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Calls Sold on Harmony Gold (HMY)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 12:17pm | 118Shares of Harmony Gold Mining Co. (NYSE: HMY) are lower on the session by 1.60%, currently trading at $9.87. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and has held a longer-term uptrend. Options traders are selling calls on the name today, though. The August $10.00 call was...
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Market Master Report - The Only Data You Need!
Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 9:16pm | 622The S&P 500 Index lost 13.88 points for the week ending July 16th, 2010. While this decline in the broad based index does not sound like much, the week was full of surprises. Last week we had mentioned that it was options expiration and the week should be choppy and volatile. As you probably...
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Hercules Tech Stays Neutral - Analyst Blog
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 12:07pm | 839We reaffirm our Neutral recommendation on Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. (HTGC) based on the gradual recovery of the overall economy with an improvement in the valuation of its portfolio companies. First Quarter Results Weaken In May 2010, Hercules had reported its first quarter...
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Earnings Season Has Begun
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 8:23am | 413As usual Alcoa(AA) has kicked off the earnings season. Alcoa beat the street’s forecast for earnings per share for the second quarter with .13 per share against a .10 forecast. They reported stronger volumes and, favorable currency and energy costs that more than offset lower aluminum prices. ...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (FAS, EDC, GDXJ, XME)
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 3:13pm | 212Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: FAS) trades higher today, on a strength in the financial sector. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) gained more than 2% so far, while FAS added approximately 4.5%. Emerging market stocks are also up today, along with Direxion Daily Emerging...
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Top Performing Industries For July 9 (CDE, MON, EGO, BBW)
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 11:21am | 215At 10:53 am, the Dow gained 0.22% to 10,160.94, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.24% to 1,072.81 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.39% to 2,183.98. The industries that are driving the market today are: Silver: This industry jumped 3.03% by 10:53 am. The top stock within...
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Upside Purchased on Anglogold Ashanti (AU)
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 12:11pm | 115Shares of Anglogold Ashanti LTD (NYSE: AU) are lower on the session by 1.15%, currently trading at $40.48. The stock has been trading largely higher over the past six months, but has come under some selling pressure as of late. Options traders are buying some calls on the name today. The July $40....
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BNY Mellon Initiates GFI Group - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 5:00pm | 680On Tuesday, Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) announced that its asset servicing segment has initiated a new Global Financial Institutions (GFI) group. The group has been formed with an aim to carter the future growth plans and requirements of the clients in banking, insurance and mutual...
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InterOil Test Shows Increased Stabilized Condensate-to-Gas Ratio
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 10:29am | 193InterOil Corporation (NYSE: IOC) today announced that during two separate 24 hour flow periods of drill stem test (DST) #5 at the Antelope-2 horizontal well in Papua New Guinea, the well flowed at a stabilized gas rate between 5.7 and 7.3 million cubic feet of natural gas per day (MMcfd) through...
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Late Market Roundup
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - 3:31pm | 371The technology stocks gained today after losing in the early morning trading. The sector made an effort to close H1 in the positive territory. The NASDAQ Composite Index (COMP) gained 0.4% after falling about 4% yesterday. NASDAQ has lost 5.4% in the first half of 2010. The stocks that posted gains...
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Small Drop vs. April but May Trucking Increased 7.2% vs. Last Year, 6th Consecutive Annual Gain
Friday, June 25, 2010 - 4:05pm | 399ARLINGTON, VA — "The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.6 percent in May, which was the first month-to-month drop since February of this year. This followed an upwardly revised 1 percent increase in April. The latest reduction...
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TRUCK TONNAGE DECLINES IN MAY
Friday, June 25, 2010 - 3:02pm | 351Rail traffic hitting new highs, Baltic Dry Index rolling over, airline shipments seeing some stability and now trucking tonnage is stagnating. Which transport index is right? Via the ATA: The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0...
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Top Performing Industries For June 24 (GAME, BBW, CDE, NSU)
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 1:36pm | 226At 12:13 pm, the Dow lost 89.64 points, or 0.87%, to 10,208.80, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 12.06, or 1.10%, to 1,079.98 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 24.05, or 1.07%, to 2,230.18. The industries that are driving the market today are: Toys & Games: The top...
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Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Shares His Opinion On WMB, KMP, CHK, UXG, GLD, AES, PGN
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 8:46pm | 248On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that he is not a buyer of Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB). He explained that Williams Companies (WMB) is a producer and distributor, and if you want a producer you should buy Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE: KMP). If you want...
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Some Positioning Ahead Data 06-22-2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 7:32pm | 790Cusick’s Corner The trade turned south into the After Hours, in part due to disappointing housing data (as mentioned in the Midday) and ahead of the release of New Homes Sales in tomorrow’s premarket, plus the upcoming FOMC decision. With these erratic moves over the last two days shaking out the...