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Top Performing Industries For January 24 (NVDA, CAB, RNO, TXI)
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 11:31am | 185At 10:30 am, the Dow gained 0.43% to 11,922.77, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.20% to 1,285.95 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.30% to 2,697.53. The industries that are driving the market today are: Semiconductor - Specialized: This industry jumped 2.14% by 10:30 am....
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UBS Ups CRH To Buy
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 7:18am | 40Analysts at UBS upgrade CRH Plc (NYSE: CRH) from “neutral” to “buy.” CRH shares gained 1.31% to close at $20.83 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 9:46am | 344Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Oriental Bioengineering Inc (AOB) China Mobile Ltd (CHL) Eagle Materials Inc (EXP) Emergent BioSolutions Inc (EBS) Employers Holdings Inc (EIG) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER ORIENT BIO (AOB): Free Stock...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 9:14am | 344Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Oriental Bioengineering Inc (AOB) China Mobile Ltd (CHL) Eagle Materials Inc (EXP) Emergent BioSolutions Inc (EBS) Employers Holdings Inc (EIG) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER ORIENT BIO (AOB): Free Stock...
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Texas Industries Downgraded To Hold By Jefferies Int'l
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 10:22am | 215Jefferies International has published a research report on Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) and has downgraded the company from Buy to Hold. In the report, Jefferies writes "In addition to amending our forecasts for the better than expected Q2 results, we have made two further changes. First, our new...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (KBH, TXI, XOM, BJ)
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 9:35am | 145KB Home (NYSE: KBH) was downgraded by Credit Suisse from "neutral" to "underperform." KBH's stock closed at $15.25 on Friday. KB Home's PEG ratio is -1.33. Texas Industries Inc (NYSE: TXI) was downgraded by Jefferies & Co from "buy" to “hold." TXI's shares closed at $42.15 on Friday. Texas...
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Jefferies Downgrades Texas Industries To Hold
Monday, January 10, 2011 - 8:58am | 25Jefferies & Company has downgraded Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) from Buy to Hold and maintains its $43 price target.
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Piper Jaffray Comments On Texas Industries Q2 Results
Friday, January 7, 2011 - 11:22am | 197Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) Q2 EPS of a loss of $0.40 was better than both Jefferies' estimate of a loss of $0.66 and the Bloomberg consensus estimates of a loss of $0.55. This mainly reflected higher than expected volumes, which the company attributes to better weather. It remains cautious on the...
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TXI Reports Second Quarter Net Loss of $11.2M
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 5:34pm | 65Texas Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TXI) today reported financial results for the quarter ended November 30, 2010. Results for the quarter were a net loss of $11.2 million or $.40 per share. Results for the quarter ended November 30, 2009 were a net loss of $3.7 million or $.13 per share and included...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Atmel (SRE, DUK, IVAN, FLR, HW, C, HES, XOM, PBCT, ATML)
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 4:56am | 282On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) is “OK. I used to like it when it was lower, but I have other utilities that are better. I like Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) for its yield." For Ivanhoe Energy (NASDAQ: IVAN), he said, "It has millions of...
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Crumbling Cement - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 6:03pm | 2098Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...
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Crumbling Cement - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 6:03pm | 2193Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...
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Crumbling Cement - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 1:00am | 2193Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...
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Crumbling Cement - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 1:00am | 2098Industry Rank Analysis 1-5-11 The spending from the Stimulus Bill (ARRA) is rapidly running out, and in the current environment it is highly unlikely to be renewed. A fairly significant part of the ARRA was spending on public construction projects such as roads and bridges. Construction in the...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (VMC, FINL, SJM, CALX)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 9:27am | 138Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) was downgraded by UBS from "buy" to "neutral." VMC's shares closed at $44.46 yesterday. Vulcan Materials' PEG ratio is -7.74. The Finish Line Inc (NASDAQ: FINL) was downgraded by Citigroup from "buy" to "hold." FINL's stock closed at $17.36 yesterday. Finish...