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Zacks Earnings Trends Highlights: Johnson & Johnson, Chevron and DuPont - Press Releases
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 - 8:03am | 1103For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 8, 2010 - Zacks Research Equity Strategist, Dirk Van Dijk says that S&P 500 earnings are continuing to show red ink. He tracks companies on the Zacks.com web site, naming names, while forecasting trends for the months ahead. Very Few Changes The S...
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Very Few Changes - Earnings Trends
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 5:36pm | 4973Key Points: Second quarter earnings season shaping up as a very strong one. So far, 99.2% of S&P 500 firms have reported (496). Surprise ratio 4.20 with a 6.06% median surprise. 73.6% of all firms beat expectations. Total net income has grown 36.9%. Sales Surprise ratio at 1.59, median...
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Companies Profiting from the Gulf Spill: Remidiation Co's WSCE.OB, ASH, NLC, CLH and Others Played a Role
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 10:29am | 1502September 7, 2010 (Investorideas.com water stocks newswire, www.water-stocks.com ) Investorideas.com and its water investor portal, www.water-stocks.com publish sector commentary from Lisa Springer, CFA, an equity research analyst and financial writer, on public and private companies participating...
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Sherwin Expanding Inorganically - Analyst Blog
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 6:33pm | 570The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) has acquired Sweden-based Becker Industrial Products AB, a subsidiary of AB Wilh for SEK 1.7 billion (US$227 million). Becker is Europe’s leading manufacturer of industrial coatings for metals and plastics as well as products for surface treatment of wood, and the...
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Cabot Corp. CFO Sells 16,826 Shares of CBT
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 3:57pm | 53In a Form 4 filed earlier today, Cabot Corp. (NYSE: CBT) CFO, Eduardo Cordeiro, reported that he sold 16,826 shares of CBT on September 1st for an average price of $30.11. The transaction totaled $506,631. Mr. Cordeiro owns 110,510 direct shares and 5,822 indirect shares of CBT. Source: The...
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Deutsche Bank Out With Potential Additions To S&P 500 (WLT, ASH, BWA, JEF, CXO)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 3:46pm | 429Deutsche Bank is out with its report on company's it speculates could be added to the S&P 500 index. It posts a list of 25 companies, and the newest additions are Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT), Ashland (NYSE: ASH), which both made it to the top 10 of the list. BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA), Jefferies...
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Under The Hood: A Look At An Interesting Dividend ETF (CVY)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 2:23pm | 297In the search for dividends and solid yields, ETFs have become a favored tool among investors, but even with the evolution of dividend ETFs, there are still plenty of high-yielders that continue to fly under the radar. One such example is the Claymore/Zacks Multi-Asset Income ETF (NYSE: CVY). CVY...
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Zacks Earnings Trends Highlights: Johnson & Johnson, Chevron and DuPont - Press Releases
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 9:42am | 1015For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 31, 2010 - Zacks Research Equity Strategist, Dirk Van Dijk says that S&P 500 earnings are continuing to show red ink. He tracks companies on the Zacks.com web site, naming names, while forecasting trends for the months ahead. Earnings to Recover by...
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Huntsman Announces Third Quarter Dividend of $.10 (HUN)
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 9:18am | 53Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) announced that the company's board of directors has declared a $0.10 per share cash dividend on its common stock. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2010, to stockholders of record as of September 15, 2010. Huntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of...
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Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday - Tale of the Tape
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 8:34am | 303Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Cabot Corp (CBT) Caterpillar Inc (CAT) CNB Financial Corp (CCNE) Deere & Co (DE) Hill-Rom Holdings Inc (HRC) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. CATERPILLAR INC (CAT): Free Stock Analysis Report CABOT CORP (CBT...
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Bullish MACD for FMC - Tale of the Tape
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 2:09pm | 110FMC Corp.’s (FMC) MACD indicator has moved into bullish territory with a reading of 0.0055. The Zacks #2 Rank (“Buy”) stock gained more than 1.5% to $62.32 in morning trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s earnings for 2010 moved up 3 cents over the past month to $4.73 per share. FMC...
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Citi Sees Buying Opportunity In Dow Chemical (DOW)
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 1:27pm | 160In a research report released by Citigroup today, the firm's analysts said that they see a buying opportunity in Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) after weak 2Q results triggered a sell off in the name. The stock has fallen more than 10% in the last month. The company reported weaker than expected earnings...
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Goldman Sachs: Insider Buying In Huntsman Corp. (HUN)
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 1:03pm | 157According to a company note released by Goldman Sachs today, the Huntsman Cancer Foundation completed the purchase this week of 1.55 million shares of Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) at an average price of $8.68. According to the report, this transaction follows on the heels of a similar share...
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Top 5 Highest Yielding Corporate Bond Mutual Funds - Highest Yielding Zacks #1 Ranked Funds
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 11:54am | 803In an uncertain environment, investors would do well to place their trust in bonds. However, selecting and purchasing bonds individually entails significant costs and effort on the part of the investor and this is where mutual funds come in. Funds investing in corporate bonds can offer high returns...
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J.P. Morgan Sees Strong Upside In Shares of Ashland (ASH)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 8:07am | 207J.P.Morgan Chase & Co. sees strong upside in shares of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH). It has a $65 price target and Overweight rating on the shares. In the research note sent to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "Ashland’s sales and margin data for the first month of 4Q:F10 (ends September) brought no...