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Afternoon Market Update (MCO, SVR, CELG)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 12:08pm | 196Shares of Moody's Corp (NYSE: MCO) gained about 2.5% after the company reported a year-over-year rise in its Q3 results. The company's net income came in at $0.58 per share on $513.3 million in revenue. However, analysts were expecting earnings at $0.45 per share on $475.1 million in revenue....
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Benzinga's Political Round Up
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 12:02pm | 130The Bank of Japan left interest rates steady, cut its growth outlook and gave details on its asset buying program. The BOJ is enacting quantitative easing, which they hope will weaken the yen, to help exporters like Honda (NYSE: HMC) and Toyota (NYSE: TM). Regulators have urged countries across...
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Keep An Eye On These Stocks Tomorrow
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 9:02pm | 439Everybody wants to know how to make money using the Internet. You spend hours and hours trying to figure out how to add some extra money to your income. Well good news, this post will show you how... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more...
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Keep An Eye On These Stocks Tomorrow
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 9:02pm | 467Thursday is a busy day for corporate earnings. Over 100 companies will announce their most recent earnings results tomorrow. If your watch to know how the market will do tomorrow, keep an eye on the following stocks. These 5 stocks will determine the direction of the Dow tomorrow....
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Portfolio Recovery Associates Beats Estimates (PRAA)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 4:33pm | 31Portfolio Recovery Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: PRAA) reports Q3 earnings of $1.08 versus consensus of $1.06. Visa, Inc. reports revenues of $96 million versus consensus of $90.37 million.
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NASDAQ Scheduled Resumption in Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 10:16pm | 46The NASDAQ Stock Market (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced today that the trading in Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDTID) is scheduled to resume on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 7:15 a.m., Eastern Time.
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Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Likes Retailers (LPHI, PBI, TGT, COST, RTH)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 7:55pm | 250On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that he doesn't believe in the secondary market for insurance. He thinks that investors should not buy Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPHI), but he invited the management of this company on the show to explain him why should he buy this...
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Benzinga's After Hours Decliners (BWLD, PNRA, MYL, CIT, HUN)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 7:41pm | 245Among the stocks that are falling on significant volume in the after hours session on Tuesday are Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD), Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA), Mylan Labs (NASDAQ: MYL), CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) and Huntsman Corp. (NYSE: HUN). Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD) reported EPS of $0.47 per...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (SFL, NAT, TRV, ICE)
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 8:43am | 147Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL) was downgraded by Jefferies & Co from "buy" to "hold." SFL's shares closed at $20.16 yesterday. Ship Finance International's 52-week trading range is $10.21-$20.52. Jefferies & Co downgraded Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited (NYSE: NAT)...
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Moody's Says Goldman Could Unwind Buffett Stake and Remain Strong
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 8:02am | 219Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has received a preliminary green light from one of the big rating agencies to unwind investor Warren Buffett's $5 billion stake in the firm, FOX Business Network has learned. Moody's (NYSE: MCO) Investors Service analyst Peter Nerby told FOX Business that “if you take $5...
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Deutsche Bank Downgrades ICE To Hold
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 6:50am | 48Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgrade IntercontinentalExchange Inc (NYSE: ICE) from "buy" to "hold." The target price for ICE is set to $125. ICE's shares lost 1.05% to close at $ 115.61 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Interactive Brokers Beat Estimates - Analyst Blog
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 4:33pm | 570Interactive Brokers Group Inc.'s (IBKR) third quarter 2010 earnings of 26 cents per share beats the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 30%, surpassing the prior-year quarter earnings of 20 cents. Results benefited mainly from a growth in the top line and lower non-interest expenses. Also, the balance...
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Options Strategies for Coach (NYSE:COH) Shares
Friday, October 22, 2010 - 10:11am | 1817The leaves are beginning to fall, which means the holiday shopping season isn't too far away. Some investors may think the time is right to look at adding some retail stocks to their portfolios. With this seasonal trend in mind, brokerage firm Barclays upped its 12-month price target in Coach (...
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Morgan Stanley Clears OTC Derivative Trades at CME
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 4:22pm | 76Morgan Stanley, a market leader in derivatives trading and clearing, announced today that it has cleared OTC interest rate swap transactions for clients of the firm at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Trades were cleared on the first day of operation of the CME Clearing service for interest...
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Life Partners Holdings, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $.25
Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 9:30am | 76Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LPHI) announced that its quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share would be paid on or about December 15, 2010 for shareholders of record as of November 5, 2010. The announcement follows the schedule for dividend payments throughout the company's 2011 fiscal year...