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- US Airlines To Remain Profitable
- Exxon To Spend More, Expect Less
- Geron Misses Estimates
- Family Dollar In Neutral Lane
- Hot Option Plays: Data Strong, Will Bonds Break?
- Rare Earth Investors: Molycorp, Neo Material Deal Could Spark Major Rally
- Cypress Semi Falls On Weak Orders
- Aeropostale Beats, Profit Shrinks
- WDC Completes HGST Buyout
- Bank Of Korea Keeps Repo Rate On Hold At 3.25%
- Carnival Tops, Trims Guidance
- Smithfield Beats EPS, Misses Sales
- OMC Steps On Asian Med Dais
- The Precarious Jobs Recovery
- Cosan Expands Lubricant Business
- Polcari: “Mixed Environment…markets Need To Catch Up”
- Marsh & McLennan Issues $250M Notes
- Yet Another Contract Win For Jacobs
- Sterilizing QE3
- AmBev Reports Solid 4Q Result
- CrowdGather Sees Record Revenue, Strong Margin Growth
- AT&T To Exit Directory Business
- Govt. Raised $6B From AIG Stock Sale
- OOIL: Moving Beyond Algae Farms
- Australian Clearance For Eye-Drug Eylea
- GATX Remains Neutral
- Honeywell’s Long-term View
- Canadian Solar Loss Widens, Revs Up
- Qiagen Enhances Presence In China
- US Stocks Higher On Jobs Gains
- Euro Falls As Debt Worries Continue
- Private Job Growth Over Last Year Is Strongest Since 2006, Mfg. Continues To Lead Economy
- Oil Hovers Above $106 On U.S. Jobs Data
- Stock Futures Higher On February Job Gains
| US Airlines To Remain Profitable Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:50 AM PST The U.S. airline industry is expected to remain profitable over the next two decades given the increasing worldwide trends in air travel. However, growth would be held back until 2015 due to surging fuel costs and economic uncertainties in the U.S. and Europe.
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| Exxon To Spend More, Expect Less Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:40 AM PST As access to new energy resources becomes increasingly difficult, ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), like its peer Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDS.A), is finding it harder to maintain a sound production growth profile. Hence, the oil and gas behemoth plans to spend about $185 billion over the next five years − up 29% from the last five-year period − to unearth more hydrocarbon to meet the growing demand for energy. However, the company expects its oil and gas production to decline 3% this year … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:25 AM PST Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) posted a net loss of 21 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2011, wider than the Zacks Consensus loss Estimate of 20 cents but below the year-ago loss of 24 cents. Fourth quarter revenues of $251,000 were below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $300,000 and the year-ago revenues of $1.1 million.
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:25 AM PST The economy is still in doldrums, and bargain hunters are going from one shop to another to grab the best deal, with their primary focus being on consumable items. Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:FDO), with its low-cost offerings, remains successful in luring the cautious consumers amid such a scenario. However, margins remain under pressure.
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| Hot Option Plays: Data Strong, Will Bonds Break? Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:18 AM PST Cusick’s Corner
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| Rare Earth Investors: Molycorp, Neo Material Deal Could Spark Major Rally Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:14 AM PST A significant development has arisen in the rare earth sector which is entering into a new global orbit. With one revolutionary move Molycorp (MCP) and Neo Materials Technologies (NEM.TO) makes a dramatic step into The European, Asia and North American regions. Gold Stock Trades is talking bread and butter here and not pie in the sky. For weeks we have called for a major move in the rare earth stocks and how demand is unstoppable. Well, today we are witnessing a major … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Cypress Semi Falls On Weak Orders Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:10 AM PST Recently, Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY) slashed its revenue, gross margins and earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2012.
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| Aeropostale Beats, Profit Shrinks Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:05 AM PST Lower sales coupled with increased input costs dragged down the fourth-quarter 2011 results of Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE:ARO).
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 11:05 AM PST After dealing with a year-long delay due to government regulatory requirements, hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturer Western Digital Corp. (NYSE:WDC) finally wrapped up the acquisition of Japan-based Hitachi Ltd.'s (NYSE:HIT) Global Storage Technology business. Apart from the agreed purchase consideration, Western Digital had to pay an additional charge of $392.0 million due to an amendment made to the purchase agreement.
