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Upside Purchased on Leap Wireless (LEAP)
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 1:21pm | 121Shares of Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) are higher on the session by 1.46%, currently trading at $13.90. The stock has been drifting lower over the past two months, but appears to be nearing support, around $13.00. Options traders are picking up some calls today. The October $22....
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Look Out Apple, RIM: Here Comes Motorola
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 9:54am | 179NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Don't count struggling Motorola (NYSE: MOT) out of the cell-phone wars just yet: Its new Droid X smartphone from Verizon (NYSE: VZ) packs a small-business punch. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), HTC and the rest of the cell-phone mafia might as well rechristen...
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Company News for June 24, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 10:14am | 446• Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) reported earnings of 52 cents a share, up from Zacks estimates of 48 cents on revenues of $1.92 billion, versus Zacks projections of $1.89 billion • Nike (NYSE: NKE) fiscal fourth quarter earnings came in at $1.06, in-line with Zacks estimates on inline...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (ARGN, BBBY, PTNR, ERIC)
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 9:05am | 152Amerigon Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARGN) dipped 14.88% to $5.95 in the pre-market session. ARGN has the highest sales growth in the Auto Parts and Equipment Industry. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ: BBBY) lost 5.21% to $39.30 in the pre-market session. Although BBBY posted a rise in its Q1 earnings...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Prefers Baidu Over Google
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 8:49am | 216In his "Mad Money Lightning Round" on Wednesday, Jim Cramer remarked that Ultra Petroleum (NYSE: UPL) is a brilliant stock and the company has made a lot of money in the previous years. After rising 0.34% yesterday, Ultra Petroleum dropped 0.64% in the after-hours trading session. When asked about...
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Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Is A Buyer Of Sprint (S) (NGG, MCK, CQP, S)
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 7:58pm | 192On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that he likes National Grid plc (ADR) (NYSE: NGG), because of its gigantic yield. Before he recommends NGG as a buy, he wants to check if this yield is sustainable. McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) is a perfect slow growth story, thinks Cramer...
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Fast Money Picks For June 24th (WBD, ADBE, PM, S)
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 7:01pm | 133On CNBC's Fast Money, Tim Seymour said that he wants to buy Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC (ADR) (NYSE: WBD) on the dip tomorrow. Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods (WBD) fell 4.14% today. Guy Adami likes Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE), and Karen Finerman is a buyer of Philip Morris (NYSE: PM). Adobe (ADBE...
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Piper Jaffray Retains Overweight Rating For Vertex Pharma (VRTX)
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 4:08pm | 116Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) had recently announced sustained Virologic Response (SVR) of 75% in the 12-week response guided therapy of Telaprevir arms. The pharma company also intends to begin filing a rolling NDA this summer for Telaprevir. According to a report released by Piper...
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Value Plays Among the Thrift Stocks
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 9:20am | 308NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- An annual ranking of thrift holding companies features a number of thinly-traded names, but digging a bit further into the data reveals plenty of respectable value plays. Malaga Financial (OTC: MLGF) of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., came in as the top performer in SNL...
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Banks As Realtors 06-22-2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 2:52pm | 781Cusick’s Corner Existing Home sales data came in worse than expected at 5.66 million units, which pulled down the market early but after review of the data, the market clawed back with the major indices hovering around breakeven. This recent data created two camps, one believes that the number of...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (AIXG, VOD, RIMM, ASML)
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 9:05am | 160Aixtron Aktiengesellschaft (NASDAQ: AIXG) dipped 2.17% to $27.10 in the pre-market session. Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ: VOD) lost 0.85% to $21.08 in the pre-market session. VOD has announced its intention to make a “strategic” investment in Perfecto Mobile. Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM...
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China
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 8:20am | 616The US equity market started Monday by jumping 1% presumably because of news about new Chinese yuan flexibility. Who can say if that is really why the market started higher but clearly the news was buzzworthy as there are implications politically and for global capital markets. Here is one recap...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers (CZM, XPP, ZSL, EDC)
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 4:27pm | 202Direxion Daily China Bull 3x Shares ETF (NYSE: CZM) and ProShares Trust ProShares Ultra FTSE/Xinhua China 25 (NYSE: XPP) found their place among the ETF gainers today. XPP and CZM traded higher today on the news that People's Bank of China will allow more flexibility for the yuan. XPP jumped 6.84...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Prefers CRUS Over CREE
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 8:40am | 240In his "Mad Money Lightning Round" on Friday, Jim Cramer said that Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) is a terrific stock and he likes it. However, Cramer likes Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) better. On Friday, shares of CREE and CRUS advanced 0.41% and 4.82%, respectively. When asked about JM Smucker (NYSE: SJM),...
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Puts Purchased on China Mobile (CHL)
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 12:36pm | 138Shares of China Mobile LTD (NYSE: CHL) are lower on the session by 0.56%, currently trading at $49.66. The stock has been moving largely sideways for the past six months, though it is currently trading above both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are picking up some...