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Wall Street Vulnerable as LulzSec, WikiLeaks Signal Intent to Go After Banks
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 11:46am | 1320By Donn Perez Fresard Imagine leaks uncovering more "Fabulous Fab" types -- there's potential for damaging revelations that could lead to criminal investigations and punishment from the markets. Post-WikiLeaks, there's been a lot of talk about a new era of forced official transparency. Thursday...
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Too Big To Fail Leads Markets Higher
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 10:28am | 296The large major banks are catching a bid higher this morning. This leading industry group has been very weak recently on the daily charts. Therefore, when the large major financial banks rally higher it is very difficult to see the major stock indexes come under pressure. J.P. Morgan Chase &...
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Commercial Real Estate Week in Review
Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 1:01am | 449Commercial Real Estate Week in Review for the week of June 18th to June 24th - Mortgage REITs Benefit From Mortgage Market Overhaul - Walter Investment Management Corporation (AMEX: WAC) Places $102 Million in Residential Mortgage-Backed Notes - Chesapeake Lodging Trust (NYSE:CHSP) Shells Out $55.5...
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Commercial Real Estate Week in Review
Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 1:01am | 449Commercial Real Estate Week in Review for the week of June 18th to June 24th - Mortgage REITs Benefit From Mortgage Market Overhaul - Walter Investment Management Corporation (AMEX: WAC) Places $102 Million in Residential Mortgage-Backed Notes - Chesapeake Lodging Trust (NYSE:CHSP) Shells Out $55.5...
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Reversal Reversed
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 9:49pm | 116After yesterday's surge the market sold off today but not in a devastating way. The SP500 remains above its trendline from the 2009 low, and it looks like a bear trap is being set. The current action appears to be wave 4 of (C) of [X]. &nbs... Go to http://SwingTradingDaily.com for full...
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What's Hot On TheStreet
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 1:41pm | 258Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet 5 Relics of the '80s That Aren't Coming Back There's one question that should haunt every child of the 1980s: How are people supposed to feel any nostalgia for the 1980s when they've never gone away? Food Prices...
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Friday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 12:25pm | 85Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 162,980 contracts, 56.8% calls, 43.2% puts 2. Williams Companies Inc. (NYSE: WMB) 83,055 contracts, 64.1% calls, 35.9% puts 3. Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) 73,778 contracts, 60.9% calls, 39.1% puts 4. Bank of America (...
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Two New RAFI Fundamental Pure Style ETFs From PowerShares
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 3:59pm | 673Last week (6/16/11), PowerShares rebranded seven of the nine ETFs in its suite of “Dynamic” style box ETFs as “Fundamental Pure” style box ETFs. For some reason, the PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Growth Portfolio (PWB) and PowerShares Dynamic Large Cap Value Portfolio (PWV) were excluded from this...
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What Investors Need to Know About Wind Stocks
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 3:00pm | 1284Point Roberts, WA - June 23, 2011 - Investorideas.com, a leader in cleantech stock research, issues a wind stocks trading alert June 23. The markets in general are down today, with the Dow off over 200 points on economic concerns. Big investors like Citi (NYSE: C) and Google (NasdaqGS: GOOG)...
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Thursday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 12:26pm | 85Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 186,328 contracts, 50.4% calls, 49.6% puts 2. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 149,728 contracts, 46.3% calls, 53.7% puts 3. Fifth Third Bancorp (NYSE: FITB) 68,387 contracts, 50.0% calls, 50.0% puts 4. Bristol Myers Squibb (...
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Harris Corporation Receives $23 Million Order From U.S. Department of Defense for Falcon III Handheld Tactical Radios Compatible With Suite B Encryption Standard
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 9:03am | 254Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has received a $23 million order to supply the U.S. Department of Defense with additional Falcon III® multiband, multi-mission, software-defined radios compatible with Suite B encryption. The DoD is acquiring RF-310M-HH radios to provide simplified communications...
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J.P. Morgan Discusses Large Cap Banks
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 7:35am | 255J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is out with a research report on large cap banks, such as Citigroup (NYSE: C). In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We expect 2Q to be a moderate quarter from an earnings standpoint. We project modest pre-provision pretax profits (PPP) growth on a linked quarter...
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Eolas Technologies, Rent-A-Center Reach Licensing Agreement Covering Two Eolas Patents for Interactive Web Applications
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 3:19pm | 367Internet technology provider Eolas Technologies Inc. has reached a licensing agreement with Plano, Texas-based Rent-A-Center Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII) covering two Eolas patents that enable Internet browsers to host embedded interactive applications. The agreement resolves Eolas' legal claims against...
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Fed Unched. 06-22-2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 1:41pm | 948Cusick's Corner I am writing this into today's Fed number so I will be brief. Unless there is a major shift in policy language or lack of unanimous agreement, the market looks ready to challenge to the upside. In other words, I will be watching to see if dips are being bought or if we just run to...
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Wednesday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 12:14pm | 84Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 122,101 contracts, 65.4% calls, 34.6% puts 2. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 107,425 contracts, 79.1% calls, 20.9% puts 3. Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) 67,037 contracts, 50.4% calls, 49.6% puts 4. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE...