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Calls Purchased on CNinsure Inc. (CISG)
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 1:02pm | 133Shares of CNinsure Inc. (NASDAQ: CISG) are lower on the session by 0.95%, currently trading at $24.13. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past two weeks; it appears that there is significant resistance around $28.00. Options traders are buying calls today, perhaps as hedges to short...
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eHealth Will Take Several Years To Get Established In Medicare
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 8:02am | 190Analysts at Citigroup initiate coverage of eHealth (NASDAQ: EHTH) with a "sell" rating. The target price for EHTH is set to $10. According to Citigroup, “The introduction of minimum MLRs in 2011 will force health plans to significantly reduce broker commissions, putting a lot of pressure on eHealth...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Second Week of July 2010
Saturday, July 3, 2010 - 4:59pm | 672Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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As The Chinese Insurance Industry Booms, China INSOnline Corp. Is Likely To Be A Huge Beneficiary
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 9:02am | 904For investors who are looking to allocate capital for the long term, Chinese exposure is a must. China is the fastest growing economy in the world, and is in the midst of what will likely be a multi-decade period of rapid growth and economic expansion. Investors across the world are positioning...
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Financial Headlines: Goldman Sachs, Capital One, Marsh & McLennan
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 7:50am | 230Financial Headlines Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) – Goldman's customers remain loyal despite all the recent headlines – per Andrew Ross Sorkin in NYT – “there’s an inconvenient truth that’s been largely ignored: Most of Goldman’s big customers are not bolting” NYT -Capital One (NYSE: COF) – credit...
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Afternoon Market Update (HPQ, MMC, GS)
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 12:44pm | 270Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has introduced a new line of printers that will allow users to print documents directly from devices such as a smart phone, a netbook or a tablet. These new printers will be available in a price range of $99 to $400. HPQ said, “this would let users transform their...
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JMP Securities Upgrades EHTH To Market Perform
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 7:00am | 42Analysts at JMP Securities upgrade eHealth (NASDAQ: EHTH) from "underperform" to "market perform." EHTH’s shares moved down 0.17% to close at $12.96 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Willis Group (WSH) Approaches New Upside Target of $33.23
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 12:12pm | 15Willis Group (WSH) Approaches New Upside Target of $33.23
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Further Turbulence Likely In EHTH’s P&L
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 1:36pm | 124Analysts at Jefferies & Co reiterate their "hold" rating on eHealth Inc (NASDAQ: EHTH), while reducing their estimates for the company. The target price for EHTH has been reduced from $19 to $15. According to Jefferies & Co, “Low visibility into health care reform's impact on carriers and...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (CVBF, CNSL, JACK, CISG, IRET)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 10:15am | 197CVB Financial Corp (NYSE: CVBF) was downgraded by Sterne Agee from “neutral” to “sell.” CVBF’s shares have lost 0.81% to $9.85 by 9:46 am. CVBF has a 52-week trading range of $4.77-$10.80. RBC Capital Markets downgraded Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CNSL) from “outperform” to “...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Second Week of April
Friday, April 2, 2010 - 1:29pm | 674Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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ThinkEquity LLC Reiterates eHealth (EHTH) Buy Rating
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 9:13am | 163ThinkEquity LLC analysts William Morrison and Qi (Henry) Guo reiterated their Buy rating for shares of eHealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: EHTH). The analysts hosted an Investor Conference Call with the Chairman and CEO of eHealth, Gary Lauer. From what they learned, they believe that healthcare reform will be...
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The Government’s Mortgage Modification Program May Hurt The Bottom Line Of The Banks In The Financial ETF
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 2:21pm | 2492“Citigroup (NYSE: C) announced on Thursday that it would join the government’s program to modify second mortgages, following Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), JP Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) and others, as the housing market appears to be at the beginning of a second...
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Volume Talks Monday: A Sirius Reversal
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 9:39am | 2912As the market traded higher across the board Monday on lighter volume, there were many stocks which traded higher/lower on above average volume. Today's breakout report is for Monday March 22, 2010. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section...
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Strategists Warn About The Financial Sector As The Financial ETF Sets A New 52-Week High
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 6:49pm | 2087The rally in the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) on Wednesday means the exchange-traded fund has more than doubled in value from a year ago. The ETF set a new 52-week high of $15.97 a share on Wednesday. One year ago on March 17, 2009, the fund touched a session low of $7.87, according to...