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| Bank Of Korea Keeps Repo Rate On Hold At 3.25% Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:58 AM PST The Bank of Korea maintained its 7-day repurchase rate unchanged at 3.25%. The Bank said: “Although construction investment has been sluggish, consumption and facilities investment have increased and exports have shown a steady expansion. On the employment front, the uptrend in the number of persons employed is being sustained, led by the private sector. The Committee anticipates that the domestic economic growth rate will gradually return to its long-term trend level going … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:55 AM PST Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) reported first quarter 2012 adjusted earnings of 2 cents per share, above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of loss of 2 cents per share, but deteriorated from the year-ago quarter earnings of 19 cents. On a GAAP basis the company reported a loss of 18 cents per share, due to the charges of $173 million related to Ibero Cruises' goodwill and trademark impairments and net unrealized gains on fuel derivatives of $21 million.
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| Smithfield Beats EPS, Misses Sales Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:50 AM PST Smithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE:SFD) delivered better-than-expected adjusted earnings of 69 cents per share in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 67 cents by 2 cents. However, the results lagged the prior-year quarter by 17.9%, owing to significantly higher raw material costs.
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:50 AM PST A strong ad market, tough peers, an increased consumer spending behavior– both in the domestic and international markets—have been increasing the likelihood of acquisition activity among the 'Admen'. In this backdrop, Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC), one of the world's leading global marketing and corporate communications companies, also stands to gain from strategic acquisitions aimed at fortifying the group's business while inducing long-term profitability.
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:43 AM PST February's 227,000 net new jobs – the third month in a row of job gains well in excess of 200,000 – is good news for President Obama and bad news for Mitt Romney.
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| Cosan Expands Lubricant Business Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PST Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer, Cosan (NYSE:CZZ) recently agreed to acquire Esso Petroleum Company, Limited's wholly-owned subsidiary, Comma Oil & Chemicals Limited, for not more than $100 million. Comma is based in Kent, England.
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| Polcari: “Mixed Environment…markets Need To Catch Up” Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:40 AM PST 03/09/12 ICAP Equities’ Kenneth Polcari weighs in on the Greek debt deal and US jobs report, and discusses expectations for next week’s FOMC rate … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Marsh & McLennan Issues $250M Notes Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:25 AM PST On Wednesday, Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. (NYSE:MMC) announced the pricing of senior unsecured notes worth $250 million, the net proceeds of which will be used to redeem the 6.25% senior outstanding notes worth $250 million, due this month.
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| Yet Another Contract Win For Jacobs Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:25 AM PST Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (NYSE:JEC) recently announced that it has received a $1 billion contract award from the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD). This shall pertain to providing engineering services for the Lower & Middle River des Peres CSO Controls Systems Improvements at St. Louis, Missouri.
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 10:00 AM PST I find bizarre reports that Federal Reserve policymakers are considering sterilizing a new round of bond purchases in order to "subdue worries" about potential inflation.
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 09:50 AM PST The Brazilian beer giant, Companhia de Bebidas das America (NYSE:ABV), aka AmBev, reported fourth-quarter 2011 normalized earnings of R$0.98 (54 cents) per share, increasing 14.3% from prior-year quarter's earnings of R$0.85 (50 cents) a share. Solid top-line performance coupled with improvement in margins resulted in such growth.
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| CrowdGather Sees Record Revenue, Strong Margin Growth Posted: 09 Mar 2012 09:40 AM PST CrowdGather Sees Record Revenue, Strong Margin Growth On March 8, 2012, the Woodland Hills, California based CrowdGather, Inc. (CRWG), with its networks of forum communities on the Internet, reported financial results for its fiscal 2012 third quarter and nine months, ended January 31, 2012. The strong third quarter performance resulted in a 44.6 percent year over year increase in revenues and a 17.4 percent increase sequentially, with revenues increasing to a record $549,750 … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| AT&T To Exit Directory Business Posted: 09 Mar 2012 09:40 AM PST AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), the second-largest U.S. mobile service provider, is seeking to sell a majority stake in its Yellow Pages business to Cerberus Capital Management LP, a private equity firm. The deal had valued the company's telephone directory business at $1.5 billion.
