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Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Open Sharply Lower; Britain Will Leave EU
Friday, June 24, 2016 - 10:11am | 670Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 2.47 percent to 17,565.80 while the NASDAQ fell 2.88 percent to 4,768.56. The S&P also fell, dropping 2.5 percent to 2,060.55. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Friday, utilities shares fell by just 1 percent. Top gainers in...
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Top Performing Industries For June 20, 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 10:58am | 248At 10:30 am, the Dow rose 1.38 percent to 17,919.85, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 1.24 percent to 2,096.84 and the NASDAQ composite index climbed 1.62 percent to 4,878.24. The industries that are driving the market today are: Foreign Money Center Banks: This...
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Top Performing Industries For June 17, 2016
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 11:14am | 228At 10:30 am, the Dow fell 0.36 percent to 17,669.41, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.39 percent to 2,069.94 and the NASDAQ composite index declined 0.75 percent to 4,808.36. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Electronics Stores: This industry...
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Worst Performing Industries For June 14, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 11:36am | 229The Dow fell 0.52 percent to 17,639.76, while the NASDAQ composite index declined 0.42 percent to 4,828.30. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped 0.47 percent to 2,069.30. The worst performing industries in the market today are: Drug Manufacturers - Other: This industry...
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Top Performing Industries For April 26, 2016
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 10:48am | 231At 10:30 am, the Dow fell 0.03 percent to 17,971.90, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.13 percent to 2,090.43 and the NASDAQ composite index declined 0.04 percent to 4,893.99. The industries that are supporting the market today are: Semiconductor- Memory Chips: This industry...
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Top Performing Industries For February 25, 2016
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 11:30am | 216At 10:30 am, the Dow rose 0.10 percent to 16,501.77, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.07 percent to 1,931.12 and the NASDAQ composite index dropped 0.20 percent to 4,533.47. The industries that are supporting the market today are: Foreign Money Center Banks: This industry...
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Worst Performing Industries For January 25, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 1:16pm | 200The Dow fell 0.56 percent to 16,005.61, while the NASDAQ composite index slipped 0.45 percent to 4,570.38. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.50 percent to 1,897.41. The worst performing industries in the market today are: Cement: This industry declined 3 percent by 11:00 am with...
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Worst Performing Industries For August 7, 2015
Friday, August 7, 2015 - 11:56am | 216The Dow fell 0.44 percent to 17,463.11, while the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.95 percent to 5,090.98. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 0.47 percent to 2,089.89. The worst performing industries in the market today are: Drug Delivery: This industry declined 1.7 percent by 11:00...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Friday, June 5, 2015 - 9:21am | 351Analysts at Keefe Bruyette & Woods upgraded Chubb Corp (NYSE: CB) from Underperform to Market Perform. The price target for Chubb is set to $92. Chubb shares closed at $96.26 yesterday. JP Morgan upgraded AES Corp (NYSE: AES) from Neutral to Overweight. The price target for AES has been raised...
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HSBC Upgrades Lloyds Banking Group To Buy
Friday, June 5, 2015 - 8:10am | 58Analysts at HSBC upgraded Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) (NYSE: LYG) from Hold to Buy. Lloyds Banking Group shares have dropped 0.92 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has surged 7.51 percent in the same period. Lloyds Banking Group shares fell 0.37 percent to $5.38 in pre-...
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Top Performing Industries For May 8, 2015
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 10:43am | 230At 10:30 am, the Dow climbed 1.41 percent to 18,177.57, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 1.20 percent to 2,113.13 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 1.15 percent to 5,002.63. The industries that are driving the market today are: General Entertainment: This industry moved up 2...
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Lloyds Banking Q1 Net Profit Declines
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 6:01am | 175Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) (NYSE: LYG) reported a drop in its net profit for the first three months of the year, hit by a pretax charge related to sale of its TSB Banking Group unit. Lloyds Banking posted a quarterly net profit of GBP913 million ($1.4 billion), versus a year-ago profit of GBP1...
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Lloyds Banking Group Posts 2014 Profit, Plans To Resume Dividend
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 7:20am | 165Lloyds Banking Group PLC (NYSE: LYG) posted a profit for 2014 and announced its plans to resume dividend. The company's board recommended a dividend of 0.75 pence per share for 2014. Lloyds posted a net profit of GBP1.13 billion ($1.74 billion) for the year, versus a year-ago loss of GBP838 million...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Foreign Money Center Banks Industry With The Highest EPS Growth Forecast For Next 5 Years
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 6:15am | 147Below are the top large-cap foreign money center banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of EPS growth forecast for the next five years. Lloyds Banking Group plc (NYSE: LYG) earnings per share growth forecast for the next five years is 20.30%. Lloyds Banking's PEG ratio is 7.44....
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Friday, January 2, 2015 - 10:15am | 165Analysts at Raymond James upgraded Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) from Underperform to Outperform. The price target for Laboratory Corp. of America is set to $130. Laboratory Corp. of America's shares closed at $107.90 on Wednesday. Analysts at Canaccord Genuity upgraded Bed...