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10 Stocks with Strong Balance Sheets and Improving Conditions
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - 2:57am | 781I admit I cannot predict the direction of the market.However, what I can do to combat market risk and uncertainty is to search for quality companies. To determine the quality of the business, a Professor by the name of Joseph Piotroski, devised a simple 9 point system by analyzing the...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Friday - Tale of the Tape
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 9:33am | 342Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Woodmark Corp (AMWD) Blackboard Inc (BBBB) Global Partners LP (GLP) Himax Tech Inc (HIMX) Overstock.com Inc (OSTK) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER WOODMARK (AMWD): Free Stock Analysis Report BLACKBOARD INC (...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Friday - Tale of the Tape
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 9:14am | 342Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Woodmark Corp (AMWD) Blackboard Inc (BBBB) Global Partners LP (GLP) Himax Tech Inc (HIMX) Overstock.com Inc (OSTK) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER WOODMARK (AMWD): Free Stock Analysis Report BLACKBOARD INC (...
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Crumbling Cement - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 6:03pm | 2098Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...
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Crumbling Cement - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 6:03pm | 2193Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...
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Oppenheimer Initiates Coverage on Masco, URS, Fluor, Danaher
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 10:52am | 71Oppenheimer initiates coverage on the following companies: Masco (NYSE: MAS) at Perform. URS (NYSE: URS) at Perform with a $48 price target. Fluor (NYSE: FLR) at Outperform with a $84 price target. Danaher (NYSE: DHR) at Outperform with a $56 price target.
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Barington Capital Group Calls for Ameron International Corporation to Promptly Replace James Marlen as Chairman and CEO
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 9:36am | 72Barington Capital Group, L.P. sent a letter today to the independent directors of Ameron International Corporation (NYSE: AMN). In the letter, Barington calls upon the directors to promptly replace James S. Marlen as the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer as Barington has...
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Crumbling Cement - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 1:00am | 2193Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...
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Crumbling Cement - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 1:00am | 2098Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...
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Fast Money Picks For December 30th (SWN, MAS, MCP, MSFT, QCOM)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010 - 8:34pm | 244On CNBC's Fast Money, Jon Najarian suggested that it would be a good idea to take a long position in Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) on Thursday. He already owns this stock. Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) gained 1.26% and closed at $37.01. Pete Najarian thinks that Microsoft Corporation...
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Home Prices Still Falling - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 2:33pm | 2010In October, home prices continued to slip, and the declines were very widespread. The Case-Schiller Composite 10 City index (C-10) fell 0.93% on a seasonally adjusted basis and is up just 0.20% from a year ago. The broader Composite 20 City index (which includes the cities in the C-10) fell by 0....
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Home Prices Still Falling - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 2:04pm | 2010In October, home prices continued to slip, and the declines were very widespread. The Case-Schiller Composite 10 City index (C-10) fell 0.93% on a seasonally adjusted basis and is up just 0.20% from a year ago. The broader Composite 20 City index (which includes the cities in the C-10) fell by 0....
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New Home Sales Disappoint - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 2:03pm | 1486New home sales in November rose by 5.5% from October, but that puts them at a dismal rate of 290,000. The percentage increase is a bit exaggerated as well, since the October numbers were revised down to 275,000 from 283,000. Thus relative to where we thought we were, the increase is more like 2.5...
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New Home Sales Disappoint - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 1:32pm | 1486New home sales in November rose by 5.5% from October, but that puts them at a dismal rate of 290,000. The percentage increase is a bit exaggerated as well, since the October numbers were revised down to 275,000 from 283,000. Thus relative to where we thought we were, the increase is more like 2.5...
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Used Home Sales Rise Everywhere - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 3:03pm | 1578In November, existing home sales ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.68 million. That pace is 5.6% higher than in October, and 27.9% below the year-ago rate. The year-ago rate of 6.49 million was inflated as everyone was rushing to get the deals done before they thought the first-time...