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Market Roundup (MS, C, HLS, UBS, HBC, USB, MRK)
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 2:35pm | 252According to some sources, a troubled Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) real estate fund has won a 60-day extension with lenders, including Citigroup (NYSE: C). MS has to pay back about $2.4 billion in loans used in a hotel investment in Japan. UBS (NYSE: UBS) has settled a lawsuit related to a $2.7...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (PXLW, AMSG, BUCY, AMZN, CAKE)
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 9:27am | 140Pixelworks, Inc (NASDAQ: PXLW) lost 15.84% to $4.73in the pre-market session. PXLW’s profits for Q1 fell short of the consensus. Amsurg Corp (NASDAQ: AMSG) tumbled 8.88% to $20.84 in the pre-market session. AMSG reported flat profits for 1Q and slashed its 2010 guidance. Bucyrus International, Inc...
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Top Performing Industries For April 20 (IPG, HOG, MGM, HMA, BHI)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 3:57pm | 266At 12:50 p.m., Dow gained 28.64, or 0.26%, to 11,120.69, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 8.51, or 0.71%. The Nasdaq composite index added 17.21, or 0.69%. The industries that are driving the market today are: Advertising Agencies: The top gainer of the day, this industry...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes for April 20 (JRN, HMA, CAGC)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 3:52pm | 234Today the US market brightened as large companies like Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) and Coach Inc (NYSE: COH) posted impressive quarterly results and beat expectations. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 28.64, or 0.26%, to 11,120.69, Nasdaq added 17.21, or 0.69%. Some of the few narrow...
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Trade Setups for April 20, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 9:34am | 177Futures have a bullish tone heading into the open as Goldman Sachs (GS) and IBM managed to report a solid earnings report. Also later today, you have Coca-Cola (KO), Apple (AAPL) and Yahoo (YHOO) that are reporting. At 7:45am ET you have the weekly ICSC Goldman Store Sales, followed by the...
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Trade Setups for April 20, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 7:59am | 148Futures have a bullish tone heading into the open as Goldman Sachs (GS) and IBM managed to report a solid earnings report. Also later today, you have Coca-Cola (KO), Apple (AAPL) and Yahoo (YHOO) that are reporting. At 7:45am ET you have the weekly ICSC Goldman Store Sales, followed by the...
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Eaton Wins Contracts - Analyst Blog
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 5:47pm | 417Eaton Corporation (ETN) has received two major supply contracts this week from the Army Corps and the U.S. Air Force. Yesterday, the company won a $2.5 million contract from the Army Corps of Engineers to supply electrical products and services to upgrade the Hartwell Dam hydro-electrical power...
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JCO: Investing In The Contrary
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 1:34pm | 546Those who like fishing for value may find JETS Contrarian Opportunities Index Fund (JCO) to be a useful tool. Launched today (4/9/2010) by the relatively new provider Javelin, JCO will attempt to track the Dow Jones U.S. Contrarian Opportunities Index, a rules-based portfolio of low-performing...
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WOOF Initiated With Buy
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 10:38am | 49Analysts at Kaufman Bros initiate coverage of VCA Antech (NASDAQ: WOOF) with a “buy” rating. The price target for WOOF is set to $30. Shares of WOOF closed at $27.85 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here.
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LPNT EPS Estimates Cut Despite Accretive Acquisition
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 3:17pm | 203Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus reiterate their “hold” rating on LifePoint Hospitals Inc (NASDAQ: LPNT), while reducing their estimates for the company. With the health reform having been passed, LifePoint Hospitals’ fair value is estimated at $40. The prior estimates as well as LPNT’s guidance did not...
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Three Things Investors Need To Know About Obamacare
Friday, April 2, 2010 - 1:44pm | 2482Healthcare reform is now law. Over the next decade the government will reach further into the private sector than it ever has before. Despite the year of debate and non-stop selling of the program, there’s still a lot of uncertainty over the impact of the law. All politics aside, we know a few...
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Three Things Investors Need To Know About Obamacare
Friday, April 2, 2010 - 1:44pm | 2482Healthcare reform is now law. Over the next decade the government will reach further into the private sector than it ever has before. Despite the year of debate and non-stop selling of the program, there’s still a lot of uncertainty over the impact of the law. All politics aside, we know a few...
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Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) Maintains Neutral Rating
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 3:40pm | 96Analysts A.J. Rice and Chris Rigg at Susquehanna Financial Group have released an update on Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS). Analysts believe that the company faces a difficult comparison in the first-quarter this year. According to analysts, the general acute business for the company...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (FDP , WPC, PSYS, SAI, ARMH)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 9:47am | 251Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (NYSE: FDP) was downgraded by Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey from “buy” to “neutral.” FDP closed at $20.92 yesterday. FDP has a 52-week trading range of $13.82-$24.77. Read more about this company here. Davenport downgraded WP Carey & Co LLC (NYSE: WPC) from “buy” to “...
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Piper Jaffray Downgrades PSYS To Underweight
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 8:53am | 39Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgrade Psychiatric Solutions (NASDAQ: PSYS) from "neutral" to "underweight." PSYS’ gained 1.26% to close at $30.47 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here