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ETFs To Watch April 21, 2010 (DIA, KRE, THD, TAN)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 6:39am | 222Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Wednesday April 21, 2010. With three Dow components reporting earnings tomorrow, keep an eye on the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DIA). With several regional banks reporting earnings tomorrow, track the SPDR KBW Regional Banking Index (NYSE...
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Put Spread Bought in Freeport
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 10:22am | 128Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc (NYSE: FCX) is moving higher today to $81.85, up 1.30% on the session. The stock has been shaky as of late after having trouble breaching its high near $90. Recent lower copper and gold prices (like most commodities) have been weighing on the stock and it is...
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Graham Mew, Executive Vice President of TIE Technologies, Inc., and Jack Campbell, Chief Creative Officer for Whirlwind Media Services, Update Shareholders on Recent News in Audio Interview at SmallCapVoice.com
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 10:10am | 536Apr. 20, 2010 (Business Wire) — SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. announced today that a new audio interview profiling TIE Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: TTCS) is now available. The interview discusses TTCS’s Whirlwind Media Services growth by acquisition strategy and can be heard at http://smallcapvoice....
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Global X Copper, Silver ETFs Start Trading Today
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:48am | 97ETF issuer Global X will introduce the Global X Silver Miners ETF on Tuesday. The ETF will track the Solactive Global Silver Miners Index, which has about 25 member companies. The ETF will trade on the NYSE under the ticker "SIL." SIL will have an expense ratio of 0.65%. The Global X Copper Miners...
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FCX To Benefit From Higher Copper Prices, Despite Increased Input Costs
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 3:39pm | 363In an interview with Bill Redder, Vice President and Financial Advisor of Burns Matteson Capital Management, Seeking Alpha asked what his highest conviction holding was. Bill, who is a thirteen year veteran of the financial services industry, said that currently there were several high conviction...
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Stocks That Have Crossed 52-Week Highs (ADEP, CCMP, CACH, CHSI, CECE)
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 3:33pm | 244Adept Technology (NASDAQ: ADEP) crossed its earlier 52-week high of $5 and created a new 52-week high of $5.34, before slipping to $5.11. ADEP offers intelligent robotics systems and services for the packaging, solar, medical, disk drive/electronics, machine tool automation and automotive...
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Rio Tinto Upgraded (RTP)
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 2:42pm | 74Dahlman Rose upgraded Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE: RTP) today and raised their price target to $340 from $300. The firm based their price target by applying a 7.5x mulitple to their 2011 EBITDA estimate of $24.8 billion. Dahlman says the company's production estimates were in-line with their expectations,...
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Top Stocks of Vermont
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 12:02pm | 691Vermont was the first state to join the original thirteen states of the Union in 1791. In the years that followed, Vermont produced grain and beef cattle. Today the state economy has grown to include the tourism industry, the manufacturing of electrical equipment, food products, and granite. Some...
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Rio Tinto Raises Production Guidance (RTP)
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 12:48pm | 136Mining company Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) has raised its production guidance for iron ore. The company has recently reported a 39% increase in its Q1 output. According to Reuters, Rio Tinto (RTP) expects to produce 234 million metric tons of iron ore from its mines in Australia and Canada. The company...
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ETFS Physical Palladium (PALL) a Superstar Since Inception
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 10:35am | 814In January, the first physical ETFs for both Palladium (PALL) and Platinum (PPLT) were introduced. Both ETFS have proven popular with investors, with the ETFS Physical Palladium ETF garnering in excess of $250M in assets and the ETFS Physical Platinum ETF over $500M. Performance has also been...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (FFCH, GRT, EW, CASY, FCX)
Monday, April 12, 2010 - 10:36am | 204First Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: FFCH) was downgraded by BB&T Capital Markets from “buy” to “hold.” FFCH’s shares have lost 1.60% to $14.13 by 10:00 am. FFCH has a 52-week trading range of $7.97-$18.49. Hilliard Lyons downgraded Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT) from “buy” to “neutral.”...
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Company News for April 12, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Monday, April 12, 2010 - 9:45am | 189• Mirant Corp (NYSE:MIR) agreed to a merger with rival RRI Energy (NYSE:RRI) in an all-stock deal valued at $3.1 billion • UBS (NYSE:UBS), ahead of a likely contentious Wednesday shareholders meeting, preannounced estimated pretax profits of at least $2.36 billion for the first quarter • ...
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Commercial Aerospace Sector Update (BEAV, GR, SPR, RTI)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:29am | 124Analysts Patrick McCarthy and Christopher Van Horn at FBR Capital Markets have released an update on the Commercial Aerospace sector. According to analysts, the leading indicators for the sector have continued to improve. Analysts recommend investors to build exposure in the sector. Analysts have...
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U.S. Steel On Fire (X, VALE, BHP, CLF)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 11:19am | 171United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) continues its incredible run as it hits another 52-week high in early morning trading today. Shares of the Pittsburgh-based company are up $1.14, or 1.65%, to $70.10. Shares earlier hit a 52-week high of $70.84 before pulling back to current levels. U.S....
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Stock Market News for April 6, 2010 - Market News
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 9:30am | 442After a long weekend investors came back rejuvenated and sent the Dow Jones industrial average within striking distance of psychologically important 11,000 mark. Investors, in their first reaction to Friday’s release of the jobs report, turned to stocks in increasing numbers as the employment...