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- Hot Option Plays: Bullish Sentiment Dominates Market
- 6 Stocks To Watch Next Week
- Abiomed Raised To Outperform
- Legg Mason’s October AUM Perks Up
- Macy’s Still In Positive Rhythm
- BorgWarner Eyes New Business
- Medco Remains At Neutral
- Why We May Be In Store For A Passionless Presidential Race
- StanCorp Financial Upgraded
- Hospira Still At Underperform
- Forex – EUR/USD Up At The End Of U.S. Session
- Earnings Preview: Lots Of Data Next Week
- Forex – GBP/USD Up At The End Of U.S. Session
- Interesting Fact Of The Day: More Than Half Of Walmart Sales Come From Its Groceries Business
- Smithfield Rebalances Portfolio
- Dow Rallies To Close Trading Week
- Forex – USD/JPY Down At The End Of U.S. Session
- Guess The Shill
- Move To Neutral On El Paso Corp.
- CPTS’ Essure In Sync With Novasure
- Derivative Gains Benefit MBIA
- Sobering Outlook From The IEA
- Earnings Scorecard: Health Care REIT
- Celanese Acquires Ashland Assets
- South African Reserve Bank Holds Interest Rate At 5.50%
- MS To Reform Foreclosure Practices
- Starbucks’ Healthier Juice On Track
- IGT Enhances Casino Entertainment
- Marathon Oil Upgraded To Neutral
- Earnings Preview: Dell, Inc.
- Bank Indonesia Drops Rate 50bps To 6.00%
- Pipeline Decision Signals U.S. Is Not Open For Business And Obama’s Not Serious About Jobs
- Bank Of England Holds Rate At 0.50%, APP At 275B
- Forex – Dollar Surrenders Ground In U.S. Afternoon Trade
- NYSE Honors Veterans Day With Two Minutes Of Silence
- U.S. Stocks Post Healthy Gains In Afternoon Trade; Dow Up 2.3%
- Obamacare Destroys 1,000 Jobs At Stryker Corp.
- Gene Marks On MSNBC: Three Must-Read Blogs
- The Trend Trader For ETF Trading On Monday, November 14, 2011
- The Trend Trader For Stock Trading On Monday, November 14, 2011
- The Trend Trader For Forex Trading On Monday, November 14, 2011
- The Trend Trader For Futures Trading On Monday, November 14, 2011
- China’s Rising Imports Of American Goods
Hot Option Plays: Bullish Sentiment Dominates Market Posted: 11 Nov 2011 03:38 PM PST Cusick’s Corner |
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 03:27 PM PST ( click to enlarge ) InterDigital, Inc.(NASDAQ:IDCC) – As I’ve mentioned earlier the stock has shown increased trading activity in call options and some signs of being under accumulation or being bought, by institutions here. The implied volatility of put options remained flat. I believe that shares have room for a significant uptick beyond these levels. From a technical standpoint the stock is setup to move higher and could break the $50 mark and its 200-day moving average in the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 03:10 PM PST We upgrade our recommendation on cardiac assist devices maker Abiomed (NASDAQ:ABMD) to Outperform following its solid second-quarter fiscal 2012 results which outstripped the Zacks Consensus Estimates. |
Legg Mason’s October AUM Perks Up Posted: 11 Nov 2011 03:05 PM PST Baltimore-based Legg Mason Inc. (NYSE:LM) experienced a rise in its assets under management (AUM) in October on a sequential basis. This was preceded by a drop in both September and August AUM. |
Macy’s Still In Positive Rhythm Posted: 11 Nov 2011 03:00 PM PST Macy's Inc. (NYSE:M) continues with its positive rhythm as it approaches the end of another successful fiscal year. This is quite evident from its upbeat guidance for fiscal 2011 and the relentless endeavors undertaken to keep itself on the growth trajectory even when the economy is looking for ways to shield itself from the ongoing crisis. |
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:35 PM PST BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:BWA) announced that it expects net new powertrain business of $2.5 billion from 2012 through 2014, reflecting a 9% increase from its previous three-year net new business. The new business is expected to generate from strong demand for the company's environment-friendly technologies, including gasoline and diesel turbochargers, dual-clutch transmission, engine timing systems and emissions products. |
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:35 PM PST Recently, we reiterated our Neutral recommendation on Medco Health (NYSE:MHS) with a target price of $56.00. |
Why We May Be In Store For A Passionless Presidential Race Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:35 PM PST Polls show Americans angrier and more polarized than at any time since the Vietnam War. That's not surprising. We have the worst economy since the Great Recession and the worst politics in living memory. The rise of the regressive right over the last three decades has finally spurred a progressive reaction. Occupiers and others have had enough. |
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:15 PM PST We are upgrading the recommendation on StanCorp Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:SFG) to Neutral from Underperform on the back of strong third quarter results. Overall benefit ratio declined compared with the last two quarters. Earnings per share of 96 cents also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 30 cents. |
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:15 PM PST We maintain an Underperform rating on Hospira, Inc. (NYSE:HSP) with a target of $29.00 following appraisal of third quarter results. |
