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Real Estate Sector May Be Poised For Bounce 09-29-2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 7:05pm | 811Cusick's Corner The market continued to stay in a tight range into the After Hours, but one key sector, Energy (XLE) was moving today. With the month-end and the breakouts continuing, market watchers and traders are looking for the next sector to join the upside party. It looks like the Real...
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Two Sectors Pick Up Performance 09-29-2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 2:47pm | 808Cusick's Corner The market is stuck, hitting its head at 1150 resistance on the S&Ps and finally getting the back of the pack, both Financials (XLF) and Energy (XLE) to pick up their lackluster performance. While this is encouraging to the bulls, veteran market watchers are becoming more...
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Dell To Launch 7 And 10 Inch Tablets
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 1:24pm | 196Dell Greater China President Amit Midha has announced its plans to launch its 7-inch tablet in the upcoming weeks and a 10-inch tablet within a year. Dell Inc (NASDAQ: DELL) has entered the tablet makers list following the launch of the iPad by Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL). Midha said, “It was showed...
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What's Hot On TheStreet
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 12:10pm | 254Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Lululemon -- a Newer Nike ... or Heelys? Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) shares have jumped 43% in the past year, but investors in the yoga-sportswear retailer may want to take a deep breath. Can Lululemon...
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Wednesday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (AAPL, HPQ, GMCR, BAC, C)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 11:28am | 167The overall market is drifting around this morning, failing to find a definitive direction; currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is lower on the session by 4.54 points, trading at $1,143. Note that the 5-day moving average, a key short-term indicator, is at $1,141. Here are your mid-day options...
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PT Raised For Hewlett-Packard
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 10:20am | 27Kaufman Bros. has raised the price target for Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) from $51 to $53 and reiterates its Buy rating.
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Hewlett-Packard Sees Strong 2011 Forecast
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 9:34am | 148Tech giant Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) held an investors meeting Tuesday afternoon, during which it offered a bullish 2011 forecast. The company now sees full-year 2011 profit to be in the range of $5.05 to $5.15, better than the $4.99 that analysts had previously forecast for the year. Revenues...
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Option Strategies for Range-Bound Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 8:57am | 1736Wal-Mart's (NYSE:WMT) plan for world domination has extended to the Cape of Good Hope. The world's largest retailer has announced its intention to spend nearly $4.8 billion on the South African chain of Massmart low-cost retail stores. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) quickly...
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HP's Analyst Day = Conservative Forecast
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 8:35am | 143Brean Murray Carret & Co. has published a research report for Hewlett Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) followings HP's analysts day. In the report, Brean Murray Carret & Co. writes "Analyst day focused on the strategy to 1) drive revenue growth while 2) expanding operating margins through both mix...
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HP Still Looking For CEO, Upbeat On Analyst Day
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 8:17am | 140Deutsche Bank has published a research report for Hewlett Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) following analyst day. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "HP provided a strategic update, outlined near-term financial guidance and gave an optimistic 3 year growth outlook. Total revenue is expected to grow 5-7% Y/...
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HP Awarded Services Contract Worth $20M
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 7:46am | 79HP Enterprise Services (NYSE: HPQ) today announced it has been awarded a $20 million contract by the State of Florida's Agency for Workforce Innovation to develop, design, implement and maintain the Early Learning Information System (ELIS) for the enhancement of the state's early learning programs...
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US Stock Futures Down, Gold Reaches Another All-Time High
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 6:56am | 267US stock futures moved down and gold reached another all-time high. The US dollar continued its downward movement. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 29 points to 10,759. S&P 500 futures dropped 0.60 points to 1,141 and Nasdaq 100 futures moved down 0.25 points to 2,008. US...
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Stocks To Watch For September 29 (FDO, ZZ, WOR, CPB, HPQ)
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 4:40am | 241Some of the stocks that may grab the investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Family Dollar Stores Inc (NYSE: FDO) to post its FQ4 EPS of $0.51. FDO's shares gained 0.48% to $43.55 in after-hours trading. Sealy Corp (NYSE: ZZ) posted a Q3 loss of $0.16 per share. The company's earnings, after...
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A Comeback For HP (HPQ)?
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 2:27am | 106Finally, some good news for HP shareholders. Shares of Hewlett Packard (HPQ) rose 2% in after hours trading today. The company surprised analysts by forecasting better earnings for 2011 than Wall Street analysts were estimating. Hewlett Packard announced that earnings per share will rise 12...
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Is Apple (APPL) Still A Value?
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 2:18am | 129Everyone is in love with Apple's (AAPL) stock. Analysts, investors, and market commentators love everything about the company from its cool products to the company management. The stock is rated a buy by many investment firms. We can all agree that Apple is a great company but are shares still...