Friday, November 12, 2010

DailyMarkets.com - Early Christmas For Lincoln Investors

DailyMarkets.com - Early Christmas For Lincoln Investors

Early Christmas For Lincoln Investors

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:05 AM PST

After successfully reconstructing its debt, Lincoln National Corp. (NYSE:LNC) made yesterday eventful by outlining a number of ways to return wealth to shareholders, which includes a dividend hike, resumption of share repurchase program and redemption of preferred securities.
The board of Lincoln has announced a significantly increased its quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share from the previous pay-out of one cent per share. The hiked dividend will be paid on February 1, 2011 to shareholders of … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Legg Mason’s October AUM Rises

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:05 AM PST

Legg Mason Inc. (NYSE:LM) has been able to experience a rise in assets under management (AUM) in October. The company reported preliminary month-end AUM of $676.6 billion for October, up from $673.5 billion at the end of the prior month.
Legg Mason's equity AUM in October was up 3.2% from the prior month to $175.0 billion. However, fixed income AUM remained almost flat at $371.9 billion compared with $371.6 billion at the end of the prior month.
This equity AUM increase ultimately resulted in a … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

For Foundry Growth Look For The Tower (TSEM)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:05 AM PST

Writen by Ken Nagy, CFA
Given fourth quarter guidance, Towerjazz  ( TSEM ) will make good on its promises of $500 million revenue run rate and 70% year over year growth. For good measure the firm got to GAAP net profit one quarter earlier than the firm originally promised. (the first in 10 years) The firm has been building capacity due to  accelerated design-win momentum, which have been realized within a large group of diversified, global customers, many of which being market … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

GBP/JPY: What Kind Of Price Action Is Occurring Here?

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:45 AM PST

GBP/JPY 11/12/2010

Daily and 4H: The daily chart shows the GBP/JPY at the crossroads. It has broken above a a recent "wedge" pattern. However, the pair has been twisting and turning so much, there are no clear patterns, so beware of breakouts that create expansion patterns.
It is however, under a longer term declining trendline. What kind of price action is occurring here?
In the 4H chart, the market showed a bearish divergence, but the price action … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

J.C. Penney Beats, Sales Depress

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:35 AM PST

J.C. Penney Company Inc. (NYSE:JCP), a leading retailer of apparel and footwear, accessories, fashion jewelry, beauty products and home furnishings, recently delivered better-than-expected third-quarter 2010 results on the heels of growing online sales and effective cost management.
The quarterly earnings of 19 cents a share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 17 cents, and shot up 72.7% from 11 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate had dipped by a penny in the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Third Quarter Loss Widens At Ardea

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:35 AM PST

Ardea Biosciences Inc.'s (NASDAQ:RDEA) third quarter 2010 net loss of $18.2 million or 79 cents per share was higher than the year-ago loss of $2.5 million or 13 cents per share and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 52 cents per share. The wider loss was attributable to the increased amount spent by the company on developing its pipeline coupled with lower revenues in the quarter.
Revenue in the reported quarter plummeted 64.1% to $3.3 million. The company extended the amortization period … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Digital River Teams With Nikon

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:05 AM PST

Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV) has recently signed a three year agreement with imaging leader Nikon Inc. Under the agreement, Digital River will handle Nikon's end-to-end e-commerce operations, including order and payment processing, subscriptions, digital download, fraud protection and e-marketing through its Global Commerce enterprise solution.
Global Commerce solution is a part of Digital River's new e-commerce portfolio, which also includes Digital River Commerce Express and Digital River … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Osiris EPS Up On Lower Costs

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:05 AM PST

Osiris Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OSIR) reported third quarter earnings of 14 cents per share, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a profit of 4 cents and the year-ago loss of 19 cents. Results were mainly driven by lower operating expenses. Revenues of $10.8 million were just above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10 million.
Quarter in Detail
Revenues from collaborative agreements, research licenses, and government contracts increased 0.9% to $10.7 million in the reported quarter. Third quarter … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Jeremy Grantham Interview

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:01 AM PST

Jeremy Grantham almost never speaks on TV. Yesterday he gave an exclusive interview with Maria Bartiromo on CNBC. He talked  about the markets, the economy, and his investment strategy.
This is a really great interview, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex – EUR/USD Up At The End Of European Session

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:00 AM PST

Forex Pros – The Euro was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Friday after the release of euro zone data on GDP.

