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Oppenheimer Has Perform On Compass Minerals (CMP)
Friday, January 14, 2011 - 9:20am | 108Oppenheimer & Co. has a Perform rating on Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP). In a note sent to clients, Oppenheimer writes, "Today, CMP pre-announced 4Q10 highway deicing sales volume of 3,284,000 tons, 16% below our previous estimate. Compared to sales of 3,127,000 tons in 4Q09, volumes increased 5...
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Fast Money Picks For January 14th (QLGC, MTL, TXN, GLD, FCX, USB)
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 7:49pm | 284Brian Kelly said on CNBC's Fast Money that he likes QLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QLGC). He recommended this stock as a buy. QLogic Corporation (QLGC) gained 1.46% today, and closed at $17.39. Tim Seymour suggests a short position in Mechel OAO (ADR) (NYSE: MTL) tomorrow. He explained that coal price...
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Canadian Pacific: 2011 Capital Plan - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 7:01pm | 487Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP), Canada's second biggest railway, plans to invest C$950 million to C$1.05 billion in capital projects this year. The capital plan represents an increase of approximately 30% from the C$750 million to C$800 million budgeted for 2010. Canadian Pacific will...
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Canadian Pacific: 2011 Capital Plan - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 6:39pm | 487Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP), Canada's second biggest railway, plans to invest C$950 million to C$1.05 billion in capital projects this year. The capital plan represents an increase of approximately 30% from the C$750 million to C$800 million budgeted for 2010. Canadian Pacific will...
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Goldman Biased Toward Buying Premium (SNDK, AAPL, BAC)
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 6:06pm | 194Goldman Sachs is out with a research report this afternoon, where it states the case for being buyers of volatility instead of sellers. The analysts noted that options prices on single stocks are near their lowest levels in years ahead of earnings on average. The analysts also noted that, in...
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Compass Minerals Reports Fourth-Quarter Highway Deicing Sales of 3,284,000 Tons
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 5:21pm | 83Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) has published its fourth-quarter 2010 highway deicing sales volume and regional weather data on its website at www.compassminerals.com/marketdata. Compass Minerals' highway deicing sales volume, which includes all highway maintenance products sold in the U.S., Canada...
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Copper Collapse
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 4:51pm | 84This afternoon almost every leading commodity stock or ETF is selling off sharply. Leading copper stocks such as Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.(NYSE: FCX), and Southern Copper Corp.(NYSE: SCCO), are declining lower today by more than 2.00 percent. Southern Copper Corp. will have near term...
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Large Block of Puts Bought on Northern Dynasty Minerals (NAK)
Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 11:30am | 150Shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals (NYSE: NAK) are lower on the session by 3.18%, currently trading at $16.46. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners, January 12th (DPK, EDZ, EPV, SOXS)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 7:09pm | 243Direxion Daily Developed Markets Bear 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: DPK) fell 6.50% on Wednesday, as Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: STD) traded 12.23% higher. BHP Billiton Limited (ADR) (NYSE: BHP) is also a component of the MSCI EAFE Index, and it jumped 2.10%. Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3x...
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10 Emerging Market Stocks For 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 4:24pm | 499Emerging markets should continue strength in 2011, as the global economy continues to take shape and recovery. 2011 will most likely see opportunities abound, as sovereign debt issues continue to weigh on the global economy. Every time we hear about a sovereign debt default, the stock market gets...
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China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources Up 11.7% (SHZ)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 2:20pm | 161Shares of China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc. (AMEX: SHZ) are currently up 11.7% at $8.80 per share during Wednesday afternoon trading. Today's trading range for shares of China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc has been between $8.00 and $9.17 per share. Volume of 5.9 million shares...
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Chinese Metal Resurgence (SHZ, EEE, CHGS, EEM)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 12:57pm | 120Chinese metal prices are trading higher today. Industry leaders Xhina Shen Zhou Mining & Resources Inc. (AMEX: SHZ), Evergreen Energy Inc. (NYSE: EEE), and China Gen Sheng Minerals, Inc. (AMES: CHGS) are all up substantially. The commodity fund iShares MSCI Emergering Markets Indx (NYSE: EEM)...
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Inflate Until It Pops
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 11:30am | 468This morning the U.S. Dollar Index is trading sharply lower by 0.37 cents to $80.46. As we have all learned by now when the U.S. Dollar Index declines most commodities will inflate and trade higher. Over the past ten years a weaker U.S. Index has been catalyst for the multi year rallies. If you...
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Goldman Sachs Suggests Buying Call Spreads on Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 11:27am | 93Goldman Sachs is out with an analyst note this morning, where it suggests buying call spreads on Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX). Goldman Sachs analyst, Sal Tharani, recently rated FCX a Buy, saying he expects FCX to beat consensus this quarter. He also sees upside to 2011...
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Low Priced Stocks to Watch today include (STKL),(GMO),(SRZ),(CGR)(OREX), yesterday saw some big winners read below.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 10:20am | 91Low Priced Stocks to Watch today include (STKL),(GMO),(SRZ),(CGR) and(OREX), Yesterday saw some big winners with (EEE) up a whopping 80% and almost 100% in 2 days. (FXEN) up over 10% and (OCZ) up over 17% yesterday.