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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Third Week of November
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 12:59pm | 671Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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A List Of Stocks With High Short Ratios
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 10:11am | 315A high short interest in a company can be potentially beneficial for a shareholder, if the company reports better than expected earnings. For example, Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) reported better than expected earnings last night, raised guidance and is up ~20% today. The company has almost a third of...
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Varian Semiconductor Jumps on High Volume (VSEA)
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 10:06am | 124Shares of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA) are jumping higher this morning, currently up by 9.00% and trading at $32.94. This comes after the company beat Q4 estimates. VSEA reported Q4 EPS of $0.79 on revenues of $25.8 million; this compares to the Street's estimates...
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Good Quarter, Weak Guidance at KLA - Analyst Blog
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 8:03am | 1122KLA-Tencor Corporation's (KLAC) first quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus by 13 cents, or 15.1%. Revenue was also better than expected, beating by 5.0%. Investors did not react too strongly, considering the fact that after-market trading just pulled up prices by 0.76%. We expected the...
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KLA-Tencor Reports Fiscal 2011 First Quarter EPS of $.91
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 4:36pm | 52KLA-Tencor Corporation (Nasdaq: KLAC) today announced operating results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2011, which ended on September 30, 2010. KLA-Tencor reported GAAP net income of $154 million and GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.91 on revenues of $682 million for the first quarter...
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Puts Purchased on Amkor Technology, Inc. (AMKR)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 1:18pm | 143Shares of Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) are lower on the session by 0.28%, currently trading at $7.10. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months, breaking out above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short...
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Puts Purchased on Varian Semiconductor (VSEA)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 10:26am | 142Shares of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA) are lower on the session by 1.91%, trading at $30.22. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months, though recently bounced off of the $24.50 level and is now attempting to hold to 200-day moving average....
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (CHRW, KLAC, SPNC, CAVM)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 8:35am | 142C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: CHRW) was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from "hold" to "sell." CHRW's shares closed at $71.49 yesterday CH Robinson's 52-week trading range is $50.51-$73.32. Citigroup downgraded KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) from "hold" to "sell." KLAC's stock closed at...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (OCLR, FNSR, SIMG, AIXG)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 8:34am | 120Oclaro Inc (NASDAQ: OCLR) dipped 12.28% to $12 in the pre-market session. OCLR has issued weaker-than-expected revenue projections for the second quarter. Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) lost 2.94% to $17.50 in the pre-market session. FNSR's quarterly earnings dipped 26.30% y/y. Silicon Image...
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Citi Breaks Down Teradyne Inc (TER)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 7:11am | 166Citi Investment Research discusses Teradyne Inc (NYSE: TER) earnings, which came after the bell yesterday. It has a Hold rating and an $11 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "We feel like a broken record, but there has never been a cycle since data is available where back-...
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Earnings Scheduled For October 28 (DUK, MSFT, XOM, MOT, MMM, MFE, DOW, FO, EXPE, CL, BMC, MXIM, MET, KLAC, VRSN, DBD, GNW, CAH)
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 3:58am | 401Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) is likely to report its Q3 profit at $0.42 per share. Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) is projected to post its FQ1 EPS at $0.55. ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is estimated to post its Q3 earnings of $1.38 per share. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is forecast to post its Q3 profit at $0...
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Pina Coladas on the QE2 10-27-2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 7:06pm | 937Cusick's Corner In the words of the infamous song “Pina Colada” – “I was tired of my lady, we've been together too long, like a worn out recording of a favorite song,” the market seems to have tired of the old QE2 is-a-coming talk and maybe tired of this current run. Folks, we have been hearing...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners (SOXS, CZM, BDD, AGA)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 6:24pm | 134Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) traded lower today, as the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index traded higher. SOXL fell 9.14%, while Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) spiked 4.46%. Direxion Daily China Bull 3x Shares ETF (NYSE: CZM) dropped 5.98%, and closed at $52.82 in...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (SOXL, EDZ, FXP, BZQ)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 6:09pm | 196Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXL) spiked 9.16% today as the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index traded higher. Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) is one of the components of this index, and it gained 4.46% in Wednesday's trading session. Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3x...
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Novellus Beats, Outlook Softening - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 4:03pm | 1073Novellus Systems' (NVLS) third quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents. Revenue exceeded the Zacks Consensus by 3.7%. Shares were up marginally by 0.99%, as guidance indicated uncertain demand. Revenue Novellus reported revenue of $367.2 million, up 14.3% sequentially...