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- Gallup: U.S. Economic Confidence Hits New High
- Quote Of The Day: Opening The Floodgates
- Digital Realty Leases In Paris
- Cable Companies To Offer Free WiFi Roaming
- Xerox Forms Alliance With CHOICE
- Sunoco Upgraded To Neutral
- Sealed Air To Underperform
- New Client For Equinix
- EU Summit, US Housing Highlight Midweek Calendar
- GM Opel To Present Business Plan
- Earnings Scorecard: Target
- A.M. Best Rates Berkshire Units
- Earnings Preview: Toll Brothers
- Prologis To Develop E-Commerce Hub
- EMC Fortifies With Syncplicity Buy
- Comcast To Launch X1 Video Service
- Earnings Preview: NetApp Inc.
- FDIC Chases Big Banks
- Wednesday’s Stocks To Watch, May 23 2012
- What Do The States That Have Recovered Jobs The Fastest Have In Common? Booming Energy Sectors
- Nordstrom Pinned To Neutral
- Nasdaq To Rectify IPO Hiccups
- Monsanto Retains Neutral Rec
- Omnicell Maintained At Neutral
- Good News At Western Digital
- A Different Light
- Steady End To A Volatile Day
- Analyst Interviews: Homebuilding Stock Review & Outlook
- OGE To Offset Uprates With Cost Cut
- Verizon Readies For Spectrum Sale
- Estimates Down For Cognizant
- Nat Gas Rig Count Snaps Losing Streak
- General Cable To Acquire Alcan Cable
- Bipartisan Congressional Group Stands Up For U.S. Consumers Over Special Interest Sugar Farmers
- Thoratec Remains Neutral
- Myriad In Research Partnership
- Neutral On CF Industries
- Natural Resource Expands Acreage
- A Hole In The Facebook Business Model?
- FB Or Las Vegas? I’ll Take Vegas
- Why Obama Should Be Attacking Casino Capitalism — Both Romney’s Bain And JPMorgan
- The Trend Trader For ETF Trading On Wednesday, May 23, 2012
- The Trend Trader For Forex Trading On Wednesday, May 23, 2012
- The Trend Trader For Futures Trading On Wednesday, May 23, 2012
- The Trend Trader For Stock Trading On Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Gallup: U.S. Economic Confidence Hits New High Posted: 22 May 2012 05:18 PM PDT PRINCETON, NJ — “The Gallup Economic Confidence Index broke through a barrier last week, surpassing -17 for the first time in the four-plus years of Gallup Daily tracking in the United States. The index now stands at -16 for the week ending May 20, up from -18 in each of the prior two weeks in May, and from -21 in late April. “The weekly Gallup Economic Confidence Index is an average of two components of consumers’ psychology: Americans’ ratings of current economic conditions and their … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Quote Of The Day: Opening The Floodgates Posted: 22 May 2012 05:03 PM PDT I think most college professors would agree with this quote from Jerry Bowyer, Forbes contributor: “There has been a severe contraction in the quality of higher education in America. Did we really think we could open the floodgates and not affect the quality of graduates? Can you turn college into the new high school, and not get high school-like results? Grade inflation will only keep the problem concealed for so long before the general public becomes aware that outside of a few highly … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Digital Realty Leases In Paris Posted: 22 May 2012 04:07 PM PDT Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:DLR), a niche real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently signed a new long-term agreement with Ecritel, a provider of internet hosting and managed services for businesses, to lease its datacenter facility in Paris for an undisclosed amount. |
Cable Companies To Offer Free WiFi Roaming Posted: 22 May 2012 03:58 PM PDT 05/22/12 The major cable companies plan to expand free WiFi coverage throughout the metropolitan areas. The joint effort will be cheered by consumers who consume excessive data on smartphone and tablet … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Xerox Forms Alliance With CHOICE Posted: 22 May 2012 03:48 PM PDT Office automation and equipments major Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) recently announced that it has forged an alliance with CHOICE Administrators Exchange Solutions for providing broad and secure cloud-based Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) solution. The alliance will be offering the service across 50 states. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 03:48 PM PDT Following the proposed acquisition of downstream operator Sunoco Inc. (NYSE:SUN) by natural gas pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners L.P. (NYSE:ETP), we have upgraded the former's shares to Neutral from Underperform. We believe that through the $5.3 billion transaction – which provides an attractive premium to Sunoco shareholders – the company has been able to extract maximum value from its remaining assets. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 03:27 PM PDT We have recently downgraded our recommendation on Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE) from Neutral to Underperform. The quantitative Zacks #5 Rank (short-term Strong Sell rating) for the company indicates strong downward pressure on the stock over the near term. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 03:27 PM PDT Data center major Equinix Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) is on a roll. The company has been winning new deals at regular intervals. One of the most recent wins is a deal from a well known Russian telecommunication operator CJSC TransTeleCom (Company TTK). |
EU Summit, US Housing Highlight Midweek Calendar Posted: 22 May 2012 03:20 PM PDT 05/22/12 The informal meeting of EU leaders in Brussels will closely monitored. More US housing data will be released, along with EIA oil inventory … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
