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Mad Money's Lightning Round: ORCL, FRPT, LLL, SO, FE, CSE, BAC, X, NUE
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 8:30pm | 289CNBC Mad Money's Jim Cramer thinks that it would be wise to sell Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT) and buy L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LLL). Force Protection (FRPT) fell 1.37% today, and L-3 Communications (LLL) added 0.13%. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) will go to $30 thinks Cramer. He...
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Upcoming Exchange Offer For Newcastle Investment (NCT) Preferred Stock Likely To Be Successful
Monday, March 8, 2010 - 11:19am | 188Analysts at Macquarie Capital Markets upgrade Newcastle Investment Corp (NYSE: NCT) from "underperform" to "outperform." The 12-month target price for NCT has been raised from $3 to $5. According to Macquarie Capital Markets, the upgrade in the rating is based on the belief that Newcastle...
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Jim Cramer Likes NLY, Dislikes AMAT, BX,
Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 6:00pm | 231Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT that Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) conference call is the reason why this stock can't make a break through. WSJ had an article on Applied Materials (AMAT) that suggested that the company is expecting a strong growth. The headline would have...
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Redwood Trust, Inc’s (RWT) Price Target Lowered
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 9:02pm | 102Analyst Richard Shane Jr. at Jefferies & Company, Inc. has lowered the price target for Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE: RWT) from $21 to $20. The company has reported GAAP EPS of $0.51 for the fourth-quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33, and Jefferies’ estimate of $0.36. Jefferies has a...
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Where the GDP Growth Came From - Analyst Blog
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 1:48pm | 2756This is essentially the same report as was posted when the first cut at the 4th Quarter GDP numbers came out -- but with the revised contributions to growth shown (and the original numbers shown in parentheses). This will allow you to quickly assess what has changed in this report relative to the...
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Feb 26: GDP up 5.9% - Economic Highlights
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 10:21am | 470GDP Preliminary Q4 Estimates show GDP increased by 5.9%, more than the expected 5.6% increase, following a 5.7% estimated increase in the advance Q4 estimate (today’s preliminary release is based on a more complete set of data), after increasing by 2.2% in the third quarter of 2009. The...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Jim Says AVAV, UIS, KIRK Not Hot Any More
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 1:16pm | 333In his "Mad Money Lightning Round," Jim Cramer said that Annaly Mortgage (NYSE: NLY) is good until the Fed starts raising rates too quickly, which is not going to happen. NLY has lost 0.11%. Jim said that JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) has the best balance sheet and dividend in the industry. He...
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It’s 2010: So What Should Investors and More Importantly What Should Americans Do Now?
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 4:35pm | 5124By John Bougearel, Author of Riding the Storm Out, What Do Investors Do Now? Synopsis: This report reviews the merits and shortcomings of portfolio diversification, the upcoming “restructuring cycle” for CRE and LBO’s of the credit cycle boom that burst in 2007, and the bone-crushing impact this...
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A Portfolio That Delivers Growth & Dividends
Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 11:25am | 587A portfolio is constructed from many different stocks, and I have a continued theme that may attract your interest. Dividends are a large part to investing, even though they may seem to be insignificant in the short run. When dividends are reinvested, they create large gains over time with the...
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iStar Financial Inc. (SFI) Shares Surge 12%
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 12:34pm | 86Shares of iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI) opened strong and continued climbing today, gaining nearly 13% during morning trading. Although the company reported a loss yesterday, results were better than the Wall Street consensus expectation. The shares were also aided when Citigroup (NYSE: C)...
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Quarterly Profit At Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) Exceeds Market Forecasts
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 3:24pm | 141Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: AFN), the teen apparel retailer posted net profit of $47.5 million or 53 cents per share for the fourth quarter, down from $68.4 million or 79 cents per share a year earlier but higher than the market expectations. Revenues of $936 million, however, were lower...
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Top 5 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Financial Sector With The Highest Dividend Yield (NLY, CIM, MFA, AB, BX)
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 6:39am | 165Below are the top 5 small-cap financial stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. The forward annual dividend yield at Annaly Capital Management Inc (NYSE: NLY) is 16.7%. The return on equity for NLY is 23.22%. The forward annual dividend yield at Chimera Investment Corporation (...
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American Capital Agency Corp.’s (AGNC) Fourth-Quarter Review
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 6:01pm | 118Analyst Jason Arnold and Andy Ellner at RBC Capital Markets have released an update on American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ: AGNC). The company has reported results for the fourth-quarter. American Capital Agency Corp. reported GAAP EPS of $1.79, and core EPS of $1. The core EPS came in below...
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AGNC Beats Q4 Expectations On Robust Realized Gains
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 3:01pm | 145Analysts at Jefferies & Co maintain their "hold" rating on American Capital Agency (NASDAQ: AGNC), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for AGNC has been raised from $26 to $27. American Capital Agency reported its Q4 results significantly ahead of the estimates and...
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MFA Updates Its Portfolio
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 2:58pm | 142Analysts at FBR Capital Markets maintain their "outperform" rating on MFA Financial Inc (NYSE: MFA). The target price for MFA has been reduced from $9.50 to $9.00. MFA Financial recently reported an increase in equity invested in its non-agency portfolio to roughly 50% of its total equity, or $1...