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Standpoint Research Downgrades MetroPCS Communications (PCS)
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 1:20pm | 122Standpoint Research has downgraded shares of MetroPCS Communications (NYSE: PCS) from Buy to Hold. Since the firm upgraded the stock to Buy on November 23, 2009 the shares have outperformed the S&P by 4,000 basis points. According to Standpoint analyst Ronnie Moas, the stock is now fairly...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Has A Bearish Stance On First Solar
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 8:16am | 271In his "Mad Money Lightning Round" on Wednesday, Jim said that as long as oil prices rise, prices of solar stocks will also advance. However, he had a bearish view of First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and advised traders against investing in the stock. FSLR jumped 1.28%,to $118.77 yesterday. For Goldman...
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Cramer Sees Sprint (S) At $6
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 3:45pm | 81Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Stop Trading, Listen to Cramer! that he likes Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S). He added that Sprint (S) is a good speculative stock and it could go to $6. Sprint Nextel Corporation (S) is trading 1.57% higher today. Sprint has just crossed its 20-day moving average,...
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Puts Purchased on Millicom International (MICC)
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 1:14pm | 130Shares of Millicom International Cellular SA (NASDAQ: MICC) are higher on the session by 0.40%, currently trading at $85.48. The stock has been moving lower over the past few weeks, but has managed to hold the 200-day moving average. It is attempting to hold the 50-day moving average today....
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CCME - How to Profit From China's Emerging Middle Class
Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 7:22pm | 901Much has been written as of late about the emerging middle class in China and the the increase in domestic consumption. Workers wages are rising, and multi-national companies are tripping over themselves to establish their brand in what they see as the next big growth market. The headlines are...
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More "Valuation is for Sissies": American Tower (AMT)
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 1:39pm | 548As I wrote earlier in the week I am trying to build a wing of the portfolio for companies with insane valuations that people just buy hand over fist on every rally because... well, they go up. Another name I looked closely at was American Tower (AMT) - this is a hedge fund favorite. Simple...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (VPRT, AMED, SOHU, SBAC)
Friday, June 11, 2010 - 8:35am | 170Vistaprint NV (NASDAQ: VPRT) tumbled 9.20% to $44 in the pre-market session. VPRT has announced the "Make an Impression® Contest," providing US-based micro businesses with a chance of telling their story and also winning a unique prize worth $10,000. Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ: AMED) lost 6.24% to $43 in...
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It's Inverted Hammer-time! Can't Touch This? 06-10-2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 3:20pm | 870Cusick's Corner The Euro is up -- overseas markets showed strength. There has been some flight from safety today – Gold is down, Dollar down and money has flowed to other sectors like Energy. BP is up after yesterday’s plunge in the stock (see Implied Volatility Movers) and Transocean (RIG) has...
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Interesting Trades on Sprint (S)
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 1:23pm | 255Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) are higher on the session by 0.11%, currently trading at $4.61. The stock has been moving higher over the past six months, though it is off its highs near $5.31. There were two large trades that hit the tape today. The first was a short strangle, where the...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (UTHR, MBT, CHRW, OMCL)
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 8:06am | 143United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) was upgraded by JP Morgan from “neutral” to “overweight.” UTHR’s shares closed at $51.50 yesterday. United Therapeutics’ earnings are likely to grow by 132.19% this year. Credit Suisse upgraded Mobile TeleSystems (NYSE: MBT) from “underperform” to “...
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Credit Suisse Upgrades MBT To Neutral
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 6:09am | 41Analysts at Credit Suisse upgrade Mobile TeleSystems (NYSE: MBT) from "underperform" to "neutral." MBT’s shares dropped 0.32% to close at $18.53 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Telus Launches Optik Services - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 2:09pm | 562The second largest Canadian carrier Telus Corp (TU) has unveiled a new range of home entertainment and communication services. The operator has reportedly launched premium IPTV (Internet TV) and high-speed Internet services under the “Optik" moniker across its key western Canadian markets of...
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Two New Positions
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 5:11pm | 124Got into another short right at the close with Vodafone (VOD) at 19.62. The other position was SPDR Gold (GLD) which I went long in yesterday. It is at the cusp of breaking out, and should the markets continue to deteriorate, I believe that gold will be a 'flight-to-safety' play. However, I will...
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Stocks To Watch For June 8 (DG, NCS, MBT, BOBE, TLB)
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 6:50am | 186Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Dollar General (NYSE: DG) to post an EPS of $0.34 for the first quarter. DG’s shares gained 1.44% to $29.65 in after hours trading. The analysts are expecting NCI Building Systems (NYSE: NCS) to have made a loss of $0.54...
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Transdel Pharma Worth a Look - Analyst Blog
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 2:09pm | 881Initiating Coverage We are initiating coverage of Transdel Pharmaceuticals (TDLP) with an Outperform rating and price target of $2.50 per share. We believe that TDLP-110, currently known as Ketotransdel, has the potential to be a meaning share gainer in the treatment of acute soft tissue pain....