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Dark Horse Hedge: BOOM! take profits and run
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 11:50am | 641DARK HORSE HEDGE: BOOM! take profits and run By Scott at Sabrient and Ilene at Phil’s Stock World Buy to cover Dynamic Materials Corp (BOOM) at the Market, Friday July 30, 2010 In the spirit of "second verse, same as the first" Dark Horse Hedge will take advantage of the less than well received...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (PNR, PAR, SI, TKC)
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 7:30am | 144Pentair Inc (NYSE: PNR) was upgraded by Janney Montgomery from "neutral " to "buy." PNR’s shares closed at $33.90 yesterday. Pentair’s quarterly earnings jumped 98.42% y/y. Canaccord upgraded 3PAR Inc (NYSE: PAR) from "sell" to "hold." PAR’s shares closed at $9.97 yesterday. 3PAR’s quarterly...
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Flowserve Misses Earnings Estimates (FLS)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 5:38pm | 102After the closing bell on Wednesday, Flowserve (NYSE: FLS) reported that its Q2 net earnings fell to $91.65 million, or $1.62 per share, compared to $108.22 million, or $1.92 per share in the year ago period. This came in below analysts' EPS estimates of $1.65. Quarterly sales were $961.10 million...
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Thoratec Terminates Pending Sale of ITC Division to Danaher
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 8:35am | 192Thoratec Corporation (Nasdaq: THOR) announced today the termination, by mutual agreement, of the previously announced agreement to sell its International Technidyne Corporation (ITC) division to Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR). The termination came about as the result of the failure of the parties...
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Lincoln Electric Releases Q2 Results, Sales Up 24%
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 8:30am | 187Lincoln Electric Holdings (Nasdaq: LECO) today reported 2010 second quarter net income of $32.5 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, on sales of $515.6 million. Operating income for the second quarter increased sequentially to $51.1 million, or 9.9% of sales, from $34.7 million, or 7.4% of sales...
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Top Nanotechnology Stocks
Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 5:11pm | 511Nano means extremely small, and mathematically means one billionth. Nanotechnology is the science of manufacturing and utilizing extremely small particles and devices, sometimes as small as single atoms and molecules. A nanometer is one-billionth of a meter, which is approximately 80,000 times...
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Company News for July 23, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Friday, July 23, 2010 - 10:09am | 387• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) posted fiscal fourth quarter earnings of 51 cents compared with Zacks estimate of 47 cents. Revenues were up 22.5% year over year to $16 billion compared with Zacks estimate of $15.3 billion • SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) posted second quarter earnings of 18 cents, on revenues...
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Level 3 to Expand Relationship With Jonestown Bank
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 8:07am | 152Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced that it has been selected to upgrade network, voice and data services for Lebanon, Penn.-based Jonestown Bank & Trust (NYSE: JBT). Under the terms of the contract, Level 3 -- which currently provides frame-relay services to JBT -- will...
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Danaher Sales Surge 24%, Beats Estimates(DHR)
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 7:13am | 160Washington, DC based Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) released financial results on Thursday morning that beat Wall Street estimates. Danaher Corporation (DHR) reported that its 2nd quarter net earnings climbed 26% to $372.5 million, or 55 cents per share, up from $295.7 million, or 44 cents per...
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Top 4 NYSE Stocks In The Metal Fabrication Industry With The Highest Cash (X, MLI, VMI, PCP)
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 5:45am | 142Below are the top metal fabrication stocks on the NYSE in terms of cash. United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) had $1.39 billion in total cash for the latest quarter. X’s total debt for the same period amounted to $3.69 billion. Mueller Industries Inc (NYSE: MLI) had $397.18 million in total...
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Top 4 NASDAQ Stocks In The Industrial Goods Sector With The Highest Free Cash Flow (FWLT, JOYG, LECO, FAST)
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 5:33am | 146Below are the top industrial good stocks on the NASDAQ in terms of free cash flow. The trailing-twelve-month free cash flow at Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ: FWLT) is $506.3 million. Analysts at Canaccord Adams initiated coverage of FWLT with a “buy” rating. The trailing-twelve-month free cash flow at...
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Puts Sold on Danaher Corp. (DHR)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 2:23pm | 130Shares of Danaher Corp. (NYSE: DHR) are lower on the session by 0.29%, currently trading at $38.01. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is in a current technical downtrend. Options traders are selling puts on the name today, betting that DHR may be at a short-...
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Top Performing Industries For July 21 (TKR, CNH, AAPL, CTEL)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 2:10pm | 217At 12:50 pm, the Dow gained 0.08% to 10,238.06, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.03% to 1,083.17 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.10% to 2,220.28. The industries that are driving the market today are: Machine Tools & Accessories: This industry jumped 2.69% by 12:50...
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Eaton Shares Up 7% On Strong Results (ETN)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 12:57pm | 201Shares of Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) continue to rise steadily in afternoon trading, on the strength of the earnings results that the company released Wednesday morning before the stock market opened. Eaton Corporation (ETN) reported that its operating earnings came in at $1.36 per share, while...
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Stocks rise as investors sort through mixed earnings; Apple scores but Yahoo falls short.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 5:47pm | 492Seth Sutel and Bernard Condon, AP Business Writers, On Tuesday July 20, 2010, 5:04 pm NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors are trying to get a read on the economy using earnings reports. They're finding... This is just a teaser...Please visit my website for more information about the Stock Market Lessons I...