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Two Strategies for Bearish & High IV Sentiment 11-24-2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 3:57pm | 995Cusick's Corner This market has performed pretty admirably, especially when you consider the action in the EU and Korea, the raids in the hedge funds and the fact that volume has been light. Let's continue to discuss strategies, specifically ones that could be useful if you are bearish and implied...
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Income, Spending and Savings All Rise - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 2:00pm | 1990In October, Personal Income rose 0.5%, a nice improvement over the 0.0% change in September, and matching the 0.5% increase in August. It was also above the consensus expectation of a 0.4% increase. In addition, we got upward revisions to both the September and August numbers of +0.1 each....
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Buy/Write Executed on iStar Financial (SFI)
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 1:05pm | 172Shares of iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI) are higher on the session by 5.19%, currently trading at $5.67. The stock has been rallying for the past five weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The stock looks to be forming a bullish flag. One option trader is...
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Income, Spending and Savings All Rise - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 8:34am | 1990In October, Personal Income rose 0.5%, a nice improvement over the 0.0% change in September, and matching the 0.5% increase in August. It was also above the consensus expectation of a 0.4% increase. In addition, we got upward revisions to both the September and August numbers of +0.1 each....
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American Capital Agency (AGNC) - Bull of the Day
Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - 3:03am | 172We are changing our long-term recommendation for American Capital Agency (AGNC) from Neutral to Outperform as we anticipate it to perform well above the broader market. In the last 30 days, fiscal earnings estimates have been increased by most of the analysts covering the stock, driven by its...
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American Capital Agency (AGNC) - Bull of the Day
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 8:00pm | 172We are changing our long-term recommendation for American Capital Agency (AGNC) from Neutral to Outperform as we anticipate it to perform well above the broader market. In the last 30 days, fiscal earnings estimates have been increased by most of the analysts covering the stock, driven by its...
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Positive Data on Alexion's Soliris - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 5:33pm | 534Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ALXN) recently announced final data from a 26-week phase IIa trial investigating Soliris as a treatment for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) in adolescent and adult patients who are resistant to plasma therapy at the American Society of Nephrology annual...
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3Q GDP Revised Up to 2.5% - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 12:30pm | 4263This is essentially a repost of the report I posted when the original estimates for GDP growth came out on October 27th. I have put the new revised contributions to (or drags on) growth in bold, with the original numbers immediately following in parenthesis. This will allow you to immediately see...
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Positive Data on Alexion's Soliris - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 12:18pm | 534Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ALXN) recently announced final data from a 26-week phase IIa trial investigating Soliris as a treatment for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) in adolescent and adult patients who are resistant to plasma therapy at the American Society of Nephrology annual...
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Nov 23: GDP Rises 2.5% - Economic Highlights
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 10:33am | 444GDP Preliminary Q3 Estimates show GDP increased by 2.5%, higher than the expected 2.4% increase, following a 2.0% estimated increase in the advance Q2 estimate (today's preliminary release is based on a more complete set of data), after increasing by 3.7% in the first quarter and 1.7% in the...
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3Q GDP Revised Up to 2.5% - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 7:17am | 4263This is essentially a repost of the report I posted when the original estimates for GDP growth came out on October 27th. I have put the new revised contributions to (or drags on) growth in bold, with the original numbers immediately following in parenthesis. This will allow you to immediately see...
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Nov 23: GDP Rises 2.5% - Economic Highlights
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 5:24am | 444GDP Preliminary Q3 Estimates show GDP increased by 2.5%, higher than the expected 2.4% increase, following a 2.0% estimated increase in the advance Q2 estimate (today's preliminary release is based on a more complete set of data), after increasing by 3.7% in the first quarter and 1.7% in the...
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Resource Capital Closes Two Loans - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 5:22pm | 387Resource Capital Corp. (RSO), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in commercial real estate debt and other commercial finance assets, has recently obtained two self-originated loans totaling $17.9 million. The deal signifies a positive development for the company, which is...
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Resource Capital Closes Two Loans - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 11:39am | 387Resource Capital Corp. (RSO), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in commercial real estate debt and other commercial finance assets, has recently obtained two self-originated loans totaling $17.9 million. The deal signifies a positive development for the company, which is...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Bank of America (AGNC, NLY, FFIV, BAC, ANW, CVX, DRYS, NAT, ORCL, CRM)
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 6:14am | 267On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC) has “mystified me. It has a great yield, but I say we stick with Annaly Capital (NYSE: NLY) here." For F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV), he said, "You can't get on the Internet without them. You...