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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Sees JPM At $50 (BSX, MAT, HAS, NFLX, JPM, VOD ,USG)
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 8:16pm | 293On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round, Jim Cramer said that health care names are coming back. He recommended investors to sell Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) and buy quality names in the space. Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) gained 1.13% today. Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) is good, but...
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Qualcomm Unveils TDD LTE Products - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 8:03pm | 576Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) recently introduced its next-generation super-fast TDD LTE (Time Division Duplex for LTE) chipsets. The company has conducted a trial for its MDM 9200 solution in China using the LTE network. The company plans to begin mobility trials for MDM 9200 and MDM 9600 solutions in...
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Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse to Discuss the Future of Wireless and Innovation Enabled by 4G
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 10:16am | 94Technology Review and Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced that Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse will deliver a keynote address at the 10th annual EmTech@MIT on the MIT Campus in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. Hesse's keynote, titled “What's Ahead in Wireless: Revolutionizing...
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Hain Celestial, McDermott, Sprint Nextel, Clearwire and Verizon Communications - Press Releases
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 8:33am | 1552For Immediate Release Chicago, IL –September 15, 2010 – Zacks Equity Research highlights: Hain Celestial (HAIN) as the Bull of the Day and McDermott International (MDR) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Sprint Nextel (S), Clearwire Corp. (CLWR) and...
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The Daily Long and Short Setup
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 8:32am | 100Futures have continued to show signs of weakness this morning. The Empire State Manufacturing survey came in at a reading of 4.14 versus expectations of 5 - so a miss there. First decent amount of selling in quite some time, so it'll be interesting to see how this days plays out. LONG: China Unicom...
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BCE Buys Remaining Stake in CTV - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 7:12pm | 653BCE Inc. (BCE), Canada's incumbent telecom carrier, agreed to acquire full control of Canada's largest private television broadcaster, CTV Network, for C$1.3 billion (US$1.25 billion). BCE Inc. is 100% subsidiary of Bell Canada. Acquiring full stake in CTV will accelerate Bell's video growth...
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Sprint Inks Grid Net Deal - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 10:45am | 545Sprint Nextel (S), the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, has collaborated with smart grid software provider, Grid Net, to connect smart meters and smart grid routers using its 4G network. Sprint is the first and only national wireless carrier to launch 4G network in the U.S. The company...
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Top 4 NYSE Mid-Cap Stocks In The Technology Sector With The Highest ROE (AMD, CEL, NSM, WAT)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 6:06am | 128Below are the top mid-cap technology stocks on the NYSE in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD) is 913.59%. AMD's quarterly revenue gained 39.60% y/y. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Cellcom Israel Ltd (NYSE:...
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Rogers and Astral Join Forces - Analyst Blog
Monday, September 13, 2010 - 10:15am | 668Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) and Canada's leading broadcaster of premium pay-and-specialty television services Astral signed an agreement, whereby Rogers' customers will be able to access an array of exciting channels such as TMN, HBO Canada, Mpix,...
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Telecommunications Industry Outlook - Sept. 2010 - Industry Outlook
Friday, September 10, 2010 - 12:39pm | 1801The world economy is currently going through a recovery phase, albeit at a very slow pace. Although we are not out of the woods, and a fully phased upswing may take longer to establish than previously expected, the Telecommunications Industry is identified as a major driver of economic recovery....
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Millicom to Redeem Bonds - Analyst Blog
Friday, September 10, 2010 - 10:39am | 757Millicom International Cellular SA (MICC) intends to redeem in full the 2013 10% high yield bond in December 2010. The redemption will play an important role in Millicoms’s financial strategy by reducing the cost of financing, extending average maturity to more than three and a half years,...
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Bulls Dialing Up MetroPCS (PCS)
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 1:56pm | 202Shares of MetroPCS Communications Inc. (NYSE: PCS) are higher on the session by 0.99%, currently trading at $9.66. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is looking like it wants to make a run at its 52-week high of $10.65. Options traders are betting that the stock...
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Turkcell: Investing in Young Turks
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 12:49pm | 2070The Financial Times ran a headline several weeks ago that really stuck with me: “Emerging markets fuel consumer goods groups.” According to the FT, Procter & Gamble (PG), Unilever (UL) and Colgate-Palmolive (CL) have all enjoyed a great first half of 2010 “led by strong demand in emerging...
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What's Hot On TheStreet
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 12:33pm | 316Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Blackouts Cast Shadow on NFL Opener Tonight's NFL kickoff is worthy of a party in New Orleans, but means a half-season without a team for fans in Oakland, Jacksonville and elsewhere. Blackberry Apps Remain...
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Verizon Wireless CFO Named (VZ)
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 8:10am | 93Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone Group (NASDAQ: VOD), said today that Andrew Davies has been named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 15. Verizon Wireless is the largest U.S. wireless provider in terms of customers and...