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Gross Margins At MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) To Be Affected For At Least Five Years
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 10:49am | 195Analysts at Wunderlich Securities initiate coverage of MEMC Electronic Materials Inc (NYSE: WFR) with a "hold" rating. The target price for WFR is set to $15. According to Wunderlich Securities, “WFR operates in semiconductor materials, solar materials, and solar energy development segments. These...
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Volume Talks Monday: A Potential Option Straddle Play
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 10:03am | 2447Today's breakout report is for Monday March 15, 2010. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you should skip ahead to the list of stocks. To reiterate previous blog posts like...
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Investors Are Turning To Small and Mid Cap ETFs In 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 4:50pm | 1603“An ETF for U.S. small-cap stocks, iShares S&P Small Cap 600 Index Fund (IJR), set a fresh 52-week high on Friday and is trading at levels last seen right around Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in September 2008. Small and mid-sized stocks have outpaced large-cap shares measured by the...
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Solar Energy Stocks: Will They Get Hot Again?
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 3:06pm | 1083Solar energy is basically energy from the sun. It is probably one of the oldest forms of energy utilized by civilization, as the Greeks and Chinese arranged their buildings toward the south to provide light and heat. Greenhouses are a great example, converting solar light to heat, which allows...
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MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) Solar Wafer ASP To Decline Sequentially In 1Q/2Q
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 1:21pm | 231Analysts at FBR Capital Markets reiterate their “outperform” rating on MEMC Electronic Materials Inc (NYSE: WFR), while reducing their estimates for the company. The target price for WFR is set to $22. According to FBR Capital Markets, “Recent checks suggest (industrywide) semi wafer prices have...
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KLA-Tencor Breaks Down
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 10:30am | 139KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) has been looking mightily shaky over the past few weeks and it looks like the stock is in serious trouble. The chart will show that the company is in a 5-year bearish pattern and that today’s selloff (the stock is currently trading down 4.55% to $28.11) puts the stock on...
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Stocks That Created New 52-Week Highs (ATRM, AFCE, ALLT, AMAC, ANGN)
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 3:27pm | 263Aetrium Incorporated (NASDAQ: ATRM) shares added 4.81% to create a new 52-week high of $3.27. ATRM designs, manufactures and markets electromechanical equipment used by the semiconductor industry to handle and test integrated circuits. Read more about this company here. AFC Enterprises Inc (NASDAQ...
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Volume Talks Wednesday March 10: Two Option Ideas on One Hot Stock
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:32am | 3236Today I am going to introduce my new breakout report which will also include stocks which traded the session lower on heavier volume. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners (AGQ, FAZ, SSG, DGP)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 3:16pm | 171ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) is trading down as silver bullion is struggling today. AGQ fell 2.61% and it is trading around $55.5. Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: FAZ) fell 3.28% on a strong performance from banking sector. Citigroup (NYSE: C) is 3.40% up, while Bank...
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ReneSola (SOL) Reports Fifth Consecutive Quarterly Loss
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 2:02pm | 115ReneSola Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: SOL) reported a Q4 loss of $19.9 million (23 cents per ADS) compared with a prior-year loss of $128.3 million ($1.86 per ADS). Adjusted loss narrowed to 6 cents from 10 cents as revenue increased 13% to $179.9 million. Analysts had forecast a loss of 8 cents on revenue...
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Stock Market News for March 9, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 10:17am | 412U.S. stocks started the week on a mixed note before ending the day little changed as investors appeared less enthusiastic about the strength of the economic recovery. Traders appeared concerned about President Obama’s push for the health care overhaul and reacted with caution to a fresh round of...
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Market Roundup (CSCO, AMAT, AIG, MET, DIS)
Monday, March 8, 2010 - 4:10pm | 262Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced that it "will forever change the Internet" tomorrow, sparking speculation that it is set to launch a new gear that will enable wireless phone companies cope with rising video web traffic. Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) has announced a 17% hike in its...
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Jim Cramer Likes NLY, Dislikes AMAT, BX,
Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 6:00pm | 231Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT that Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) conference call is the reason why this stock can't make a break through. WSJ had an article on Applied Materials (AMAT) that suggested that the company is expecting a strong growth. The headline would have...
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Large Trade in Applied Materials
Thursday, March 4, 2010 - 11:46am | 183Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) is receiving what looks to be a collar this morning, though no one can say for sure. The trade occurred just minutes ago; the July $13 call was clearly sold on the bid 31,000 times for $0.60, but the July $12 put traded between the bid and ask an equal number of...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (NTRI, LTXC, SPLS, DNDN)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 9:40am | 188NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRI) decreased 14.34% to $16.19 in the pre-market session. Nutrisystem reported yesterday a fourth quarter revenues of $106.2 million from $114.6 million in the previous year quarter. Analysts expected NTRI to report earnings of $0.13 per share on revenue of $102.17...