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Moody's Corporation (MCO) Revenue Climbs Nearly 17%
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 7:28am | 92Ratings agency Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) announced financial results on Wednesday morning that beat Wall Street expectations. Moody's Corporation reported that its 1st quarter profit climbed to $113.4 million, or 47 cents per share, up from $90.2 million, or 38 cents per share, a year earlier...
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Market Roundup (CPN, POM, TGT, V, GS, SCHW, MCO)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 4:04pm | 362Top natural gas-fueled power producer Calpine (NYSE: CPN) is said to be very close to completing a takeover deal of Conectiv Energy for more than $1.5 billion. The purchase of Conectiv Energy, which currently belongs to Pepco Holdings (NYSE: POM), would enable Houston-based CPN to benefit from...
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ETF News: NASDAQ OMX Announces First Quarter and Year-to-Date Global Index Group Report
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 11:44am | 183The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the first quarter and year-to-date activities report for the NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group. The Global Index Group creates and(...)Read the rest of ETF News: NASDAQ OMX Announces First Quarter and Year-to-Date Global Index Group Report...
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Top 5 NASDAQ Stocks In The Financial Sector With Highest ROE (LPHI, FFBC, DHIL, FUND, GLRE)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 7:18am | 168Below are the top 5 financial stocks in the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The return on equity for Life Partners Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: LPHI) is 54.89%. The trailing-twelve-month operating margins for LPHI are 39.82%. The return on equity for First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) is 48.18...
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Top 5 NASDAQ Stocks In The Financial Sector With Highest Cash (NTRS, IBKR, AMTD, ETFC, PNSN)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 7:03am | 198Below are the top 5 financial stocks in the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS) had $30.63 billion in cash in the latest quarter. NTRS’ shares have risen by only 0.38% over the past 52 weeks, as compared to a 43.87% increase in the S&P 500. Interactive Brokers...
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Moody's Corp. Falling On Heavy Volume (MCO)
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 3:05pm | 237Shares of rating agency Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) are falling today on heavy volume in the wake of the SEC fraud complaint against Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) on Friday. The stock has lost 2.55% to $26.70 as traders speculate that litigation relating to the mortgage crisis will continue to weigh...
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Moody’s Looks Muddy
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 10:41am | 155Moody’s Corp (NYSE: MCO) moved sharply lower on Friday on the news of Goldman Sachs’ potential fraud and continues to move lower this morning. The stock is currently trading $26.96, lower by 1.64%. Puts are once again being purchased as investors fear that the company, which has continued to miss...
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Stock Market News for April 14, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 9:33am | 475Ahead of bellwether Intel’s results U.S. stocks recorded slim gains Tuesday as optimism about corporate earnings was offset by Alcoa’s disappointing quarterly profit. Stocks traded in the red in early going, hurt by Alcoa’s poor kickoff to earnings season, but expectations that Intel’s numbers...
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Top 5 Large-Cap NASDAQ Stocks With Highest EPS (GOOG, SHLD, AAPL, CME, ISRG)
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 5:39am | 170Below are the top five large-cap stocks in the NASDAQ in terms of earnings. Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) earned $6.15 per share in the latest quarter. GOOG’s quarterly earnings growth is 416.20%. Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) earned $3.74 per share in the latest quarter. SHLD’s quarterly...
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The Financial Sector Shined On April 6, Driven By Strength In Regional Banks (XLF, AIG, PRU, XL, STI, BBT, MI, ZION, RF, ICE)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 7:51am | 351Despite investor apathy in the market yesterday as they awaited the release of the minutes of the Fed’s April 14 meeting, the S&P 500 Index moved up, driven by the US financial sector. The sector received a boost after regional banks got a lift from a positive comment made by Credit Suisse. The...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Financial Sector With Highest ROE (ASA, LPHI, TYN, ALX, EV)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 6:19am | 155Below are the top 5 financial stocks in terms of return on equity. The return on equity for ASA Limited (NYSE: ASA) is 65.85%. ASA’s forward annual dividend yield is 3.40%. The return on equity for Life Partners Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: LPHI) is 54.89%. LPHI’s trailing-twelve-month operating margins...
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The Government’s Mortgage Modification Program May Hurt The Bottom Line Of The Banks In The Financial ETF
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 2:21pm | 2492“Citigroup (NYSE: C) announced on Thursday that it would join the government’s program to modify second mortgages, following Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), JP Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) and others, as the housing market appears to be at the beginning of a second...
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The Agriculture ETF (MOO) Will See Continued Strength On Agribusiness Acquisitions
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 1:01pm | 2194“Fueled by top components like Potash (POT), Monsanto (MON), Mosaic (MOS) and Deere (DE), the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO) continues to gain momentum. (MOO) is a well-balanced, low-cost, tax-efficient way to gain exposure to 46 global agribusiness firms. Many of the companies in the...
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Reduce Your Risk In The Initial Public Offering Market With This IPO ETF
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:56pm | 2056“Everybody loves the romance of an IPO — a company going public with the potential to deliver huge profits to those investors on the ground floor. But the reality of initial public offerings are very different than the storybook version some traders believe. Trying to research these tiny upstarts...
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Citigroup Note On MF Global (MF)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 12:49pm | 242Citigroup released a research note today updating the situation at MF Global (NYSE: MF). After the closing bell yesterday, the company announced that Jon Corzine will take over as Chairman and CEO. Corzine is the former co-Chairman of Golman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and was also a U.S. senator from 2001-...