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Morning Market Movers
Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 9:57am | 99National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) shares advanced 23.58% to $1.52 at 9:55 am. NBG had $11.03 billion in total cash for the recent quarter. General Moly Inc (AMEX: GMO) surged 13.97% to $3.10. GMO shares have dropped 36.00% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 3.91%...
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6 ETFs For The Summer Olympics (XLP, EWU, XLI)
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 2:16pm | 796This summer, London will become the first city ever to have hosted three Olympic Games. While traders may be watching the action, they may be more interested in how they can trade around the event. More than being a sporting spectacle of epic proportions, the Olympics are a money-maker. A rather...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Money Center Banks Industry With The Highest Cash
Monday, June 11, 2012 - 3:04am | 132Below are the top small-cap money center banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) had $11.09 billion in total cash and $53.03 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. Oriental Financial Group Inc (NYSE: OFG) had $636.88 million in total...
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Top 4 Large-Cap Stocks In The Foreign Money Center Banks Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 3:25am | 114Below are the top large-cap foreign money center banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) has a PEG ratio of 0.22. Barclays' trailing-twelve-month revenue is $39.27 billion. Lloyds Banking Group plc (NYSE: LYG) has a PEG ratio of 0.28. LYG's trailing...
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Lloyds Banking Posts Q1 Profit
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 4:58am | 71Lloyds Banking Group PLC (NYSE: LYG) swung to a profit in the first quarter. Lloyds Banking posted its quarterly profit at 2 million pounds, versus a year-ago loss of £2.44 billion. Its interest income fell to £6.08 billion from £6.65 billion. However, income from trading rose to £6.08 billion...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Foreign Money Center Banks Industry With The Lowest PEG Ratio
Friday, April 13, 2012 - 4:28am | 120Below are the top foreign money center banks stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) has a PEG ratio of 0.21. BCS' trailing-twelve-month revenue is $40.51 billion. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA (NYSE: BLX) has a PEG ratio of 0.27. BLX had...
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Morning Market Movers
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 9:46am | 112X-Rite Inc (NASDAQ: XRIT) shares advanced 38.75% to $5.5499 at 9:45 am. Danaher Corp (NYSE: DHR) announced its plans to buy X-Rite for $467.8 million. NewLead Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: NEWL) surged 25.71% to $1.76. NEWL shares have dropped 36.07% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has...
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Lloyds Posts Wider 2011 Loss
Friday, February 24, 2012 - 6:15am | 72Lloyds Banking Group PLC (NYSE: LYG) posted a wider loss in 2011. Lloyds posted a 2011 net loss of 2.78 billion pounds ($4.37 billion), versus a year-ago loss of 320 million pounds. Its net interest income gained to 12.7 billion pounds, from 12.55 billion pounds. However, total income dropped to...
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EU Says Euro Zone Is Falling Into Recession
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 9:43am | 892The European Commission (EC) released a report today saying that last quarter's economic contraction will extend into the first two quarters of 2012, sending the euro zone group of economies into a recession. Today's report from the European Commission forecast that euro zone economies will shrink...
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Lloyds Cuts Bonuses
Monday, February 20, 2012 - 11:42am | 157Lloyds Banking Group (NYSE: LYG) has announced that it will be cutting £2m from bonuses paid to 13 executives in Britain, and that number will include former chief executive Eric Daniels. According to the BBC, Daniels will now not be receiving £580,000 after the original sum of £1.45m bonus was...
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Notable Call Options Activity in National Bank of Greece
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 2:42pm | 126Shares of National Bank of Greece (NYSE: NBG) are higher on the session by 12.38%, currently trading at $3.63. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. The strike seeing...
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Momentum Trading: These 6 Stocks Are Up More Than 50% Already in 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012 - 4:50pm | 1123As the first month of the new year draws to a close, which stocks are showing the most momentum in the market? Benzinga has identified 6 names that are up over 50% already in 2012 and could be set to double or even triple by the end of the year. While a strong first month is a good sign, these...
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Afternoon Movers; Negative Euro News
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 5:51pm | 110Spanish Broacasting System (NASDAQ: SBSA) +34.7% on heavy volume Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACHN) +16.7% on positive analyst sentiment Polycom (NASDAQ: PLCM) +13.1% on positive earnings InterDigital (NASDAQ: IDCC) -19.6% after concluding search for strategic alternatives National Bank of...
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End-of-Day Market Summary for December 15, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 5:29pm | 660This is your Benzinga news summary for Thursday, December 15, 2011, covering headlines from Monday's daytime trading session. Today at market close, the Dow Jones Index traded up about 45.94 points or 0.39%, the S&P 500 traded 0.32% higher, the Nasdaq Composite Index traded up 0.07%, and the U...
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Afternoon Movers; Markets Moved Higher
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 5:08pm | 120ZOLL Medical Company (NASDAQ: ZOLL) +28.7% after authorities reaffirmed coverage policies for one of ZOLL's products SonoSite (NASDAQ: SONO) +27.1% after agreeing to be acquired by Fujifilm for $995 million Novellus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS) +16.3% after merger announcement with Lam Research Corp...