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ARLINGTON, VA — The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 3.1% in January, following a revised 1.3% increase in December 2009. The latest gain boosted the SA index from 107 (2000=100) in December to 110.4 in January, its highest level...

Newmont Mining Corp.’s (NYSE: NEM) fourth-quarter profit soared to $558 million or $1.13 per share up from $4 million or a penny per share, a year ago. The consensus EPS estimate, according to Thomson Reuters, was 79 cents per share. The company’s performance benefited from higher gold and copper...

Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) reported strong earnings this morning before the opening bell. The Denver, Colorado based company earned $558 million or $1.13 per share compared to $4 million or $0.01 per share in the year ago period. Adjusted earnings, which do not include extra items and are...

• HJ Heinz (NYSE:HNZ) beat Zacks estimates with fiscal third quarter results of 83 cents, ahead of Zacks estimates of 80 cents, on inline revenues of $2.68 billion • Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) sharply beat estimates with fourth quarter results of $1.13, well ahead of Zacks projections of 76 cents...

It was a Bernanke-based rally on the Wall Street Wednesday.  Comments from the Federal Reserve Chairman in his semi-annual testimony before Congress drew widespread applause from investors and helped stocks end a two-day losing streak. The Fed chairman noted the economy still needed “accommodative...

Carter's, Inc. (NYSE: CRI) reported today a fourth-quarter profit of $33 million, or $0.56 per share, from $27.5 million, or $0.47 per share, in the year-earlier quarter. Sales totaled $424.7 million, up from $422.1 million in the year ago period. Carter's closed at $28.50 in the last trading...

STEC, Inc. (NASDAQ: STEC) decreased 29.43% to $9.47 in the pre-market session. STEC reported yesterday that it expects to report an adjusted per-share loss of $0.11 to $0.13 per share for the first quarter and revenue is expected to come in between $33 million to $35 million. The 52-week trading...

As traders we are always looking for our edge.  Whether its 5 hours or 5 minutes we need to constantly be prepared.  This preparation starts in the morning with formulating a plan for the day.  What stocks on your list were weak/strong into the close?  What were the important levels from the...

According to Fast Money Final Trade on CNBC, today’s best trades are likely to be the following: Ford Motor (NYSE: F): Joe Terranova believes that investors should take a long position on F. F’s shares fell 0.18% to $11.19 in after hours trading. Harmony (NYSE: HMY): According to Tim Seymour,...

Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE: GFI) announced on Tuesday that its fiscal 3rd quarter production would fall 5% from its earlier issued guidance of 850,000 ounces of gold. The company is replacing an important water pump column at its South African Kloof Gold Mine. Gold Fields expects production to be back...

EnergySolutions Inc (NYSE: ES) was downgraded by FBR Capital from “outperform” to “underperform.” ES’ shares plunged 28.37% to $5.58 by 10:07 am. EnergySolutions has a 52-week trading range of $5.26-$10.70. Read more about this company here. BWS Financial downgraded DG FastChannel Inc (NASDAQ:...

The early market sectors that are leading this market higher include: Conglomerates, Basic Materials, and Capital Goods. The market move feeds into my call yesterday that the market was taking a breather and that the higher beta names may run higher today. It is still early today, and as the oil...

Analyst Lihor Abraham of Scotia Capital Markets maintains his "sector perform" rating on Goldcorp Inc (NYSE: GG). The target price for GG is set to $51. Goldcorp has released its updated reserves and resources numbers. According to Scotia Capital Markets, “We are glad to see successful conversion...