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Thursday’s Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (CSCO, C, AAPL, F, BAC, SPY)
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 11:11am | 144The overall market is down once again today, though well off the lows it saw near the opening bell; currently, the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) is lower by 6 points, trading at 1,083. Crude futures are continuing lower as well, currently lower by 2.0%, trading at $76.43 per barrel, though are off its...
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Dell Rated As Market Perform By Wells Fargo
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 11:00am | 89Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is given a valuation range of $13-15 by Wells Fargo, an estimate based on a PE multiple of 10x. Dell is expected to post its F2Q 2011 earnings results on Thursday, August 19, and given the seasonality associated with the summer quarter, Wells Fargo does not expect to see...
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The Benzinga Daily Reading List
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 10:58am | 357Here's what Benzinga's reading around the web today. The Benzinga Daily Reading List Are you buying the bottom or catching a falling knife? (Charts Gone Wild) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is holding $49 per share in cash. Where's my dividend? (Barron's) Without a level playing field...
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BMC Software Wins Motorola Deal - Analyst Blog
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 10:07am | 858Leading large enterprise software company BMC Software Inc. (BMC) recently announced that the Australian wing of mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. (MOT) will deploy its Remedy IT Service Management Suite (ITSM). Motorola will integrate BMC Software’s solution into its service businesses to provide...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Computer Sciences Corporation, Accenture, Hewlett-Packard, JA Solar Holdings and The Scotts Miracle-Gro - Press Releases
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 9:19am | 1979For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 12, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Computer Sciences Corporation. (CSE), Accenture (ACN), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), JA Solar Holdings (JASO) and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (SMG ). Here are highlights from Wednesday’s Analyst Blog: CSC Mixed on Top,...
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The Verizon iPhone Already Has A Codename (AAPL, VZ)
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 9:19am | 347The CDMA version Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) already has a codename and it's an odd one: N92, reports Electronista. The long awaited CDMA version of the iPhone is at the stage known as Engineer Validation Test (EVT) stage. The next stage is Design Validation Test (DVT), which is often the precursor to...
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Stop Trading Recommendation From Cramer – Boeing Is Hot!
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 9:00am | 177Jim Cramer appeared pretty bullish on Boeing (NYSE: BA) on Wednesday in his Stop Trading! segment on CNBC. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) upgraded Boeing’s status from “neutral” to “buy,” but Cramer wishes to see more bullish activity on the trading front. Cramer added that Boeing suppliers such as...
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Jim Cramer Says Some Stocks Are Bound to Find Their Bottom On Thursday
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 5:17am | 371In an article on CNBC, Mad Money host Jim Cramer said that Wednesday’s sell-off may seem like the end of the world for some. However, “I find it more like an opportunity to buy terrific stocks at lower prices.” Jim advised traders to delve into the market to identify the stocks that may hit the...
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Making an Appointment
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 7:50pm | 671As I have discussed numerous times on this blog planning is one of if not the most important thing in trading. You must plan out what you are going to do in every single scenario, so as to not hesitate if and when a trading opportunity presents itself. Sometimes these plans take a little more ...
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Earnings Scorecard: Teradata - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 7:14pm | 1198A leading provider of Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW) solutions, Teradata Corp. (TDC) reported strong results for the second quarter 2010, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. Although Teradata’s second quarter results exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate, the upside was...
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CSC Mixed on Top, Bottom Lines - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 4:36pm | 618Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) reported first quarter 2010 EPS of $0.91, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.90, while revenue of $3.94 billion was below the Zacks Consensus of $4.07 billion. Revenue The company’s first quarter 2011 revenue was up 1.1% compared to the year-ago quarter...
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Apple's Problems Continue: Will Replace Overheated iPods in Japan (AAPL)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 3:46pm | 206Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) product quality took another hit Wednesday, as the company announced in an online statement that it would replace all overheated iPod Nanos in Japan. The agreement extended an earlier offer to replace faulty batteries. According to a Reuters report, "The concession on Tuesday...
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Option Strategies for Range-Bound Wal-Mart (WMT)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 3:23pm | 1772Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) may still encourage its customers to “watch for falling prices,” but they may be harder to find these days. A recent anecdotal study from J.P. Morgan Securities revealed that Wal-Mart has upped the average prices at its stores by about 6% during the past month. Rising fuel...
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Sex.. And The iPhone?? (AAPL)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 3:10pm | 137In a report on CNBC's Stop Trading and its website, a report from OKCupid.com reveals that owning the iPhone may be an aphrodisiac. Research from OKCupid reveals that owning the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) product means you are more likely to have sex than other smart phone users. iPhone users are twice...
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Apple Remains Range-Bound (AAPL)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 3:03pm | 230Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) are currently lower on the session by 3.50% trading at $250.18. The stock has been under some selling pressure over the past five trading days, falling from a high near $262.50. While this is a roughly a 5% retracement in the name, a look at a longer-term chart...