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Market Morning – Citigroup (NYSE:C), JP Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S), Verizon (NYSE:VZ), Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 10:25am | 1123Disappointingly, job figures released today from the ADP indicated that the economic recovery is as fragile as has been feared. March showed a net loss of 23,000 jobs in the private sector. February’s figures were also revised, and showed the month had a net loss of approximately 24,000 jobs (up...
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Top 5 NYSE Stocks In The Technology Sector With The Highest Profit Margins (CYOU, PWRD, STV, CRIC, EBIX)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 8:56am | 340Below are the top technology stocks on the NYSE in terms of profit margins. The trailing-twelve-month profit margins at Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd (NYSE: HTX) stand at 266.16%. HTX’s shares have lost 12.10% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has jumped 47.05% in...
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Benzinga’s News Roundup (DG, MBT, CEO, RAD)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 7:55am | 313Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) reported today a fourth-quarter earnings of $87.2 million, or $0.26 per share, as compared to $81.9 million, or $0.26 per share, in the year-ago period. Sales rose 12% to $3.2 billion for the quarter. Analysts had expected DG to report earnings of $0.43 per share....
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Top 5 NYSE Stocks In the Technology Sector With The Highest 5-Y Earnings Estimates (ESE, TSU, VIP, VIV, KYO)
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 7:51am | 343Below are the top technology stocks on the NYSE in terms of 5-Y earnings estimates. ESCO Technologies Inc (NYSE: ESE) is likely to achieve 57% earnings growth over the next five years. ESE’s shares have lost 16.25% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has jumped 47.05% in the same...
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) Maintains Overweight Rating
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 5:43pm | 121Analysts at Piper Jaffray have released an update on Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: VRTX). The company will report Phase III ADVANCE data in treatment-naïve HCV patients in late April or May. Analysts expect Telaprevir to achieve Sustained Virologic Response (SVR) of 70% or greater....
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CCI To Benefit From Strong Secular Trends In Wireless Network Usage
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 1:18pm | 148Analysts at Benchmark maintain their "buy" rating on Crown Castle International Corp (NYSE: CCI). The target price for CCI is set to $45. According to Benchmark, Crown Castle announced its pricing for $1.9 billion in Secured Tower notes, the weighted average interest rate on which was marginally...
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SBAC Well Positioned To Benefit From Innovation In Wireless Sector
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 11:25am | 131Analysts at Benchmark maintain their "buy" rating on SBA Communications Corp (NASDAQ: SBAC). The target price for SBAC is set to $40. According to Benchmark, device innovation, such as the Google Nexus One phone and Apple tablet in 2010, may boost the demand for tower space, increasing the value of...
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New iPhones To Hit The Market (T, AAPL, VZ, S)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 8:20am | 139AT&T’s (NYSE: T) 43% stake in the U.S. smart phone market is set to decline after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) briefed certain people about their plans to launch a new model to be used by other competing phone carriers. The new iPhone shall use CDMA technology, which will make the unit accessible to...
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Market Roundup (ERIC, CHL, CHU, BAIRY.PK, CSCO, BBY, C, MS)
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 3:12pm | 289Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has signed a $1 billion deal with China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) to provide a radio access network and technology and an $800 million deal with China Unicom (NYSE: CHU) to provide a faster, third-generation network to consumers. The cabin-crew union of British Airways (OTC: BAIRY...
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Stocks That Created New 52-Week Highs (ADTN, AMOV, AAPL, ARCC, ARMH)
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 3:06pm | 282ADTRAN Inc (NASDAQ: ADTN) shares climbed to $26.98, creating a new 52-week high, before slipping slightly to $26.78. ADTN had announced that its product OPTI-6100 has received a 2009 Smart Grid Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corporation and Intelligent Communications Partners....
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Top Yielding Israel Stocks
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 12:58pm | 588During the last year, the First Israel Fund Inc. (ISL) has practically doubled, going from a little over $8 per share to above $16 per share today. Many investors have been looking towards Israeli stocks for buying opportunities recently. To help reduce risk, there are several stocks of companies...
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A Timely Chinese Opportunity
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 11:45pm | 1477The global economic expansion continues apace, albeit not without hiccups and setbacks focused around the PIIGS group of nations. There, we recently saw trouble manifest in Fitch Ratings Agency’s downgrade of Portuguese sovereign debt (from AA to AA-), an event that brought European bourses under...
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A Timely Chinese Opportunity
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 11:45pm | 1477The global economic expansion continues apace, albeit not without hiccups and setbacks focused around the PIIGS group of nations. There, we recently saw trouble manifest in Fitch Ratings Agency’s downgrade of Portuguese sovereign debt (from AA to AA-), an event that brought European bourses under...
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Cramer Gives His Advice On CX, VMC, CHU, CTL, WIN, TEVA, THC, AIG, S, Q, AINV, FSLR, EQT
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 11:10pm | 457Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round that he doesn't like Cemex SAB de CV (ADR) (NYSE: CX). He would rather buy Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) which is making a comeback. Cemex (CX) dropped 3.92% today, and Vulcan Materials (VMC) closed 2.96% down. China Unicom (Hong Kong)...
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Reduce Your Risk In The Initial Public Offering Market With This IPO ETF
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 7:56pm | 2056“Everybody loves the romance of an IPO — a company going public with the potential to deliver huge profits to those investors on the ground floor. But the reality of initial public offerings are very different than the storybook version some traders believe. Trying to research these tiny upstarts...