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2010 Fund Performance Period 3
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 4:37pm | 3074The mutual fund is now on schedule for a summer 2010 launch. If, after reading the blog content you might have an interest in participation, please consider reading why this blog exists. [Jan 2008: Reader Pledges Toward Mutual Fund Launch] [May 2008: Frequently Asked Questions] Our story in Barron...
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AZZ Signs Takeover Deal With North American Galvanizing
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 8:22am | 167AZZ Incorporated (NYSE: AZZ) has signed an agreement to purchase North American Galvanizing & Coatings (NYSE: NGA) through a cash tender priced at approximately $125.6 million. The takeover price values the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based provider of corrosion protection for parts made from iron and...
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Rating Cut on Ambac - Analyst Blog
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 5:31pm | 472Last week, rating agency Moody’s cut Ambac Financial Group’s (ABK) debt rating to “C" from “Ca." This move was fueled by Ambac’s announcement that it might seek bankruptcy protection if it is unsuccessful in restructuring its debt. The company’s main unit Ambac Assurance Corporation (AAC) has been...
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Bookkeeping: Weekly Changes to Fund Positions Year 3, Week 34
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 8:00am | 2731Year 3, Week 34 Major Position Changes To see historic weekly fund changes click here OR the label at the bottom of this entry entitled 'fund positions'. Cash: 76.0% (v 71.6% last week) 17 long bias: 17.8% (v 19.3% last week) 3 short bias: 6.3% (v 9.1% last week) [Includes 1 'long dollar' position...
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Bookkeeping: Closing Last Shard of EnerNOC (ENOC)
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 2:29pm | 534EnerNOC (ENOC) has bored me to tears of late. It is neither doing much bullish nor bearish - just a lot of neutralish (!) I keep waiting for a breakout to load up, but it simply is doing nothing. To give a chance to roar I will sacrifice it to the market gods and close out the very small...
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Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (DTPI) Maintains Buy Rating
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 10:02am | 110Analysts George A. Price and Richard Eskelsen at Stifel Nicolaus have released an update on Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTPI). Recently, analysts at Stifel Nicolaus hosted investor meetings with the management at Diamond Management & technology Consultants....
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Top 5 NASDAQ Stocks In Industrial Goods Sector With Highest Gross Margins (MINI, ERII, TASR, SHFL, NDSN)
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 7:41am | 244Below are the top five industrial goods stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of gross margins. The trailing-twelve-month gross margins at Mobile Mini Inc (NASDAQ: MINI) are 93.11%. MINI’s quarterly earnings growth stands at 2332.90% y/y. Read more about this company here. The trailing-twelve-month gross...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (ABK, CKR, RHT, BRCD)
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 8:10am | 272Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABK) decreased 17.10% to $0.660 in the pre-market session. The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) today filed a petition to take control of and to rehabilitate the Segregated Account of Ambac Assurance Corporation (Segregated Account). The...
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EnerNOC, Inc. (ENOC) Maintains Overweight Rating
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 2:06pm | 89Analyst Jeff Osborne at Thomas Weisel Partners has released an update on EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC). Thomas Weisel met with the company’s management on Thursday. EnerNOC’s management is positive about the company’s near-term and long-term prospects in the traditional demand response market as...
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CTAS Well Positioned To Pursue Acquisitions
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 2:04pm | 146Analysts at Northcoast Research reiterate their “buy” rating on Cintas (NASDAQ: CTAS).The target price for CTAS is set to $32. Cintas has reported its quarterly earnings ahead of expectations. The trends in Q3 2010 indicate stable revenues on a same work day basis and a marginally better-than-...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (GTE , PALM, CRAI, BPFH, WFT)
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 8:47am | 249Gran Tierra Energy Inc (AMEX: GTE) was downgraded by UBS from “buy” to “neutral.” GTE closed at $5.86 yesterday. GTE has a 52-week trading range of $2.27 - $6.16. Read more about this company here. Morgan Joseph downgraded Palm Inc (NASDAQ: PALM) from “hold” to “underperform.” PALM’s shares closed...
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Movers and Shakers On March 18 (CAR, DPTR, MDTH, NKE, SMRT, GME, SCVL, CMRG, CRAI, PQ, SFY)
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 8:36am | 319Some of the stocks that made ripples in the US stock market yesterday are: Avis Budget Group Inc (NYSE: CAR) advanced 8.6% following an upgrade in rating by Barclays PLC from “equal weight” to “over weight.” Delta Petroleum Corp (NASDAQ: DPTR) soared 30% after the company announced that it would...
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CRA International (CRAI) Plummets Nearly 20%
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 5:12pm | 101Shares of consulting firm CRA International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAI) ended Thursday trading down 19.45% for the day, after releasing a disappointing earnings report. CRA International reported 1st quarter earnings of 4 cents per share, on revenue of $55.8 million. The numbers were well below the...
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Time Warner Cable: Improving but Not the Target we are Looking For
Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 12:13am | 1737For a pdf of this report, follow this link: Time Warner Telecom: Improving but Not the Target We are Looking For. At first glance, it seems that Time Warner Cable Inc. could be an interesting focus for activist investors like Pershing Square Capital Management LP. Just like Target Corp., which...
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Top 5 Stocks For March 12, 2010 (ANN, KIRK, ACMR, FNM, GEOY)
Friday, March 12, 2010 - 7:05am | 209Ann Taylor (NYSE: ANN) is expected to post a loss of $0.02 per share for the latest quarter when the business woman's favorite clothier reports its results before the market opens. ANN gains 0.26% to $19.50 in the after hours session. Kirkland's Inc (NASDAQ: KIRK) had forecasted its earnings for...