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Treasury To Block Sale of Fannie Mae Tax Credits To Goldman Sachs
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 7:04pm | 99The Treasury Department will block the sale of $2.6 billion in tax credits by Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) to Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B). Fannie had $5.2 billion in low-income-housing tax credits at the end of September and said on Thursday it...
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5 Highest Gainers (CBBO, GLA, HH, ACLS, PROV)
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 2:34pm | 159Below are interesting stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ that are the highest gainers. Columbia Bancorp (NASDAQ: CBBO) shares have appreciated by 40.51% since its last closing. CBBO shares have slipped by 69.55% over the past 52 weeks. Clark Holdings Inc (NYSE: GLA) shares have appreciated by 39.98%...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (UWBK, NVDA, SBUX, SWKS, AMZN, CYCL)
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 10:32am | 218United Western Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: UWBK) rose over 29.50% in the pre-market session after reporting its financial results for the third quarter of current fiscal. Yesterday, UXBK closed at $3.50. NVIDIA Corporation (Public, NASDAQ: NVDA) gained 5% to $12.89 after the company reported third...
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The PMI Group, Inc (PMI) Announces Q3 Results
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 7:25am | 89The PMI Group, Inc. (NYSE: PMI) reported a loss from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2009 of $87.9M, or $1.06 per basic and diluted share, compared with a loss from continuing operations of $149.3M, or $1.83 per basic and dilutedshare, for the same period one year ago The PMI Group,...
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Cramer's Lightning Round Picks (NRGY, BAC, AONE, FNFG, CROX)
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 9:14pm | 182CNBC's Mad Money Jim Cramer likes Inergy, L.P. (NASDAQ: NRGY) because he believes that propane stocks are offering great yields. He doesn't think that critics are right when they say that most of these companies are fully priced. NRGY gained 1.63% today. Jim Cramer is also bullish on Bank of...
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5 Small Cap Stocks with Highest Cash (FRE, FNM, MF)
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 10:43am | 189Below are interesting small cap stocks on the NASDAQ and NYSE with the highest cash. Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) has a total cash of 305.83 billion and a market capitalization of $745.6 million. IBKR shares are trading significantly lower than its 52 week high of $24.47. FRE shares are trading at a...
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5 Stocks with Highest Cash and Sales Growth Estimate (C, JPM, BAC)
Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 6:45am | 207Below are interesting stocks on the NYSE with the highest cash and sales growth expectations. Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) has total cash of $782.27 billion. C is expected to achieve sales growth of 259.7% in the September quarter. Deutsche Securities initiated coverage of C with a “buy” rating....
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Real Estate Stocks To Stay Away From (MAS, SSD, STRS, DDR, TOL, BAC, FNFG)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 3:50pm | 242With the sale of newly constructed homes dropping 3.6%, investors start to question investing in Real Estate Stocks. With the expiration of the New Homebuyers Tax Credit, Things could become more challenging for real estate related companies. In lieu of this, Benzinga Analysts looked at companies...
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5 Stocks With Highest Operating Margin and PEG (AGO, NYB, KCAP)
Monday, October 26, 2009 - 11:18am | 164Below are interesting stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ that have highest operating margins and PEG. Assured Guaranty Ltd (NYSE: AGO) has the operating margin of 702.78 and a PEG ratio of 0.55. JP Morgan upgraded AGO from “neutral” to “overweight.” New York Community Bancorp Inc (NYSE: NYB) has the...
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Why Bank Of England Wants Banks' Business Split
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 5:03am | 152Bank of England (The Central Bank Of The Uk) Governor Mervyn Allister King who is also the head of Monetary Policy Committee, says that, we need to rethink how our financial institutions should be "structured and regulated" in order to prevent the emergence of another economic crisis in future....
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First Defiance (FDEF) Announces Third Quarter Results
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 8:19am | 37First Defiance Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: FDEF) announced its third quarter ended September 30, 2009, net income totaled $329,000, or ($0.02) per diluted common share, compared to $322,000 or $0.04 per diluted common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
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Morgan Stanley Hedge Fund Increases Stake in United Western Bancorp Inc. (UWBK)
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 10:06pm | 147A federal bank regulator revealed the acquisition of a 9.9 stake in United Western Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: UWBK) by FrontPoint Partners, Morgan Stanley's (NYSE: MS) hedge fund unit. Morgan Stanley got the approval to retain 9 percent and acquire a 9.9 percent interest in the Denver Bank’s stock. The...
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Fluor Corporation (FLR) Wins Project Management Institute’s 2009 Project of the Year Award
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 8:45am | 118Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) has been honored by Project Management Institute (PMI) as the winner of the Project of the Year Award for their engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning of Newmont Mining Corporation’s (NYSE: NEM) TS Power Plant (TSPP). Fluor Corporation (FLR) is a...
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Cramer Likes DGX, FNFG and Dislikes NYB, DYN
Thursday, October 8, 2009 - 9:13am | 125CNBC’s Mad Money Jim Cramer has a buy call on Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX) and He thinks it works as a play on President Obama’s intended health-care reforms. The stock has recovered about 28% from its 52-week lows of $38.66. He thinks that New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYB...
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Cramer likes HBAN,AGN,FNFG and dislikes JEC,TNP
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 7:45am | 145CNBC’s Mad Money Jim Cramer is bullish on Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN), a multi-state diversified financial holding company. He also likes the related company First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG). So far this year the stock of FNFG fell 19.51%. Allergan, Inc. (NYSE...