Forex – EUR/USD Up At The End Of U.S. Session Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:10 PM PST Forexpros – The Euro was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Friday after the release of U.S. data on Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index. EUR/USD was trading at 1.3751, up 1.05% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 1.3484, Thursday's low, and resistance at 1.3859, Wednesday's high. Earlier in the day, preliminary data showed that U.S. UoM consumer sentiment rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 64.2 last month from 60.9 in the preceding month. Analysts … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Earnings Preview: Lots Of Data Next Week Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:05 PM PST Earnings Preview 11/11/11 The flood of earnings reports is slowing to a trickle. Now it is mostly down to the retailers, who tend to have October, rather than September, fiscal period ends. A total of 212 firms are scheduled to report, including 27 of the S&P 500. The firms reporting next week include: Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Dell (NASDAQ:DELL), Heinz (NYSE:HNZ), Home Depot (NYSE:HD), Lowe's (NYSE:LOW), Target (NYSE:TGT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT). The pace of economic … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Forex – GBP/USD Up At The End Of U.S. Session Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:05 PM PST Forexpros – The British Pound was higher against the U.S. Dollar on Friday after the release of U.S. data on Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index. GBP/USD was trading at 1.6065, up 0.82% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 1.5869, Thursday's low, and resistance at 1.6130, Tuesday's high. Earlier in the day, preliminary data showed that U.S. UoM consumer sentiment rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 64.2 last month from 60.9 in the preceding … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Interesting Fact Of The Day: More Than Half Of Walmart Sales Come From Its Groceries Business Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:03 PM PST We typically think of Walmart as a retail giant, so I was surprised to learn in today’s WSJ that for the last several years more than 50% of Walmart sales have come from its grocery business. The article “Wal-Mart Sets Prices Sizzling For Choice Beef” discussed how ”The massive buying power of Wal-Mart is driving the wholesale price of choice beef to a nearly eight-year high as the retailer stocks its refrigerator cases for the first time with higher-quality cuts.” Because Wal-Mart … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Smithfield Rebalances Portfolio Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:01 PM PST The Smithfield Packing Company, Inc., a subsidiary of The Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD), plans to expand and thus include a new packaged meats product line in Kinston, NC and shift its hot dogs and lunch meat plant to Kinston from Portsmouth, VA. |
Dow Rallies To Close Trading Week Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:00 PM PST 11/11/11 On the final trading session of the week, the Big Board posted another big gain after Italy passed its new budget law and consumer confidence climbed to its highest level in … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Forex – USD/JPY Down At The End Of U.S. Session Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:00 PM PST Forexpros – 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 77.14, down 0.66% at time of writing. The pair was likely to find support at 77.05, today's low, and resistance at 78.18, Monday's high. Earlier in the day, preliminary data showed that U.S. UoM consumer sentiment rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 64.2 last month from 60.9 in the preceding month. Analysts … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
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Move To Neutral On El Paso Corp. Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:40 PM PST We have downgraded our recommendation for El Paso Corp. (NYSE:EP) to Neutral from Outperform, following its third quarter results, which were affected by weaker-than-expected production and higher-than-expected unit costs at the Exploration & Production (E&P) segment. Poor equity earnings and other income at the Pipeline segment were also responsible for the downgrade. |
CPTS’ Essure In Sync With Novasure Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:40 PM PST Recently, Conceptus (NASDAQ:CPTS) received an Approvable Letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The letter suggests compatibility between the company's surgical permanent birth control system, Essure and Hologic's (NASDAQ:HOLX) Novasure, which treats women suffering from excessive menstrual bleeding. |
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:20 PM PST MBIA Inc.'s (NYSE:MBI) third-quarter net income (a GAAP measure) came in at $444 million or $2.26 per share, compared with a net loss of $213 million or $1.06 in the prior-year quarter. The year-over-year improvement was primarily led by $776 million in unrealized gain on insured derivatives, compared with a loss of $1 billion in the year-ago quarter. |