EUR/USD was trading at 1.3698, up 0.22% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 1.3574, today's low, and resistance at 1.4085, Monday's high.

Earlier in the day, preliminary official data showed that Gross domestic product in the euro zone rose less-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 0.40% in the last quarter from 1.00% in the preceding quarter.

Analysts … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Hot Stocks To Know For Friday: Cisco, Walt Disney, Hewlett-Packard, Shell, Rolls Royce

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:58 AM PST

U.S. stocks slid Thursday, with benchmark indexes falling for the third time this week, after Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) missed analyst estimates and concern over Europe's debt crisis intensified. Cisco, the sixth-largest U.S. technology company by market value, plunged 16 percent and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) slipped 2.4% as technology stocks declined.

A Rally in Irish Bonds ! (not a typo)
You know Ireland has a problem when a country accounting for only a tiny … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

NVIDIA Performs Well

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:35 AM PST

NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) reported third-quarter fiscal 2011 earnings per share of 15 cents, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 14 cents. Total revenue came in at $843.9 million, at par with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $844.0 million.
Revenues
NVIDIA reported third quarter revenues of $843.9 million, up 4.0% from the prior quarter and down 6.6% from the comparable quarter last year. The Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) segment grew by a modest 6.0% year over year. On the other hand, the … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

SunPower Rises Above Estimates

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:35 AM PST

SunPower Corporation (SPWRA) reported third quarter 2010 adjusted earnings of 26 cents per share, significantly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of break-even earnings in the third quarter. In the year-ago quarter, the company recorded adjusted earnings of 46 cents per share.
On a GAAP basis, the company's net profit was $20.1 million or 21 cents per share, compared with $19.5 million or 20 cents per share earned in the year-ago quarter. One-time items in the quarter included a $0.36 per … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Forex – USD/JPY Down On Economic Data

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:30 AM PST

Forex Pros – The U.S. Dollar was lower against the Japanese Yen on Friday after the release of U.S. data on Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index.

USD/JPY was trading at 82.31, down 0.20% at time of writing.

The pair was likely to find support at 80.54, Tuesday's low, and resistance at 82.80, Wednesday's high.

Earlier in the day, preliminary data showed that U.S. UoM consumer sentiment rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 69.30 last month from 67.70 in the preceding … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Australian Dollar: Key ST Resistance At 10725

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:16 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Canadian Dollar: The Downside Prevails

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:16 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Pressure Bio Wins New Grant

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:16 AM PST

This article has been unpublished. Walter, need new message.
 
PRESSURE BIOSCI (PBIO): Free Stock Analysis … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Pressure Bio Wins New Grant

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:15 AM PST

Written by Grant Zeng, CFA.
A Competitive Grant Has Been Awarded to PCT Platform Technology

Earlier this month, Pressure BioSciences, Inc. ( PBIO )announced that it has been awarded a Therapeutic Discovery Grant (TDG) for $244,479.

The TDG Program is designed for companies with 250 employees or less. Its goal is to support investment in qualified biomedical projects that “show potential to develop new therapies, address unmet medical needs, and reduce the long-term growth of healthcare … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

Opening Bell Market Monitor: DIS, JCP, WEN

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:54 AM PST

11/12/10 The latest in news, commentary, and information on what’s moving the US equities … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates

D.R. Horton Constructs A Narrowed Quarterly Loss

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 02:26 AM PST

11/12/10 Home builder D.R. Horton announced Friday that its posted a narrowed quarterly loss when compared to last year while revenue … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates
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