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Goldman Sachs Raises Jefferies Group F4Q10 Estimate
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 11:40am | 76Goldman Sachs has increased its Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) F4Q10 (November year-end) estimate to $0.29 (from $0.25), “though we leave our 2011/2012 estimates unchanged at $1.45/1.65.” Goldman Sachs said that JEF should see particular benefit in its improved banking capabilities and high...
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Company News for December 15, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 11:33am | 638• Joy Global (NASDAQ:JOYG) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $1.39, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16, on revenues of $1.05 billion that topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $925.0 million. The firm provided upside 2011 guidance of $5.00-$5.30, above the Zacks Consensus...
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Company News for December 15, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 11:10am | 638• Joy Global (NASDAQ:JOYG) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $1.39, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16, on revenues of $1.05 billion that topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $925.0 million. The firm provided upside 2011 guidance of $5.00-$5.30, above the Zacks Consensus...
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E*TRADE November Daily Trades up 9%
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 9:14am | 136E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) today released its Monthly Activity Report for November 2010. Daily Average Revenue Trades for November were 158,770, a nine percent increase from October and a four percent increase from the year-ago period. The Company ended the month with...
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Goldman Prefers TD Ameritrade (AMTD)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 8:32am | 115Goldman Sachs prefers TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ: AMTD) in the discount broker space. In a note sent to clients Goldman writes, "We favor Buy-rated TD Ameritrade given asset aggregation success (10% growth in F2010 and a 7%-11% target in FY2011) and valuation relative to peers (17.8X vs. the peer...
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How Can We Have A Healthy Economy If Virtually Everything We Eat And Drink Is Constantly Making Us All Sick?
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 2:16am | 2443In the United States today, we are all being constantly bombarded by chemicals, poisons and toxins. Virtually everything that we eat or drink makes us less healthy. The vast majority of Americans gladly consume aspartame, fluoride, BPA, genetically-modified food, pesticides, high...
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Company News For Dec 14, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:33am | 814• Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 11% to $0.20 • Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $2.08, beating Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69, on revenues of $529.1 million, which was ahead of Zacks Consensus Estimate of $524.0 million • ...
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optionsXpress Holdings Down 3% In Pre-Market
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:29am | 52optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OXPS) is down 4% in pre-market trading. The stock has already traded almost 200,000 shares this morning. There is no news on the stock, but there appears to be some action due to the recent special $4.50 per share dividend the company announced.
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Schwab Reports November Daily Trades up 10%
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:10am | 112The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) released its Monthly Market Activity Report today. Company highlights for the month of November 2010 include: Net new assets brought to the company by new and existing clients in November 2010 totaled $8.0 billion, including $2.0 billion...
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Company News For Dec 14, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 10:06am | 814• Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) announced a quarterly dividend increase of 11% to $0.20 • Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $2.08, beating Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.69, on revenues of $529.1 million, which was ahead of Zacks Consensus Estimate of $524.0 million • ...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (OXPS, VVUS, NGPC, LOGI)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:51am | 117optionsXpress Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: OXPS) dipped 10.50% to $18.08 in the pre-market session. OXPS' PEG ratio is 1.91. VIVUS Inc (NASDAQ: VVUS) lost 2.76% to $9.16 in the pre-market session. VVUS submitted briefing documents to FDA for securing regulatory approval for its obesity treatment drug...
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TD Ameritrade November Trades up 6%
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:31am | 111TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) today announced Company metrics for November 2010. Monthly activities included: An average of 392,000 client trades per day in November 2010, up 6 percent from November 2009 and up 8 percent from October 2010. Approximately $369 billion in...
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JP Morgan Raises PT On General Mills
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 9:15am | 22JP Morgan has raised the price target on General Mills (NYSE: GS) from $40 to $43.
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Compugen Announces Positive Therapeutic Effect of CGEN-15001 (CGEN)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 8:44am | 620Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN) announced today that administration of CGEN-15001 in an animal model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) dramatically ameliorates the clinical symptoms of the disease. These results, combined with earlier results in an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), strongly support...
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Deere Sells Wind Biz to Exelon - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 3:33pm | 833Deere & Co. (DE) completed the sale of its wind energy business, John Deere Renewables, LLC, to Exelon Corp.'s (EXC) wholly owned subsidiary, Exelon Generation Company. The deal, valued at $900 million, includes a provision for $40 million upon commencement of construction of the advanced...