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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 6:32am | 427Pre-open movers US stock futures are mixed this morning, as investors are awaiting jobless claims data. Shares of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) dropped about 2.6% in pre-market trading following the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 23...
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Compass Diversified Holdings Acquires CamelBak Products, LLC for $257.5M
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 5:49am | 151Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE: CODI) announced today that it acquired a controlling interest in CamelBak Products, LLC on August 24, 2011. The purchase price of $257.5 million for the membership interests of CamelBak is based on a total enterprise value of $245.0 million and included $12.5...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 9:02am | 125TORM A/S (NASDAQ: TRMD) shares lost 11.58% to create a new 52-week low of $2.75. TRMD's trailing-twelve-month ROE is -15.75%. Internet Gold Golden Lines Ltd (NASDAQ: IGLD) shares fell 7.23% to touch a new 52-week low of $13.34. IGLD shares have dropped 32.84% over the past 52 weeks, while the S...
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Options Brief: Leucadia National
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 10:08am | 85Shares of Leucadia National (NYSE: LUK) are lower on the session by 4.63%, trading at $28.04. Overall put volume is now running at 11.35x the daily average, with 45% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,214 contracts have traded on the session so far. Leucadia National Corporation...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Accident & Health Insurance Industry With The Highest Cash
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 2:58am | 139Below are the top small-cap accident & health insurance stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE: CNO) had $830.80 million in total cash and $2.51 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. StanCorp Financial Group Inc (NYSE: SFG) had $111.10...
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Wednesday's S&P 500 Sector Recap: Hottest and Coldest Sectors
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 4:36pm | 1734The S&P 500 (SPX) took a major hit in Wednesday's trading session, finishing down 27.05 points, or 2.03%, from Tuesday's close to 1304.89. The selling began just after the opening bell, and the index extended its losses throughout the session, closing near the low of the day (1303.49), as...
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Hottest and Coldest Sectors for Friday 7/8/11
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 4:24pm | 1918The S&P 500 lost 9.4 points, or 0.7%, in Friday's trading session, as a weaker-than-expected jobs report put an end to the recent market rally. The SPX is now 26.78 points lower than its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd. The Sector breakdown for Friday's session is as follows...
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Hottest and Coldest Sectors for Thursday 7/7/2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 6:35pm | 1705The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 14 points, or 1%, in today's session to close at 1353.22. The index is nearing its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd. The Sector breakdown for Thursday's session is as follows: The S&P 500 was led by the Basic Materials Sector in Thursday's session...
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Resource America Receives $16.6 Million Through Sale of Its Interest in the National Press Building
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 2:41pm | 143Resource America (NASDAQ: REXI) announced that it has received net proceeds of approximately $16.6 million in connection with the sale of the National Press Building in Washington DC, in which the Company had owned a 25% interest. The Company will realize a gain of approximately $7.7 million. The...
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Wednesday's S&P Sector Recap 6/22/11
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 4:44pm | 1502The S&P 500 traded in positive territory for most of session on Wednesday, but sellers came in around 2:25pm, as the index neared its intraday high of 1298.61. The S&P proceeded to drop 11.47 points to close at 1287.14 – down 8.38 on the day. The Sector Breakdown for Wednesday's session...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Real Estate Development Industry With The Highest EPS
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 11:45pm | 143Below are the top small-cap real estate development stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Maui Land & Pineapple Company Inc (NYSE: MLP) is $2.65. MLP's profit margin for the same period is 97.79%. The trailing-twelve-...
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Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Likes BIDU (LUK, VOLC, SINA, BIDU)
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 6:43pm | 191On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that he is not a buyer of Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE: LUK), because he doesn't know what is in its portfolio. Leucadia National Corp. (LUK) fell 2.48% today, and it closed at $33.04. Cramer doesn't want to buy Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ:...
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Ampal-American Israel Corporation and Other EMG International Owners Launch International Arbitration Process Against the Government of Egypt
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 7:21am | 225Ampal-American Israel Corporation (Nasdaq: AMPL), a holding company with experience in acquiring interests in various businesses with emphasis in recent years on energy, chemical and related fields, announced today, that Ampal, as a holder of a 12.5% interest in East Mediterranean Gas S.A.E., has...
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EMG's Gas Supply to Israel Has Resumed
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 3:10pm | 81Ampal-American Israel Corporation (Nasdaq: AMPL) announced today that it was advised by East Mediterranean Gas, in which Ampal has a 12.5% interest, that commercial gas supply to EMG, and subsequently to EMG's Israeli customers, has resumed last night. EMG has further advised that according to...
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CEOWORLD stock picks that will outperform the S&P 500- BRK-B, SAM, LUK, NYB, SYY, BAX, LVB, RSO, UAN…
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 4:35am | 1362Boston Beer Company (SAM)- Trailing-12-Month Revenue- $471.9 million, Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)- 20.5%, Cash/Debt, $45.3 million / $0, Competitors- Anheuser-Busch (BUD), Molson Coors (TAP). Boston Beer Company is trading at a price of $84.15, a dramatic change of -0.87 with %...