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When Will The U.S. Debt Become A Negative?
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 1:36pm | 326Since October 2008, the U.S. government has been spending a lot of money, most of which it currently does not have. Simply put, to keep the economy going the government has borrowed from other nations and from the Federal Reserve Bank. The major foreign debt holders are China, Japan, and Brazil....
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Scotts Miracle-Gro 2010 Sales To Benefit From Solid Season Start
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 1:20pm | 163Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey maintain their "buy" rating on The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (NYSE: SMG), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for SMG has been raised from $50 to $55. According to SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, the season has started well, specifically in...
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The Agriculture ETF (MOO) Will See Continued Strength On Agribusiness Acquisitions
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 1:01pm | 2194“Fueled by top components like Potash (POT), Monsanto (MON), Mosaic (MOS) and Deere (DE), the Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO) continues to gain momentum. (MOO) is a well-balanced, low-cost, tax-efficient way to gain exposure to 46 global agribusiness firms. Many of the companies in the...
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Anthony Scaramucci Likes Monsanto (MON)
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 10:02pm | 108Anthony Scaramucci, a new CNBC's Fast Money contributor, said on the show that he is watching Monsanto (NYSE: MON). He explained his idea by saying that people are now looking at laggards. Monsanto (MON) is down 13% for a year and most of the analysts have a price target of $92. Anthony Scaramucci...
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Ascendere Long/Short Model Portfolio End of Day Update: March 25, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 12:48am | 1064The Ascendere Long/Short Model Portfolio is a "tactical tilt" portfolio that buys the highest quality stocks and sells the lowest quality stocks while maintaining a net long or net short position at all times. While we re-balance the model every month, it ...
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Reduce Your Risk In The Initial Public Offering Market With This IPO ETF
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:56pm | 2056“Everybody loves the romance of an IPO — a company going public with the potential to deliver huge profits to those investors on the ground floor. But the reality of initial public offerings are very different than the storybook version some traders believe. Trying to research these tiny upstarts...
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Fast Money Picks For March 25th (YHOO, LGF, MF, MOS)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 7:58pm | 150CNBC Fast Money's Joe Terranova is thinking about buying Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) tomorrow, and Guy Adami is interested in Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE: LGF). Yahoo! (YHOO) added 0.37% today, while Lions Gate (LGF) jumped 4.34%. Gary Kaminsky likes MF Global Holdings Ltd (NYSE: MF),...
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IPI Downgraded To Underweight At Thomas Weisel
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 9:09am | 40Analysts at Thomas Weisel downgrade Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) from "market weight" to "underweight." IPI’s shares closed at $30.69 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Volume Talks Monday: A Sirius Reversal
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 9:39am | 2912As the market traded higher across the board Monday on lighter volume, there were many stocks which traded higher/lower on above average volume. Today's breakout report is for Monday March 22, 2010. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section...
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Fast Money Picks For March 23rd (POT, BBY, ORCL, DD)
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 7:31pm | 159Joe Terranova said on CNBC's Fast Money that he thinks that Potash (NYSE: POT) has reached a bottom, temporarily. Terranova recommends a long position in this stock. Potash (POT) gained 1.49% today and closed at $122.96. Guy Adami thinks that it would be wise to go long on Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE...
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GE’s (GE) Dividend Plans Prompt a Ratings Boost to its Stock
Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 11:22am | 1822Early Wednesday, Sterne Agee upgraded its rating on General Electric (NYSE: GE) to “neutral” from “sell.” The stock hit a new 15-month high of $18.40 in midday trading, and is up about a nickel to $18.13 in late-afternoon trading. A bit of background for this upgrade: GE has seen a lot of attention...
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Scotts-Miracle Grow (SMG) Stock To Watch on Thursday And Into Spring
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 4:25pm | 231Scotts-Miracle Grow (NYSE: SMG) is one Stock to Watch on Thursday and into the spring. The MARYSVILLE, Ohio Company, the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, will participate in the CL King's West Coast Best Ideas Conference on Thursday March 18th in San...
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Looking at Cree (CREE) Options Strategies Post-Downgrade
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 11:05am | 1632Citing valuation, Garp Research & Securities downgraded its rating on Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) on Tuesday to “neutral” from “buy.” The firm noted that shares of the LED lighting company currently trade at 22 times Garp’s fiscal 2012 earnings-per-share estimate and are therefore unlikely to move much...
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Potash Corp. Guides Higher - Analyst Blog
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 11:30am | 346Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT), the world's largest fertilizer manufacturer, has recently raised its first quarter 2010 forecast. Potash Corp now expects its first quarter earnings to be in the range of $1.30 to $1.50 per share, above its prior forecast of 70 cents to $1 per share. The...
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ETFs To Watch March 15, 2010 (XLF, CYB, EWM, MOO)
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 2:11am | 240Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watchlist for Monday March 15, 2010. The Financial Select SPDR (NYSE: XLF) is really looking poised to extend its bullish ways. Keep an eye on the Vanguard Health Care ETF (NYSE: VHT) as the Democrats try yet again to get a health care reform package passed. The...