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The Short Ratio - Screen of the Week
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 1:00am | 238Kevin Matras looks at the 'short ratio' as a market sentiment indicator and shows how to use it for finding winning stocks. Highlighted stocks include CATY, CRR, FRED, SPTN and TXI. CATHAY GENL BCP (CATY): Free Stock Analysis Report CARBO CERAMICS (CRR): Free Stock Analysis Report FREDS INC (FRED...
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The Short Ratio - Screen of the Week
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 1:00am | 238Kevin Matras looks at the 'short ratio' as a market sentiment indicator and shows how to use it for finding winning stocks. Highlighted stocks include CATY, CRR, FRED, SPTN and TXI. CATHAY GENL BCP (CATY): Free Stock Analysis Report CARBO CERAMICS (CRR): Free Stock Analysis Report FREDS INC (FRED...
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Lloyd L. Beatty Promoted to President of Shore Bancshares
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 5:08pm | 63The Board of Directors of Shore Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHBI) today announced Lloyd L. "Scott" Beatty, Jr., 58, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of the company, effective January 1, 2011. In his capacity as President...
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Paychex to Acquire SurePayroll - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 4:00pm | 521New York-based outsourcing service provider Paychex Inc. (PAYX) announced that it will acquire online payroll solutions provider, SurePayroll Inc. for a total consideration of $115.0 million in cash. The deal is expected to be wrapped up by the end of this month. After the acquisition,...
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Paychex to Acquire SurePayroll - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 3:38pm | 521New York-based outsourcing service provider Paychex Inc. (PAYX) announced that it will acquire online payroll solutions provider, SurePayroll Inc. for a total consideration of $115.0 million in cash. The deal is expected to be wrapped up by the end of this month. After the acquisition,...
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Market Roundup
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 1:48pm | 185US energy stocks rose along with the wider market. General Electric (NYSE: GE) agreed to pay $1.3 billion for Wellstream Holdings Plc. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index (OSX) gained about 2.01%, while the NYSE Arca Oil Index (XOI) moved up around 1.2%. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index (XNG)...
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Capitol Bancorp Completes Divestiture of Southern Arizona Community Bank
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 12:45pm | 71Capitol Bancorp Limited (NYSE: CBC) announced today that it has completed the sale of Southern Arizona Community Bank to Grandpoint Capital, Inc. Capitol Bancorp's Chairman and CEO Joseph D. Reid said, "This sale is a significant step in our widely publicized strategic divestitures initiative. We...
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Bank Failures Cross 150 - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 11:00am | 750The U.S. regulators shuttered two more banks in Michigan and Pennsylvania on Friday. With the failure of these two banks, the tally has surpassed 150 this year. This brings the total number of bank failures to 151, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and just 3 in 2007. While the bigger banks...
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Bank Failures Cross 150 - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 10:13am | 750The U.S. regulators shuttered two more banks in Michigan and Pennsylvania on Friday. With the failure of these two banks, the tally has surpassed 150 this year. This brings the total number of bank failures to 151, compared to 140 in 2009, 25 in 2008 and just 3 in 2007. While the bigger banks...
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Keefe Bruyette & Woods On NARA, CLFC
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 9:37am | 200Keefe Bruyette & Woods has published a research report on Nara Bancorp (NASDAQ: NARA) and Center Financial Corp (NASDAQ: CLFC) after the companies announced a pending merger of equals. In the report, KBW writes "On December 9, Nara Bancorp (NARA) and Center Financial Corp. (CLFC) announced a...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (NKTR, PWAV, HBAN, DELL)
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 9:26am | 130Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) dipped 3.98% to $13.50 in the pre-market session. NKTR's trailing-twelve-month ROE is -21.62%. Powerwave Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PWAV) lost 3.70% to $2.60 in the pre-market session. PWAV's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is -0.97%. Huntington Bancshares...
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East West Bancorp and M&T Bank Corp — Two Great Looking Regional Banks
Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 8:10pm | 883Model Portfolio Daily Update: December 10, 2010 Subscribers log in for the full report: This content is for members only. New Actions Required: None. Of Note: East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC) moved from the S&P 600 to the S&P 400 as of December 17, 2010. East West Bancorp, a long model...
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Monroe Bancorp Announces $0.01 Dividend and Update on Merger (MROE)
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 4:32pm | 369Monroe Bancorp (NASDAQ: MROE) announced that its Board of Directors recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per share on the Company's Common Stock. The dividend is payable on Friday, December 31, 2010 to shareholders of record as of Friday, December 17, 2010. This dividend is unchanged...
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The Trend is Your Friend 12-10-2010
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 4:16pm | 818Cusick's Corner The market is in a grinding mode but it is still to the upside. At this stage, patience and discipline are essential. If you have missed the trend so far, consider using strategies that may give up some profit potential but mitigate risk. There in not much to say other than the...
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Small Bank Stocks Next To Run As Momentum Begins
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:26pm | 167In the last couple days, tiny high risk bank stocks are beginning to run. After everything else has run in the market, these seem to be the last area to find cheap high reward profits. They are only short term swing trades but could return huge amounts based on their charts, setups and momentum...