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CSC Wins Contract to Develop Biometrics Industry in West Virginia
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 10:01am | 80CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that TechConnectWV awarded the company an 18-month contract to develop, launch and implement a biometrics and identity program. TechConnectWV is a not-for-profit group dedicated to growing and diversifying West Virginia's economy by advancing technology-based...
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CSC Wins FDA Task Order
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 9:34am | 100CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded the company a task order to provide support services for the agency's scientific computing community. The task order, which has a one-year base period and two one-year options, falls under the Information and Computing...
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CSC Wins $143 Million Contract from U.S. Department of Labor
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 9:18am | 70CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that the U.S. Department of Labor awarded the company a contract to implement and operate the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs' Central Bill Process (CBP) service. The contract, which was awarded during CSC's fiscal 2011 second quarter, has a seven-year...
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HDGE: The First Actively-Managed Short Selling ETF
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 12:00am | 669Retail investors seeking an actively-managed short selling solution have traditionally had very few choices. The menu expanded last Thursday (1/27/11) with the introduction of AdvisorShares Active Bear ETF (HDGE), the first actively-managed short selling fund in an ETF format. HDGE seeks capital...
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AstraZeneca Revenues Disappoint - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 2:39pm | 945AstraZeneca plc's (AZN) fourth-quarter earnings came in at $1.39 per American Depositary Share (ADS), six cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate but 2% below the year-ago figure of $1.42. Full year earnings came in at $6.71, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.62 and 6% above the...
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AstraZeneca Revenues Disappoint - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 2:12pm | 945AstraZeneca plc's (AZN) fourth-quarter earnings came in at $1.39 per American Depositary Share (ADS), six cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate but 2% below the year-ago figure of $1.42. Full year earnings came in at $6.71, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.62 and 6% above the...
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Deutsche Bank's Payment Processors Update (MA, V)
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 10:24am | 187Deutsche Bank is out with its "Payment Processors" update and comments on Visa (NYSE: V) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) prior to both companies reporting earnings next week. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "V reports fiscal 1Q11 results on Wed 2/2, after market. For FY1Q11, we see revs of $2...
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Cass Information Systems Reports Q4 EPS of $.54
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 9:05am | 93Cass Information Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASS) reports that it earned $2.15 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2010, a 24% increase over the $1.73 per diluted share earned in 2009. Total net income for 2010 was a record-setting $20.3 million, a 26% increase over the $16.1 million...
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19 Low PEG Momentum Trades
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 12:25am | 3401I update the following portfolio/screen on a monthly basis on Scott's Investments. December's list of 19 stocks is here and returned an average of 3.47% for the top 5 stocks on the list versus 3.63% for SPY. The entire list of 19 stocks last month returned an average of 2.59%, led by Varian...
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Guest Post: Set the Bar High
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 8:35pm | 2319By Vitaliy N. Katsenelson, CFA The world today is riddled with unique economic, political, and demographic risks. Finding attractively priced assets that will perform well in spite of these challenges is excruciatingly difficult. For investors, though, one segment of the market – the highest-...
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Guest Post: Set the Bar High
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 8:35pm | 2237By Vitaliy N. Katsenelson, CFA The world today is riddled with unique economic, political, and demographic risks. Finding attractively priced assets that will perform well in spite of these challenges is excruciatingly difficult. For investors, though, one segment of the market – the highest-...
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Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: TNUS)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 6:21pm | 1615Total Nutraceutical Solutions, Inc., (TNS) a global biotechnology leader in whole food mushroom research and development, focuses on discovering, formulating and marketing products composed primarily of organic natural whole mushroom foods, containing bioactive nutrients, such as L-Ergothioneine...
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Amdocs Misses, Outlook Strong - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 6:01pm | 611Yesterday, after market close, Amdocs Limited (DOX) declared financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 that were slightly below our expectations. However, Amdocs has given a solid financial outlook for the ensuing second quarter attributable to healthy demand trend. Quarterly net...
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ADP Beats, Raises Guidance - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 5:31pm | 1045Automatic Data Processing Inc.(ADP) reported second quarter 2011 earnings per share of 62 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. Second quarter earnings was primarily driven by strong top-line growth partially offset by higher expenses. Operating Performance Earnings per...
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Amdocs Misses, Outlook Strong - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 5:25pm | 611Yesterday, after market close, Amdocs Limited (DOX) declared financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 that were slightly below our expectations. However, Amdocs has given a solid financial outlook for the ensuing second quarter attributable to healthy demand trend. Quarterly net...