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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Reiterates Outperform Rating On Ocwen Financial (OCN)
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 12:18pm | 109Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated their Outperform rating on shares of Ocwen Financial Corporation (NYSE: OCN) today in a research update. The firm has a price target of $13.00 on the stock. During today's trading session, OCN has climbed 3.11% to $9.61. The analysts wrote, "We...
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Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - Bear of the Day
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 8:36am | 179We are downgrading our recommendation on Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) to Underperform. The company's second-quarter operating earnings came in just a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate, primarily helped by lower interest expense, partially offset by an increase in provision for loan losses...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 8:36am | 336Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: ASM Intl (ASMI) British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSYBY) Danvers Bancorp Inc (DNBK) The Greenbrier Co (GBX) Halliburton Co (HAL) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ASM INTL NV (ASMI): Free Stock Analysis Report BRITISH SKY...
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Mid-Day Market Movers (CRXL, STU, LIVED, MGYR)
Friday, September 17, 2010 - 10:27am | 196Crucell NV (NASDAQ: CRXL) jumped 55.06% to $31.85 at 10:07 am. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has planned to acquire all the outstanding shares of CRXL for about 1.75 billion euros ($2.29 billion) or 24.75 euros per share, representing a 58% premium to CRXL's closing price of 15.70 euros on...
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Pulaski Financial Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend $.38
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 4:01pm | 50Pulaski Financial Corp. (NasdaqGS: PULB) announced that its Board of Directors declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of 9.5 cents per share, which equals an annualized dividend rate of 38 cents per share. The quarterly dividend is payable October 15, 2010 to shareholders of record October 4...
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Oneida Financial Corp. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $.12
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 4:08pm | 60Michael R. Kallet, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oneida Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: ONFC), today announced that the Company has declared a quarterly cash dividend of twelve cents ($0.12) per share of the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable to stockholders of record as of...
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Cramer Sets Rules For New Bullish Market (BA, HON, LVS, WYNN, BUCY, JOYG, APD, ARG, CAT, DE, WHR, INTC, KO, PEP, ETP, WMT, FE, SYK, UA, LULU, DKS, LTD, PBCT, CHK, ARNA, CLNE)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 6:50am | 579On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said that the new bullish market requires new rules. Cramer said that the first rule was to not fear the Democrats. He cited President Obama's pro-business agenda. Rule 2 is that banking uncertainty has declined. Cramer explained that the good news for banks globally...
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Jim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round Recap (ARNA, FE, SYK, UA, LTD, PBCT, CHK, CLNE)
Monday, September 13, 2010 - 8:47pm | 349CNBC Mad Money's Jim Cramer said on Mad Money Lightning Round that he has no edge on Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA), and that is why he doesn't want to pull the trigger on this stock. FDA decision could go in both directions, and Cramer doesn't want to gamble. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc...
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Expeditors International, Hudson City Bancorp, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and UAL - Press Releases
Friday, September 10, 2010 - 8:03am | 1959For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 10, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights Expeditors International (EXPD) as the Bull of the Day and Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV), Delta Air...
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Cramer Talks About The Best Of Breed Stocks AGN, MRX, TIF, COH, MO, PMI, WYNN, LVS, BUD
Friday, September 10, 2010 - 7:55am | 350On CNBC’s Mad Money show, Jim Cramer said that the right theme could add significant value to a portfolio. This is particularly the case if an investor has chosen “the best of breed stocks.” The best stocks make money whether or not the going is good. “Big picture themes never go out of style,”...
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Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - Bear of the Day
Friday, September 10, 2010 - 2:03am | 179We are downgrading our recommendation on Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) to Underperform. The company's second-quarter operating earnings came in just a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate, primarily helped by lower interest expense, partially offset by an increase in provision for loan losses...
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SI Financial Group, Inc. Adopts Reorganization Plan
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 4:06pm | 120SI Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIFI) announced today that the Boards of Directors of the Company, SI Bancorp, MHC and the Bank have adopted a Plan of Conversion and Reorganization providing for the MHC’s conversion from mutual to stock form and the concurrent sale to the public of the MHC’s...
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Hudson City Lowered to Underperform - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 11:09am | 435We are downgrading our recommendation on Hudson City Bancorp Inc. (HCBK) to Underperform from Neutral. Though a solid business model and strong capital levels are the upsides, we believe that the elevated levels of credit metrics remain a concern for the company. The recent regulatory moves are...
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New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Chairman, President, & CEO to Speak at a Conference
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 4:01pm | 123New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYB) today announced that its chairman, president, and chief executive officer, Joseph R. Ficalora, will participate in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference to be held in New York City on Monday, September 13, 2010. During his presentation,...
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OceanFirst Financial Corp. Announces Appointment of Senior VP (OCFC)
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 3:24pm | 105OceanFirst Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: OCFC) today announced the appointment of Steven J. Tsimbinos as First Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In making the announcement, Chairman and CEO John R. Garbarino stated, "Steven Tsimbinos is a respected attorney and has...