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:10 PM PST Not all the important news is centered on Greece and Italy. The International Energy Agency, or IEA, this week released its World Energy Outlook. The IEA is not some wild-eyed “peak oil/global warming” fringe group. They are about as mainstream and staid a group as you are going to find. The bullet points below come from the fact sheet associated with the report (see here). I comment on the implications, particularly the investment implications after each bullet point. Major events of the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Earnings Scorecard: Health Care REIT Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:05 PM PST Health Care REIT (NYSE:HCN) reported third quarter 2011 FFO (funds from operations) of 85 cents per share compared with 31 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Funds from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income. |
Celanese Acquires Ashland Assets Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:05 PM PST Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) entered into an agreement to acquire polyvinyl acetate assets from Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH), including two product lines, Vinac and Flexbond. The transaction is expected to close within 60 days, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed. |
South African Reserve Bank Holds Interest Rate At 5.50% Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:02 PM PST The South African Reserve Bank [SARB] held its monetary policy interest rate, the repo rate, unchanged at 5.50%. The Bank said: “The Committee assesses the risks to the inflation outlook to be on the upside mainly due to cost push pressures. The exchange rate is also seen to pose some upside risk to the outlook, while downside risks are seen to come from possible contagion effects from the European crisis and associated slow growth. The committee is aware of the dangers of a … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
MS To Reform Foreclosure Practices Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:59 PM PST Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) became the second largest bank after The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) to adopt new foreclosure procedures in an effort to stop unlawful and troublesome foreclosure practices. Morgan Stanley has reached an agreement with the New York's Department of Financial Services about the new set of standards. |
Starbucks’ Healthier Juice On Track Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:50 PM PST The world's leading coffee retailer Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) has decided to give the Americans its signature value-added experience while they sip their fruit juice and has thus taken over Evolution Fresh, a Californian juice maker. Starbucks looks set to strengthen its grip in Health and Wellness sector and will open a new line of outlets focused on nutritious products. Also, the company said that it wants to build a multibillion health and wellness business over time. |
IGT Enhances Casino Entertainment Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:40 PM PST International Games Technology (NYSE:IGT) inked a letter of intent (LOI) with Revel Entertainment Group, LLC to provide its casino systems solution to the latter. IGT will install IGT Advantage and sbX casino management systems and Service Window applications, which will enhance the casino experience for the customers making a splurge in Revel casinos. |
Marathon Oil Upgraded To Neutral Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:35 PM PST We have upgraded oil and natural gas exploration and production firm Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) to Neutral from Underperform, reflecting its sustainable growth prospects and improved outlook. |
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:35 PM PST Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) is scheduled to announce its third quarter 2012 results on November 15, 2011 and the modest revision in analysts' estimates reflect changes in the company's future business prospects. |
Bank Indonesia Drops Rate 50bps To 6.00% Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:20 PM PST Indonesia’s central bank, Bank Indonesia, dropped the BI reference rate 50 basis points to 6.00% from 6.50%. Bank Indonesia Governor, Darmin Nasution, said: “The decision to decrease BI Rate has been taken in line with the decreasing trend in inflation pressures and also as Bank Indonesia efforts to narrow the interest rate term structure. This decision is also intended to reduce the impacts of worsening global economic prospect on Indonesian economy. Production and consumption … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Pipeline Decision Signals U.S. Is Not Open For Business And Obama’s Not Serious About Jobs Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:09 PM PST Some commentary on postponing the Keystone XL pipeline decision until after the 2012 election: 1. “If Keystone XL dies, Americans will wake up the next morning and continue to import 10 million barrels of oil from repressive nations, without the benefit of thousands of jobs and long-term energy security.” ~CEO Russ Girling of TransCanada Corporation, the company that applied for the permit to build the pipeline. 