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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 7:37am | 506Pre-open movers US stock futures moved up, driven by China's solid economic data. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 58 points to 10,781 and S&P 500 futures moved up 6.70 points to 1,143. Nasdaq 100 futures added 13.75 points to 2,009. A Peek Into Global Markets Positive...
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GeoEye Announces $125 Million Offering
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 7:31am | 73GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY) announced today that it is commencing an underwritten offering of $125 million of senior secured notes due 2016. The Notes will be senior secured obligations of GeoEye and will be secured on a second-priority basis by the assets of GeoEye and certain of its subsidiaries...
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GeoEye Inc. Beneficial Owner Buys 40,000 Shares of GEOY
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 4:58pm | 51In a Form 4 filed earlier today, GeoEye Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) Beneficial Owner, Stephen Feinberg, reported that he bought 40,000 shares of GEOY on September 28th for an average price of $38.34. The transaction totaled $1,533,736. Mr. Feinberg owns 1,213,000 direct shares of GEOY. Source: The...
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Acacia Subsidiary Enters into Patent Settlement Agreement with Hynix
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 4:19pm | 40Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) announced today that its DRAM Technology LLC subsidiary has entered into a settlement agreement with Hynix Semiconductor, Inc regarding patents related to double data rate SDRAM devices.
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Acacia Subsidiary Enters into Settlement and License Agreement
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 7:15am | 54Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) announced earlier today that its Software Restore Solutions LLC subsidiary, has entered into a settlement and license agreement with Teradata Corporation. This agreement resolves patent litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for...
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Earnings Scheduled For September 30 (MKC, ACN, LWSN, RECN, MSCI, CRAI, BLPFF, UEXCF, CBK, SMOD, DMAN, RHUHF)
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 4:55am | 246McCormick & Company Inc (NYSE: MKC) is expected to earn $0.59 per share in the fiscal third quarter. Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN) is estimated to post its FQ4 EPS at $0.63. Lawson (NASDAQ: LWSN) may report its FQ1 profit at $0.09 per share. Resources Connection Inc (NASDAQ: RECN) may report its Q1...
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With Equifax, Patience Likely Will Be Rewarded
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 12:48pm | 114I first wrote about Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) on June 3, 2009, at a price of $27.06, and shares of the credit information provider swooned in spring, after rising to a high of about $37. The down-slope was a surprise, and the shares even formed a bear hug this summer, amid the roughly 25% decline....
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Raytheon Awarded $88.7 Million Information Assurance Services Contract
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 10:01am | 95The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a one-year, $30 million extension for the Information Assurance Services (IAS) contract. If all option years are exercised, the total value of this extension will be $88.7 million. Since contract inception...
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New PT For CXW, STX
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 10:17am | 62RBC Capital Markets has changed the price targets for: Corrections Corporation of America (NYSE: CXW) From $25 to $26 and reiterates its Outperform rating. Corrections Corporation of American closed yesterday at $22.57. Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) from $16 to $13 and reiterates its Sector...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Tuesday - Tale of the Tape
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 9:30am | 343Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: ACI Worldwide Inc (ACIW) The Advisory Board Co (ABCO) American Superconductor Corp (AMSC) Ameriprise Financial Inc (AMP) Arctic Cat Inc (ACAT) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADVISORY BOARD (ABCO): Free Stock Analysis...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (SCHS, DRYS, EGLE, AIXG)
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 8:38am | 125School Specialty Inc (NASDAQ: SCHS) rose 10.86% to $14.29 in the pre-market session. SCHS earnings are likely to advance by 164.29% in the next year. DryShips Inc (NASDAQ: DRYS) added 8.05% to $4.83 in the pre-market session. Morgan Stanley upgraded DRYS from "underweight" to "equal weight." Eagle...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Property Management Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates (JLL, BPO, CBG, CXW)
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 6:23am | 155Below are the top mid-cap property management stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next quarter. The earnings estimate for Jones Lang Lasalle Inc (NYSE: JLL) for the next quarter ending December, 2010 is $1.68 per share. JLL's quarterly earnings gained 278.19% y/y...
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Options Action Takes Off in U.S. Airways (LCC), AMR Corp. (AMR)
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 4:50pm | 1511Airline stocks were active on the OptionsHouse Hotlist today, perhaps due to a big merger announcement in the sector. Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) announced plans to acquire AirTran Holdings (NYSE:AAI) for $7.69 per share, or about $1.4 billion overall in cash and stock. This is a premium of...
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CCA Updates Guidance
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 4:19pm | 140CCA (NYSE: CXW) is raising its third quarter Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) guidance to a range of $0.37 to $0.38 from $0.31 to $0.33, and its fourth quarter EPS guidance to a range of $0.33 to $0.35 from $0.31 to $0.33. As a result, CCA is now expecting Adjusted Earnings Per Share (Adjusted EPS...
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CCA Announces New Management Contract at California City Correctional Center
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 4:17pm | 87CCA (NYSE: CXW) announced today an agreement with California City, California to manage federal populations at CCA's 2,304-bed California City Correctional Center under an Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGA). The management contract allows the housing of prisoners and detainees from...