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Customer Service Still A Problem For Sprint
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 11:26am | 218Sprint-Nextel (NYSE: S) is in the midst of rolling out its next-generation 4G WiMax service which it hopes will give it advantages over larger rivals AT&T Wireless and Verizon Wireless. Sprint’s problem in gaining market share may be that its customer service is still sub-par.Zogby and MSN...
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Early Volume Plays Among Those Valued Below $10 (SMTX, CNTF, IRE, RSO)
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 10:50am | 267Some of the stocks that are valued below $10 and have the potential to become one of the high volume movers in the early trading hours are: SMTC Corp (NASDAQ: SMTX) climbed 3.7% to $3.88 in the pre-market session after the company announced that its loan agreements with Wells Fargo Capital Finance...
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Company News for May 20, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 10:10am | 301• Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) reported first quarter results one cent better than expected, rising to 28 cents up from 22 cents a year ago on inline revenues of $6.06 billion. The company offered full year guidance of $1.25-$1.33, with consensus views $1.33 • Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) bested...
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STD Upgraded To Buy At Nomura
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 7:51am | 41Analysts at Nomura Securities upgrade Banco Santander (NYSE: STD) from "neutral" to "buy." STD’s shares gained 4.13% to close at $10.83 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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WFC Upgraded To Outperform At Keefe Bruyette
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 7:25am | 50Analysts at Keefe Bruyette upgrade Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) from "market perform" to "outperform." The target price for WFC is set to $36. WFC’s shares fell 1.67% to close at $30.08 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Top 4 Large-Cap NYSE Stocks In The Financial Sector With The Lowest PEG Ratio (CS, LYG, BSBR, MS)
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 7:01am | 135Below are the top 4 large-cap financial stocks on the NYSE in terms of PEG ratio. Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) has a PEG ratio of 0.45. CS’ trailing-twelve-month operating margins stand at 29.02%. Lloyds Banking Group plc (NYSE: LYG) has a PEG ratio of 0.56. LYG fell 41.18% over the past 52 weeks...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Jim Shares His Opinion About LANC, GOOG, BIDU, YHOO, DNDN, PANL, GLW, ITUB, BMO
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 6:38am | 311In his "Mad Money Lightning Round," on Wednesday, Jim Cramer said that he knew Lancaster Colony (NASDAQ: LANC) quite well as a company. According to him, ‘the stock has “gotten an unfair break” and it’s a good opportunity to invest in it. LANC gained 0.92% before closing at $54.57 yesterday....
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Shares His Thoughts On PANL, CWG, DNDN, GOOG, BIDU, YHOO, LANC, ITUB, BMO
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 8:14pm | 299Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Fast Money that he would like to see his fans in the stocks that have a low risk. He thinks that it would be wise to sell Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL) and buy Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW). Universal Display (PANL) gained 0.56% today, while Corning (GLW...
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New ETF Sponsor Offers Sustainable Shares
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 6:02pm | 388This week brought not only some new ETFs but a new family: ESG Shares. The sponsor is Pax World, one of the originators of the “socially responsible investing” niche and manager of several mutual funds. “ESG” stands for Environmental, Social and Governance – three of the key factors the firm...
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Wednesday’s Option Volume Leaders
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 11:34am | 128The overall market (NYSE: SPY) is selling off once again today and is currently off 14.48 points to 1,106. The index is now fast approaching its 200-day moving average, which will be a huge level to hold. Here are you Options Volume Leaders this morning… 1. Citigroup (NYSE: C) 130,296 contracts,...
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German Ban on Short-Sales Pulls US Stock Futures Down
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 9:11am | 198US stock futures fell today, a day after the implementation of a hastily-drawn-up ban on short-sales by Germany. The ban has served to heighten investor worries surrounding the financial health of the European governments. While futures on the S&P 500 lost 9.7 points to 1,109.00, those on the...
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Paulson Retains Large Bank Stakes (BAC, C, JPM, WFC)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 4:55pm | 207Noted hedge fund manager John Paulson added 16.8 million Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) shares to his kitty during the period ended on March 31. He is among Bank of America’s (NYSE: BAC) biggest shareholders. According to a statement filed with the regulatory authorities, Paulson also bought 17...
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Markets Turn Negative On Financial Stocks
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 12:24pm | 294As mid day approaches, the markets have turned to the negative side. Fear continues to creep out of Europe as the Euro has inched back to the negative side against the Dollar. In addition, financial regulation seems sure to pass in the coming weeks. Financial stocks are having a tough time...
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Wells Fargo (WFC) Targets Understated
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 2:32pm | 141Wells Fargo’s (NYSE: WFC) first investor day in twelve years was conspicuous by the absence of business unit profitability goals. In addition, the company did not offer any insights into how it planned to adapt to anticipated regulatory changes. Wells Fargo is known for its low cost funding...
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WFC Positioned For Growth
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 11:23am | 168Analysts at Oppenheimer & Co reiterate their "outperform" rating on Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC). The target price for WFC is set to $38. Oppenheimer & Co is positive regarding growth opportunities for WFC due to recovery in the credit quality over the past couple of months. ”We found the...