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Options Brief: Radian Group Inc. (RDN)
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 11:54am | 74Shares of Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) are higher on the session by 2.89%, trading at $8.19. Overall call volume is now running at 4.59x the daily average, with 60% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 9,779 contracts have traded on the session so far. Radian Group Inc. is a credit...
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Meta Financial Group Reports Q4 EPS of $0.74 vs. ($0.28) last year (CASH)
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 9:09am | 128Meta Financial Group (NASDAQ: CASH) today issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010. Meta Financial Group fiscal 2010 earnings were $12.4 million versus a $1.5 million loss in 2009. Fourth quarter net...
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Tax Selling Bargain Stocks
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 1:21am | 589One popular stock trading technique that has proven successful with many short term investors is buying stocks that are beaten down during the month of December. These are the stocks which have dropped due to people dumping their shares which were purchased at much higher prices, in order to take a...
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New Analysis from Phase 2b Study (ALTH)
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 4:15pm | 886Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTH) today announced the presentation of further data from the Company's randomized, international Phase 2b investigational study of FOLOTYN® (pralatrexate injection) relative to erlotinib in patients with Stage IIIB/IV (advanced) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC...
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Small Bank Stocks Next To Run As Momentum Begins
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:26pm | 167In the last couple days, tiny high risk bank stocks are beginning to run. After everything else has run in the market, these seem to be the last area to find cheap high reward profits. They are only short term swing trades but could return huge amounts based on their charts, setups and momentum...
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Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of Resolicitation
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 11:29am | 112Capitol Federal Financial (Nasdaq: CFFN), announced today that Capitol Federal Financial, Inc., has completed the resolicitation and community offering phase of its stock offering. On a preliminary basis, approximately 38.5 million shares were subscribed for in the resolicitation and community...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (ASML, DMND, ORIT, DDMX)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 11:49am | 136ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML) shares gained 7.85% to create a new 52-week high of $37.93. ASML has raised its Q4 bookings forecast. Diamond Foods Inc (NASDAQ: DMND) shares jumped 6.29% to touch a new 52-week high of $48.70. DMND reported upbeat Q1 results and lifted its 2011 profit projections....
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Options Brief: The PMI Group (PMI)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 2:53pm | 75Shares of The PMI Group (NYSE: PMI) are higher on the session by 5.59%, trading at $3.59. Overall call volume is now running at 2.77x the daily average, with 62% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,139 contracts have traded on the session so far. The PMI Group, Inc. through its...
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Market Roundup (JBLU, HD, KFN, LNC, GS, MS, MTG, OXY)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 1:36pm | 259Shares of JetBlue Airways Corp (NASDAQ: JBLU) dropped about 6.3% after the company reduced its Q4 revenue per available seat mile projections. JBLU shares have surged 19% year-to-date. Shares of Home Depot (NYSE: HD) gained about 1.1% after the company projected its 2011 profit to rise 11% to 13%...
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WFSL Lowered to Underperform - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 9:15pm | 549We have recently downgraded our recommendation on Washington Federal Inc. (WFSL) to Underperform from Neutral based on its sizable exposure to risky loan portfolios and rising costs. Washington Federal's fiscal fourth-quarter 2010 earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a nickel....
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WFSL Lowered to Underperform - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 6:58pm | 549We have recently downgraded our recommendation on Washington Federal Inc. (WFSL) to Underperform from Neutral based on its sizable exposure to risky loan portfolios and rising costs. Washington Federal's fiscal fourth-quarter 2010 earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a nickel....
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Weekly Market Commentary | Week of December 6, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 2:01pm | 3560Highlights •Last week, the markets were driven primarily by economic data as stocks and bond yields rose and the dollar fell. •This week, in the absence of any high-profile economic data, markets are likely to be driven by policy headlines, which are not likely to be as favorable for...
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NASB Financial, Inc. Announces Quarterly EPS of $.28
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 1:29pm | 55NASB Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: NASB) announced today net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, of $2,235,000 or $0.28 per share. This compares to a net loss of $460,000 or $(0.06) per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, and compares to net income of $6,088,000 or $0.77 per share...
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Geron's Pipeline Progresses - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 12:00pm | 420Geron Corporation (GERN) recently announced that it has moved its telomerase inhibitor drug, imetelstat (GRN163L), into a new phase II study. The company is conducting an open label, multi-center, randomized phase II study in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer. The...
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Geron's Pipeline Progresses - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 11:18am | 420Geron Corporation (GERN) recently announced that it has moved its telomerase inhibitor drug, imetelstat (GRN163L), into a new phase II study. The company is conducting an open label, multi-center, randomized phase II study in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer. The...