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High Yield Stocks From Our Neighbor to the North
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 11:40pm | 444What is happening in Canada? If you look at the iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund (EWC) over the last year, it is up over 22%. Canada has weathered the banking crisis and housing crisis much better than the United States. Fortunately for income investors looking for diversification, our northern...
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AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA mega-merger- promote, not diminish competition
Friday, April 22, 2011 - 7:36am | 859In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, AT&T Inc. (T) said T-Mobile acquisition would allow it to deploy 4G LTE service to more than 97 percent of Americans — up from the 80 percent planned before the deal was announced. The merger would “promote, not diminish competition,”...
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Here's What Guru Wilbur Ross Has Been Buying
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 4:08pm | 126By Steve Morris We researched to give investors a closer look at eight companies where Wilbur Ross is an active stakeholder. With Ross landing on the Fortune 400 list for the first time this fall, we feel there is no better time to dig deeper into his portfolio. One stock Ross likes is MetroPCS...
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Kanye West, the Easter Bunny and his Silver Bentley
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 4:07pm | 126By Steve Morris We researched to give investors a closer look at eight companies where Wilbur Ross is an active stakeholder. With Ross landing on the Fortune 400 list for the first time this fall, we feel there is no better time to dig deeper into his portfolio. One stock Ross likes is MetroPCS...
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Options Brief: Vodafone Group Plc (VOD)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 12:22pm | 96Shares of Vodafone Group Plc (NYSE: VOD) are lower on the session by 4.08%, trading at $28.07. Overall put volume is now running at 5.87x the daily average, with 45% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 5,309 contracts have traded on the session so far. Vodafone Group Plc is a mobile...
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Gabelli Has Buy On Millicom Int'l Cellular (MICC)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 9:30am | 145Gabelli & Co. has a Buy rating on shares of Millicom International Cellular (NASDAQ: MICC), and discusses the company's earnings, which were released on April 19. In a note to investors, Gabelli writes, "On April 19, Millicom reported stronger than expected 1Q'11 results. Net customer...
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Motorola Mobility and NII Holdings Extend iDEN® Handset Supply Agreement (MMI, NIHD)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 9:05am | 128Motorola Mobility , Inc. (NYSE: MMI) and NII Holdings , Inc. (NASDAQ: NIHD) today announced they have agreed to extend a supplier agreement in which Motorola will supply iDEN handsets to NII Holdings through 2014. The continuation of this agreement reflects both companies' commitment to iDEN...
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Verizon Conference Call Notes (VZ, AAPL, VOD)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 8:53am | 68Verizon (NYSE: VZ) says "more than 30% of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iphone customers were new... 48% of iphone upgrades were new smartphone users... about 60% of phones sold were smartphones... still sees wireless dividend to Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD) in 2012... sees more lte devices in April and May...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (TEVA, SINA, VOD, ISPH)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 8:17am | 113Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NASDAQ: TEVA) dipped 3.80% to $47.30 in the pre-market session. TEVA is scheduled to report its Q1 results on May 11. Sina Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA) fell 3.38% to $138 in the pre-market session. SINA's PEG ratio is 4.65. Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ: VOD) moved...
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CEOWORLD Daily Business and Tech Roundup- AAPL, BP, RIG, VZ, RIMM, NOK, AIG, BRK.B, BA, GOOG, WFC…
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 4:56am | 1297Apple (AAPL) earnings surpassed expectations- AAPL is trading higher by 1.41 percent to $342.61 in pre-market trading. Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $199.25 to a high of $364.90. AAPL will report its fiscal-Q2 earnings after today's close. Analysts are expecting the...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (IPGP, MICC, RGLD, SIRO)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 10:07am | 134IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP) shares rose 2.80% to create a new 52-week high of $65.00. IPGP is scheduled to report its Q1 results on May 3. Millicom International Cellular SA (NASDAQ: MICC) shares gained 5.20% to create a new 52-week high of $106.33. MICC reported upbeat Q1 earnings....
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CEOWORLD Daily Business Roundup- IBM, INTC, AAPL, VMW, MMI, RIMM, NDAQ, AES, DPL, NRG, TM, S, GE…
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 6:00am | 1439Hardware Earnings- Data Center Group revenue at Intel (INTC) rose 32% in the last quarter, wheeras revenue from sales of IBM's (IBM) System z mainframe server products rose 41% last quarter. IBM (IBM) has reported a 10 per cent rise in net income to $ 2.86 billion in the January—March quarter of...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers (REDF, MICC, ZION, SOHU)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 10:14am | 169Rediff.com India Limited (NASDAQ: REDF) shares moved up 10.40% to $10.14 at 10:12 am. The volume of REDF shares traded was 415% higher than normal. REDF shares have jumped 196.45% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 8.99% in the same period. Millicom International...
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Top Percentage Gainers and Losers as of 10am 4/19/11 (SIFY, FSII, REDF, HNSN, DANG, LLEN, CLWR, AMRN, GNK, OWW)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 10:08am | 214Best 1) Sify Technologies (NASDAQ: SIFY): Trading up 12% from yesterday's close to $6.55. A positive article from The Motley Fool yesterday afternoon has shares higher today. 2) FSI International (NASDAQ: FSII): Trading up 9.6% from yesterday's close to $4.23. 3) Rediff.com India (NASDAQ: REDF...
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Clearwire Says Sprint To Pay Net $28M In Settlement Of Pact (S, CLWR)
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 9:43am | 23Clearwire (NSDAQ: CLWR) says Sprint (NYSE: S) to pay net $28m in settlement of pact.