2. “So much for the U.S. being the bastion of free enterprise … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Bank Of England Holds Rate At 0.50%, APP At 275B Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:03 PM PST The Bank of England (BoE) kept the Bank Rate at a record low stimulatory level of 0.50%, and kept its Asset Purchase Program (Quantitative Easing) unchanged at GBP 275 billion, after increasing it by 75 billion at its previous meeting. On its asset purchase program, the Bank said: “The Committee expects the announced programme to take another three months to complete. The scale of the programme will be kept under review.” The Bank also held the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Forex – Dollar Surrenders Ground In U.S. Afternoon Trade Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:49 AM PST Forexpros – In afternoon U.S. trade, the greenback was lower against the euro, with EUR/USD rising sharply by 1.15% to hit 1.3765. Earlier Friday, the Italian Senate approved, by a vote of 156 to 12, to approve the budget-cutting measures promised to the European … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
NYSE Honors Veterans Day With Two Minutes Of Silence Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:15 AM PST 11/11/11 On the 93rd anniversary of Veterans Day, the NYSE, along with the United States Marine Corps, observes two minutes of silence (9:20-9:22am) in honor of America’s veterans and the brave men and women of the Armed … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
U.S. Stocks Post Healthy Gains In Afternoon Trade; Dow Up 2.3% Posted: 11 Nov 2011 11:15 AM PST Forexpros – In late afternoon U.S. trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 2.33% to 12,170.80, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 2.20% to 2,682.84, and the S&P 500 gained 2.09% to trade at 1,265.58. Earlier Friday, the Italian Senate approved, by a vote of 156 to … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Obamacare Destroys 1,000 Jobs At Stryker Corp. Posted: 11 Nov 2011 10:20 AM PST What is the medical device tax? The $20 billion tax was included in the Affordable Care Act that was signed into law in 2010. The amount is based on a 2.3% excise tax that will be levied on the total revenues of a company, regardless of whether a company generates a profit, starting in 2013. Many companies will owe more in taxes than they generate from their operations. The result will be devastating to innovation, patient care and job creation. EXHIBIT A: Nov. 10 (Reuters) – “Medical device … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Gene Marks On MSNBC: Three Must-Read Blogs Posted: 11 Nov 2011 09:58 AM PST On this segment of MSNBC’s “Your Business,” New York Times’ small business columnist and blogger Gene Marks recommends three must-read blogs for small business owners to get up-to-date economic information: 1) Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein’s Wonkblog, 2) Calculated Risk and 3) Carpe Diem. … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
The Trend Trader For ETF Trading On Monday, November 14, 2011 Posted: 11 Nov 2011 04:06 AM PST By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for ETFs The top 40 ETFs by net assets Close 3×1 7×5 AGG – iShares Lehman Aggregate Bd Fd Bearish BND – Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF Bearish DBC – DB Commodity Index Tracking Fd Bullish DIA – SPDR DJ Industrial Average … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
The Trend Trader For Stock Trading On Monday, November 14, 2011 Posted: 11 Nov 2011 04:06 AM PST By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for the Dow 30 Stocks In alphabetical order by symbol Close 3×1 7×5 AA – Alcoa Inc Bullish AXP – American Express Company Bullish BA – Boeing Co Bullish BAC – Bank of America Corporation Neutral CAT – Caterpillar Inc |
The Trend Trader For Forex Trading On Monday, November 14, 2011 Posted: 11 Nov 2011 04:06 AM PST By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for Forex THE BIG SIX Close 3×1 7×5 AUDUSD – Aust Dollar / US Dollar Bullish EURUSD – Euro / US Dollar Bullish GBPUSD – British Pound / US Dollar Bullish USDCAD – US Dollar / Canadian Dollar Bearish USDCHF – US Dollar / … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
The Trend Trader For Futures Trading On Monday, November 14, 2011 Posted: 11 Nov 2011 04:06 AM PST By ForexMansion.com The Trend Trader for Futures INDICES Close 3×1 7×5 S&P 500 – Dec ESZ1 Bullish Dow Jones – Dec YMZ1 Bullish Nasdaq – Dec NQZ1 Bullish Russell – Dec TFZ1 Bullish INTEREST RATES US T-Bond – Dec ZBZ1 |
China’s Rising Imports Of American Goods Posted: 10 Nov 2011 10:00 PM PST As Americans in the 1970s sang that they'd like to "teach the world to sing," Coca-Cola was entering the Chinese market. More than 30 years later, China is the beverage company's third largest market, and Coca-Cola is still seeing modest growth in China. |
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