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Options Brief: ArcelorMittal
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 11:39am | 77Shares of ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) are higher on the session by 2.22%, trading at $32.71. Overall call volume is now running at 2.13x the daily average, with 70% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 9,994 contracts have traded on the session so far. ArcelorMittal is a global steel...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 10:30am | 174Avis Budget Group Inc (NASDAQ: CAR) shares surged 3.63% to $16.54 at 10:30 am. The volume of CAR shares traded was 225% higher than normal. CAR agreed to buy Avis Europe PLC for around 635 million pounds, or $1.0 billion in cash. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL) shares moved up...
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Top Performing Industries For June 14
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 10:13am | 199At 10:10 am, the Dow rose 0.96% to 12,068.09, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 1.17% to 1,286.66 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 1.35% to 2,675.30. The industries that are driving the market today are: Electronics Stores: This industry jumped 4.69% by 10:10 am. The top...
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Stocks to Watch for 6/14/11: Fresh 52-Week Highs and Lows
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 4:15am | 2234The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session: 1) Greif (NYSE: GEF): Shares of Greif hit a 52-week high of $67.36 in Monday's trading session. The stock closed at $67.04. The year-to-date performance of Greif has been a gain of 9%. 2) Raptor Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: RPTP...
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Stocks To Watch For June 14
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 1:08am | 232Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Analysts expect Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) to report its Q1 EPS at $0.33 on revenue of $10.70 billion. BBY shares jumped 0.56% to $28.98 in after-hours trading. Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE: HPQ) named 29-year veteran Ann Livermore to the...
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Fast Money Picks For June 14th (TBT, AKS, ORCL, AKS, KMP, F)
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 7:13pm | 252On CNBC's Fast Money, Brian Kelly recommended a long position in ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (ETF) (NYSE: TBT). This ETF gained 0.95% today, and it closed at $32.84. Dan Nathan is a buyer of the July call spreads in Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL). Oracle Corporation (ORCL) gained 1....
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Guggenheim ABCS Gives Us A-B-C But No Y
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 1:18pm | 488The ABC acronym stands for Australia, Brazil, and Canada. The Guggenheim ABC High Dividend ETF (ABCS), launched earlier this week (6/8/11), packages the ten highest yielding stocks from each country into a convenient ETF format. The 30 securities consist of U.S. listed ADRs from all three...
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Steel Stocks Diverging from Market
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 12:22pm | 156Despite a strong gain by the U.S. dollar and an overall weak market, shares of steelmakers are significantly higher on the session. The strongest steel stocks right now are: AK Steel (NYSE: AKS): Shares of AK Steel are currently trading up 2.4% from yesterday's close to $15.04. The stock broke...
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Made Of Steel
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 10:03am | 214This is another trading session where the major stock indexes are starting the morning under selling pressure. Strange enough, the steel stocks are the only sign of strength during this opening hour of the trading session. United States Steel Corp.(NYSE: X) is trading higher by 0.53 cents to $43....
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Morgan Stanley Provides Color on Cliffs Natural Resources, Equal-Weight
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 7:13am | 132Morgan Stanley provided color on Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF). In a research report published today, Morgan Stanley states, "We believe the share price will rise relative to the industry over the next 30 days. The stock has traded off following a string of bad news including an equity...
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Fast Money Picks For June 10th (IPI, DE, GHL, AKS, HPQ, DELL)
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 7:40pm | 251On CNBC's Fast Money, Brian Kelly recommended a long position in Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI). He thinks that higher corn prices will increase the demand for fertilizers. The USDA slashed its estimates for US corn harvest today. Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI) spiked 7.25% today, and it closed at...
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S&P 500's Hottest Sector 06/09/11
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 12:25pm | 247The S&P 500 is being led in today's trading action by the Basic Materials Sector, which is currently trading up 1.9% from yesterday's close. The best stocks currently trading in that sector are: 1) Allegheny Technologies (NYSE: ATI): Currently trading up 4.7% from yesterday's close to $62.36....
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Options Brief: AK Steel Holding Corporation
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 10:09am | 78Shares of AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE: AKS) are higher on the session by 1.88%, trading at $14.72. Overall call volume is now running at 2.59x the daily average, with 0% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 25,104 contracts have traded on the session so far. AK Steel Holding...
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Sutor Technology Group Appoints New Chief Technology Officer
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 8:02am | 78Sutor Technology Group Limited (Nasdaq: SUTR) today announced the appointment of Mr. Jiuling Li as its new Chief Technology Officer, effective June 7, 2011. Mr. Jiuling Li replaces Mr. Xun Zhang, who is now assigned to be in charge of specific project implementation. Mr. Li will be responsible for...
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Sutor Technology Group Appoints New Chief Technology Officer
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 8:01am | 78Sutor Technology Group Limited (Nasdaq: SUTR) today announced the appointment of Mr. Jiuling Li as its new Chief Technology Officer, effective June 7, 2011. Mr. Jiuling Li replaces Mr. Xun Zhang, who is now assigned to be in charge of specific project implementation. Mr. Li will be responsible...