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| Govt. Raised $6B From AIG Stock Sale Posted: 09 Mar 2012 09:30 AM PST Yesterday, American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) announced that the US Treasury sold shares worth about $6.0 billion of the company, which were held by the latter, in an attempt to reduce its stake in the company.
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| OOIL: Moving Beyond Algae Farms Posted: 09 Mar 2012 09:30 AM PST OOIL: Moving beyond algae farms. A firm order for an Algae Appliance and the potential of a new paradigm in the use of algae. OriginOil (OOIL) has received a firm order for an Algae Appliance and associated equipment (the appliance is outlined later in the report) from its French joint venture Ennesys. The demonstration unit will be tested in La Defense, NW of Paris, France as a proof of concept that algae production in a large building complex will achieve a positive energy … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Australian Clearance For Eye-Drug Eylea Posted: 09 Mar 2012 09:15 AM PST Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) and the HealthCare unit of Bayer (BAYRY) announced recently that their eye-drug Eylea has been cleared by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The regulatory body cleared Eylea for treating patients suffering from neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD).
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:55 AM PST We believe that GATX Corporation (NYSE:GMT), a leader in leasing transportation assets, has significantly benefited from improving market fundamentals in its leasing business. Based on solid lease rates and North American fleet utilization, the company expects earnings in the range of $2.40–$2.60 per share in 2012.
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| Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:40 AM PST Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE:HON) recently declared its long-term outlook while reaffirming 2012 guidance and narrowing its first quarter 2012 guidance. The company aims to achieve its 2014 sales guidance of $41 billion to $45 billion and segment margin of 16% to 18% based on its good financial and operational performance over the past ten years.
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| Canadian Solar Loss Widens, Revs Up Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:25 AM PST Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) reported fourth quarter and fiscal 2011 results. In the fourth quarter of 2011, adjusted loss per share was $1.12 compared with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 40 cents per share.
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| Qiagen Enhances Presence In China Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:10 AM PST Consistent with its strategy of expanding in the international arena, Qiagen (NASDAQ:QGEN) recently entered into a co-marketing agreement with China’s largest independent laboratory network KingMed Diagnostics. This deal will make Qiagen's digene HPV Test broadly available in the Chinese market, which has emerged as one of the leading companion diagnostics markets in the world. However, the financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Qiagen's digene HPV Test has been widely accepted as … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| US Stocks Higher On Jobs Gains Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:10 AM PST 03/09/12 Wall Street opened in positive territory after a better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls report. Greece completed its debt swap deal to avoid an immediate … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Euro Falls As Debt Worries Continue Posted: 09 Mar 2012 08:00 AM PST 03/09/12 The dollar is rising against the euro on a better-than-expected U.S. jobs … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Private Job Growth Over Last Year Is Strongest Since 2006, Mfg. Continues To Lead Economy Posted: 09 Mar 2012 07:26 AM PST From today’s Employment Report: 1. Employment in temporary help services continued to grow by 20,100 jobs in February, which was the 7th consecutive monthly increase and the 27th increase in the last 29 months. The 2.4 million temporary and contract employment jobs at the end of last month was the highest since May 2008, more than three and-a-half years ago (see chart above), and is only 160,000 jobs below the pre-recession level of 2.6 million in November 2007. 2. Overtime hours for the … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Oil Hovers Above $106 On U.S. Jobs Data Posted: 09 Mar 2012 02:00 AM PST 03/09/12 Oil prices remained steady near $106 a barrel as a rise in the dollar and improved US jobs data kept crude prices trading in tight … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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| Stock Futures Higher On February Job Gains Posted: 09 Mar 2012 01:00 AM PST 03/09/12 Stocks and the dollar gained Friday after stronger-than-forecast growth in US payrolls lifted optimism in the world’s largest … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards
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