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Top Performing Industries For June 17 (UXG, KR, CDE, AAPL)
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 2:32pm | 232At 11:09 a.m., the Dow lost 56.84, or 0.55%, to 10,352.62, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index dipped 6.19, or 0.56%, to 1,108.42 and the NASDAQ composite index moved down 9.91, or 0.43%, to 2296.02. The industries that are driving the market today are: Gold: The top gainer of the day, this...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (CLNE, ASML, JBLU, GOLD)
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 8:31am | 143Clean Energy Fuels Corp (NASDAQ: CLNE) soared 5.04% to $17.7 in the pre-market session. CLNE’s earnings are expected to jump 85.10% in the June quarter. ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML) added 4.21% to $30.68 in pre-market trading. The lithography equipment supplier has recruited hundreds of new...
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Upside Sold on Yamana Gold (AUY)
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 10:34am | 128Shares of Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE: AUY) are higher on the session by 0.28%, currently trading at $10.64. The stock has been moving largely sideways for the past five months with the $10 level being support and the $11.50 level being resistance. Options traders are selling some calls on the name...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (AZO, PGN, NEM, LULU)
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 9:04am | 149AutoZone Inc (NYSE: AZO) tumbled 0.84% to $187 in the pre-market session. Analysts at Credit Suisse downgraded AZO from “outperform” to “neutral.” Progress Energy Inc (NYSE: PGN) fell 0.76% to $38 in the pre-market session. PGN can expect a decrease in its monthly bills later this year as it has...
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An Encore Miner Pick: Goldcorp (GG)
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 7:40am | 594When markets melt down, investors tend to abandon speculative stocks and head for safer destinations. High-quality bonds or cash are often good options. Precious metals can also grow while the stock market shrinks. Some investors are nostalgic for earlier times when tangible assets looked safe as...
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Cepheid Gets FDA Approval - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 1:31pm | 333Cepheid (CPHD) recently announced that it received approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Xpert SA Nasal Complete, a molecular test, which can simultaneously detect and differentiate staphylococcus aureus (SA) and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)...
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Gold is on a Tear Again…
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 10:14am | 1929So the yellow metal is back on the upswing and so is the dollar. When you are buying gold, on some level you are getting short the U.S. dollar. But what if you want to remain long the dollar as well? As a result, any investment in gold itself may be tied to the dollar and its relative strength (...
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Morgan Stanley Opens AU With Underweight
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 7:25am | 42Analysts at Morgan Stanley initiate coverage of AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE: AU) with an "underweight" rating. AU’s shares closed at $42.39 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Top 5 Stocks In The Gold Industry With The Highest Earnings Per Share (NEM, CDY, ABX, BVN, AU)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 5:06am | 174Below are the top 5 gold stocks on the NASDAQ, the NYSE and the AMEX in terms of EPS. Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE: NEM) has earned $1.11 per share in the latest quarter. NEM’s quarterly earnings grew by 188.90% year-over-year. Cardero Resource Corp (AMEX: CDY) has earned $1 per share in the latest...
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Top 5 Small-Cap AMEX Stocks In The Gold Industry With The Highest Sales (NGX, GSS, AZK, RIC, AGT)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 5:03am | 178Below are the top 5 small-cap gold stocks on the AMEX in terms of sales. The trailing-twelve-month sales for Nuveen Insured Massachusetts Tax Free Advantage Municipal Fund (AMEX: NGX) stand at $486.4 million. NGX has a trailing-twelve-month operating margin of 86.01%. The trailing-twelve-month...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For June 7 (DLR, KRY, DROOY)
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 2:13pm | 243The markets are moving south again today as the euro has pulled off a four-year low. Till 11:49 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had lost 14.73, or 0.15%, to 9,917.24, S&P 500 index had dipped 1.66, or 0.16%, and the NASDAQ had moved down 15.60, or 0.70%. Some of the few narrow based...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (AGQ, DRN, SLV, GDX)
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 1:22pm | 171Silver is trading sharply up today, along with ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) and iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE: SLV). Silver added 4.5% so far, while AGQ and SLV gained 7.9% and 4.2% respectively. Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) has also found its place among the gainers...
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Jim Iurio Recommends ABX
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 1:38pm | 123Jim Iurio said on CNBC's Fast Money Halftime that he wouldn't make a bullish bet on gold with SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD). He thinks that the best way to get an exposure to gold is with a long position in Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE: ABX). Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX) is a gold...
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New Gold Announces Its Inclusion in FTSE Gold Mines Index (NGD)
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 4:40pm | 239New Gold Inc. (NYSE: NGD) today announces it has received notification that following the semi-annual review of the FTSE Gold Mines Index, the FTSE Gold Mines Index Committee announced inclusion of New Gold in the Index, which will become effective on June 21, 2010. "This is another important...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners (UYM, AGQ, EDC, XME)
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 12:58pm | 233ProShares Ultra Basic Materials (ETF) (NYSE: UYM) is trading lower today, along with the basic materials sector. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) and United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) are facing big pressure. Alcoa (AA) lost 2.5% and US Steel (X) dropped 3.45% so far. Silver prices are heading lower...