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Mad Money Lightning Round OT Recap (PBT, NGD, EGO, GLD, SNV, HBAN, HUN)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 8:06pm | 254On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said that investors that bought Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: PBT) on his recommendation last year should sell a half of the position. He added that dividend still looks good, but it is not wise to become greedy at this point. Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT)...
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PANL – 2Q10 Earnings Preview: Is the Street too Conservative?
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 10:25am | 616Universal Display will report its 2Q10 results after the market close today. The Street expects EPS of -$0.13 on revenues of $4.1 million compared to EPS of -$0.18 in the year ago quarter on revenue of $3 million. Management will be holding a conference call to review the company’s performance at 5...
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Eastman Chemical Company - Value
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 3:43am | 619Eastman Chemical Company (EMN) continues to be hot as it recently posted a big beat for the second quarter as sales jumped 38% on higher volumes. Eastman is cheap, with a forward P/E of just 9.9. Eastman manufactures specialty chemicals, polymers and specialty plastics which are used in inks,...
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Fast Money Picks For August 6th (VIX, BAX, HPQ, DD)
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 6:27pm | 169On CNBC's Fast Money, Tim Seymour said that he wants to buy VimpelCom Ltd. (NYSE: VIP) on Thursday. He explained that Russia looks like it is breaking out. VimpelCom Ltd. (VIP) jumped 2.12% today. Joe Terranova sees opportunity in medical devices space. He recommended investors to buy Baxter...
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Employment, Earnings to Share Stage - Earnings Preview
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:32am | 5089Earnings Preview 7/30/10 Earnings season will be still going strong next week. There will be 1,161 firms reporting, including 106 S&P 500 firms. The firms reporting are some of the biggest and most important bellwethers of the economy, and slice across a wide spectrum of industries. Included in...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: The Dow Chemical Company, Baker Hughes, Archer Daniels Midland, Parker Hannifin and Tenet Healthcare - Press Releases
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:26am | 2601For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 04, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI), Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), Parker Hannifin Corp. (PH) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC ). Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog: Dow...
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Stock Market News for August 4, 2010 - Market News
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 10:01am | 740After Monday’s strong start to the month, stocks lacked direction and closed mostly lower as deepening worries about the health of the economy kept investors from buying shares. The earnings based enthusiasm was nowhere to be seen Tuesday as big names such as Procter & Gamble and Dow Chemical...
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Reason Yen's Move is Not Bullish for Japan 08-03-2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 6:40pm | 839Cusick’s Corner The market did close the day in the red, another grinding session after an initial pop in the morning. The Japanese Yen currency has been on a tear and some market insiders who often confer with me, gave me some additional insight -- this move in the Yen is not a bullish signal for...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (SMN, FAZ, SSG, UCO)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 4:16pm | 238ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials (ETF) (NYSE: SMN) gained 3.09% on Tuesday, as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) struggled. Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) fell 1.04% today, while Dow Chemical (DOW) slipped 9.99%. Direxion Daily Finan. Bear 3X...
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Rolling Out & Up 08-03-2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 4:07pm | 904Cusick’s Corner The market continues to stay in a stubborn range and is currently in the negative at this stage of the Midday. I want to highlight a FRO trade that is in the Bullish section -- a strategist looks to have closed an August 35 call position and bought a January 40 call position, which...
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Celanese Tops Expectations - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 3:51pm | 905Specialty material company, Celanese Corp. (CE) earned $1.12 per share in the second quarter of 2010 beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.02. Earnings doubled from last year’s 56 cents per share. Revenues and Margins Quarterly revenues grew 22% year-over-year to $1.5 billion primarily...
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Dow Chemical Shares Plunge 9% (DOW)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 2:58pm | 282Shares of Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) are currently down 9% at $25.74 per share during Tuesday afternoon trading. Today's trading range for shares of Dow Chemical Company has been between $25.32 and $26.58 per share. The consensus price target of analysts covering the company's stock is $34.20...
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Dow Misses Analyst Expectations - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 1:15pm | 1200Chemical giant The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 56 cents per share with net earnings of 54 cents in the second quarter of 2010. However, reported earnings were far ahead of last year’s income of 5 cents per share. Including one-time charges related to temporary...
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Dow Chemical Dips After Posting Q2 Results Below Estimates
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 11:03am | 63Shares of Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) are moving down after the company’s Q2 results fell short of expectations. DOW’s shares dropped 8.47% to $25.93 at 10:11 am. Dow Chemical’s shares have risen 21.80% over the past month and gained 3.66% year-to-date. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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US Stock Futures Fall As Investor Sentiment Sours
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 8:47am | 293US stock futures fell today after the rally in the previous session. Investor sentiment took a hit after some key firms reported disappointing earnings reports. While futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 23 points to 10594, those on the S&P 500 lost 2.50 points to 1119.30....