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Market Wrap For June 11: Momentum Hit, Dow Suffers Triple Digit Loss
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 4:36pm | 2008Read More...U.S. stocks appeared to run out of momentum, at least for the time being, after the the World Bank cut its global growth outlook. Citing a bitter winter in the U.S., a weaker outlook from emerging markets such as Russia and China, the World Bank expects the global economy to grow 2.8 percent...
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Barron's Recap: The New Face Of Wall Street
Sunday, June 8, 2014 - 2:33pm | 799Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: Morgan Stanley's makeover, the top 100 women financial advisors, as well as the prospects for Danaher, Office Depot, EOG Resources and more. Cover Story "Morgan Stanley's Makeover" by Avi Salzman. Morgan Stanley's (NYSE: MS) strategy of lower risk and less debt...
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Market Wrap For May 20: Markets Sharply Lower On Fed Talk, Disappointing Earnings
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 4:42pm | 2471Read More...U.S. stocks declined following troubling words from a Federal Reserve official. In a speech delivered Tuesday, the Fed's Charles Plosser hinted that the Federal Reserve should reduce the pace of its asset purchases in measured steps but an increase in interest rates “may come sooner than many...
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Market Wrap For May 7: Dow Banks Triple-Digit Point Gain While Nasdaq Closes Lower
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 4:35pm | 2687Read More...U.S. stocks were mixed as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen presented a prepared testimony which did not rattle investors. The Dow posted a triple-digit point gain after falling 43 points. The Nasdaq, on the other hand, declined as many momentum and Internet names were hit hard. Russian...
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Market Wrap For May 6: Dow Suffers Triple-Digit Point Loss, Nasdaq Underperforms Once Again
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 4:42pm | 2644Read More...U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday after the Dow and S&P 500 closed near all time highs. Momentum names such as Twitter, Facebook, Tesla and others saw heavy losses. Not helping the cause was poor earnings by American International Group on Monday which dragged the financial sector lower....
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of May 5: Disney, Pfizer, Tesla And More
Sunday, May 4, 2014 - 5:46pm | 1225Read More...Highlights on the earnings front this week include scheduled quarterly reports from Disney, Keurig Green Mountain, Pfizer and Whole Foods Market, which are expected to post year-over-year earnings gains. Analysts expect Tesla Motors to say its earnings declined, and for Groupon and SolarCity to...
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Market Wrap For April 15: Who Doesn't Love A Turnaround?
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 4:30pm | 2505Read More...U.S. stock futures were pointing towards a modestly higher open as investors found enough optimism from Dow components Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson who both reported better than expected quarterly results. Investors were further spooked by reports of pro-Russian separatists taking...
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Market Wrap For April 1: S&P 500 Hitting New All-Time High Not An April Fools' Joke
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 4:47pm | 1704Read More...U.S. stocks kicked off a new month and new quarter with solid gains as U.S. manufacturing growth improved in March. The indexes have now logged a three-day winning streak, an accomplishment which was completely absent throughout all of March. The S&P 500 hit new all-time highs of 1,885.84...
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Market Wrap For March 31: Stocks Rally As Yellen Confirms Support For Economy
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 4:37pm | 2097Read More...U.S. stocks rose in the final day of the first quarter as the Fed's boss Janet Yellen said there is still room for the central bank to further boost the economy. Yellen, speaking in Chicago today, said the scars from the Great Recession remain, and reaching our goals will take time." Yellen...
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Market Wrap For March 25: Markets Snap Two-Day Losing Steak On Confidence Data
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 4:24pm | 1840Read More...U.S. stocks rebounded from a two-day losing streak as investors found plenty of positives in consumer confidence data which hit a six-year high in March. According to the Fed's Philadelphia chief Charles Plosser the Fed sees its bond purchasing program ending in October or November with rate...
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New Additions To The Credit Suisse Top Picks List
Sunday, March 9, 2014 - 11:17am | 840Read More...This past week, Credit Suisse added Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC), BankUnited (NYSE: BKU), Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) and Superior Energy Services (NYSE: SPN) to its Top Picks list. Like other financial services firms, Credit Suisse has a list of stocks in which its analysts have complete faith....
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Market Wrap For December 20: Markets Gain On GDP Data
Friday, December 20, 2013 - 5:44pm | 1875Read More...Major indices received a boost in Friday's trading activity following a better than expected third quarter GDP. The surprising economic data is yet another key data that may suggests that the economy is healthy enough and could handle the Fed's recent decision to taper its bond buying program....
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CF Industries and Petrohawk Energy to Open Near 52-Week Highs
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 9:04am | 521Read More...As the markets surged again yesterday, CF Industries Holdings (NYSE: CF) and Petrohawk Energy (NYSE: HK) reached new 52-week highs of $166.35 and $38.44 per share, respectively. CF Industries saw some analysts raise their price targets on the stock following the recent second-quarter earnings...
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Today's Morgan Stanley Discontinuations
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 8:58am | 232Read More...Morgan Stanley has discontinued coverage on the following companies: Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD) Plains Exploration & Production (NYSE: PXP) Noble Energy (NYSE: NBL) Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE: BBG) Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) Cimarex Energy (NYSE: XEC) Ultra Petroleum (...
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Wunderlich Securities Maintains Buy on EOG Resources (EOG)
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 11:27am | 188Read More...Wunderlich Securities maintained its But rating on EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG). In a research report published today, Wunderlich was full of praise for EOG's recent performances as well as for its seemingly bright future. In the report, Wunderlich states, "We remain impressed with Buy-rated EOG...













