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Top Narrow Based Indexes For July 20 (TXI, SSN, MEA)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 2:19pm | 208By 1:11 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 62.13 points, or 0.61%, to 10,092.30, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 3.38 points, or 0.32%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 14.11 points, or 0.64%. Some of the narrow based indexes supporting the markets are Cement...
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Calls Purchased on Martin Marietta (MLM)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 1:04pm | 140Shares of Martin Marietta Materials Inc. (NYSE: MLM) are higher on the session by 2.71%, currently trading at $86.85. The stock has been trading largely lower over the past three months, but appears to have found support around the $85.00 level. Options traders are buying calls on the name today....
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Top 5 Stocks In The Construction Industry With The Highest Upside Potential (NEXS, RMX, IGC, HW, CADC)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 3:52am | 189Below are the top construction stocks on the NYSE, the AMEX and the NASDAQ in terms of upside potential. Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEXS) has the upside of 254.6%. The consensus target price for NEXS is $7.38 on the basis of the average of all estimates. NEXS fell 3.85% to close at $2.00 today...
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US Stock Futures Point To Weak Opening
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 7:41am | 179US stock futures slipped today and pointed to a weaker opening on Wall Street, as worries of slowing economic growth troubled investors. While futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 48 points to 9634, those on the S&P 500 lost 5.7 to 1018.50. Meanwhile, Nasdaq 100 futures declined 8....
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Company News for June 10, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 10:04am | 188• Reports say another federal probe into Goldman Sachs' (NYSE:GS) handling of CDO is in the works, regarding a $2 billion Hudson Mezzanine offering sold in 2006 • Old Republic (NYSE:ORI) announced plans to merge with PMA Capital (NASDAQ:PMACA), in a $365 million deal • Citigroup (NYSE:C) upgraded...
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CX Assumed With Buy At Citigroup
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 8:49am | 39Analysts at Citigroup upgrade Cemex (NYSE: CX) from "sell" to "buy." CX’s shares gained 3.95% to close at $10.52 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Top Performing Industries For May 18 (NOBH, BYD, TEF, RMX)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 1:50pm | 259At 11:49 am, Dow lost 2.72 points, or 0.03%, to 10,623.11, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2.73 points, or 0.24%. The Nasdaq composite index has also slipped 17.23 points, or 0.73%. The industries that are helping the market keep afloat today are: Manufactured Housing: The...
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Top Performing Industries For May 10 (CRH, STD, BBVA, AFL, TEF)
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 1:51pm | 290At 12:37 pm, Dow added 403.12 points or 3.88%, to 10,783.55, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 46.26 points or 4.16%. The Nasdaq composite index too was up 97.88 points or 4.32%. The industries that are helping the market keep afloat today are: Cement: The top gainer of the day...
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CX Upgraded To Outperform At Credit Suisse
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 9:44am | 47Analysts at Credit Suisse upgrade Cemex (NYSE: CX) from "neutral" to "outperform." The target price for CX has been raised from $10 to $15. CX gained 8.88% to $11.16 at 9:40 am. More Analyst Ratings here
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Bullish Put Trade in Cemex
Friday, May 7, 2010 - 3:47pm | 96Shares of Cemex (NYSE: CX) are falling today by 2.94% to $10.22, but options traders are betting that the recent slide is over in the name. A short while ago one large trader came in and sold 24,000 of the May $10 puts for $0.36, closing out their long put position in the name. This is quite...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (CYS, EXTR, VMC, MLM, ESRX)
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 11:48am | 201Express Scripts Inc (NYSE: CYS) was upgraded from “neutral” to “buy” by Sterne Agee. Shares of CYS climbed 0.74% to $12.95 at 10:50 am EST. CYS’s 52-week trading range is $10.35-$13.39. Analysts at Wedbush upgraded Cypress Sharpridge Investments Inc (NASDAQ: EXTR) from “underperform” to “neutral.”...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For April 23 (PHHM, CAAS, RMIX)
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 3:57pm | 205Following the release of impressive new home sales numbers, the markets are on the high today. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 60.92, or 0.45%, to 11,195.21, Nasdaq added 7.98, or 0.32%. Some of the few narrow based indexes that are driving the market are the Homebuilder Stocks,...
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Top Performing Industries For April 23 (SII, CX, CHCI, APPY, BYI)
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 3:35pm | 261At 1:40 p.m., Dow gained 17.99, or 0.16%, to 11,152.28, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 1.73 or 0.14%. The Nasdaq composite index lost 2.98 or 0.12%. The industries that are driving the market today are: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services: The top gainer of the day,...
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Bookkeeping: Restarting Bucryus (BUCY) on Muted Response to Earnings
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 3:20pm | 1144I am restarting a position in Bucryus (BUCY) as we have 2 things working in our favor to reduce risk. First, the company reported yesterday so earnings risk is out of the way; second, the stock is sitting right above the 50 day moving average so we have a clearly defined area to exit the position...
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Cemex Sees Big Call Buying
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 11:01am | 65Cemex (NYSE: CX), the Mexican cement producer, is home to some bullish options trade today with the purchase of more than 8,200 October 11 calls. That equals four times the open interest in the strike. Cemex shares must rise 11% before expiration for these calls to be profitable. Options volume in...