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Mixed Approach on NASDAQ - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 2:01pm | 781We have reiterated our Neutral recommendation on NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) based on the current market volatility. NASDAQ's third quarter earnings of 50 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate although it declined year over year due to modest top line growth coupled with moderate...
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Mixed Approach on NASDAQ - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 1:45pm | 781We have reiterated our Neutral recommendation on NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) based on the current market volatility. NASDAQ's third quarter earnings of 50 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate although it declined year over year due to modest top line growth coupled with moderate...
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Keefe Bruyette & Woods Comments On Exchange & Order Execution Firms
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 9:20am | 181CBOE Holdings (NASDAQ: CBOE) PT - $23 Risks to the price target include the following: market conditions and events may not ultimately reflect our assumptions and/or projections. Volatility in the markets carries the potential for shifts in confidence among investors. Investment in securities...
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Life Partners Announces Trust Company Charter Issued for Escrow Agent to Members of Dunnam & Dunnam
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 6:00pm | 55Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPHI) is pleased to announce that the Texas Banking Commissioner has granted a trust company charter for life settlement escrow services to members of the Dunnam & Dunnam, L.L.P. law firm, which currently serves as escrow agent for Life Partners, Inc.
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Goldman Adds NYSE Euronext To Conviction Buy (NYX)
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 9:19am | 235Goldman Sachs is upgrading shares of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) to Buy, and putting it on the Conviction Buy List with a $37 price target on shares. In the note sent to clients, Goldman writes, "We upgrade shares of NYSE Euronext to Buy from Neutral and add them to our Conviction List with a $37...
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Goldman Sachs Upgrades NYSE Euronext To Conviction Buy (NYX, GS)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 6:34pm | 129Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has upgraded shares of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) and added the stock to its Conviction Buy List. The firm has a price target of $37.00 on the name. During Wednesday's trading session, NYX rose 4.74% to $32.23 on heavy volume. Given the very large move in the stock prior to...
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Morgan Stanley Initiates CIT At Equal-Weight, $48 PT
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 12:21pm | 88Morgan Stanley initiates coverage of CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) at Equal-weight with a $48 price target. “CIT is a top lender to mid-market and small businesses, and has excess capital,” Morgan Stanley writes. “We are on the sidelines due to uncertainty on: 1) its ability to fund consistently...
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Citigroup Initiates CIT Group At Buy
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 8:50am | 24Citigroup has initiated coverage on CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) with a Buy rating and $57 price target.
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Piper Jaffray Likes Moody's (MCO)
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 8:34am | 109Piper Jaffray has an Overweight rating on shares of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO). In a note sent to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "December new debt issuance volumes remained robust, rounding out the strongest quarter in issuance volumes since 2Q 2008 in the US. We continue to see strong...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes KKR Financial Holdings (DANG, BIDU, TGA, NFX, NBL, OXY, KFN, T, POL, DD, FFIV, MGM, WYNN, LVS, GCI)
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 5:27am | 412On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that “People love DangDang (NYSE: DANG) because they think it's the son of Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU). So why not just go buy Baidu?" For TransGlobe Energy (NASDAQ: TGA), he said, "I'd cut that position in half. It's good, but it's not...
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MetLife Trades $500M Notes - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 5:31pm | 516Last week, MetLife Inc.'s (MET) unit, MetLife Institutional Funding II, sold 1.25-year year floating-rate notes worth approximately $500 million in the 144A private placement market, according to Reuters. These floating-rate notes were issued at a price of $100.00, maturing on July 12, 2012. ...
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MetLife Trades $500M Notes - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 5:22pm | 516Last week, MetLife Inc.'s (MET) unit, MetLife Institutional Funding II, sold 1.25-year year floating-rate notes worth approximately $500 million in the 144A private placement market, according to Reuters. These floating-rate notes were issued at a price of $100.00, maturing on July 12, 2012. ...
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PartnerRe Restated at Neutral - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 12:01pm | 763Considering the current market volatility coupled with other valued growth indicators, we are reiterating our recommendation for the shares of PartnerRe Inc. (PRE) at Neutral. Although the current economic turmoil has dampened growth and the operating leverage of organizations across the...
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PartnerRe Restated at Neutral - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 11:15am | 763Considering the current market volatility coupled with other valued growth indicators, we are reiterating our recommendation for the shares of PartnerRe Inc. (PRE) at Neutral. Although the current economic turmoil has dampened growth and the operating leverage of organizations across the...
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Calls Purchased on Moody's Corporation (MCO)
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 12:28pm | 136Shares of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) are lower on the session by 0.81%, currently trading at $20.76. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...