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Friday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (GGB, ARIA, RYL, UBS, CIM)
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 12:35pm | 91Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Gerdau SA (NYSE: GGB) 9,0001 puts, 10 calls 2. Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ARIA) 4,005 puts, 41 calls 3. Ryland Group (NYSE: RYL) 3,018 puts, 45 calls 4. UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) 8,760...
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Top 5 Stocks With The Highest Dividend Yield (MCI, MPV, WTU, AGNC, ARR)
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 5:01am | 179Below are the top stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of dividend yield. MassMutual Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) has a dividend yield of 22.00%. MCI's shares closed at $29.51 yesterday. Shares of MCI have risen 22.40% year-to-date. MassMutual Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV)...
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Options Traders Bullish on Redwood Trust (RWT)
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 2:44pm | 169Shares of Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT) are flat on the session, currently trading at $14.60. The REIT has been moving largely lower over the past six months and is currently trading just below the 200-day moving average. Options traders seem to think the stock has some upside in it. Just...
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New York Mortgage Trust Declares Common Stock Dividend of $0.18 Per Share
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 4:21pm | 104New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (Nasdaq: NYMT) announced today that its Board of Directors declared on October 4, 2010 a cash dividend of $0.18 per share on shares of its common stock for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. The dividend is payable on October 25, 2010 to common stockholders of...
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DATA, DATA EVERYWHERE
Saturday, October 2, 2010 - 3:25am | 982By Annaly Capital Management Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney delivered a speech yesterday in Ontario that contained two observations that we think are certainly true: “Insights from financial markets are somewhat fleeting at the moment. A broad range of asset prices from the Canadian dollar to...
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Income, Spending and Savings All Rise - Analyst Blog
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 6:15pm | 2437In August, Personal Income rose 0.5% -- a nice improvement over the 0.2% rise in July, and after being unchanged in June. This was the biggest increase since April (also up 0.5%). It was also well above the consensus expectation of a 0.3% increase. Meanwhile, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE...
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MFA Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.225
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 8:32am | 53MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per share of common stock for the third quarter of 2010. The dividend will be paid on October 29, 2010 to stockholders of record on October 12, 2010. The ex-dividend date is October...
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Bulls Buying into iStar Financial (SFI)
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 4:05pm | 181Shares of iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI) are lower on the session by 3.21%, currently trading at $3.02. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months, off from a recent high near $7.80. Options traders are betting that shares are at a longer-term bottom. A short while ago the...
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Newcastle Not to Pay Dividends (NCT)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 4:42pm | 50Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE: NCT) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected not to pay a common stock or preferred stock dividend for the third quarter of 2010. The Company decided to retain capital for liquidity, investment and working capital purposes.
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Wednesday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (NVS, DTV, JWN, CIM, MOT)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 12:52pm | 105Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS) 4,360 puts, 134 calls 2. DIRECTV (NYSEL DTV) 8,061 puts, 263 calls 3. Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) 3,027 puts, 225 calls 4. Chimera Investment Corp. (NYSE: CIM)...
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Chimera Sees Put Buying for Second Day (CIM)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 10:17am | 165Shares of Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) are flat on the session, currently trading at $4.13. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months, off of a recent low near $3.50, though is now near resistance at $4.18. Options traders are buying protection on shares for...
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Bears Betting Against Chimera Investment Corp. (CIM)
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 10:23am | 168Shares of Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) are lower on the session by 0.97%, currently trading at $4.10. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months, off of a recent low near $3.50. Shares are sitting near resistance. Options traders are picking up protection on...
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American Capital Agency Prices Public Offering at $26 per Share
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 9:23am | 111American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) announced today that it priced a public offering of 11.5 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $26.00 per share for total net proceeds of approximately $285 million. In connection with the offering, the Company has granted...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (CALD, AGNC, SPRD, ANAD)
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 9:18am | 133Callidus Software Inc (NASDAQ: CALD) dipped 8.05% to $4.00 in the pre-market session. CALD has announced to host its first European Sales Performance Management conference. American Capital Agency Corp (NASDAQ: AGNC) lost 5.57% to $26.43 in the pre-market session. AGNC had announced to offer 10...
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AGNC Commences Public Offering of Common Stock
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 4:11pm | 112American Capital Agency Corp. (Nasdaq: AGNC) announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, 10,000,000 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. In connection with the offering, the Company intends to grant the underwriters an option for 30...