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Calls Purchased on Gerdau S.A. (GGB)
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 11:43am | 155Shares of Gerdau S.A. (NYSE: GGB) are higher on the session by 2.07%, currently trading at $13.82. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months and is currently trading below the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while ago the...
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How Long Will China Float The Global Economy?
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 11:27am | 399Last night the Shanghai Index rallied higher by nearly 3.0 percent. The rally in the highly followed Shanghai Index occurred after the Chinese central bank failed to raise interest rates as most economists had expected. Inflation fears have come over the Chinese economy as reports such as the CPI...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Cliff Natural Resources (CLF, CREE, NANO, TEVA, SGMS, CAT)
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 5:49am | 199On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that according to him, Cliff Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) is a “great stock.” He added that CLF could go to $160. Jim prefers Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) to Nanometrics (NASDAQ: NANO). Cramer advised potential investors not to purchase Teva...
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Exclusive Interview with Ken Fisher Part 7 - Can Traders Make Money
Sunday, December 12, 2010 - 11:43pm | 1348Ken Fisher is a money manager, and on the list of the Forbes 400 Richest Americans. He is also a Forbes columnist, where he recently recommended several income stocks, such as Sims Metal Management (SMS), Net Servicos de Comunicacao (NETC), and PetroChina (PTR). His latest book, Debunkery: Learn It...
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Allegheny Technologies Declares Dividend of $.18
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 12:49pm | 48Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: ATI) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on December 30, 2010, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 21, 2010.
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Looking for Overseas Exposure
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 12:17pm | 527By Josh Lipton Lei Wang has a unique perspective when it comes to investing in China: not only was the investment pro born, raised, and educated there, but he also used to work as an analyst at China's central bank. “I don't want to overstate it but, from my experience working for the central bank...
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Haynes International - Aggressive Growth
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 3:03am | 456Haynes International, Inc. (HAYN) has been improving each quarter for the past year and the company expects that to continue into fiscal 2011. This Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) surged to multi-year highs on the last earnings news, but rising growth projections are keeping valuations in check....
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Haynes International - Aggressive Growth
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:00am | 456Haynes International, Inc. (HAYN) has been improving each quarter for the past year and the company expects that to continue into fiscal 2011. This Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) surged to multi-year highs on the last earnings news, but rising growth projections are keeping valuations in check....
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Watch Relationships 12-09-2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 7:23pm | 882Cusick's Corner There are relationships that you watch -- bonds & equities, strength in offensive sectors, XLF, that help traders and investors position. While these relationships often change, faster than my wife's mind about whether she still likes me or not, they are important to watch....
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Quiet Action 12-09-2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 4:05pm | 853Cusick's Corner In an effort to increase interest in our daily market commentary to those who had lost contact, we sent an email to more people than we intended on December 9, 2010. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. If you get and read Xpound already, you will still get...
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AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 2:28pm | 74AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products effective immediately with new orders. Base prices for carbon flat-rolled products will increase by $40 per ton. AK Steel said that the price increase is in response to...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:18am | 354Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS) Blyth, Inc. (BTH) Crucell N.V. (CRXL) Drew Industries, Inc. (DW) FTI Consulting, Inc. (FCN) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AK STEEL HLDG (AKS): Free Stock Analysis Report BLYTH INC (BTH):...
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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Thursday - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 9:14am | 354Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS) Blyth, Inc. (BTH) Crucell N.V. (CRXL) Drew Industries, Inc. (DW) FTI Consulting, Inc. (FCN) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AK STEEL HLDG (AKS): Free Stock Analysis Report BLYTH INC (BTH):...
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Nucor Increases Dividend to 36.25 Cents
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 3:58pm | 54The board of directors of Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) increased the regular quarterly cash dividend on Nucor's common stock to $0.3625 per share from $0.36 per share. This cash dividend is payable on February 11, 2011 to stockholders of record on December 31, 2010, and is Nucor's 151st...
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Some Good News for Onyx Pharma - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 3:03pm | 677Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ONXX) recently reported positive results from a mid-stage trial of carfilzomib, a next generation proteasome inhibitor, being studied for the treatment of patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. Onyx Pharma's shares responded positively to the news with...