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Stock Market News for Dec 15, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 10:33am | 910On Tuesday, the markets closed almost flat after a muted view from the Federal Reserve about the economic recovery. However, stocks were helped marginally by the positive report on retail spending. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4% to 11,476.54.The Standard & Poor's 500 was up 0.1%...
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Stock Market News for Dec 15, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 10:08am | 910On Tuesday, the markets closed almost flat after a muted view from the Federal Reserve about the economic recovery. However, stocks were helped marginally by the positive report on retail spending. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4% to 11,476.54.The Standard & Poor's 500 was up 0.1%...
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HCP to Offer Common Shares - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 10:00am | 782HCP Inc. (HCP), the largest medical real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S., has recently announced its offer of 40 million common shares at $32.00 per share. The company had earlier announced its offer of 31 million shares, but was forced to increase the secondary offering due to strong...
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U.K. Stocks Drop On Potential Spanish Debt Downgrade
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 9:51am | 101European markets were modestly weaker overnight after Moody's put Spain's Aa1 rating on review for a potential downgrade. “Jumpy investors will not be pleased at the return of euro-zone fiscal difficulties to headlines, and it remains to be seen whether this news will cut short the Santa rally,”...
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CME Raises $1B Credit for Back-Up - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 7:03pm | 643Yesterday, CME Group Inc. (CME) reported through a regulatory filing that it has entered into a credit revolving facility worth $1.0 billion in order to support its clearing house operations, which is on an expansion mode. The loan carries an interest rate of 1.25% above the federal rate for...
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CME Raises $1B Credit for Back-Up - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 6:17pm | 643Yesterday, CME Group Inc. (CME) reported through a regulatory filing that it has entered into a credit revolving facility worth $1.0 billion in order to support its clearing house operations, which is on an expansion mode. The loan carries an interest rate of 1.25% above the federal rate for...
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Puts Purchased on ICICI Bank Limited (IBN)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 2:30pm | 140Shares of ICICI Bank Limited (NYSE: IBN) are higher on the session by 0.28%, currently trading at $49.39. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months, though recently topped and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name...
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U.S. Bancorp Announces Dividend of $.05
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 2:08pm | 54The board of directors of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per common share, payable January 18, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2010. At this quarterly dividend rate, the annual dividend is equivalent to $0.20 per common...
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Paul Kedrosky Now On Bloomberg
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 2:07pm | 307Infectious Greed author Paul Kedrosky made headline news when he announced that he had partnered with Bloomberg. Today, readers can finally see the results of that partnership via Kedrosky's new blog: http://bloomberg.com/kedrosky. As the creator of one of the most well-known and well-respected...
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Company News For Dec 14, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:33am | 814• Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 11% to $0.20 • Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $2.08, beating Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69, on revenues of $529.1 million, which was ahead of Zacks Consensus Estimate of $524.0 million • ...
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Morgan Stanley's Americas Equity Morning Summary
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:06am | 132Morgan Stanley released its Americas Equity Morning Summary with the following updates: Initiating Coverage Bally Technologies (NYSE: BYI) with an Equal-Weight rating and $45 price target. International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) with an Overweight rating and $21 price target. WMS Industries (NYSE...
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Company News For Dec 14, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:06am | 814• Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 11% to $0.20 • Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $2.08, beating Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69, on revenues of $529.1 million, which was ahead of Zacks Consensus Estimate of $524.0 million • ...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:33am | 341Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Acergy S.A. (ACGY) Banco Santander (STD) Blyth Inc (BTH) China Agritech Inc (CAGC) Citi Trends Inc (CTRN) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ACERGY SA (ACGY): Free Stock Analysis Report BLYTH INC (BTH): Free Stock Analysis...
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ETF Argument, This Nerd Weighs In
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:25am | 945The fallout and debate from both the Kauffman Report and Bogan Paper continues to flow which is a positive for anyone trying to figure out their best way to construct a portfolio. The latest contribution to the discussion comes from Kendall Anderson in a post called Seven Questions For ETF...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:14am | 341Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Acergy S.A. (ACGY) Banco Santander (STD) Blyth Inc (BTH) China Agritech Inc (CAGC) Citi Trends Inc (CTRN) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ACERGY SA (ACGY): Free Stock Analysis Report BLYTH INC (BTH): Free Stock Analysis...