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Investors Need To Pay More Attention To Dividend ETFs In 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 1:44pm | 1310“Stocks delivered nicely in 2009, with the S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) shooting up an impressive 23.5% and emerging markets were even more impressive. Even bond investors in high yield and junk debt performed admirably throughout the year. The real question now, is what will 2010 hold for investors...
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3-24-10 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 11:58am | 2838Stocks are lower after Portugal’s debt rating is cut and new home sales fall Stocks are lower on renewed concerns about European debt problems after a major ratings agency slashed its view on Portugal and weakness in the housing market. The Commerce Department says sales of new homes fell 2.2...
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Zignals Trading Strategies That Work; Rally with Rally on Top
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 7:21am | 1126The Melt-up continued with another respectable gain tacked onto yesterday's recovery. Markets broke to new highs as shorts - entering on Friday's weakness - were forced to cover their positions. The end result was to leave the Russell 2000 (IWM) 17.7% above its 200-day MA and the Nasdaq 100 (QQQQ)...
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Top 5 NYSE Stocks In The Conglomerates Sector With The Highest 5-Y Earnings Estimates (TXT, CBE, DHR, MMM, UTX)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 7:17am | 249Below are the top conglomerate stocks on the NYSE in terms of 5-Y their earnings estimates. Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) is likely to achieve 21.55% earnings growth over the next five years. TXT’s trailing-twelve-month revenues stand at $10.50 billion. Read more about this company here. Cooper...
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Top 5 NYSE Stocks In The Conglomerates Sector With The Lowest PEG Ratio (CBE, MMM, DHR, UTX, CR)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 7:14am | 219Below are the top conglomerates stocks on the NYSE, in terms of PEG ratio Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) has a PEG ratio of 1.14. CBE’s trailing-twelve-month revenues stand at $5.07 billion. Read more about this company here. 3M Company Common Stock (NYSE: MMM) has a PEG ratio of 1.41. MMM’s...
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IBD Takedown of the Health Insurance Law
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 11:36pm | 1883IBD has an interesting post talking about how the health care bill will "take away our freedoms". It's a mostly thoughtful post. The big one I have a disagreement over is the objection to require preventative care for everyone. The fact is, we have mandated insurance for everyone, it's called...
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Stocks That Created New 52-Week Highs (ACTL, ADGF, AGAM, ALXN, AIMC)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 3:36pm | 267Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL) shares added 1.12% to create a new 52-week high of $14.45. ACTL’s shares have gained 23.08% over the past 52-weeks, while the S&P 500 index has jumped 41.67% in the same period. Read more about this company here. Adams Golf Inc (NASDAQ: ADGF) shares climbed to...
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ITT Wins U.S. Army Deal - Analyst Blog
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 3:46pm | 369ITT Corp. (ITT) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Contracting Command to provide supplies, food service, transportation, public works, community service, medical, safety, environmental, fire, and postal operations support at Camp As Sayliyah and other facilities in Qatar. The contract...
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3-18-10 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 11:48am | 1835Stocks in narrow range after price, jobs data NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are trading in a narrow range Thursday after reports showed inflation remains benign and new claims for unemployment fell last week. The positive reports are being tempered by fresh concerns about debt problems in Greece. Stocks...
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U.S. Equity Market Preview (CAH, CLC, GES, MLHR, NKE)
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 8:02am | 291Shares of the following companies may see unusual movements in trading on Thursday, according to Bloomberg. Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH), which is the second biggest drug distributor in U.S., won a $206.4 million contract from U.S. defense department, according to a statement posted by the...
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CLARCOR (CLC) Falls 3% In After Hours Trading
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 8:01pm | 140Shares of CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE: CLC) were down nearly 3% in after hours trading on Wednesday, after the company released an earnings report that missed analyst estimates. CLARCOR Inc. announced that it earned $14.9 million, or 29 cents per share, for the 1st quarter, compared to earning $8.8 million...
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Isis Drug Phase III Data Published - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 12:44pm | 468Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ISIS) and Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) recently announced the publication of phase III data on mipomersen in The Lancet. The data was published from a study that was conducted in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (hoFH). Results, which were presented at...
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China Fire & Security Group Inc. (CFSG) Breaches Below 20 Day And 50 Day MA In Same Session
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 1:02pm | 103China Fire & Security Group (NASDAQ: CFSG) declined nearly 9% to $14.08, after the maker of safety products posted Q4 profit of 10 cents a share. China Fire & Security Group (CFSG) missed the average analysts’ estimate by 13% for the Q4. Meanwhile, China Fire & Security Group (CFSG)...
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China Fire & Security Group (CFSG) Shares Fall 9%
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 11:38am | 114Shares of China Fire & Security Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFSG) are down 9%, after the company released an earnings report that failed to meet Wall Street expectations. China Fire & Security Group reported 4th quarter net income of $2.9 million, or 10 cents per share, compared with $6.8 million...
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GOLDMAN’S FAVORITE HIGH YIELD GROWTH PLAYS
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 3:02am | 370Finding yield in a zero interest rate world isn’t easy. Finding growth and income can be even more difficult. In their 2010 outlook Goldman Sachs said the bull market was likely to continue and that high growth dividend stocks would play an important role in their portfolios. Goldman recently...