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Deutsche Bank Reiterates Hold on NSTAR (NST)
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 7:25am | 112Deutsche Bank is out with its report today on NSTAR (NYSE: NST), reiterating Hold. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "NST reported Q1 EPS of $0.59, in line with consensus and a penny above our $0.58E, and reaffirmed earnings guidance of $2.60-$2.75. We believe NST will be able to deliver...
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Unisource Energy Reports EPS of $0.44 vs. $0.46 Estimate
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 7:23am | 17Unisource Energy (NYSE: UNS) Reports EPS of $0.44 vs. $0.46 Estimate
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Wunderlich Maintains Buy Rating and PT On Calpine Corporation (CPN)
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 6:48am | 57Wunderlich Securities maintained its Buy rating on Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN) in a research report published today. Wunderlich also reiterated its $18.00 price target on Calpine, after Calpine announced its Q1 results in line with analysts' expectations. On Friday, Calpine's shares added 2.45...
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Deutsche Bank Lowers PT On Entergy Corporation To $70
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 6:06am | 27Deutsche Bank has lowered the price target on Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) from $73 to $70 and maintains its Hold rating.
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US Stock Futures Up After News of bin Laden's Death; Dollar Rises
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 5:53am | 418US stock futures are higher this morning, after President Barack Obama reported that Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, was killed in a US operation in Pakistan. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 83 points to 12,839.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index rose 8.30...
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Key earnings announcements for this week ADM, PFI, K, GM- CMCSA, WFMI, CVS, V, ED
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 3:13am | 866May 3, 2011: Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) and Pfizer (NYSE:PFI) before the opening Bell, and after the close, Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) reports. May 4, 2011: Kellogg (NYSE:K) reports before the opening Bell, and Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFMI) reports after the close. May 5, 2011: CVS (NYSE:...
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Earnings Scheduled For May 2 (DISH, APC, FE, EIX, THG, HIG, DVA, MEE, HUM, ADP, CHK, L, PFG)
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 1:13am | 351Dish Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH) is estimated to post its Q1 earnings at $0.68 per share on revenue of $3.23 billion. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.58 on revenue of $3.09 billion. First Energy Corp (NYSE: FE) is expected to report its Q1 EPS...
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Stocks To Watch For May 2 (HUM, CHK, MI, APC, EIX)
Monday, May 2, 2011 - 1:07am | 214Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) to report its Q1 EPS at $1.36 on revenue of $9.14 billion. HUM shares rose 0.13% to $76.22 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) to have earned...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Second Week of May
Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 10:23pm | 750Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...
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Royal Put(z) Not to Be Confused with Married Put(z) 04-29-2011
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 6:35pm | 1067Cusick's Corner Some of you might have caught the subject line Married Put(z), this should not be confused with a Royal Put(z). That's enough of the Royals and wedding humor. At this stage the market it is getting a little harder to play the upside, at least buying outright stock with the market...
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SEC Declares AGL Resources Form S-4 Registration Statement Effective
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 4:56pm | 122AGL Resources (NYSE: AGL) and Nicor Inc. (NYSE: GAS) today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4, which includes the joint proxy statement of AGL Resources and Nicor Inc. concerning their proposed merger. Each company...
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Married Put(z) 04-29-2011
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 2:51pm | 1059Cusick's Corner Equity markets continue to grind higher and the Big Caps are leading the way. Traders are watching the metals closely, more specifically Gold, GLD, and the strength in this trend is under some pressure. Now this does not mean that we won't get a headline that pops the metal, but...
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Oregon Utility Commission Approves NW Natural and Encana Oil & Gas Inc.'s $250M Natural Gas Transaction
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 12:07pm | 132Northwest Natural Gas Company (NYSE: NWN), dba NW Natural, and Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., a subsidiary of Calgary-based Encana Corp. (NYSE: ECA), today announced that the Public Utility Commission of Oregon issued an order approving NW Natural's investment in a joint venture to develop gas...
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UPDATE: Jefferies Color On Dominion Resources Target Increase (D)
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 9:14am | 89Jefferies, which raised its PT on shares of Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE: D), is providing some color on the stock. “Dominion Resources 1Q11 operating EPS was $0.93 compared to $0.96 last year, our estimate of $0.90, and consensus of $0.91,” Jefferies writes. “The principal drivers of the...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades (RIMM, IM, CEG, OSK)
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 8:15am | 137Analysts at Jefferies & Company downgraded Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) from “buy” to “underperform.” RIMM's shares closed at $56.59 yesterday. Research In Motion's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 17.14%. Brean Murray downgraded Ingram Micro Inc (NYSE: IM) from “buy” to “hold.” IM'...