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Vodafone Upgraded to Outperform - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 3:06pm | 604We are upgrading our recommendation on Vodafone Group Plc (VOD), the largest revenue generating international wireless carrier, to Outperform from Neutral on account of strong revenue growth and upbeat outlook for future years. Currently, the stock has Zacks # 1 Rank (Strong Buy). Earnings and...
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Market Roundup
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 2:13pm | 224US Financial stocks are lower today followings last week's rally with investors cautious after Fed Chairman Bernanke said in CBS News', “60 Minutes,” that they could buy more US government bonds after announcing previous month's $600 billion asset purchases. The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (...
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Options Brief: Clearwire Corporation (CLWR)
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 1:54pm | 99Shares of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) are lower on the session by 0.23%, trading at $21.60. Overall put volume is now running at 9.29x the daily average, with 8% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 17,299 contracts have traded on the session so far. Clearwire Corporation...
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Monday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (CLWR, SPWRB, CRZO, WFR, CIEN)
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 1:24pm | 91Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) 17,227 puts, 465 calls 2. SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRB) 6,564 puts, 207 calls 3. Carrizo Oil & Gas (NASDAQ: CRZO) 4,019 puts, 194 calls 4. MEMC...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (SPR, LEAP, CISG, GTI)
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 10:20am | 144Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPR) was downgraded by Goldman Sachs from "buy" to "neutral." SPR's stock closed at $20.35 on Friday. Spirit Aerosystems Holdings' quarterly earnings dropped 46.80% y/y. Leap Wireless International Inc (NASDAQ: LEAP) was downgraded by Auriga from "buy" to “...
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Morgan Stanley Upgrades MICC To Overweight
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 9:36am | 52Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgrade Millicom International Cellular SA (NASDAQ: MICC) from "equal weight" to "overweight." The target price for MICC is set to $105. MICC's shares lost 1.01% to close at $88.86 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here
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American Tower to Outperform - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 9:30am | 555We upgrade our recommendation for American Tower Corp. (AMT) to Outperform based on our assessment that surging demand for wireless data and video in the developed markets couple with diversification into several emerging markets will significantly boost the company's long-term growth. The...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 9:22am | 448Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower, this morning following the strong rise in stocks last week. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 11 points to 11,353 and S&P 500 futures slipped 3.4 points to 1,220. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 7 points at 2,180. A Peek Into Global Markets...
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Auriga Downgrades LEAP To Hold
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 8:59am | 133Auriga has published a research report on Leap Wireless International (NASDAQ: LEAP) and has downgraded the company from Buy to Hold. In the report, Auriga writes "Competition in the U.S. wireless industry appears to be accelerating on the very low end (and the very high end). We think increased...
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American Tower to Outperform - Analyst Blog
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 8:57am | 555We upgrade our recommendation for American Tower Corp. (AMT) to Outperform based on our assessment that surging demand for wireless data and video in the developed markets couple with diversification into several emerging markets will significantly boost the company's long-term growth. The...
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Sprint Risk Seems Over - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 10:00am | 577The latest wireless industry rumors about Sprint Nextel's (S) imminent danger, with Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) running a risk of defaulting its loan agreements, seems to be over as Clearwire plans to offer $175 million in short-term notes due in 2015 and another $1 billion in debt due in 2017 and...
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Top 4 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Technology Sector With The Highest ROE (AMD, CEL, PTNR, STX)
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 6:56am | 133Below are the top mid-cap technology stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD) is 5,773.33%. AMD's profit margin for the same period is 19.97%. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at...
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Sprint Risk Seems Over - Analyst Blog
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 4:37am | 577The latest wireless industry rumors about Sprint Nextel's (S) imminent danger, with Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) running a risk of defaulting its loan agreements, seems to be over as Clearwire plans to offer $175 million in short-term notes due in 2015 and another $1 billion in debt due in 2017 and...
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Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Believes That CHK Is Too Cheap (INSU, NIHD, AMX, ABT, CCG, CHK)
Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 8:41pm | 230On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that investors should not buy Insituform Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSU). He added that you don't want to own this company in this housing market. Insituform Technologies (INSU) gained 2.37% today, and closed at $23.76. Cramer thinks that...
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Chunghwa Telecom Remains Neutral - Analyst Blog
Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 4:00pm | 504Our long-term recommendation for Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. (CHT) is Neutral, which means the stock will perform mostly in line with the broader marker. Chwnghwa declared solid financial results for the third quarter of 2010 with net income soaring 9.5% year over year. Chunghwa is the market...