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Mad Money Lightning Round OT (SOLF, FCN, ACN, BPFH, JPM)
Friday, June 25, 2010 - 8:50pm | 219CNBC Mad Money's Jim Cramer said that Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ: SOLF) is not a good stock to buy. Cramer doesn't like solar stocks and Chinese stocks, and with Solarfun Power Holdings (SOLF) you've got both in one security. He recommended investors to sell this stock....
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What is Warren Buffett Buying and Selling?
Saturday, June 19, 2010 - 10:46pm | 286Warren Buffett, head of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B), is one of the three richest people in the world and a top trader and investor. The latest SEC report came out on Berkshire and shows his latest moves as of the end of March. What is most significant about this list is not what he is buying...
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Upside Sold on Diamond Management & Technology (DTPI)
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 12:33pm | 124Shares of Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTPI) are higher on the session by 1.63%, currently trading at $11.23. The stock has been performing strongly over the past six months and is trading at new 52-week highs today. Options traders are largely selling calls on...
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Duff & Phelps Acquires Cole & Partners (DUF)
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 4:54pm | 512Duff & Phelps Corporation (NYSE: DUF), a leading independent financial advisory and investment banking firm, today announced that it has acquired Cole & Partners, a Toronto-based independent financial advisory practice comprised of approximately 20 client service professionals. The...
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Upside Purchased on Brinks (BCO)
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 12:23pm | 119Shares of Brinks Co. (NYSE: BCO) are flat on the session, currently trading $19.19. The stock has been falling sharply over the past seven weeks, off from a high of $29.50. Options traders are betting that the slide in the name is over and are picking up some calls on the name. The July $20 call...
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The Crime Rate is Down: Check Out Anti Crime Stocks
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 2:53pm | 765The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently came out with the nationwide crime statistics, and the results are quite surprising. The overall crime rate is down for 2009, way down. Violent crime is down 5.5%, murder is down 7.2%, robbery down 8.1%, property crime down 4.9%, larceny theft down 4.2...
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Top 5 NASDAQ Stocks In The Management Services Industry With The Highest Cash (ESRX, RECN, EXBD, CRAI, VTIV)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 6:44am | 163Below are the top 5 management services stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Express Scripts Inc (NASDAQ: ESRX) had $1.44 billion of cash in the latest quarter, while its debt liabilities stood at $3.65 billion. Resources Connection Inc (NASDAQ: RECN) had $138.01 million of cash and no debt in...
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Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks In The Management Services Industry With The Highest Return On Equity (AH, EXBD, DTPI, EXPO, BKR)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 5:21am | 168Below are the top 5 small-cap management services stocks on the NASDAQ, the NYSE and the AMEX in terms of ROE. Accretive Health Inc (NYSE: AH) has a trailing-twelve-month ROE of 198%. AH has a 52 week trading range of $12.55-$14.16. Corporate Executive Board Company (NASDAQ: EXBD) has a trailing-...
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Calls Purchased on FTI Consulting (FCN)
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 1:44pm | 155Shares of FTI Consulting Inc. (NYSE: FCN) are higher on the session by 1.76%, currently trading $42.13. The stock has been moving largely sideways for the past three months, but has managed to regain the 50-day moving average as of late. Upside is being purchased on the name today. The June $45...
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Bears Target The GEO Group (GEO)
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 10:52am | 128Shares of The GEO Group Inc. (NYSE: GEO) are trading lower on the session by 1.73%, currently trading $19.92. The stock has been a relative outperformer as of late, but is now struggling to hold the 200-day moving average. Puts are being purchased on the name this morning. The June $20 put was...
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Piper Jaffray Initiates Neutral Rating on Dun & Bradstreet (DNB)
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 9:03am | 155Piper Jaffray is out with an analyst note this morning where they place a Neutral rating on shares of Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB); they have an $80.00 price target on the stock. Piper cited the company’s attractive business model, where “D&B is actively converting its revenues from a...
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Merger Arbitrage Mondays – June 07, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 5:32am | 4760The activity on the Merger and Acquisition front increased once again last week with seven new deals announced and four deals closing. We are also happy to report the beta launch of a new tool that will let you see the spreads on deals in almost real time. This tool automatically calculates the...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Auto Dealerships Industry With The Highest Earnings Per Share (CRMT, CPRT, GPI, KMX, AN)
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 7:13am | 169Below are the top 5 auto dealerships stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of EPS. America's Car-Mart Inc (NASDAQ: CRMT) has earned $0.53 per share in the latest quarter. CRMT’s quarterly earnings grew by 72.30% year-over-year. Copart Inc (NASDAQ: CPRT) has earned $0.42 per share in the latest...
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Put Spread Purchased on Iron Mountain (IRM)
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 1:46pm | 107Shares of Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM) are higher on the session by 0.29%, currently trading $24.40. The stock fell in early May, but has based sideways since then around the $24 handle. A put spread was purchased on the name today. The October $25.00/22.50 spread was purchased 500 times earlier...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (SNWL, CYBX, JOYG, CPRT)
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 1:14pm | 191SonicWALL Inc (NYSE: SNWL) shares gained 25.81% to $11.31 by 12:27 pm. The volume of SNWL shares traded was 8498 % higher than normal. SNWL has entered into a definitive agreement with Thoma Bravo LLC led investor group to be acquired for approximately $717 million. Cyberonics Inc (NASDAQ: CYBX)...