 43-101 Reserves for Significant Extended Life of Mine Plan at Cantung
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 12:46pm | 1392VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 18, 2009) - North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd. ("NATCL", "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:NTC) is pleased to announce the updating of the Cantung Mine's mineral reserves as of July 1, 2009. The Mine The Cantung Mine is a primary producer of tungsten...
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First Marblehead Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2009 Results
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 5:00pm | 2220BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - August 17, 2009) - The First Marblehead Corporation (NYSE: FMD) today announced its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. Quarterly revenues were positive for the first time since the first...
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EZCorp: Profiting from Tough Times
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 1:50pm | 109Paul Price submits: What business is likely to prosper when economic conditions get really bad? Pawnshops. EZ CORP (EZPW) operates about 294 in the US and 38 in Mexico while also offering payday loans through 71 of its pawnshops and 477 EZMONEY store fronts. As you would expect sales and earnings...
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Integrity Adds Tom Anderson as CEO of Fast-Growing Ethics and Compliance Provider
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 9:00am | 631WALTHAM, MA--(Marketwire - August 17, 2009) - Integrity, www.i2c.com, the leading global provider of technology-powered, data-driven services that help global corporations measure, manage and mitigate the risk of compliance failures and attention-grabbing scandals, today announced that Tom...
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WallStSense.com Fundamental & Technical Coverage of DOW, IAO, BAM, FNF, ACF and DOV
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 6:51am | 439NEW DELHI, INDIA--(Marketwire - August 17, 2009) - W.S.S. is an online community with a dedicated team of analysts who are providing free in-depth research on North American equities. Our analysts have issued free ratings reports on the following six companies: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW...
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Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. Reports 2009 Second Quarter Operating Results
Friday, August 14, 2009 - 5:58pm | 1304IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - August 14, 2009) - Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPSS) ("CPS" or the "Company") today announced operating results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Total revenues for the second quarter of 2009 were $58.3 million, a decrease of approximately $40.5...
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BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for SLM, AIV, D, PWE, LH and KR
Friday, August 14, 2009 - 7:32am | 436LONDON--(Marketwire - August 14, 2009) - Benchmark Journal brings independent company and sector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investment tactics to provide you with a clear picture of investment opportunities. Today we began research on SLM Corp. (NYSE: SLM), Apartment...
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Futuremed Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results
Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 5:30pm | 1340CONCORD, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 13, 2009) - Futuremed Healthcare Income Fund (TSX:FMD.UN) ("Futuremed" or the "Fund") announced today its financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. Q2 HIGHLIGHTS: - Sales rise 84.2% on Dismed contribution and strong 10.9%...