GM Opel To Present Business Plan Posted: 22 May 2012 03:08 PM PDT The management of General Motors Company's (NYSE:GM) European arm, Opel, will present a business plan to its supervisory board late June regarding its operations. The unit is under pressure from its parent company to mitigate continuous losses. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 03:08 PM PDT Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), the operator of general merchandise and food discount stores in the United States, posted its first-quarter 2012 results on May 16. Here we will discuss the company's scorecard based on the recent earnings announcement, subsequent estimate revisions by analysts as well as the Zacks Rank and long-term recommendation for the stock. |
A.M. Best Rates Berkshire Units Posted: 22 May 2012 03:07 PM PDT Rating agency A.M. Best Co. undertook a rating action on a number of subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) (BRK.B). The rating agency affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of A++ and "aaa" respectively of National Indemnity Corporation. |
Earnings Preview: Toll Brothers Posted: 22 May 2012 02:48 PM PDT Homebuilder Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL) is set to unveil its second quarter 2012 results on May 23, 2012, before the start of trading. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the second quarter is 4 cents per share on revenues of $379 million (year-over-year increase of 18.4%). |
Prologis To Develop E-Commerce Hub Posted: 22 May 2012 02:48 PM PDT With increasing demand for modern distribution facilities, Prologis Inc. (NYSE:PLD), a leading industrial real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently signed a build-to-suit agreement to construct a new e-commerce distribution hub spanning 473,000 square feet in Osaka, Japan. The deal was penned with MonotaRO Co., Ltd. – one of the premier online industrial tool retailers in Japan. |
EMC Fortifies With Syncplicity Buy Posted: 22 May 2012 02:48 PM PDT In order to expand its cloud-based storage services, EMC Inc. (NYSE:EMC) has acquired Syncplicity, a privately-held SaaS provider. Though the financial details of the deal were not disclosed, it was stated that the acquired company would be integrated with EMC's Information Intelligence Group. |
Comcast To Launch X1 Video Service Posted: 22 May 2012 02:48 PM PDT Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), the largest cable MSO in the U.S., announced that it will launch its new cloud-based smart TV service – X1 – in Boston. We see the company's rollout of this service as an attempt to improve its declining video customer base. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 02:32 PM PDT NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) is scheduled to announce its fourth quarter 2012 results on May 23, 2012. We see some upward movement in analyst estimates over the past 7 days. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 02:32 PM PDT Litigation issues related to mortgage securities seem far from over for the Wall Street big shots. Now, according to a Wall Street Journal report, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ("FDIC") is chasing a number of banks including Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) over the sale of mortgage securities that were issued by these institutions and purchased by two failed banks, which were subsequently taken into custody by the Federal body … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Wednesday’s Stocks To Watch, May 23 2012 Posted: 22 May 2012 02:15 PM PDT ( click to enlarge ) Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) tried to breakout today again after yesterday’s breakout but failed to close near the highs. The stock pulled back during the day, however still closed higher than the high of the previous session, which is bullish to me. Lets see how this trades tomorrow. ( click to enlarge ) Bought Pharmacyclics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCYC) on Monday after a nice breakout. Today’s action followed through nicely as this stock was up 4.5%. The technical chart show a … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
What Do The States That Have Recovered Jobs The Fastest Have In Common? Booming Energy Sectors Posted: 22 May 2012 02:14 PM PDT How long will it take before a state’s employment level returns to pre-recession peak? The state map is featured in this U.S. News and World Report article “North Dakota, Alaska Job Markets Fueled By Oil And Gas Boom,” and indicates how long it will take before the number of jobs in a state returns to the pre-recession peak level. Alaska and North Dakota both completely recovered from the effects of the recession by early 2010, and have current employment levels of 3% and 14% above … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Posted: 22 May 2012 02:13 PM PDT We maintain our Neutral recommendation on Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:JWN), a leading fashion specialty retailer in the United States, with a target price of $51 per share. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 02:12 PM PDT Following the problems encountered during the recent initial public offering (IPO) of Facebook Inc. (FB) last Friday, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has decided to alter the regulatory procedures carried out during an IPO, as per media releases. This is important because an interruption like this in a computer-driven platform weakens the confidence of investors. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 01:53 PM PDT We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON). |
