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Bookkeeping: Cutting Back F5 Networks (FFIV), Tibco Software (TIBX) - Closing Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 10:15am | 749The strongest of the stocks in the portfolio, F5 Networks (FFIV) is finally relenting here with the multiple hard selloffs in the market. I still like how it has performed and I expect when the market bounces back it will be one of the first to rebound but as one of the main positions of any size...
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Goldman Sachs Praises Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ)
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 1:51pm | 199Goldman Sachs Group analysts Richard Ramsden, Brian Foran, Daniel Harris and Jessica Binder Graham reiterated their Conviction List Buy rating for shares of The Nasdaq OMX Group Inc (Nasdaq: NDAQ), with a price target of $25 per share. The analysts said that robust 2nd quarter equity and derivative...
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Goldman Sachs Adds CME Group (CME) To Conviction Buy List
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 1:33pm | 168Goldman Sachs Group analysts Richard Ramsden, Brian Foran, Daniel Harris and Jessica Binder Graham added CME Group Inc (Nasdaq: CME) to the Conviction Buy List, with a price target of $380 per share. The analysts said that one of the primary reasons to buy CME Group Inc shares was that regulatory...
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CME Group Surging On High Volume (CME)
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 10:56am | 133Shares of CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) are surging on high volume during early trading. The stock has gained 2.56% to $310.77. In the first hour and a half of trading, 439,000 shares have traded hands versus a daily average of 749,000. Over the last three months, the stock has risen 6.25%. The company...
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Top 4 Small-Cap NASDAQ Stocks In The Financial Sector With The Highest Gross Profits (BPOP, SIGI, ACAS, IBKR)
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 6:38am | 145Below are the top 4 small-cap financial stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of gross profits. The trailing-twelve-month gross profits of Popular Inc (NASDAQ: BPOP) stand at $3.10 billion. B Riley upgraded BPOP from “neutral” to “buy.” The trailing-twelve-month gross profits of Selective Insurance Group...
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NYSE Euronext Falls; Attracts Put Buying
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 10:23am | 99Shares of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) are falling today by 3.06%, currently at $27.84. The stock is now trading right at the 200-day moving average with the stock struggling to hold the level. Options volume is favoring the put side during the morning trade with the June $29 put purchased nearly 3,...
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Puts Traded on NYX
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 10:17am | 126Shares of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) are trading lower on the session by 0.42%, currently at $28.65. The stock has been struggling to hold onto the gains it’s posted over the past three months and has dropped from a peak of nearly $35.00. The stock has broken through the 50-day moving average and...
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What Warren Buffett is Buying and Selling
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 1:19am | 226Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B) has announced some major portfolio changes, most described in its filings with the SEC. Here are his holding updates: Sold: Sun Trust Banks (STI )Travelers (TRV)United Health (UNH)Wellpoint (WLP) Reduced holdings:Carmax (CMX)ConocoPhillips (COP)...
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Benzinga's After Hours Gainers (CECO, NYX, PCLN)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 6:09pm | 303U.S. equity markets were bleeding red today as the deterioration of the Euro continued, sending investors fleeing out of riskier assets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 114.88 points lower at 10,510.95 on the session. Among the notable names moving higher in the after hours are Career...
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Top After-Hours Movers (PLAB, CECO, IMOS, WSTL, NYX, HAFC)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 5:44pm | 388Reuters: Senate Democrats are fighting over financial reform. Reuters: Fishing bans are growing in the Gulf. Reuters: GM will stop paying union employees who quit. Reuters: The euro fell after Germany banned certain types of short selling.Reuters: Oil dropped below $68. Reuters: Google...
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H-P, Fade to Black (HPQ, CSCO, IBM, DELL)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 4:39pm | 388Reuters: Senate Democrats are fighting over financial reform. Reuters: Fishing bans are growing in the Gulf. Reuters: GM will stop paying union employees who quit. Reuters: The euro fell after Germany banned certain types of short selling.Reuters: Oil dropped below $68. Reuters: Google...
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CBOE IPO Terms Becoming More Clear (CBOE)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 3:47pm | 388Reuters: Senate Democrats are fighting over financial reform. Reuters: Fishing bans are growing in the Gulf. Reuters: GM will stop paying union employees who quit. Reuters: The euro fell after Germany banned certain types of short selling.Reuters: Oil dropped below $68. Reuters: Google...
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Moody’s Sovereign Debt Rating Chief Throws Himself Under Bus
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 1:35pm | 396The head of sovereign debt rating is leaving Moody’s (NYSE: MCO). The company has been under withering criticism for its evaluations of mortgage-backed debt and paper issued by the treasuries of independent country’s. Moody’s recently downgraded Greece, Spain, and Portugal–better late than never....
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Ambac’s True Color Emerges… Red (ABK)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 12:36pm | 396The head of sovereign debt rating is leaving Moody’s (NYSE: MCO). The company has been under withering criticism for its evaluations of mortgage-backed debt and paper issued by the treasuries of independent country’s. Moody’s recently downgraded Greece, Spain, and Portugal–better late than never....
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 3, Week 41
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 8:15am | 2193Year 3, Week 41 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 75.0% (v 85.9% last week)20 long bias: 18.2% (v 10.7% last week)4 short bias: 6.8% (v 3.4% last week) [Includes 1 'long dollar' position; 1...