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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (SMN, BZQ, UNG, ZSL)
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 12:37pm | 199ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials (ETF) (NYSE: SMN) is trading approximately 4.5% higher today. Basic materials are struggling today, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) lost 5.5% so far, while Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) dropped 3%. ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil (...
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Calls Sold on New Gold (NGD)
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 12:54pm | 109Shares of New Gold Inc. (AMEX: NGD) are higher on the session by 1.27%, currently trading $6.37. The stock has been running higher after testing and holding the 50-day moving average. Options traders appear to be taking profits on the name today though with the August $5.0 call sold 1,100 times on...
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Top Performing Industries For June 1 (AAPL, GNCMA, HSY, NSU)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 2:30pm | 263By 2 pm, the Dow had climbed 26.98 points, or 0.27%, to 10,159.53, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had fallen 2.40 points, or 0.22%. The Nasdaq composite index was also down 3.29 points, or 0.15%. The industries that are helping the market keep afloat today are: Personal Computers...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (EVVV, OREX, ARMH, SHPGY, GOLD)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 8:49am | 202ev3 Inc (NASDAQ: EVVV) soared 18.02% to $22.33 in the pre-market session. The vascular-treatment company EVVV is going to be acquired by Covidien PLC (NYSE: COV) for $2.6 billion in cash. Orexigen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: OREX) added 6.07% to $5.77 in pre-market trading. OREX has received approval...
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April Trucking Gains 9.4% vs. 2009, Largest Monthly Increase Since January 2005, 5th Consecutive Gain
Monday, May 31, 2010 - 9:28am | 254"The American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted (SA) Truck Tonnage Index increased for the sixth time in the last seven months, gaining another 0.9% in April. This followed a 0.4% increase in March. The latest improvement put the SA index at 110.2, which is the highest level since...
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TRUCK TONNAGE INCREASES 0.9% IN APRIL
Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 11:11am | 291From the ATA: “The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased for the sixth time in the last seven months, gaining another 0.9 percent in April. This followed a 0.4 percent increase in March. The latest improvement put the SA index at...
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Top 5 Stocks In The Gold Industry With The Highest Cash (ABX, NEM, KGC, AU, BVN)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 6:21am | 168Below are the top 5 gold stocks on the NASDAQ, NYSE and AMEX in terms of cash. Barrick Gold Corp (NYSE: ABX) had $3.47 billion of cash in the latest quarter, while its debt liabilities stood at $6.34 billion. Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE: NEM) had $3.44 billion of cash and $4.57 billion of debt in the...
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Top 5 Small-Cap AMEX Stocks In The Gold Industry With The Highest Return On Equity (CDY, CGC, AZK, ANV, GSS)
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 5:56am | 171Below are the top 5 small-cap gold stocks on the AMEX in terms of ROE. Cardero Resource Corp (AMEX: CDY) has a trailing-twelve-month ROE of 87.11%. CDY had $88 million of total cash on its balance sheet in the latest quarter, while its debt liabilities were nil. Capital Gold Corp (AMEX: CGC) has a...
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15 Long Setups and Their Stop-Losses
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 9:28pm | 185Last night I provided you with 51 short setups with stop-losses. Tonight, though, you will find that my long watch-list is must leaner, mainly due to a lot of the stocks that were on there, previously, being decimated by the market's huge sell-off of late. So the ones I have listed below have...
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Benzinga's After Hours Decliners (MAT, CIT, HMY)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 7:22pm | 139Among the notable after hours decliners today are Marriot International (NYSE: MAR), CIT Group (NYSE: CIT), and Harmony Gold Mining (HMY). Marriot International (MAR) has fallen 2.39% to $32.25 in the late trading session. More than 273,000 MAR shares have traded hands in the post market. CIT...
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Top Narrow Based Indexes For May 25 (AZO, EDV, DROOY)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 2:21pm | 210The markets are on the lower side. Till 12:22 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 167.77, or 1.67%, to 9,898.80, while S&P 500 index dipped 17.22, or 1.60%. Meanwhile, Nasdaq fell 35.76, or 1.62%. Some of the few narrow based indexes that are supporting the market are the Auto Parts and...
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Calls Sold on New Gold (NGD)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 12:18pm | 106Shares of New Gold Inc (AMEX: NGD) are lower on the session by 1.08%, currently trading $5.50. The stock has been running higher along with the price of gold, though the stock has begun to test the 50-day moving average. Options action in the name is favoring call sales. The November $5.00 call...
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After Initial Volatility, Gold Moves Up For The Second Consecutive Day
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 11:57am | 259Gold prices seesawed early today, but resumed their early jump to gains and continued to surge for a second consecutive day. Gold for June delivery was the most active contract as it climbed $1.80 to $1,195.80 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange’s Comex division. Analysts at Barclays...
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Company News for May 25, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 9:31am | 170• Medtronics (NYSE:MDT) reported fourth quarter earnings of 89 cents a share, one cent better than Zacks expectations, on inline revenues of $4.2 billion • Autozone (NYSE:AZO) topped estimates with first quarter earnings of $4.12, well above Zacks projections of $2.35, on better-than-expected...
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Calls Sold in Harmony Gold
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 2:03pm | 124Shares of Harmony Gold (NYSE: HMY) are lower on the session by 2.38%, currently trading $9.02. The stock has been moving slowly lower over the past six months and is trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Its looks like the $9 level may be a support level for the stock, though. I...