Omnicell Maintained At Neutral Posted: 22 May 2012 01:53 PM PDT We have recently reiterated our Neutral recommendation on Omnicell (NASDAQ:OMCL) with a target price of $15.00. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 01:53 PM PDT Hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturer Western Digital Corp. (NYSE:WDC) recently announced that it will be buying back additional shares worth $1.5 billion as per board authorization. Western Digital ("WD") will make the repurchase immediately. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 01:49 PM PDT One unspoken but key assumption of those who foresee a return to economic normalcy — which many seem to believe is already underway — is that the behavioral patterns that emerged in the wake of the worst financial crisis this century would invariably be shed in favor of old (bad) habits. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 01:45 PM PDT 05/22/12 US stocks erased early gains on a day spent mostly in positive territory as worries resurfaced about potential European … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Analyst Interviews: Homebuilding Stock Review & Outlook Posted: 22 May 2012 01:38 PM PDT With a gradual recovery in the overall economy, the homebuilding industry is finally seeing signs of stabilization in 2012. The downturn during 2006-2007 had hIt the homebuilding sector hard. We believe that the housing market is starting to benefit from an increase in employment rates and higher consumer confidence. Houses are more affordable now as mortgage loans come with relatively low interest rates while renting becomes more expensive. Thus, most homebuilding companies are witnessing … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
OGE To Offset Uprates With Cost Cut Posted: 22 May 2012 01:38 PM PDT Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of OGE Energy Corporation (NYSE:OGE), has planned to execute an interim annual rate increase of $24 million with the new rates effective from June 1, 2012, for its residential, commercial and industrial customers. However, in order to offset the increase the energy company plans to file for a reduction in fuel costs by $50 million annually that will finally result in a net reduction of the bill amount for all customers. |
Verizon Readies For Spectrum Sale Posted: 22 May 2012 01:38 PM PDT Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone Group Plc (NYSE:VOD), has hired Loop Capital as another advisor for the proposed 700 MHz wireless spectrum sale. The company is aggressively looking for the sale of its 700 MHz A and B spectrum licenses, announced a month ago. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 01:38 PM PDT Earnings estimates for Cognizant Technologies Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) have declined of late after the company reported results for the first quarter of 2012. |
Nat Gas Rig Count Snaps Losing Streak Posted: 22 May 2012 01:38 PM PDT In its weekly release, Houston-based oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE:BHI) reported a rise in the U.S. rig count (number of rigs searching for oil and gas in the country). |
General Cable To Acquire Alcan Cable Posted: 22 May 2012 01:38 PM PDT General Cable Corporation (NYSE:BGC) intends to acquire Alcan Cable, the wire and cable business of Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RIO). The acquisition will be made at $185 million in cash, subject to normal adjustments, mainly relating to working capital levels at the time of closure. |
Bipartisan Congressional Group Stands Up For U.S. Consumers Over Special Interest Sugar Farmers Posted: 22 May 2012 12:37 PM PDT The chart above shows how government policies have artificially inflated the U.S. price of sugar to more than double the world price going back to the early 1980s. World prices have averaged about 14 cents per pound (wholesale) since 1982, less than half of the U.S. average over that time period of almost 29 cents per pound. Import quota restrictions that strictly limit the amount of imported sugar coming into the U.S. at the world price protect the domestic producers from more … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Posted: 22 May 2012 12:23 PM PDT We reiterate our rating for Thoratec Corp. (NASDAQ:THOR) at Neutral. Its first-quarter 2012 adjusted earnings per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Profit (as reported) rose 54.8% year over year to $25.5 million aided by better utilization at pre-existing ventricular assist device (VAD) programs as well as growth of the treatment at new centers. |
Myriad In Research Partnership Posted: 22 May 2012 12:23 PM PDT Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN) has entered into a research agreement with Intermountain Healthcare, a nonprofit healthcare system, to carry out studies on molecular diagnostic tests developed by the company. This agreement will benefit treatment decisions for patients at Intermountain. |
Posted: 22 May 2012 12:22 PM PDT We are retaining our Neutral recommendation on CF Industries Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CF). First-quarter 2012 revenues and earnings topped the Zacks Consensus Estimates. Healthy growth in sales was driven by strong nitrogen demand during the North American spring planting season. |
Natural Resource Expands Acreage Posted: 22 May 2012 12:22 PM PDT Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NYSE:NRP) further expanded its position in the Mississippian Lime oil play in North Central Oklahoma by acquiring 19,200 net mineral acres for $64 million. The acquisition dwarfs prior acquisitions made by the partnership in this region from December 2011 through February 2012 of 9,500 net mineral acres. The acquired acreages are leased out to oil and gas operators and the partnership will receive royalty revenue from the oil and gas produced from the acreage. |
A Hole In The Facebook Business Model? Posted: 22 May 2012 12:10 PM PDT Facebook is getting a LOT of attention. As well it should. |
FB Or Las Vegas? I’ll Take Vegas Posted: 22 May 2012 12:10 PM PDT I was asked several times last week whether I would buy FB (Facebook) at the IPO. Those who asked have no real concept of technical analysis or my style of trading/investing. At its core, technical analysis is an approach to … Continue reading … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
Why Obama Should Be Attacking Casino Capitalism — Both Romney’s Bain And JPMorgan Posted: 22 May 2012 07:58 AM PDT I wish President Obama would draw the obvious connection between Bain Capital and … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards |
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