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Telecomm Leading the Market
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 12:38pm | 252The Telecomm Sector is strongest area in today's market, currently up 1.1% on the session. The strongest stocks in the S&P 500 Telecom Sector currently are: 1) Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ): Shares of Verizon Communications are currently trading up 1.7% from yesterday's close to $23.85....
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Calls Purchased on NII Holdings, Inc.
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 11:28am | 135Shares of NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NIHD) are lower on the session by 1.37%, currently trading at $39.39. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past five weeks and is currently trading below the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while...
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American Tower Corporation Announces Increase in Credit Facility Commitments to $1B
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 8:03am | 136American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) announced today that it has received additional commitments from three financial institutions under its supplemental credit facility. As previously disclosed, in April 2011, the Company entered into a supplemental credit facility that allowed it to borrow $860...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Chevron, Annaly Capital
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 12:05am | 265On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that RealD (NYSE: RLD) is “way too risky for me." Cramer believes that Chevron (NYSE: CVX) is a “3% yielder going to 4%. If you can take the pain of oil coming down, I would hold onto it." He believes that Partner Communications' (...
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7 Lottery Stocks Under $10
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 3:58pm | 261Unlike any of my other screens, this stock screen focuses on stocks trading under $10/share, and have a market cap of around $1 billion or less. As for the variables that I used in the screen, I focused on fundamentals, particularly companies that have a healthy balance sheet with little debt to...
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Thursday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 12:11pm | 83Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. CA Inc. (NASDAQ: CA) 6,305 puts, 19 calls 2. American Tower Corp. (NYSE: AMT) 3,354 puts, 15 calls 3. Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) 13,369 puts, 127 calls 4. Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (NASDAQ: AMCC) 3,713 puts, 64 calls 5. Murphy Oil Corp. (...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes Peabody Energy, McDonald's, Vodafone
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 12:56am | 262On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Stonemor Partners (NASDAQ: STON) is an “inexpensive stock. Yield is what protects us in bad markets." He said that Vodafone Group (NASDAQ: VOD) has a “good yield and safety with that yield. I've recommended it before and I'll do...
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Cops, Prosecutors and Judges Say: "Legalize It"
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 10:20pm | 328WASHINGTON, DC -- "In conjunction with this week's 40th anniversary of President Nixon declaring "war on drugs," a very expensive war on peaceful Americans who get high using intoxicants the government disapproves of (thanks to Don Boudreaux for this editing) a group of police, judges and jailers...
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Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Is A Seller Of CEL (CIB, CEL, POT, TNH)
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 7:57pm | 186On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer advised his viewer to take some profits in Bancolombia S.A. (ADR) (NYSE: CIB). Bancolombia S.A. (ADR) (CIB) fell 1.54% today, and it closed at $65.41. Cramer is worried about Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL), and he wants to sell this stock. He...
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Sector Update: Telecomm Surging
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 2:25pm | 266The Telecomm Sector is the strongest area of the market in today's trading session, currently up 1.2% on the day. The strongest stocks in the S&P 500 Telecomm Sector currently are: 1) AT&T (NYSE: T): Shares of AT&T are currently trading up 1.5% from Friday's close to $30.80. The stock...
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U.S. Cellular Launches First Windows Phone 7 Handset
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 2:14pm | 204The happiest customers in wireless have one more reason to smile. On June 14, U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) will expand its device portfolio with the addition of the HTC 7 Pro, the carrier's first Windows 7 smartphone. The handset is available for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate along with a data...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 8:10am | 150Ness Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: NSTC) shares advanced 12.72% to $7.53 in the pre-market session. NSTC agreed to be purchased by an affiliate of Citigroup Inc's (NYSE: C) venture capital arm for $307 million in cash. A123 Systems Inc (NASDAQ: AONE) shares advanced 7.96% to $4.88 in the pre-market...
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J.P. Morgan Maintains Overweight on Sprint Nextel
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 7:28am | 137J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), maintaining Overweight. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "We see Sprint as the stock in our universe with the largest potential upside due to its continued operational turnaround and opportunity to expand margins from...
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Morgan Stanley Provides Color on American Tower Corporation, Overweight
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 7:18am | 141Morgan Stanley provided color on American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT). In a research report published today, Morgan Stanley stressed its optimism about the company's stock performance. In the report, Morgan Stanley states, "We believe the share price will rise in absolute terms over the next 60...
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Bull & Bear: Sprint Nextel Corporation
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 2:01pm | 282Shares of Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) are trading higher on the session by 1.97%, at $5.44. With the recent decline in shares, you have to wonder where they could head next… Bulls: Bulls will note that the 50-day and 200-day moving averages are upward-sloping, which indicates that shares...