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ECONOMIC AND BOND MARKET RECAP
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 7:14pm | 921By Bondsquawk: U.S. Treasuries rallied and stocks fell as weak economic data suggested a loss of momentum in recovery. Stocks pared some of its gains from yesterday while Treasuries more than made up for its losses. Economic Data Today’s economic data releases suggest that the U.S. recovery may...
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Savings Rate Rising - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 1:16pm | 1398In June, Personal Income (PI) was unchanged from May, a slowdown from the 0.3% increase posted in May and the 0.4% increase recorded in both April and March. Disposable personal income, or after-tax income, followed pretty much the same path: unchanged in June after rising 0.3%, and increases of 0....
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Chimera Investment Corporation Reports Core EPS of $0.19 Per Share
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 4:29pm | 167Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) today reported Core Earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, of $142.8 million or $0.19 per average share as compared to Core Earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, of $48.9 million or $0.10 per average share and Core Earnings for the quarter...
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Chimera Investment Corp. Gets Buy Rating (CIM)
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 4:14pm | 120In a recently released report on Chimera Investment Corp. (NYSE: CIM), Jefferies & Company, has stated that the company has improved its performance in mortgage credit, although its delinquency performance for the month of June is at the same level of the previous six months. The voluntary...
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Calls Purchased on CapitalSource (CSE)
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 12:24pm | 116Shares of CapitalSource Inc. (NYSE: CSE) are higher on the session by 2.79%, currently trading at $5.53. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months, off from a recent low of $3.87. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. The August $5.00 call was purchased 1,600...
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August 2nd – 6th Quick Review/Preview: Stocks, Commodities, Forex
Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 10:32pm | 1732Likely Market Movers To Watch This Week For details on these see: The Coming Week: Stocks, Commodities, Forex – 3 Key Market Drivers August 2nd – 6th Friday’s monthly US jobs reports and preceding events that provide clues on their results Euro-zone, UK, and China PMI reports Central bank...
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July Impressive -- S&Ps Up 6.9% 07-30-2010
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 7:07pm | 821Cusick’s Corner Friday ended flat for the day, capping off an impressive month -- the S&Ps finished July up 6.9%. Some may say that this July move has been on light volume -- yes, but it is summer and what’s been impressive is the overall breadth of this move. The Unemployment number will be...
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CapitalSource Reports Unexpected Profit (CSE)
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 6:39am | 239CapitalSource Inc (NYSE: CSE) released financial results on Monday morning that beat Wall Street estimates when it reported an unexpected 2nd quarter profit. CapitalSource Inc (CSE) announced that it swung to a 2nd quarter profit, when it reported net income of $18 million, or 6 cents per share,...
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Annaly Rated Buy At Wunderlich
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 1:51pm | 161Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) has a $20 price target and Buy rating on it at Wunderlich Securities after the real estate company reported earnings yesterday. In the report, Wunderlich writes, "Annaly Captial Management (NLY) reported a 2Q10 GAAP loss of $0.40 per share, EPS excluding...
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$30 Target, Buy Rating Kept On American Capital After Strong Quarter (AGNC)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 1:42pm | 151Wunderlich Securities is keeping its Buy rating and $30 price target on shares of American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ: AGNC) after the real estate company reported a solid June quarter. In the report, Wunderlich writes, "American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC) reported GAAP EPS of $1.23 per share...
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Capstead Mortgage Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 4:17pm | 90Capstead Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: CMO) today reported net income of $29,759,000 or $0.35 per diluted common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. This compares to net income of $42,507,000, or $0.58 per diluted common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The Company paid a second...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Mortgage Investment Industry With The Highest Gross Margin (HTS, CMO, IVR, CXS)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 5:17am | 153Below are the top mortgage investment stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of gross margin. The trailing-twelve-month gross margin at Hatteras Financial Corp (NYSE: HTS) is 100%. HTS has a market capitalization of $1.10 billion. The trailing-twelve-month gross margin at Capstead Mortgage...
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Earnings Scorecard: Rockwell Collins - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 1:15pm | 1062Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL), a supplier of avionics and military equipment, posted earnings barely better than expected for the third-quarter 2010 ending on June 30. Support came from recovery in the commercial airspace market and steady progress in defense business. Street analysts had more...
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Top 5 Percentage Gainers On NYSE (CSR, ZZ, SFI, IDT, GGC)
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 2:27pm | 97These stocks are the top 5 percentage gainers on the NYSE today (volume greater than 100,000 shares). China Security & Surveillance (NYSE: CSR) is at $6.19, up 0.87 (16.35%). Sealy Corporation Sealy Corporation (NYSE: ZZ) is at $2.94, up 0.26 (9.70%). iStar Financial Inc. Common Stock (NYSE:...
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Newcastle to Release Q2 Results on August 5, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010 - 8:16am | 35Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE: NCT) announced today that it will release its second quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2010 after the market closes on Thursday, August 5, 2010.