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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes OptionsXpress, (RIMM, AAPL, JASO, CVX, MRO, BP, JPM, BIDU, OXPS)
Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 6:28am | 240On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that according to him, Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) had a “big run and I'm not a supporter. I always have to refer to what's the better play, and that's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)." For JA Solar (NASDAQ: JASO), he said, "You can't own...
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Learning to Appreciate Range-Bound Markets - Option Ideas
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 8:00pm | 674Long-term credit spread traders have another reason to cheer! For the past five years the Standard & Poor's 500 has produced an average annual rate of return of -1%, and most forecasts for the next five years aren't much better. Are we in for more of the same? I would certainly hope so! Range...
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Apple Moving Higher Intra-Day (AAPL)
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 1:48pm | 56Shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have been moving higher throughout Wednesday's trading session. The stock is currently up 1.90% at $317.13. AAPL is underperforming the Nasdaq slightly, but has been hitting new intra-day highs. Year-to-date, AAPL shares have climbed more than 50%. The company now...
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Benzinga's Political Round Up
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 1:31pm | 191U.S. states will face more financial stress next year, as stimulus spending comes to an end. This could hurt municipal bonds and ETFs like iShares S&P Natl AMTFr Mncpl Bd Fd ETF (NYSE: MUB). Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told executives from IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Ford (NYSE: F) yesterday...
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Wednesday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders (BAC, C, AAPL, F, RIMM)
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 12:30pm | 113The overall market is jumping higher this morning, pushing through the 1,200 level earlier in the session; currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is trading at 1,200.05, higher by 19.50 points. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) 178,886 contracts, 71.3%...
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OmniVision's Net Up, Shares Soar - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 11:42am | 1116OmniVision Technologies' (OVTI) earnings of 50 cents for the fiscal second quarter (ending October 2010) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7 cents. The company's shares jumped 4.31% in response to the news. Total Revenue OmniVision's reported revenue of $239.5 million was up 24.0%...
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OmniVision's Net Up, Shares Soar - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 6:10am | 1116OmniVision Technologies' (OVTI) earnings of 50 cents for the fiscal second quarter (ending October 2010) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7 cents. The company's shares jumped 4.31% in response to the news. Total Revenue OmniVision's reported revenue of $239.5 million was up 24.0%...
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World Stock Markets Daily Report (November 30, 2010)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 4:46pm | 169U.S. stocks fell Monday, sending the S&P 500 Index down for the fourth time in five days, as Ireland's bailout failed to ease investor concern that Europe's debt crisis may spread to the southern region. The S&P 500 rallied in the final 90 minutes of trading, almost wiping out a 1.3% as...
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5 Tech Stock Losers of 2010
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 4:08pm | 231(TheStreet) -- Tech stocks enjoyed some fair winds this year and investors blew into the sector looking for a way to ride the would-be recovery. And even though tech's resurgence hasn't gained much headway, the Nasdaq managed a respectable 17% gain. A few names raced ahead, but not all stocks...
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5 Stocks To Own For The Holidays (AAPL, AMZN, TIF, COH, ANF)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 1:03pm | 477Retail is going to be one of the most talked about sectors from now until New Year's. In fact, it is already one of the hottest, if not hottest, sector in the stock market with numerous names hitting multi-year highs. If a sustainable recovery manifests itself over the coming years, investors who...
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Tuesday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (C, APPL, RIMM, STX, GOOG)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 12:14pm | 110The overall market is currently lower on the session, though it is off of its lows by far. The S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is trading at $1,181.25, off by 0.55%. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Citigroup (NYSE: C) 129,608 contracts, 48.7% calls, 51.3% puts 2. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL...
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Tupperware Upgrades to IBM Technology
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 10:58am | 41IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that Tupperware (NYSE: TUP) Australia has upgraded to IBM POWER7 technology in time for this year's hectic Christmas sales rush.
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Stock Market News for November 30, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 10:00am | 800Lingering worries about Europe's ability to contain a credit crisis, even as finance ministers of the European Union designed an $89 billion lifeline for Ireland, continued to weigh on global markets Monday. In the United States, markets reflected those worries as the Dow average nosedived below...
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Shutterfly Upgraded to Outperform - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 9:30am | 634We recently upgraded our rating on Shutterfly Inc. (SFLY), a leading provider of Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service, from Neutral to Outperform. The rating was upgraded on a host of factors including better-than-expected third quarter results, seasonality of demand,...
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Stock Market News for November 30, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 4:57am | 800Lingering worries about Europe's ability to contain a credit crisis, even as finance ministers of the European Union designed an $89 billion lifeline for Ireland, continued to weigh on global markets Monday. In the United States, markets reflected those worries as the Dow average nosedived below...