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Here's the Economic Calendar for the week commencing the 28th of June 2010. The end of June confidence indicators and PMI's start to come out this week; on the confidence indicators side there's US consumer confidence, New Zealand business confidence, EU economic confidence, UK consumer confidence...

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...

Analysts at Wells Fargo Securities initiate coverage of Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) with an "outperform" rating. AYR’s shares closed at $9.79 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

Piper Jaffray is out with an analyst note this morning, where they express concern about the recent negative housing data and lumber weakness. They said, “While the fall off in residential permits and starts post tax credit was expected, some of the data has been weaker than expected as housing...

Shares of United Rentals Inc. (NYSE: URI) are lower on the session by 0.24%, currently trading at $12.60. The stock has been in a downward-trending range over the past two months, though it is still trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are picking up puts on the...

Here's the Economic Calendar for the week commencing the 14th of June 2010. This week there's an inflation check in with CPI results due from the UK, EU, and US. There's also an update on industrial production with Japan, the Euro Zone, and the US all expected to report. On the monetary policy...

Anyone who has read many of my articles know that I am a big fan of stocks that don't have any debt. I am also a fan of stocks that pay high dividends. When you look at these two criteria and add a third, lots of cash, you come up with an interesting list of stocks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com just...

Analysts at Piper Jaffray reiterate their "overweight" rating on Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST). FAST posted of 21.1% y/y growth in May sales, beating the estimates. The analysts say, “We believe management is doing a good job of controlling costs while driving top-line through continued strategic store...

When most investors look for ways to play growing global trade, they often look towards bulk shippers such as DryShips (NASDAQ: DRYS) or train networks such as CSX (NYSE: CSX) as portfolio plays. However, there may be another way to participate in the growth and add some nice dividends to a...

Shares of Kaman Corp. (NASDAQ: KAMN) are trading higher on the session by 1.03%, currently at $24.54. The stock has been volatile as of late, but has managed to hold the 200-day moving average, which is a bullish sign. What is not so bullish is the put volume that is growing on the name today. Put...

Analysts at Oppenheimer have released an update on United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI). Following their recent meeting with the company’s management, analysts at Oppenheimer continue to be drawn to the company’s near-term momentum and intermediate/long-term story. Analysts believe that United Rentals...

Here's the Economic Calendar for the week commencing the 24th of May 2010. This week there's more GDP updates with the second estimates due out for Q1 in the US and UK. There's also trade figures due out from New Zealand, Japan, and Switzerland. And of course, there's the monthly S&P Case...

By 1:32 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had dipped 90.28, or 0.85%, to 10,529.88, Nasdaq had lost 19.66, or 0.84%. Meanwhile the S&P 500 index had moved down 10.27, or 0.90%. Some of the few narrow based indexes that are driving the market are the Packaging and Container Stocks, which have...

Morgan Keegan analysts Brent D. Rakers and Anjali R. Voria reiterated their Outperform rating for shares of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: BECN). Morgan Keegan does not provide price targets for the companies that it follows. Rakers and Voria noted that ABC Supply, the biggest roofing...

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