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RBC Capital Markets analysts Paul Quinn and Claire Huxtable maintained their Outperform rating for shares of Mercer International Inc. (Nasdaq: MERC) and raised the price target from $5.50 to $6.75. The analysts noted that Mercer International Inc. would profit from the fact that global pulp prices...

• General Mills (NYSE:GIS) posted better than expected earnings on inline revenues. Fiscal third quarter earnings of 97 cents beat Zacks estimates by 4 cents versus 79 cents a year earlier, on inline revenues of $3.63 billion. The company said it sees full-year earnings of $4.57 to $4.59 per share...

A few weeks ago I dished on intellectual property (IP) and those respective rights in terms of what is going on in the mobile phone world. Pulling the lens back a bit, I noticed there are other battles being fought and some that are looming. These battles can be tricky, which it helps to have a...

(A pdf of this report is available here.)  We are taking our proven methodology used to rebalance the Ascendere Long/Short Model Portfolio of 80-100 stocks on a monthly basis, and using it to generate weekly trading ideas. While introducing some noise, it is also uncovering some good stocks. For...

For new readers, please see our recent report where we anticipated recent Wall Street ratings and estimate actions via focus lists and deeper fundamental research reports. For example, on March 8 we noted that Domtar Corp. (UFS) was worth special attention as a long idea.  A week later, Goldman...

For a pdf of this report, follow this link. If Al Gore invented the Internet, and if an estimated 4,000,000+ very close and personal Facebook fans bought Citigroup (C) at $0.97 and Bank of America (BAC) at $3.12 last March, well -- we have some of our own pronouncements to make. Specifically,...

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After the closing bell on Monday, Tessera Technologies Inc. (TSRA) announced that it had signed a six-year licensing agreement with United Test and Assembly Center Ltd.   While the exact value of the new licensing agreement was not disclosed, the company, however, mentioned that United Test and...

Analysts at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) have maintained a Buy rating for International Paper Company (NYSE: IP). According to analysts, the inventories, and operating rates at the company point to a balanced supply/demand. The company has announced $60 per ton price hike for containerboard. This...

They really are out to get you (your IP)! Today’s link-bait award goes to Silicon Alley Insider for this gem of a headline – Reuters Reporter Assaulted While Investigating Apple’s Top-Secret China Suppliers Reuters set out to do a mini exposé on Apple’s (AAPL) secrecy and security policies and the...

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is trading higher today by 1.50%, currently at $24.41. The stock seems to have found support at this level and has started to trade higher in the past two days. With increasingly better fundamentals, the stock does look cheap on a P/E basis and, in fact, Jim Cramer...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – February 16, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights MWI Veterinary Supply (MWIV) as the Bull of the Day and Tessera Technologies, Inc. (TSRA) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Transocean (RIG), Chevron (CVX) and...

Tessera Technologies, Inc. (TSRA) is a provider of back-end technology for semiconductor manufacturing. The company's technology enables miniaturization of electronic goods, which is a driver of IC sales in the market today. Consequently, the host of patents, new technologies, customer wins,...

Now that the market has finally had the chance to rally some, work off the oversold conditions (I feel like a broken record saying this) I'll be putting on some new short positions come tomorrow morning. I've heard already some chatter from folks getting more optimistic each day, which even more so...