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Earnings Miss 09-22-2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 7:00pm | 855Cusick's Corner The grind continued into the After Hours. Many market watchers are reviewing Adobe's earnings and whether their earnings miss becomes a pattern, thereby potentially forcing other companies to issue warnings. From an options perspective, players are taking advantage of volatility...
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Three Sectors That Have Stalled 09-22-2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 2:31pm | 849Cusick's Corner The market has pulled back into the Midday on the heels of an impressive 8-10% run up over the last 11 sessions in multiple indices. With the Fed not throwing in any surprises like QE, the market has now stalled in 3 offensive sectors -- Finance (XLF), Energy (XLE), and Housing (XHB...
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DB's Tech Conference Highlights
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 8:06am | 291Deutsche Bank writes “last week we hosted 10 companies within our Computer Services and IT Consulting sector at DB's Tech Conference. [We] summarize our key takeaways for each company in this week's Foxhunt. While some of the stocks in the coverage universe have priced in an improving end-demand...
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WHAT DID WE EXPECT WITH LEADERS LIKE THIS?
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 2:57am | 1200It's no secret that the economic recovery in the United States has been meager at best (and that's assuming you believe this is not just one ongoing recession). While there is plenty of blame to go around for our current plight the buck ultimately stops with the most influential people in this...
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Western Union Extends Pact with DHL - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 3:33pm | 417In a bid to enhance its presence in Europe, global money transfer leader Western Union Co. (WU) yesterday announced that it is extending the pre-existing agreement with DHL Express to provide international business services to its customers located in Europe. The existing agreement between DHL...
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Convergys Implementation Supports Kabel Deutschland's Triple Play Offering (CVG)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 10:09am | 89Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) announced today that Kabel Deutschland has deployed Convergys Smart BSS Solutions to support further growth of its bundled services offerings and reduce its operational expenditure. The Convergys delivery team was the prime contractor for the implementation of the...
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Zacks Sell List Highlights: Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated, Hewitt Associates, Owens-Illinois and Regal Entertainment Group - Press Releases
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 9:09am | 1290For Immediate Release Chicago, IL –September 21, 2010 – Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List – Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell): Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (SYKE) and...
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VeriFone Exclusive Payment Solutions Supplier for Newly Opened Marina Bay Sands Resort (PAY)
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 8:06am | 122VeriFone Systems, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), today announced that its payment solutions have been deployed exclusively to serve customers at the recently opened Marina Bay Sands Hotel and casino in Singapore. With over 2,500 rooms and suites, the three towers of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel is the biggest...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Discover Financial Services, Visa, MasterCard, Sallie Mae and Citibank - Press Releases
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 7:33am | 1764For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 21, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features:Discover Financial Services (DFS), Visa Inc. (V), MasterCard Inc. (MA), Sallie Mae (SLM) and Citibank (C ). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter:...
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Hewitt Announces Approval of Merger with Aon Corporation
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 9:22am | 97At a special meeting of stockholders of Hewitt Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HEW) Hewitt stockholders voted to adopt the previously announced merger agreement, dated as of July 11, 2010, among Hewitt, Aon Corporation and two wholly owned subsidiaries of Aon, pursuant to which Aon has agreed to acquire...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Is Not A Buyer Of Visa (V) (FDX, UPS, ENR, WIN, CTL, FTR, CIM, ISRG, HPQ, V)
Sunday, September 19, 2010 - 12:33pm | 388Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round that FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) and United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) should be bought, because a recent sell off in these names was an overreaction. FedEx (FDX) fell 0.53%, and UPS dropped 0.06% on Friday. Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE...
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FDA Pushes Out Brilinta Action Date - Analyst Blog
Friday, September 17, 2010 - 3:39pm | 363AstraZeneca plc (AZN) recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended its review period for Brilinta (ticagrelor) by three months to December 16, 2010. The company is seeking approval for the use of Brilinta in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Earlier,...
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10 Tech Stocks With at Least 50% Upside
Friday, September 17, 2010 - 7:04am | 357BOSTON (TheStreet) -- The benchmark S&P 500 Index has rallied 7.2% so far in September on signs of an improving economy. Individual investors are overinvested in bonds and underexposed to equities. Technology is one of analysts' favorite sectors. Here are 10 lesser-known tech stocks, which are...
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Broadridge Expands BPO Services - Analyst Blog
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 4:09pm | 405New York-based global outsourcing service provider Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (BR) recently completed a major expansion of its outsourcing solutions portfolio. The extended offerings will aid global financial institutions with more flexible access to Broadridge's outsourcing solutions....
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2010 Fund Performance Period 9
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 3:54pm | 4372If, after reading the blog content you might have an interest in participation for the mutual fund, please consider reading why this blog exists. Conditional launch date should be late October to mid November 2010. [Jan 2008: Reader Pledges Toward Mutual Fund Launch] [May 2008: Frequently Asked...