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Friday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 11:46am | 84Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 260,227 contracts, 60.6% calls, 39.4% puts 2. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) 90,458 contracts, 61.6% calls, 38.4% puts 3. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) 79,438 contracts, 80.2% calls, 19.8% puts 4. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)...
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Market Update
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 9:40am | 217Shares of Regis Corp (NYSE: RGS) fell about 1.2% after the company reported a 1.7% drop in its fiscal fourth-quarter same-store sales. Regis' total revenue for the period ended June 30 increased 0.3% to $592 million. Its' customer visits dropped 2.5% in the quarter. Shares of ING Groep NV (NYSE:...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners, July 7th (SOXS, TVIX, FAZ, SQQQ)
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 8:02pm | 205Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) lost 6.06% on Thursday, and it closed at $59.34. In the semiconductor space, KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) spiked 7.02%, and closed at $42.53. VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSE: TVIX) fell 5.77% today, and broke its...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, July 7th (SGG, SOXL, EDC, FAS)
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 7:48pm | 208iPath Dow Jones-UBS Sugar Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE: SGG) gained 5.97% today as sugar futures traded sharply higher. SGG closed at $98.97, and had a volume of 119K traded shares. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXL) traded 5.91% higher, and closed at $49.10. In the...
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Chase Customer Arrested for Banking While Black
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 5:12pm | 673I've heard of driving while black, but never banking while black. This story takes racial relations back to the 1950s. In a week when David Duke announced he wants to trade his white robe for the White House, this reminder of not-so-subtle racism popped up in America. Chase Bank (NYSE: JPM) is...
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Thursday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 1:28pm | 84Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 174,111 contracts, 68.0% calls, 32.0% puts 2. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 104,386 contracts, 68.7% calls, 31.3% puts 3. American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) 84,516 contracts, 96.0% calls, 4.0% puts 4. Intel Corp. (...
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Make Money Trading: Jobs Report, Expectations, Profits
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 12:15pm | 226The markets continued their recent advance today as the ADP Private Sector Employment Report blew away expectations. According to this report, private sector jobs increased 157,000 last month. On this news, the markets jumped higher. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) is trading at $135.05, +1.08...
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UPDATE: JPMorgan Chase Reaches Settlement with Regulators Regarding Discontinued Municipal Derivatives Activities
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 12:01pm | 181JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) announced today that it reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Bank of New...
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Citi Renews Private Label Card Partnership with Office Depot
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 8:09am | 39Today, Citi (NYSE: C) announced a multi-year renewal of its long-standing U.S. private label credit card partnership with Office Depot (NYSE: ODP).
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Stock Markets Wait For Jobs Report
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 1:15pm | 237The stock market is trading flat again today as all eyes are now on the ADP Private Sector Employment Report tomorrow, and the Non Farm Payrolls Report on Friday. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) is trading at $133.93, +0.12 (+0.09%). The markets are shrugging off problems in Portugal and a...
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Wednesday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 12:43pm | 85Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 194,955 contracts, 29.1% calls, 70.9% puts 2. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 117,532 contracts, 59.1% calls, 40.9% puts 3. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) 68,793 contracts, 71.1% calls, 28.9% puts 4. The iShares Silver Trust (...
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch Maintains Buy on Citigroup
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 8:36am | 122Bank of America Merrill Lynch is out with its report today on Citigroup (NYSE: C), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes, "We are adding Citigroup to US1. With 'core' earnings power of $6+, we believe shares are significantly undervalued. Stock weakness post...
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Biggest Pre-Market Winners and Losers
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 8:26am | 226Winners: Atmel (NASDAQ: ATML) is up over 2.75%, trading near $14.85. General Motors (NYSE: GM) is up over 1.25%, trading near $31.26. Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) is up over 0.70%, trading near $15.60 despite a lawsuit by InnerWorkings (NASDAQ: INWK) alleging defamation. Ford (NYSE: F) is up over 0.75...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners, July 1st (VZZ, SOXS, DRV, FAZ)
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 6:30pm | 182iPath Long Enhanced S&P 500 VIX Mid Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VZZ) led the decliners among the ETFs on Friday, with a loss of 15.85%. This was the fifth consecutive trading session that VZZ closed lower. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) dropped 6.41%, and closed at $60.16...
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Friday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 12:41pm | 83Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 101,320 contracts, 48.0% calls, 52.0% puts 2. Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) 75,991 contracts, 86.0% calls, 14.0% puts 3. Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) 67,748 contracts, 61.4% calls, 38.6% puts 4. General Electric (NYSE: GE) 56,...