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Current Put/Call Ratio .35 11-29-2010
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 3:51pm | 877Cusick's Corner The market is holding up well, anchored by a Finance sector, XLF, which as of late has been a weight on the upside. The range is getting on investors' nerves but the range has been good for traders. Right now you are seeing two dynamics, those who are cashing out and those who are...
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Age Discrimination Suit Filed Against Quest Diagnostics Inc
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 2:59pm | 116Abbey Spanier Rodd & Abrams, LLP, and Green Savits & Lenzo, LLC, filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a class of individuals who were part of the Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (NYSE: DGX) sales force and who were fired or resigned from the company while on performance improvement plans or...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows (BEAT, HIMX, SPMD, BLDR)
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 12:26pm | 122CardioNet Inc (NASDAQ: BEAT) shares lost 4.24% to create a new 52-week low of $4.07. BEAT's quarterly revenue dropped 17.60% y/y. Himax Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: HIMX) shares fell 2.31% to create a new 52-week low of $2.11. HIMX's quarterly earnings dipped 94.90% y/y. SuperMedia Inc (NASDAQ: SPMD...
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Options Brief: Medco Health Solutions (MHS)
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 11:43am | 84Shares of Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) are lower on the session by 0.51%, currently trading at $60.36. Put volume is now running at 3.19x the daily average, with 75% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 8,095 put contracts have traded so far during the session. Medco Health...
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Piper Jaffray Believes In Athenahealth (ATHN)
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 8:29am | 146Piper Jaffray is a believer in athenahealth, Inc (NASDAQ: ATHN). It has an Overweight rating and a $47 price target on shares. In a note sent to clients Piper Jaffray writes, "The second ambulatory survey (done by CapSite™ for Piper Jaffray) suggests increased physician confidence on the stimulus...
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Benzinga's After Hours Gainers (LNC, BSX, OCR, ES)
Friday, November 26, 2010 - 4:24pm | 127The after hours trading session on Friday is predictably quiet. Not only is it a Friday, but the exchanges closed early and many traders and investors likely did not come into work since it was the day after Thanksgiving. Among the after hours gainers are Lincoln National (NYSE: LNC), Boston...
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Landauer, Inc. Increases Dividend to $.55
Friday, November 26, 2010 - 9:04am | 59Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR) announced today that its Board of Directors increased the regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.55 per share for the first quarter of fiscal 2011. This increase represents an annual rate of $2.20 per share compared with $2.15 last year. The dividend will paid on...
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Argus Increases Price Target (XOM, MHS, CMG)
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 11:26am | 50Argus increases its price target on: Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) from $76 to $85. Medco Health Solutions (NYSE: MHS) from $60 to $69. Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) from $238 to $270.
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Robert W. Baird Initiates Coverage on Davita (DVA)
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 11:05am | 26Robert W. Baird has initiated coverage on DaVita (NYSE: DVA) with a Neutral rating and a $79 price target.
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 9:30am | 342Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alliance HealthCare Services Inc (AIQ) Amer Reprographics Co (ARP) Banner Corp (BANR) Capella Education Co (CPLA) Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALLIANCE HEALTH (AIQ): Free Stock...
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Robert Kraft Joins Omnicare as Senior VP
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 9:05am | 25Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE: OCR) today announced Robert “Rocky” Kraft has joined the Company as Senior Vice President.
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Deutsche Bank On Health Care Facilities
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 7:56am | 294Deutsche Bank has published a research report on Health Care Facilities in the U.S. and summarizes October results. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "October's Volume Tracker continues the weak trends witnessed throughout 2010, with inpatient discharges -2.6% Y/Y, outpatient visits -2.8% Y/Y,...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 4:14am | 342Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alliance HealthCare Services Inc (AIQ) Amer Reprographics Co (ARP) Banner Corp (BANR) Capella Education Co (CPLA) Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALLIANCE HEALTH (AIQ): Free Stock...
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Goodrich to Supply DB-110 to Egypt - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 7:18pm | 633Goodrich Corporation (GR) was awarded a contract under the U.S. Air Force's Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract to provide its advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Egyptian Air Force's new Block 52 F-16 fighter aircraft. Egypt is the eighth country to select Goodrich's DB-110...
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Goodrich to Supply DB-110 to Egypt - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 22, 2010 - 1:40pm | 633Goodrich Corporation (GR) was awarded a contract under the U.S. Air Force's Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract to provide its advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Egyptian Air Force's new Block 52 F-16 fighter aircraft. Egypt is the eighth country to select Goodrich's DB-110...