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Biogen Idec (BIIB) reported fourth-quarter earnings per share of $1.41, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23 and the year-earlier figure of $1.18. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense, fourth quarter 2010 earnings came in at $1.42 per share. Full year earnings...

Greenhill & Co., Inc.'s (GHL) MACD indicator has entered into bearish territory with a reading of -2.1628. The Zacks #5 Rank (“Strong Sell”) stock decreased slightly to $69.34 in afternoon trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the year ending 2011 has decreased by 47 cents over the past week...

Greenhill & Co., Inc.'s (GHL) MACD indicator has entered into bearish territory with a reading of -2.1628. The Zacks #5 Rank (“Strong Sell”) stock decreased slightly to $69.34 in afternoon trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the year ending 2011 has decreased by 47 cents over the past week...

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(TheStreet) -- Goldman Sachs' (NYSE: GS) top four energy stock picks for 2011 offer potentially high returns along with high risk, as their prospects can change quickly. The international companies on Goldman Sachs' so-called Conviction Buy List can be affected by everything from shifting...

Franklin Resources Inc.'s (BEN) first quarter 2011 earnings of $2.23 per share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.91 per share. Results reflected strong growth in revenue and higher assets under management (AUM), partially offset by increased operating expenses. Moreover, the results...

Franklin Resources Inc.'s (BEN) first quarter 2011 earnings of $2.23 per share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.91 per share. Results reflected strong growth in revenue and higher assets under management (AUM), partially offset by increased operating expenses. Moreover, the results...

(TheStreet) -- Goldman Sachs' (NYSE: GS) top technology-stock picks for this year include ever-popular performers such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), maker of the iPad and iPhone, to companies only known within their industries, such as chip-equipment manufacturer Teradyne (NYSE: TER). The New York-based...

  Courtesy of Phil of Phil's Stock World What an amazing market!    Nothing can stop it.  A 12.5% increase in unemployment claims - BUY!  A 2.5% drop in durable goods orders - BUY!  Japan's credit rating downgraded - BUY!  Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) missing...

Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) have been moving lower throughout the trading session on Friday along with the market. Morgan Stanley is currently down 2.81% at $29.01. The stock trades at a trailing P/E of 11, a forward P/E of just 8.92 and a PEG ratio of 0.89. The median Wall Street price...

(TheStreet) -- Goldman Sachs' (NYSE: GS) top technology-stock picks for this year include ever-popular performers such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), maker of the iPad and iPhone, to companies only known within their industries, such as chip-equipment manufacturer Teradyne (NYSE: TER). The New York-...

Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: OPY) reported a net profit of $16.5 million or $1.24 per share for the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to a net profit of $6.5 million or $0.49 per share in the fourth quarter of 2009, an increase of 155.9% in net profit. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $...

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), the largest U.S. bank by assets, may opt to pay a higher percentage of employee bonuses in cash for 2010 compared to what was paid in cash in 2009, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Bankers and traders making more than $5 million may be paid as much as...

Invesco Limited's (IVZ) fourth quarter earnings of 44 cents per share breezed past the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents. The results also compare favorably with earnings of 30 cents in the prior-year quarter. On a GAAP basis, earnings came in at 37 cents per share, compared with 25 cents in...

  ( click to enlarge ) Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has formed a bullish engulfing pattern on the daily chart. RSI confirms the uptrend and the stock trades comfortably above the 20 and 50 DMA. I expect the stock's near-term up trend to continue. Next resistance is located at $30.37, while...