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Vivo Beats on Solid Data Revenue - Analyst Blog
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 10:36am | 654Vivo Participacoes (VIV), the largest wireless operator in Brazil, reported third quarter earnings per ADS of 86 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 61 cents. Net income jumped 80.9% year over year to R$601.8 million ($345.3 million) on the back of higher revenues. Consolidated...
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The iPhone Kills the Business Card
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 9:29am | 316If you want to do the business networking thing right, you'd better know who you met and when. Thank heavens keeping those pesky contacts straight is getting easier with a new generation of smartphone business card reader apps that turn your Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)...
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Highlights From Greenlight Capital's Investment Letter
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 1:19pm | 177David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital released his letter to investors and Benzinga has a copy of it. In the letter Einhorn wrote that its long positions rose a little more than the S&P 500, while its short positions rose a good deal less than the index. Its largest loser was Moody's (NYSE: MCO...
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Vodafone Profit Climbs, Ups Outlook - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 11:33am | 1144Vodafone Group Plc (VOD), the largest revenue generating international wireless carrier, announced results for the first half of fiscal 2011 (ended September 30, 2010). The company reported adjusted earnings of 8.76 pence per share (or earnings per ADS of $1.33), up 0.5% from 8.72 pence in the...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Dendreon, Ambac Financial Group, Ultra Petroleum, Marsh & McLennan Companies and U.S. Cellular - Press Releases
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 11:33am | 2109For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 10, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Dendreon Corp. (DNDN), Ambac Financial Group Inc. (ABK), Ultra Petroleum Corp. (UPL), Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. (MMC) and U.S. Cellular (USM). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research...
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Top 4 Stocks In The Wireless Communications Industry With The Highest Profit Margin (IDCC, CHL, TNDM, PTNR)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 5:37am | 129Below are the top wireless communication stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at InterDigital Inc (NASDAQ: IDCC) is 42.10%. IDCC's PEG ratio is 0.67. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at China Mobile Limited (NYSE: CHL) is 25.05...
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Volatility Picks Up 11-09-2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 7:50pm | 890Cusick's Corner The last hour was where all the action took place, with profit takers seemingly stepping in front of a ton of data tomorrow. While on the surface this seems to be a volatile move, there was an interesting trade in VIX options (see Index Trading section). A VIX strategist bought...
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Mixed 3Q for U.S. Cellular - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 3:03pm | 465U.S. Cellular (USM),a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), posted third-quarter 2010 earnings per share of 43 cents, which misses the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny but increased 3 cents or 7% from the year-ago quarter. Net income improved 9% year over year to $37.35 million...
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TDS Beats Expectation - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 3:03pm | 574Telephone and Data Systems Inc. (TDS) announced third-quarter 2010 earnings per share of 38 cents, which was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 36 cents and year-earlier earnings of 34 cents. The improvement in earnings was attributable to TDS Telecom's data revenue growth. Net income jumped...
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Gold & Silver Continue Move 11-09-2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 2:42pm | 846Cusick's Corner As I mentioned yesterday, be prepared for consolidation. At this stage the market has some mythical force that is keeping the trend alive and strong. This overbought nature is real but the trend continues to sustain and it is tough to fade even in the face of over extension. The...
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Tuesday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (CLWR, TSN, MUR, JOE, SPRD)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 2:04pm | 92Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) 7,979 puts, 245 calls 2. Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) 9,323 puts, 384 calls 3. Murphy Oil Corp. (NYSE: MUR) 2,958 puts, 173 calls 4. St. Joe Company (NYSE:...
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Standpoint Research Downgrades (BKE, SYMC, PCS)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 11:26am | 42Standpoint Research downgrades Buckle (NYSE: BKE), Symantec (NASDAQ: SYMC), and Metro PCS (NYSE: PCS) from Buy to Hold.
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Vodafone Plans To Sell Interests In SoftBank Corp
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 10:45am | 142In a recent article from the Wall Street Journal, the Vodafone Group (NASDAQ: VOD) said That it plans to sell its interests in SoftBank Corp. of Japan. Vodafone is set to receive $5 billion (3.1 billion british pounds) from the sale. This is part of Vodafone's efforts to exploit expand its...
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Strong 3Q Results For American Tower Corp. (AMT)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 9:34am | 109In Oppenheimer's Daily DataTimes published this morning American Tower Corp. (NYSE: AMT) is reviewed after posting strong 3Q results. Oppenheimer writes, "AMT reported stronger than expected 3Q10 results last week and raised full-year guidance on continued growth in wireless data, solid...
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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: The Washington Post Company, Cell Therapeutics Inc., American Tower Corp., DaVita Inc. and Symmetry Medical - Press Releases
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 11:33am | 2255For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – November 8, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: The Washington Post Company (WPO), Cell Therapeutics Inc. (CTIC), American Tower Corp. (AMT), DaVita Inc. (DVA) and Symmetry Medical (SMA). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free...