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Expeditors International (EXPD) - Bull of the Day
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 2:12am | 189We are upgrading our recommendation to Outperform for Expeditors International (EXPD) following second-quarter results. The company's second quarter earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate and the year-ago quarter level on strong airfreight and ocean shipping demand. Yields declined...
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Late Market Roundup (UPS, MI, KEY, BBT, FITB)
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 2:59pm | 297Crude-oil futures moved up today following a report showing a higher-than-expected decline in weekly jobless claims. Crude for October delivery gained 1.2% to $73.46 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Natural gas for September delivery fell 1.1% to $3.83 per million British...
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Deutsche Bank Highlights Its Top Trucking Stocks
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 10:06am | 68Deutsche Bank, this morning, released a report updating investors on the Trucking Industry. In its report, Deutsche Bank lists FedEx (FDX), J.B. Hunt (JBHT), Union Pacific (UNP), and United Parcel Service (UPS) were the top picks for the industries.
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FedEx Corp. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $.12 (FDX)
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 11:28am | 47The Board of Directors of FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share on FedEx Corporation common stock. The dividend is payable October 1, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2010.
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Starbucks (SBUX) options strategies for bulls and bears
Friday, August 20, 2010 - 10:41am | 1873It’s not enough for Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) to be on every street corner in every metropolitan area; they now want to take over your grocery shelves! Thursday’s Wall Street Journal reported that the company is hard at work on plans to bring more of its products into the nation’s grocers....
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Taubman Expects Higher Fiscal FFO - Analyst Blog
Friday, August 20, 2010 - 10:06am | 514Taubman Centers Inc. (TCO), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently announced that it expects 2010 funds from operations (FFO) to be slightly above its previous guidance of $2.65 to $2.75 per share. Fund from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is...
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Fast Money Picks For August 18th (SYT, MON, APA, GENZ, EXPD)
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 8:03pm | 171On CNBC's Fast Money, Patty Edwards said that she wants to buy Syngenta AG (ADR) (NYSE: SYT) tomorrow. Syngenta AG (ADR) (SYT) gained 3.09% today. Joe Terranova likes Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) and Guy Adami thinks that Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) has bottomed out. Apache (APA) gained 1.75%...
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Transportation Stocks On The Rise (QLTY, PACR, RURL, GLNG, OSG)
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 2:34pm | 179The transportation sector stocks rose 2.36% on Tuesday following heavy gains by some companies. Quality Distribution Inc. (NASDAQ: QLTY) is up 8.4% at $5.68. Pacer International Inc. (NASDAQ: PACR) has risen 8.12% to $5.59. Rural/Metro Corporation (NASDAQ: RURL) is up 6.53% at $7.99. Golar LNG...
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Expeditors International - Growth & Income
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 4:07am | 403Expeditors International (EXPD): Boring consistency is what they do best. Business Expeditors International provides logistics services in the US and internationally. The company's services include consolidation or forwarding air and ocean freight, distribution management, and vendor...
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $.25
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 4:28pm | 41C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRW) announced that its Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents ($0.25) per share, payable on October 1, 2010, to shareholders of record on September 3, 2010.
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Jim Cramer Expect PG To Rise
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 10:22am | 260In his Wednesday’s "Mad Money Lightning Round," Jim Cramer said that Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is the type of stock that will rise tomorrow. On Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN), Jim said, "This was a gigantic short squeeze and I want to start picking at it tomorrow. They've got a great business...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Thinks That MHS Is A Buy (PG, PCLN, F, WG, FLR, EXPD, AAWW, MHS)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 8:24pm | 293On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round, Jim Cramer said that people will come tomorrow between 12:30 and 2 o'clock, and buy The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG). The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) fell 0.84% today. Cramer wants to buy priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN) tomorrow on the...
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Trade Deficit Jumps to $49.9B - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 3:10pm | 3461In June, the nation's Trade Deficit jumped to $49.90 billion from $41.98 billion in May, and from just $27.14 billion a year ago. That is an 18.9% rise for the month and a 83.9% increase from a year ago. It is far worse than the expectations which were for the trade deficit to be more or less...
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Fed's Mood Altering Statement 08-10-2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 7:40pm | 783Cusick's Corner The Fed’s statement boosted the market’s mood and the market recovered more than half of the day’s earlier losses. The Fed announced that it would start investing proceeds from maturing mortgage securities (on a small scale) into government Treasury bonds, reassuring the market. The...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (ALKS, BIDU, CHRW, ENDP)
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 2:47pm | 154Alkermes (NASDAQ: ALKS) shares gained 1.76% to create a new 52-week high of $14.43. ALKS offers extended-release injectable, pulmonary, and oral products for treating chronic diseases. Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) shares added 1.62% to hit a new 52-week high of $87.91. BIDU offers Chinese and Japanese...