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Puts Purchased on UBS AG (UBS)
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 11:43am | 121Shares of UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) are higher on the session by 1.12%, currently trading at $19.94. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short while...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 7:55am | 544Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning, as investors are awaiting producer price data and FOMC minutes. Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL) reported upbeat quarterly earnings. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 33 points to 12,235 and S&P 500 futures rose 4.30 points to 1,...
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JMP Group Reports Q4 EPS of $0.38 vs. $0.22
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 7:36am | 95JMP Group Inc. (NYSE: JMP) reported financial results today for the quarter and full fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. Total net revenues were $44.0 million for the quarter, compared to $46.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2009. Net income attributable to JMP Group was $3.5 million, or $0.16...
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No Mas: No More New Shares Of Double Long Ag ETF
Monday, February 14, 2011 - 8:35pm | 206Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) said it will no longer issue new shares of the PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Long ETN (NYSE: DAG), a popular double leveraged play on agriculture commodities, perhaps in a move to comply with new restrictions set forth by regulators on commodities-related exchange...
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US Stock Futures Down As Investors Await Earnings Reports, Cisco Drops In Pre-Market Trading
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 6:37am | 505US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings reports from many companies. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 49 points to 12,158.00 and S&P 500 futures dropped 7.90 points at 1,311.30. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 index dipped 21.75 points to 2,340.50...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades (UBS, PIKE, DIS, WU)
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 8:21am | 136UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) was upgraded by Canaccord from "sell" to "hold." UBS' shares closed at $19.08 yesterday. UBS' PEG ratio is 0.79. FBR Capital upgraded Pike Electric Corporation (NYSE: PIKE) from "market perform" to "outperform." PIKE's shares closed at $9.52 yesterday. PIKE's trailing-twelve-...
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Calls Purchased on UBS AG (UBS)
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 1:22pm | 131Shares of UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) are higher on the session by 4.02%, currently trading at $19.13. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while...
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US Stock Futures Flat As China's Central Bank Lifts Interest Rates
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 6:27am | 329US stock futures are flat this morning after China's central bank raised interest rates. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 5 points to 12,113.00 and S&P 500 futures dropped 0.20 point to 1,315.60. Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.50 point to 2,345.50. US stocks closed higher, with...
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Eric Smith Joins Deutsche Bank as CFO, Americas
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 3:54pm | 63Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) today announced that Eric Smith will join the firm as Chief Financial Officer, Americas. He will be based in New York as part of the Office of the CEO of Deutsche Bank Americas, Seth Waugh, and report to Stefan Krause, Deutsche Bank's Chief Financial Officer and Member of...
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Deutsche Watchful on Earnings - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 1:31pm | 477Deutsche Bank AG (DB) has cautioned about its fourth quarter 2010 earnings. The company expects earnings to decrease from the prior-year quarter on the back of acquisition-related costs and restructuring expenses. In a preliminary guidance issued earlier this week, the company announced that it...
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Wal-Mart Hit On Downgrade (WMT, DB)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 1:22pm | 78Shares of Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) were downgraded this morning at Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) from Buy to Hold. The firm believes that WMT will benefit less from an uptick in consumer spending because its core customers continue to be burdened by high unemployment and rising commodity costs. The stock...
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Deutsche Watchful on Earnings - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 1:00pm | 477Deutsche Bank AG (DB) has cautioned about its fourth quarter 2010 earnings. The company expects earnings to decrease from the prior-year quarter on the back of acquisition-related costs and restructuring expenses. In a preliminary guidance issued earlier this week, the company announced that it...
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China MediaExpress : Too Good to be True?
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 12:33am | 1151The Story China MediaExpress (CCME) is a small-mid cap China stock specializing in television advertising network on inter-city and airport express buses in China. This counter has been attracting reviews and comments from many investors mainly due to its spectacular results. An article by a...
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Options Brief: UBS AG (UBS)
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 11:06am | 78Shares of UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) are higher on the session by 0.66%, trading at $18.37. Overall put volume is now running at 4.91x the daily average, with 0% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,000 contracts have traded on the session so far. UBS AG is a client-focused financial...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 8:31am | 332Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Actuate Corp (BIRT) Agilysys Inc (AGYS) Banco Santander (BSBR) Credit Suisse (CS) Education Management Corp (EDMC) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AGILYSYS INC (AGYS): Free Stock Analysis Report ACTUATE CORP (BIRT):...