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Calls Purchased on Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK)
Friday, March 4, 2011 - 12:04pm | 146Shares of Hudson City Bancorp (NASDAQ: HCBK) are lower on the session by 1.68%, currently trading at $9.97. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...
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P-A-R-T. Why? Its the economy, stupid!
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 11:18pm | 534Bill Clinton would have been proud of this market today. 100 points? Pfff. 150? Please. Lets go for 200! And why not? We only had some decent unemployment numbers released (which definitely arent skewed or biased in any way, whatsoever), a small tick up in the ISM non-manufacturing...
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P-A-R-T. Why? Its the economy, stupid!
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 11:18pm | 534Bill Clinton would have been proud of this market today. 100 points? Pfff. 150? Please. Lets go for 200! And why not? We only had some decent unemployment numbers released (which definitely arent skewed or biased in any way, whatsoever), a small tick up in the ISM non-manufacturing...
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ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. Reports Record Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 5:31pm | 258ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VPFG) (the "Company"), the holding company for ViewPoint Bank, announced financial results today for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. Detailed results of the year will be available in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, which will be...
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Nomura Upgrades HCBK To Neutral
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 7:02am | 72Analysts at Nomura upgrade Hudson City Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: HCBK) from “reduce” to “neutral.” The target price for HCBK is set to $10. HCBK shares dipped 9.01% to close at $9.92 yesterday. <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (WATG, HCBK, SINA, JOYG)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 9:42am | 115Wonder Auto Technology Inc (NASDAQ: WATG) dipped 14.26% to $5.71 in the pre-market session. Analysts at Oppenheimer downgraded WATG from “outperform” to “perform.” Hudson City Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: HCBK) lost 3.69% to $10.50 in the pre-market session. HCBK's PEG ratio is 2.99. Sina Corporation (...
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Options Brief: First Financial Northwest (FFNW)
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 12:24pm | 97Shares of First Financial Northwest (NASDAQ: FFNW) are lower on the session by 1.20%, trading at $5.89. Overall call volume is now running at 175x the daily average, with 35% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,400 contracts have traded on the session so far. First Financial...
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KBW Comments on Ocwen Financial's Q4 10 Earnings (OCN)
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 9:55am | 99KBW is out with its report today on Ocwen Financial (NYSE: OCN), commenting on its Q4 10 earnings. In a note to clients, KBW writes, "Operating EPS of $0.21 was down from $0.23 in 3Q. Management highlighted the opportunity for flow business and the creation of a new company that should allow Ocwen...
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Options Brief: Radian Group Inc. (RDN)
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 1:01pm | 74Shares of Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) are higher on the session by 2.92%, trading at $7.05. Overall put volume is now running at 5.49x the daily average, with 2% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 12,225 contracts have traded on the session so far. Radian Group Inc. is a credit...
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Ocwen Financial Reports Q4 EPS of $0.09
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 7:54am | 55Ocwen Financial (NYSE: OCN) reports its Q4 EPS at $0.09, versus the consensus of $0.16. OCN reports its Q4 revenue at $113.27 million, versus the consensus of $113.90 million. OCN shares dropped 2.28% to close at $10.70 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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People's United Financial, Inc. Names Kirk W. Walters as CFO
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 8:46am | 63People's United Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBCT), the holding company for People's United Bank, announced today that it has named Kirk W. Walters as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Walters is expected to commence his duties shortly and will also be appointed to the...
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Morning Market Movers (FONR, TTHI, GFN, CEBK)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 10:58am | 112Fonar Corporation (NASDAQ: FONR) jumped 40.15% to $1.85 at 9:55 am. FONR reported its FQ2 net income and income from operations at $1.4 million. Transition Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: TTHI) shares advanced 37.54% to $4.91. TTHI swung to profit in the second quarter. General Finance Corporation (...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes EMC (DD, EPD, TZOO, EMC, DELL, HCBK, USB, PWER, CVX, COP)
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 4:13am | 272On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that DuPont (NYSE: DD) is “great.” He added, “They have a great business. That stock is a winner." Cramer likes Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) and advises investors to buy that stock. For Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO), he said...
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Ocean Shore Holding Co. to Acquire CBHC Financialcorp for $11.9M
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 5:23pm | 69Ocean Shore Holding Co. (Nasdaq: OSHC), the holding company for Ocean City Home Bank, announced today that it has signed a definitive merger agreement with CBHC Financialcorp, Inc. under which Ocean Shore Holding will acquire CBHC in a transaction valued at approximately $11.9 million. CBHC is the...
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Brookline Bancorp, Inc. Acquisition of First Ipswich Bancorp Receives All Required Regulatory Approvals
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 2:45pm | 93First Ipswich Bancorp (OTC: FIWC) announced today that all of the required regulatory approvals for Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL) to acquire First Ipswich have been received. The acquisition was previously approved by First Ipswich's shareholders. Brookline and First Ipswich may close...