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Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Crude Oil Drops Below $43; Linear Technology Shares Spike Higher
Tuesday, July 26, 2016 - 3:24pm | 743Toward the end of trading Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.21 percent to 18,454.74 while the NASDAQ gained 0.22 percent to 5,108.70. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.04 percent to 2,167.58. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Tuesday, basic materials shares climbed by 1.90 percent. Top...
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Watch These 7 Huge Put Purchases In Friday Trade
Friday, July 22, 2016 - 1:54am | 236Benzinga's newsdesk monitors options activity to notice unusual patterns. These large volume (and often out of the money) trades were initially published intraday in Benzinga Professional . These trades were placed during Thursday’s regular session. Pattern Energy Group Inc (...
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Benzinga's Top Initiations
Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 9:59am | 302Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) with a Buy rating. The target price for NVIDIA is set to $54. NVIDIA shares rose 0.19 percent to close at $46.81 on Wednesday. Analysts at Raymond James initiated coverage on Kite Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: KITE) with a Outperform...
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Earnings Scheduled For April 19, 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 4:01am | 900Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is estimated to report its quarterly earnings at $1.66 per share on revenue of $17.50 billion. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $2.45 per share on revenue of $6.73 billion. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) is...
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Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Mostly Flat; Movado Issues Weak Forecast
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 10:00am | 630Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.05 percent to 17,726.05 while the NASDAQ gained 0.03 percent to 4,870.82. The S&P fell, dropping 0.02 percent to 2,063.64. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Thursday, utilities shares jumped by 0.26 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the...
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FBR: Don't Overreact To Lattice Semi's CFO Transition
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 10:56am | 283FBR’s Christopher Rolland maintained an Outperform rating for Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC), while urging investors to not overreact to the company’s CFO transition. Lattice Semi is on the lookout for strategic buyers for its portfolio of important FPGA technologies,...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 11:25am | 222The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) shares rose 12.88 percent to $35.57. The volume of Medicines Company shares traded was 295 percent higher than normal. On Tuesday, Benzinga reported Mallinckrodt PLC (NYSE: MNK) may be interested in a deal with The Medicines Company. Microchip Technology Inc...
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Earnings Scheduled For January 19, 2016
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 6:22am | 635Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $19.78 billion. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) is expected to post its quarterly earnings at $1.19 per share on revenue of $9.61 billion. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE...
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Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Thursday January 14, 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 9:28pm | 318The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Thursday January 14, 2016: Progress Software Explores Sale The Rumor:Progress Software Corp (NASDAQ: PRGS) is exploring strategic alternatives, including a potential sale, according to spoi a sale as part of an...
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Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Monday January 4, 2016
Monday, January 4, 2016 - 8:44pm | 270The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Monday January 4, 2016: Intel Acquires Ascending Technologies The Deal:Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has signed a definitive agreement, to acquire German drone company, Ascending Technologies. Terms were not disclosed....
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Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Dow Jumps 200 Points; Anavex Life Sciences Shares Slide After Subpoena Disclosure
Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 3:55pm | 632Toward the end of trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 1.14 percent to 17,728.85 while the NASDAQ climbed 1.39 percent to 5,111.12. The S&P also rose, gaining 1.08 percent to 2,078.67. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Tuesday, technology shares surged by 1.49 percent. Top gainers in the sector...
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Benzinga's Top Initiations
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 10:50am | 363Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on First Data Corp (NYSE: FDC) with a Overweight rating. The target price for First Data is set to $22. First Data shares closed at $17.08 on Friday. Chardan Capital initiated coverage on B Communications Ltd (NASDAQ: BCOM) with a Buy rating. B Communications...
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Benzinga's Top Upgrades
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 9:51am | 266Analysts at Argus Research upgraded Gannett Co Inc (NYSE: GCI) from Hold to Buy. The price target for Gannett is set to $20. Gannett shares closed at $16.09 on Wednesday. Roth Capital upgraded Cogentix Medical Inc (NASDAQ: CGNT) from Neutral to Buy. The price target for Cogentix Medical has been...
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Lattice Semiconductor Announces 900 Mbps MIPI® D-PHY Support for MachXO3™ Family
Monday, October 26, 2015 - 8:00am | 276Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC), the leading provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, today announced that their award winning MachXO3™ family of devices supports 900 Mbps per lane operation for MIPI D-PHY interfaces, enabled by the latest Lattice Diamond 3.6 design...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Semiconductor-Specialized Industry With The Highest ROE (MCHP, SPWR, CRUS, MPWR)
Monday, October 26, 2015 - 4:35am | 143Below are the top mid-cap semiconductor-specialized stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is 19.10 percent. Microchip Technology's PEG ratio is 1.98. The trailing-twelve-month return on...