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Stock Market News For Dec 10, 2010 - Market News
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 10:10am | 948On Thursday, markets registered modest upward movement. The blue chip index was led slightly lower primarily due to a weak forecast from DuPont (NYSE: DD), but the S&P 500 closed at its two year high, while Nasdaq moved to its highest level since December 2007. The major benchmark indices...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Financial Sector With The Highest Profit Margin (NLY, SAN, BCS, WBK)
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 4:25am | 139Below are the top large-cap financial stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE: NLY) is 79.66%. NLY had $1.05 billion in total cash for the latest quarter. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at...
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Thursday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (SPWRB, SVU, ADI, BBD, SNH)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 1:40pm | 92Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Sunpower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRB) 4,564 puts, 5 calls 2. Supervalu Inc. (NYSE: SVU) 12,214 puts, 388 calls 3. Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) 7,880 puts, 323 calls 4. Banco Bradesco (NYSE:...
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Financial Stocks May Have More In The Tank Into New Years
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 1:16pm | 240Financial stocks like Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) may have just a little more left in the tank prior to a significant pull back. Note the chart below of Goldman Sachs. It shows key resistance points nearing but not yet hit. This is by no means a...
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Thursday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (C, BAC, CSCO, WFC, AAPL)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 12:20pm | 116The overall market is once again battling with the flat line; it should be noted that consolidation at these levels is quite constructive and could be a precursor to another move higher. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Citigroup (NYSE: C) 603,204 contracts, 88.1% calls, 11.9% puts...
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Company News For Dec 9, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 11:03am | 687· Howard Stern continues his stint at Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) after signing another five-year contract · Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was downgraded by Wells Fargo (WFC) from “outperform” to “neutral”, with the target price in the range of $64 to $65 · ...
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Stock Market News For Dec 9, 2010 - Market News
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 10:30am | 1212On Wednesday, markets closed slightly higher and the S&P 500 index surged to its highest level since September 2008. A rally in financial stocks coupled with investors' optimism about the extension of Bush-era tax cuts helped the markets turn green. Investors' concerns about the rising...
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Company News For Dec 9, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 10:26am | 687· Howard Stern continues his stint at Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) after signing another five-year contract · Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was downgraded by Wells Fargo (WFC) from “outperform” to “neutral”, with the target price in the range of $64 to $65 · ...
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Stock Market News For Dec 9, 2010 - Market News
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 10:09am | 1212On Wednesday, markets closed slightly higher and the S&P 500 index surged to its highest level since September 2008. A rally in financial stocks coupled with investors' optimism about the extension of Bush-era tax cuts helped the markets turn green. Investors' concerns about the rising...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (JNJ, POWL, CNW, RY)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:31am | 138Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) was downgraded by Wells Fargo from "outperform" to "market perform." JNJ's shares closed at $62.45 yesterday. Johnson & Johnson's PEG ratio is 2.20. Powell Industries Inc (NASDAQ: POWL) was downgraded by Roth Capital from "buy" to "neutral." POWL's stock closed...
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Morgan Stanley Downgrades RY To Underweight
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 8:40am | 43Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgrade Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY) from "equal weight" to "underweight." RY's shares lost 0.19% to close at $52.05 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Top 4 NYSE Stocks In The Regional-Midwest Banks Industry With The Highest Dividend Yield (ONB, CMA, USB, MI)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 5:01am | 116Below are the top regional-midwest bank stocks on the NYSE in terms of dividend yield. Old National Bancorp (NYSE: ONB) has a dividend yield of 2.60%. ONB's shares closed at $11.11 yesterday. Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) has a dividend yield of 1.00%. CMA's shares closed at $40.06 yesterday....
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Buy Into Pullback In SPDR Gold Shares (LMT, MIPS, WFC, JPM, BAC, GLD)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 4:32am | 197On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a “great company, but it's in an industry that in Washington's crosshairs. I can't recommend it, even though it pays a nice yield." For MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS), he said, "I think you pull...
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Ireland's 2011 Budget Met With Approval
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 11:42am | 126Ireland's (NYSE: IRE) parliament has approved its 2011 budget that meets International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union (EU) requirements. By meeting the requirements, Ireland secures an 85 billion Euro bailout. An AFP article reports the IMF released a statement saying, "We welcome approval...
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Top Performing Industries For December 8 (PBCE, AIB, RF, EDUC)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 11:17am | 204At 10:15 am, the Dow gained 0.08% to 11,368.20, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.07% to 1,224.56 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.12% to 2,601.68. The industries that are supporting the market today are: Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks: This industry jumped 1.40% by 10:15...