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Air Ticket To Omaha Exceeds Fare For Paris (CAL, BRK.A)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 8:52am | 310Bloomberg reports that in the first weekend of May a nonstop airline ticket from New York to Paris costs $1,142. In contrast, a Continental Airlines Inc. (NYSE: CAL) flight to Omaha, in Nebraska the same weekend will cost $1,433! The reason for this anomaly is the annual shareholder meeting of...
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OptionsHouse Tuesday Morning Roundup: Surprising News for the Housing Market Leads to a Bump in Consumer Confidence, and Heavy Options Activity in Delta Airlines (DAL) and Vale (VALE)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 1:29pm | 1962The markets began to turn negative after a bullish boost on the open, mostly driven by the rumblings that Apple is developing a CDMA version of the iPhone, which will be available on the Verizon network. As a result, both stocks, (AAPL and VZ) were higher this morning. This news was only partially...
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Delta Shares Look Ripe For Pullback (DAL)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 1:17pm | 220Shares of Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) have risen for six days in a row. Shares are trying to pull off a lucky seven, as they were up 1.2% to $14.82 in early morning trading, but have since turned lower and now trade at $14.57. Over the last month shares are up 9.52% versus a 4.84% gain for the S...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (RYAAY, NETL, CPWM, SMOD)
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 8:10am | 299Ryanair Holdings plc (ADR) (NASDAQ: RYAAY) increased 4.12% to $27.29 in the pre-market session. Dow Jones International News reported that Ryanair Holdings plc has opened its 39th base at Faro with 7 aircraft and 30 routes, which will increase Ryanair Holdings plc's traffic at Faro to 1.3 million...
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Reduce Your Risk In The Initial Public Offering Market With This IPO ETF
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:56pm | 2056“Everybody loves the romance of an IPO — a company going public with the potential to deliver huge profits to those investors on the ground floor. But the reality of initial public offerings are very different than the storybook version some traders believe. Trying to research these tiny upstarts...
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Top Performing Industries For March 25 (CONN, BFLY, BBW, STRS, CEA)
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 3:10pm | 367At 2:32 p.m., Dow gained 62.43, or 0.58%, to 10,898.58, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.84, or 0.41%, to 1,172.56. The Nasdaq composite index added 14.38, or 0.60%, to 2413.14. The industries that are driving the market today are: Electronics Stores: The top gainer of the...
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JetBlue Remains In New York (JBLU)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 1:46pm | 176JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) has announced that it will keep its headquarters in New York. This announcement has dispelled rumors about its potential move to Orlando. The decision has come as a relief for New York's Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, and officials. The move could have cost New York 900...
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Top Performing Industries For March 22 (SSY, LVS, PZZ, DKS, CEA)
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 3:04pm | 333At 2:07 p.m., Dow gained 47.31, or 0.44%, to 10,789.29, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 5.15, or 0.44%, to 1,165.05. The Nasdaq composite index moved up 17.95, or 0.76%, to 2392.36. The industries that are driving the market today are: Hospitals: The top gainer of the day,...
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Optimistic Reports From The Delivery Services Industry Bodes Well For This Transportation ETF
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 4:35pm | 1737“On Thursday FedEx (FDX) reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that topped already optimistic expectations. Earnings per share of 76 cents were more than double the 31 cents in the year-ago quarter and topped the average analyst estimate for 72 cents. The news follows last month’s fourth-quarter...
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Top 5 NASDAQ Stocks In the Services Sector With The Highest 5-Y Earnings Estimates (CTCM, MPEL, RENT, KTOS, UAUA)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 11:00am | 271Below are the top services stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of 5-Y earnings estimates. CTC Media Inc (NASDAQ: CTCM) is likely to achieve 60.8% earnings growth over the next five years. CTCM’s trailing-twelve-month operating margins stand at 39.48%. Read more about this company here. Melco Crown...
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Call Spread Purchased in AMR
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 10:54am | 168Parent company of American Airlines, AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR) is receiving a bull call spread this morning that suggests that the stock will break to new 52-week highs in April. Just a short while ago the April $10/12 call spread was purchased 4,655 times. The $10 calls were purchased for roughly $0.53...
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Benzinga’s News Roundup (SI, TEVA, CPA, BKC)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 7:52am | 257Siemens AG (ADR) (NYSE: SI) reported today that it will eliminate 4,200 jobs worldwide by 2011 in its IT business unit. Siemens AG (ADR) decreased 1.16% to $98.08 in the pre-market session. The 52 week trading range for SI is $54.44 -$103.08. Siemens closed at $99.23 in the last trading session. In...
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Fast Money Picks For March 17th (AA, WDC, AMR, GE)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 6:48pm | 129CNBC Fast Money's Joe Terranova wants to go short on AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR) tomorrow. AMR Corp. (AMR) dropped 1.83% today and closed at $9.66. Tim Seymour likes Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Guy Adami would buy Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC). Alcoa (AA) closed 2.15% higher today, while Western...
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Market Roundup (HMC, FNGN, JBLU, AMD, INTC, HOG)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 3:05pm | 214Honda (NYSE: HMC) is recalling about 344,000 Odyssey minivans and 68,000 Element SUVs. The company had received complaints regarding brake pedals being "soft" or the gradual lowering of the pedal height. Analysis firm Financial Engines (NASDAQ: FNGN) has made the strongest IPO debut in months. On...
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Jim Cramer's Thoughts On ADCT, AEM, SCSS, LEG, IVN, UAUA
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 8:58pm | 253Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Mad Money that ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) is a buy. ADCT fell 1.91% today to $7.20, but Cramer thinks that investors should stay long because this company has a lot of cash and a good business. Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE: AEM) should not be bought at this...