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Restoring Justice in the Foreclosure Process
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 1:55pm | 598By Mike Mish Shedlock Inquiring minds should be quite interested in GMAC Foreclosure Case May Set Anti-Bank Precedent: When James Renfro had to stop making payments on his two-story fixer-upper in Parma, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, he triggered events that were supposed to result in the forced...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (RBS, SPP, ARE, FPO)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 9:24am | 159Royal Bank of Scotland Group (NYSE: RBS) was upgraded by Exane BNP from "underperform" to "neutral." RBS' shares closed at $14.11 yesterday. Shares of Royal Bank of Scotland have moved up 50.27% year-to-date. Credit Suisse upgrade Sappi Limited (NYSE: SPP) from "underperform" to "neutral." SPP's...
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Exane BNP Paribas Upgrades RBS To Neutral
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 8:32am | 44Analysts at Exane BNP Paribas upgrade Royal Bank of Scotland Group (NYSE: RBS) from "underperform" to "neutral." RBS' shares lost 3.95% to close at $14.11 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Honeywell (HON, JAZZ, ICLR, ANDE, DE, TSCO, STD, FCS, BIDU, GOOG, NAT)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 4:36am | 324On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is “terrific. Their CEO is in India promoting world trade. That stock goes much higher." For Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ), he said, "That's had such a run I can't recommend it. That one's gone way too...
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Top Yielding India Stocks
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 1:50pm | 510With President Obama's visit to India, and his backing of India for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, investors' eyes are turning towards investment opportunities in India, one of the BRIC countries [Brazil, Russia, India and China]. To offset some of the risk, dividends are available...
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Wells Fargo to Fund Over $100 Million in U.S. Solar Projects
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 10:11am | 54GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) today announced a joint program through which Wells Fargo will invest over $100 million by the end of 2011 to fund the development of solar photovoltaic power projects throughout the U.S. by GCL-Poly subsidiary GCL Solar Energy Inc..
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Top 4 Stocks In The Money Center Banks Industry With The Highest ROE (SAN, BAP, CM, BNS)
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 4:28am | 136Below are the top money center bank stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Banco Santander - Chile (NYSE: SAN) is 31.95%. SAN's quarterly revenue surged 30.10% y/y. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Credicorp Ltd (...
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Formula for a Bull Market 11-05-2010
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 6:41pm | 874Cusick's Corner There was no lack of positive catalysts for the bull this week. At this stage, the best scenario for a thriving Bull market and signal of a potentially stronger economy is rising Earnings + falling Inflation + low Interest rates = Prices going up. But the presumption is that the...
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Market Continues Kung Fu Fighting 11-05-2010
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 1:59pm | 1022Cusick's Corner The market continues Kung Fu Fighting, and while the Fed intervention seemed quite frightening, those Cats (the Fed) fight with expert timing! (I never thought that I would work this one into the Corner, thanks Doug.) But the Fed seems to have pulled off the greatest timing for...
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Calls Purchased on Banco Bradesco (BBD)
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 1:51pm | 146Shares of Banco Bradesco (NYSE: BBD) are lower on the session by 0.04%, currently trading at $22.46. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past five months and is trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while ago...
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Bank Stocks Running Higher (BAC, GS, WFC, XLF)
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 12:51pm | 157If you are looking for the strength in the market today, look to the financial sector. The strong outperformance in the sector today would appear to be a very healthy sign for the broader market. Financials have not participated to a significant degree in the recent rally in equities. If the sector...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Moody's Corp., Capital One Financial Corp., Fifth Third Bancorp, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. and U.S. Bancorp - Press Releases
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 12:24pm | 1298For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 5, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Moody's Corp. (MCO), Capital One Financial Corp. (COF), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC) and U.S. Bancorp (USB ). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity...
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High Yields North of the Border
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 11:39am | 586Why Canada? The country came through the housing crisis and financial crisis much better than the United States. Canada is filled with natural resources, and with gold and silver making new highs has certainly helped. Our northern neighbor also has a huge petroleum industry, the second largest oil...
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The Toronto-Dominion Bank - Growth & Income
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 2:33pm | 498The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) continues to see strong growth in its retail banking business on both sides of the border. Consumer loan volumes have been solid as the global economic recovery gains traction. Management was cautiously optimistic following the release of its third quarter results as...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 2:12pm | 308Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: American Cap Agency Corp (AGNC) Banco Bradesco SA ADR (BBD) CAI Intl Inc (CAP) Fabrinet (FN) G&K Services Inc (GKSR) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. AMER CAP AGENCY (AGNC): Free Stock Analysis Report BANCO BRADESCO (...