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Anonymous Launches Operations Against Monsanto, Big Oil
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 10:13am | 971File this one under "no rest for the righteous". Fresh off the release of military and military-contractor info gained from Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), hacker/freedom-fighter group Anonymous announced two more operations today. One, #OpMonsanto, is a protest against Monsanto (NYSE: MON) to...
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Wagering against the economy
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 1:01am | 699Another gambling post? Yep, you better believe it! For some reason I have been fixated on gambling and the whole thought process behind the bets and wagers that people make. It really is an interesting topic to explore if you have any free time, or you could just watch professional poker on ESPN....
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Stocks to Watch for Wednesday 07/13/11: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 8:24pm | 1637Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Tuesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Adventrx Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: ANX...
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George Soros: Greek Default May be "Inevitable"
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 3:04pm | 640Hedge fund giant George Soros is as concerned as anyone when it comes to the potentially contagious crisis in Greece. CNBC quoted his editorial in the Financial Times: Soros writes, "Greece is heading towards disorderly default and/or devaluation ... A Greek default may be inevitable but it need...
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KBW Provides Color on HSBC
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 7:30am | 124KBW provided color on HSBC (NYSE: HBC). In a research report published today, KBW commented on HSBC's plans to review its U.S. operations. In the report, KBW states, “In an effort to redefine its global strategy, HSBC recently announced it is conducting a strategic review of its U.S. ops,...
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Stocks to Watch for Tuesday 07/12/11: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 5:09pm | 1546Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) BioSante Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BPAX...
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Political Turmoil Takes Over Market 07-11-2011
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 2:12pm | 1036Cusick's Corner Selling has been brisk this morning, especially strong after the talks broke over the weekend between the Democrats and Republicans, setting up for some serious battling as we get closer to the August date of missing a payment. The EU continues to be a thorn and early news this...
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European Banks Destroyed! Here Is How To Trade It
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 1:56pm | 619While the U.S. banking sector is getting slammed on Monday, it is not quite as bad as what is happening over in Europe. Global financial markets are freaking out after bond spreads in Italy and other European countries blew out to start the week as the region's debt crisis, which started in Greece...
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Too Big To Fail Round-Up; More Carnage!
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 1:10pm | 320The carnage in the U.S. banking sector is continuing on Monday as traders have been dumping these names on fears about exposure to the European debt crisis. Currently, the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE: XLF) is down 2.30% to $15.10. In a very bad market, financials are the worst performers...
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Markets Slammed On Euro Debt Issues
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 12:42pm | 283The stock market is falling hard today. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) is trading at $132.36, -2.04 (-1.52%). This massive drop in stocks is mostly due to fears over Italy. After Greece received its aid package bailout just two weeks ago, the next domino has started to fall. Spain and...
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Monday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 12:27pm | 78Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS) 10,272 puts, 26 calls 2. Baxter International (NYSE: BAX) 3,581 puts, 264 calls 3. Arm Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH) 9,045 puts, 1,028 calls 4. Infosys Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) 7,213 puts, 848 calls 5. HSBC Holdings (NYSE:...
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Friday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 1:10pm | 80Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. Thoratec Corp. (NASDAQ: THOR) 8,512 puts, 46 calls 2. El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP) 6,918 puts, 157 calls 3. Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS) 10,567 puts, 317 calls 4. Charles Schwab Corp. (NASDAQ: SCHW) 4,486 puts, 207 calls 5. Banco Bradesco (NYSE:...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners, July 7th (SOXS, TVIX, FAZ, SQQQ)
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 8:02pm | 205Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) lost 6.06% on Thursday, and it closed at $59.34. In the semiconductor space, KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) spiked 7.02%, and closed at $42.53. VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSE: TVIX) fell 5.77% today, and broke its...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, July 7th (SGG, SOXL, EDC, FAS)
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 7:48pm | 208iPath Dow Jones-UBS Sugar Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE: SGG) gained 5.97% today as sugar futures traded sharply higher. SGG closed at $98.97, and had a volume of 119K traded shares. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXL) traded 5.91% higher, and closed at $49.10. In the...
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Recovery in Place? 07-07-2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 6:33pm | 906Cusick's Corner Now we wait for payrolls and unemployment pre-market and while that is important, the market already ran up on what is expected to be a better than expected private payrolls. So what does this mean for all of us if we start seeing data like this? Well, recovery is in place,...