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The Short Ratio - Screen of the Week
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 1:00am | 238Kevin Matras looks at the 'short ratio' as a market sentiment indicator and shows how to use it for finding winning stocks. Highlighted stocks include CATY, CRR, FRED, SPTN and TXI. CATHAY GENL BCP (CATY): Free Stock Analysis Report CARBO CERAMICS (CRR): Free Stock Analysis Report FREDS INC (FRED...
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The Short Ratio - Screen of the Week
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 1:00am | 238Kevin Matras looks at the 'short ratio' as a market sentiment indicator and shows how to use it for finding winning stocks. Highlighted stocks include CATY, CRR, FRED, SPTN and TXI. CATHAY GENL BCP (CATY): Free Stock Analysis Report CARBO CERAMICS (CRR): Free Stock Analysis Report FREDS INC (FRED...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For December 9 (MIPS, RDA, JHX)
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 12:15pm | 199By 11:09 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 19.68 points, or 0.17%, to 11,352.80, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 2.59 points, or 0.21%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 3.95 points, or 0.15%. Some of the narrow based indexes supporting the markets are Memory...
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Ratio Call Spread as a Stock Repair Strategy 12-08-2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 8:11pm | 937Cusick's Corner The market found itself near the morning highs and that's not surprising for today's range bound trade. As a matter of fact, a lot of the trade today was revolved around strategies that look to take advantage of premium selling, while adding upside potential without extending...
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Top Performing Industries For December 7 (CRH, SMS, WGO, RURL)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 11:15am | 180At 10:11 am, the Dow gained 0.57% to 11,427.09, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.56% to 1,229.92 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.54% to 2,608.84. The industries that are driving the market today are: Cement: This industry jumped 2.44% by 10:11 am. The top stock within...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For December 3 (JHX, KIRK, EXK)
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 11:16am | 197By 10:12 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 23.27 points, or 0.20%, to 11,339.14, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 3.43 points, or 0.28%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 2.81 points, or 0.11%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are still afloat in the markets...
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Top Performing Industries For December 2 (WBD, CRH, LOW, SMS)
Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 11:34am | 196At 10:29 am, the Dow gained 0.69% to 11,333.16, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.80% to 1,215.67 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.65% to 2,565.90. The industries that are driving the market today are: Dairy Products: This industry jumped 17.87% by 10:29 am. The top stock...
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Headwaters Incorporated Repurchases $10.0 Million of Senior Subordinated Notes
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 2:23pm | 81Headwaters Incorporated (NYSE: HW) today announced it has repurchased and canceled approximately $10.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 16% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 for consideration of approximately $12.5 million, including accrued interest through the purchase...
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4 Stocks Selling at a Huge Discount
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 1:50pm | 185Here's one of your more traditional "Buffett-like" stock screens where I am essentially looking for companies selling well below their book value. With the market getting hammered lately, it would be nice to find those stocks that have minimal downside risk, based purely on company valuation. The...
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Homebuilding Demolished! - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 6:03pm | 2046Industry Rank Analysis 11-18-10 The Construction industry has been demolished over the last few years, and it does not look like it will be rebuilt anytime soon. Housing starts are down about 75% from peak levels and are below year-ago levels, and a year ago things were pretty depressed....
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ING Group Upgrades CRH To Buy
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 8:27am | 40Analysts at ING Group upgrade CRH Plc (NYSE: CRH) from "hold" to "buy." CRH's shares gained 3.38% to close at $18.66 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Homebuilding Demolished! - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 8:00pm | 2046Industry Rank Analysis 11-18-10 The Construction industry has been demolished over the last few years, and it does not look like it will be rebuilt anytime soon. Housing starts are down about 75% from peak levels and are below year-ago levels, and a year ago things were pretty depressed....
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Calls Purchased on Eagle Materials Inc. (EXP)
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 1:46pm | 150Shares of Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) are higher on the session by 3.17%, currently trading at $27.69. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months, but recently spiked high and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Cement Industry With The Highest Cash (CRH, CX, TXI, JHX)
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 4:03am | 146Below are the top cement stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. CRH Plc (NYSE: CRH) had $1.53 billion in total cash and $8.49 billion in total debt for the latest quarter. Cemex SAB de CV (NYSE: CX) had $855.18 million in total cash for the latest quarter. CX's total debt stood at $17....
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Benzinga's Top Performing Industries (FFIV, LTRX, CRH, FHN, PLT, RITT, RVSN)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 7:26pm | 214Internet service providers traded 3.80% higher today. In the space, F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) did better than others. FFIV gained 4.75% today, and closed at $122.92. It had a volume of 2.77M traded shares. Networking & Communication Devices also closed in the positive territory. This...