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Jim Cramer's Opinion On OTTR, SNV, ACE
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 7:50pm | 214CNBC Mad Money's Jim Cramer said in the segment of his show called Lightning Round OT that he likes Otter Tail Corporation (NASDAQ: OTTR) because it has a 5% yield. Otter Tail Corporation (NASDAQ: OTTR) fell in the opening to $21.50, but it managed to recover and close at $21.87. Cramer wanted to...
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Fast Money Picks For April 12th (C, BBY, MMM, FLR)
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 6:50pm | 156Steve Grasso said on CNBC's Fast Money that he likes Citigroup (NYSE: C). He owns the stock and will continue to add to his position, because he sees the whole sector going higher. Citigroup (C) gained 1.79% today, and it closed at $4.55. Karen Finerman believes that Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is a buy...
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Stock Market News – Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Chevron (NYSE:CVX)
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 12:49pm | 984It’s being reported by the Wall St. Journal that 18 banks intentionally lowered their debt levels, including mega-lenders Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). According to the data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,...
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Stock Market News – Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Chevron (NYSE:CVX)
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 12:49pm | 984It’s being reported by the Wall St. Journal that 18 banks intentionally lowered their debt levels, including mega-lenders Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS). According to the data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,...
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Stock Market News for April 9, 2010 - Market News
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 9:30am | 501Retailers reported their strongest monthly sales growth in a decade Thursday boosting expectations of an economic recovery and helping stocks reverse an early slide. The Dow average, in the red shortly after the opening bell, staged a steady comeback as the session neared its close, helped largely...
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Bernstein Research Maintains Outperform Rating On General Electric Company (GE)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 2:28pm | 93Analysts Steven E. Winoker and David Abrameto at Bernstein Research have released an update on General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). GE will report its first-quarter earnings on April 16. Analysts expect the company to report EPS of $0.17 in its first-quarter. Industrial gross margin is expected to...
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The Not-So-Hidden Gem: 3M (NYSE:MMM)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:31am | 827While it’s hard to classify any of the thirty Dow stocks as a “hidden gem,” 3M (NYSE:MMM) might come close. Unlike our previously highlighted pick of the week, it doesn’t enjoy a lot of fanfare or advertising wars. 3M is virtually unknown compared to other Dow constituents. Unlike companies like...
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The Not-So-Hidden Gem: 3M (NYSE:MMM)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:31am | 827While it’s hard to classify any of the thirty Dow stocks as a “hidden gem,” 3M (NYSE:MMM) might come close. Unlike our previously highlighted pick of the week, it doesn’t enjoy a lot of fanfare or advertising wars. 3M is virtually unknown compared to other Dow constituents. Unlike companies like...
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Economic News – Hot Topic (NASDAQ:HOTT), United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAUA), US Airways (NYSE:LCC), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American International Group (NYSE:AIG)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:24am | 1289The US Department of Labor released news that its count of those filing jobless benefits increased 18,000, to 460,000 total, last week. After glowing reports of a recovering economy, these numbers go to show how far recovery still has to go to get a completely healthy economy. Economists had...
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Economic News – Hot Topic (NASDAQ:HOTT), United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAUA), US Airways (NYSE:LCC), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), American International Group (NYSE:AIG)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:24am | 1289The US Department of Labor released news that its count of those filing jobless benefits increased 18,000, to 460,000 total, last week. After glowing reports of a recovering economy, these numbers go to show how far recovery still has to go to get a completely healthy economy. Economists had...
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A Not-So-Hidden Gem: 3M
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 2:40am | 528While it’s hard to classify any of the thirty Dow stocks as a “hidden gem,” 3M (MMM) might come close. Unlike our previously highlighted pick of the week, it doesn’t enjoy a lot of fanfare or advertising wars. 3M is virtually unknown compared to other Dow constituents. Unlike Coca-Cola (KO), Exxon...
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Jon Najarian Recommends TXT And PALM
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 8:04pm | 188CNBC's Fast Money Jon Najarian thinks that Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) and Palm (NASDAQ: PALM) might become takeover targets. He spotted an unusually high options activity in Textron (TXT). Normal activity is 1,100 calls per full session, and in the first 90 minutes of today's trading session 23000...
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News and the Market – Citigroup (NYSE:C), Toyota (NYSE:TM), Ford Motors (NYSE:F), Las Vegas Sand Corp (NYSE:LVS)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 11:38am | 1353The Dow has continued to hover around the 11,000 mark, but have yet to break through. The Dow, NASDAQ and S&P are down slightly to start the day (at the time of writing). Crude oil prices are down as well, after hitting a 17-month high yesterday. Yesterday, the Federal Reserve released the...
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News and the Market – Citigroup (NYSE:C), Toyota (NYSE:TM), Ford Motors (NYSE:F), Las Vegas Sand Corp (NYSE:LVS)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 11:38am | 1353The Dow has continued to hover around the 11,000 mark, but have yet to break through. The Dow, NASDAQ and S&P are down slightly to start the day (at the time of writing). Crude oil prices are down as well, after hitting a 17-month high yesterday. Yesterday, the Federal Reserve released the...
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Not-so Bullish Call Buying in Textron
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 11:19am | 175Textron (NYSE: TXT), a multi-industry company with a global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses, saw quite a bit of call buying at and after the opening bell this morning, namely the April $22 calls, which were bought on the offer in numbers for $0.60-0.70. While call...