Movers & Shakers

Movers and Shakers On March 18 (CAR, DPTR, MDTH, NKE, SMRT, GME, SCVL, CMRG, CRAI, PQ, SFY)

Posted on 03/19/10 at 8:36am
Some of the stocks that made ripples in the US stock market yesterday are: Avis Budget Group Inc (NYSE: CAR) advanced 8.6% following an upgrade in rating by Barclays PLC from “equal weight” to “over weight.”
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Financials Had A Bad Day On March 18 On Downgrades And Pessimistic Outlook

Posted on 03/19/10 at 7:31am
Following a series of downgrades, financial stocks were the third biggest losers yesterday. Concerns over the possibility of the sector's rally coming to an end also affected investors' appetite.
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Dow Records Gains For Eight Consecutive Days While S&P 500 Falls (BA, FDX, UPS, NKE, NBR, HP, GME, INTC, PALM)

Posted on 03/19/10 at 7:01am
Dow industrials rose for the eighth consecutive day yesterday, driven by Boeing. However, a range of economic figures released yesterday, such as PPI, kept a check on the broader S&P 500 index.
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Movers And Shakers Of March 17 (AIB, ABII, BLK, LSI, MDCO, PLCM, VHC, TIN)

Posted on 03/18/10 at 7:14am
US stocks continued to rally yesterday after the PPI for the month of Febraury came in positive. The Dow Jones Industrial Average components that performed brilliantly during yesterday’s session are:
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Analyst Upgrades Walmart

Posted on 03/15/10 at 11:36am
Citi Investment Research analyst Deborah Weinswig upgraded Walmart (NYSE: WMT)to Buy from Hold with a price target of $65. "As the economy improves, we expect Wal-Mart to fight harder to keep this customer by significantly increasing rollbacks to drive mindshare and market share," Wrote Weinswig.
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Oscar Odds And Predictions

Posted on 03/06/10 at 9:44pm
It looks like the battle for best picture at Sunday's Academy Awards will come down to James Cameron's "Avatar" and "Hurt Locker," which was directed by Cameron's ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow. Intrade.com shows those were the two most active contracts during Friday trading, with 8,837 "Avatar" contracts changing hands and almost 7,200 "Hurt Locker" contracts traded.
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Exclusive Interview With Vitaliy Katsenelson (PFE, VOD)

Posted on 03/01/10 at 12:49pm
Vitaliy Katsenelson, who is a research director at Investment Management Associates and contrarianedge.com, was nice enough to grant me an expansive interview. Vitaliy is known for his value investing style and his book Active Value Investing: Making Money in Range-Bound Markets (Wiley, 2007).
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A Look Into Hedge Fund Legend Steven Cohen's Offices (AIG, BWLD, AA)

Posted on 02/26/10 at 1:53pm
The man, the legend, Steven Cohen was recently interviewed by Bloomberg in the Stamford office of SAC Capital. Bloomberg found a lot of interesting facts about what it is to work in their offices.
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Benzinga's Exclusive Interview With VectorVest Founder: First of Three Part Series (SPY)

Posted on 02/26/10 at 12:05pm
Benzinga's Exclusive Interview With VectorVest Chariman And Founder Dr. Bart DiLiddo: Part 1 of 3 Benzinga’s own Shane Edmund had the chance to sit down with VectorVest Inc’s Chairman Bart DiLiddo at the New York Traders Expo. DiLiddo provided a wealth of information; from a breakdown of what makes VectorVest unique, to his lighthearted view of Cleveland's athletics.
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Donald Trump Confronts Carl Icahn Over Casino Restructuring (TRMPQ)

Posted on 02/25/10 at 8:14pm
Donald Trump is ready to face Carl Icahn over competing plans to reorganize his ailing company, Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. (OTC:TRMPQ). Trump and the bondholders have offered to inject $225 million worth of funds to save the gambling enterprise. Carl Icahn has called the plan an “absurdity”. Carl Icahn and his collaborator Beal Bank hold $488 million in secured loans.
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