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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Wednesday - Tale of the Tape
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 7:09pm | 346Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: ACI Worldwide Inc (ACIW) Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) Alliance Holdings GP L.P. (AHGP) AnnTaylor Stores Corp (ANN) Assured Guaranty Ltd (AGO) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADVANCE AUTO PT (AAP): Free Stock Analysis...
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces Dividend of $0.18
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 4:54pm | 76Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share. The dividend will be payable December 23, 2010, to stockholders of record as of December 9, 2010. Additionally, the Board of Directors set a...
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Reports Third Quarter EPS of $0.36
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 4:27pm | 34Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) today reported operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010. Total revenue $1.42 billion Net earnings per diluted share $0.36
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces Chief Executive Officer Transition
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 4:16pm | 191Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), a leading provider of title insurance, mortgage services, specialty insurance and information services, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Alan L. Stinson has stepped down from that role, but will remain with the company as an Executive Vice...
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Ambac Dropping Sharply (ABK)
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 3:53pm | 56Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) is tanking with just around 10 minutes left to trade, as it's down more than 14% on heavy volume. Investors should keep in mind that ABK is now a penny stock, and a few cent move either way could cause outsized gains or losses.
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Citigroup Raises Estimates On The Travelers Companies
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 11:49am | 124Citigroup is raising its The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) 3Q10E by 18%, from $1.31 to $1.55, as it reduces its 3Q CAT estimate by roughly half. “Our CAT loss estimate drops to $155M (2.9 points impact to CR) from $290M (5.4 points impact),” Citigroup writes. “Our estimate is in-line with...
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RLI Corp. Beats Estimates - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 10:09am | 687RLI Corp. (RLI) reported third-quarter 2010 operating earnings of $1.19 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 97 cents by 22 cents. Operating earnings were a penny ahead of the year-ago period. Operating earnings for the quarter were $25.0 million versus $25.8 million in third-...
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Piper Jaffray Maintains RLI Rating Upon Positive Earnings Report
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 7:33am | 99RLI Corporation (NYSE: RLI) reported 3Q10 operating EPS of $1.19, above the consensus $0.96 estimate and PJC's $1.17. The upside, Piper Jaffray says, stemmed primarily from higher than forecasted favorable reserve development, bolstering bottom-line results. Meanwhile, net investment income...
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Monolines Continuing Strong Performance (AGO, MBI)
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 1:01pm | 124As the mess of foreclosure-gate continues to weigh on the banks, despite Citigroup'S (NYSE: C) positive earnings report this morning. At last check, shares of Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO) were up 14 cents to $21.64, a gain of 0.65%. Shares of MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) are also up today, gaining 11...
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Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. Announces Update on Expansion Plans
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 1:00pm | 97Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (UVE) announced that its subsidiary Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company received approval from the Massachusetts Division of Insurance to write property and casualty insurance in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. UPCIC anticipates writing new...
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Progressive Beats Estimates - Analyst Blog
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:15am | 533Progressive Corp.'s (PGR) earnings per share for third quarter 2010 were 40 cents, up 3 cents from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 37 cents. The result of the reported month was in line with the prior-year quarter. Net income for the quarter was $216.6 million, down 3% from $269.9 million reported...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 8:51am | 341Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Apollo Group Inc (APOL) Argo Group Intl Holdings Ltd (AGII) Broadcom Corp (BRCM) Clearwire Corp (CLWR) DineEquity Inc (DIN) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ARGO GROUP INTL (AGII): Free Stock Analysis Report APOLLO GROUP...
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Macquarie Downgrades THG To Neutral
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 6:22am | 52Analysts at Macquarie Capital Markets downgrade Hanover Insurance Group Inc (NYSE: THG) from "outperform" to "neutral." The target price for THG is set to $50. THG's shares rose 0.06% to close at $46.26 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Earnings Scheduled For October 18 (AAPL, IBM, C, HAL, VMW, HAS, ZION, CCK, BRO, CASS, RLI)
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 5:09am | 272Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to post its earnings at $4.09 per share on revenue of $18.90 billion in the fiscal fourth-quarter. International Business Machines Corp (NYSE: IBM) may report its Q3 profit at $2.76 per share on $24.13 billion in revenue. Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) is likely to...
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Ambac Continues Strong Performance With Foreclosure Gate (ABK)
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 10:36am | 54Shares of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) are continuing their strong performance today, gaining another 9%, as it seeks to benefit from "foreclosure-gate." At last check, shares of Ambac (NYSE: ABK) were up 10 cents to $1.05, a gain of 10.4%.