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Digesting The Massive Gains
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 12:32pm | 191The markets are trading slightly lower today, digesting last weeks massive gains on the massive stimulus the Federal Reserve continues to inject. Manipulating asset prices seems to be the new way to cure the economy, at least we have to hope so since that is the direction the Federal Reserve is...
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Unconfirmed Rumors continue to swirl that Dell Inc. (DELL) will buy NetLogic Microsystems Inc. (NETL) at $45.00 a share
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 12:24pm | 32Unconfirmed Rumors continue to swirl that Dell Inc. (DELL) will buy NetLogic Microsystems Inc. (NETL) at $45.00 a share..
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New 52 Week Highs Everywhere
Sunday, November 7, 2010 - 11:06pm | 4066Below is a massive list of new 52 week highs reached Friday, some 400 names with the following characteristics. Limiting factors Average volume: 200K Market cap > $300M Stock price >$10 At the bottom of the page is a similar list for ETFs only - some 50 of them. Neither of these lists include...
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What's Hot on TheStreet
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 12:25pm | 300Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet What Nokia Needs to Do With Smartphones Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is doing all it can to stem losses in the fast-growing smartphone market. It is focusing on its Qt development environment as one leg of its strategy, and...
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Stay Away From Companies With A Lot Of Debt
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 4:07am | 1076We are now up to number 5 in our 10 Things To Look For When Buying A Stock series. Today, we want to take a look at debt. Debt can not only sink the finances of an individual but can sink a corporation as well. Washington Mutual, General Motors, Blockbuster, Kmart, and Lehman...
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Stay Away From Companies With A Lot Of Debt
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 4:07am | 1094We are now up to number 5 in our 10 Things To Look For When Buying A Stock series. Today, we want to take a look at debt. Debt can not only sink the finances of an individual but can sink a corporation as well. Washington Mutual, General Motors, Blockbuster, Kmart, and Lehman...
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Best Buy Signs Data Warehouse Agreement with Teradata
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 3:56pm | 59Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) today announced that it has completed a data warehouse expansion agreement with Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY). Best Buy leverages its enterprise data warehouse to provide business insight to its many users across a variety of business processes.
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Dell Advances in Cloud Computing - Analyst Blog
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 2:33pm | 339Round Rock, Texas-based PC maker Dell Inc. (DELL) announced its intention to acquire Software-as-a-Service integration technology provider, Boomi. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based Boomi's “Atomsphere” technology helps users to integrate and...
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Oracle's HP-Bashing Could Backfire
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 2:32pm | 181(TheStreet) -- Could Larry Ellison's efforts to drag new HP (NYSE: HPQ) CEO Leo Apotheker into Oracle's (NASDAQ: ORCL) legal brawl with SAP (NYSE: SAP) ultimately backfire on the database giant? Even by his own standards, Ellison has been particularly belligerent recently, launching blistering...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Clorox, Electronic Arts, Apple, Activision Blizzard and Take-Two Interactive. - Press Releases
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 1:54pm | 3327For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 4, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: The Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX), Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (Nasdaq: TTWO).), Get the most recent...
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Teradata Beats; Raises Guidance - Analyst Blog
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 1:54pm | 854Teradata Corp. (TDC) reported strong third quarter earnings of 44 cents per share beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a nickel. Teradata also reported robust revenue growth in the quarter. Earnings including stock-based compensation of 2 cents grew 15.8% year over year from 38 cents...
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Key Double Top Nailed
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 12:14pm | 158The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) spiked higher today, hitting the key double top from April 26th, 2010 at $122.00. This level will be resistance in the short term but may not hold up if the Federal Reserve continues to push for manipulated asset prices. They are doing this by flooding the...
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Apple Building New NYC Office (AAPL)
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 11:33am | 91BusinessInsider.com is reporting that Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL) is building a new office in Manhattan to house its iAd sales team. According to the site, the company will be setting up shop near Union Square. Apple's New York iAd team is currently working out of an office in SoHo that used to...
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Apple Soars To New All-TIme High (AAPL)
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 11:13am | 69Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is hitting a new all time high on Wednesday. The stock has gained 2% and is trading at $319.05. Year-to-date, AAPL has gained nearly 52%. The stock is now trading at a trailing P/E of 21, a forward P/E of 14.54, and a PEG ratio of just 0.86. The median Wall Street price...
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Thursday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (C, BAC, F, AAPL, POT)
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 11:11am | 110Well, the shorts are getting squeezed today. Currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is higher by 18.58 points, trading at $1,216.55. The CBOE Volatility Index is off by 6.65%, registering 18.26. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Citigroup (NYSE: C) 279,189 contracts, 92.5% calls, 7....