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247wallst.com - 1 hr ago   about  SJM, DBRN, MRK and 1 more
Dillard’s Inc. (NYSE: DDS) rose as high as over 10% to a yearly high of $15.79 after the department-store chain was upgraded by Deutsche Bank AG.   Dress Barn Inc. (NASDAQ: DBRN) rose as high as 9.2% to a yearly his of $22.42 after the women’s clothing retailer announced earnings of $0.37, beating a...
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pheedcontent.com - 2 hrs ago   about  TSN
Filed under: Tyson Foods'A' (TSN), Stocks to BuyTyson Foods' (TSN) stock has meandered since first recommended on May 11, 2009 at a price of $12.35, but I'm sticking with the stock. Here's why: First, Tyson has the product diversity to adjust to increasingly demanding, educated U.S. consumers, who m...
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minyanville.com - 3 hrs ago   about  PHG, SNE
What can a state government do to decrease energy consumption among a population that has doubled since 1970 but maintains the lowest per-capita rate of electricity use in the country? That's right: Place restrictions on a major industry resulting in a whopping annual savings of $30 per household an...
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247wallst.com - 4 hrs ago   about  BGP, DE, DLTR and 11 more
Earnings season has mostly wound down, but as always there are at least some major companies reporting earnings.  Some are actually market-movers as well and it is a short week with earnings out only Monday and Tuesday, with a few on Wednesday.  On deck are Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), Tyson...
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blogs.barrons.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  CBY, DPS
Despite $2.8 billion in net debt, Dr. Pepper-Snapple Group (DPS) this morning said it will make its first ever dividend payment, 15 cents per share for the quarter, payable January 8. The company, spun out of Cadbury PLC (CBY) in May of last year, said it will for the first time buy back its shares,...
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fool.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  K
Automated 401(k) enrollments have some great new features.
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straightstocks.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  MS, FC, CRL
Biogen Idec (BIIB) and Genentech, Inc., a wholly-owned member of the Roche Group (RHHBY.PK), announced that they have received a complete response letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Rituxan. The companies were seeking approval for the use of Rituxan (rituximab) plus f...
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straightstocks.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  AMGN, IMGN, TAP
ImmunoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMGN) has announced that Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN)Inc has licensed the exclusive right to use ImmunoGen’s maytansinoid Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology for the development of anticancer therapeutics to an undisclosed ...
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blogs.barrons.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  SJM, SLE, PG and 3 more
Goldman Sachs (GS), whose profit this year will be back to 2006’s level, is receiving pressure from major shareholders owning tens of millions in the bank to reduce bonuses in order to bolster earnings, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar. Goldman employees will earn $717,000 on...
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straightstocks.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  TM
MivInvestments Inc. has initiated an independent bullish technical trading alert for 11/20/09 on Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC:ECTE.OB). Shares of the company finished the day at $1.35, up 8.15% from the opening bell on heavy buying pressure. The excitement was due to the announcement on positive re...
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straightstocks.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  SJM, DHI, DELL
• DR Horton (NYSE:DHI) reported a fiscal fourth quarter loss of 73 cents, versus Zacks projections of a 27 cents loss, on revenues of $1.01 billion, which was inline with Zacks estimates.  According to Chairman Donald R. Horton, "Our net sales orders in the September quarter reflected a 26% increase...
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techmeme.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  AAPL, SNE
Kenji Hall / Business Week: Sony Unveils Its Answer to Apple's iTunes  —  The tech giant will launch an online store selling music, movies, books, and other downloadable applications for mobile products  —  Sony (SNE) is taking a page from Apple's playbook (AAPL).... Continue reading »Join the conve...
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minyanville.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  K
A popular prescription in the personal finance domain is to increase or maximize annual contributions to 401(k)s or similar retirement plans. However one of the best financial decisions I’ve made over the past couple of years has been to move in the opposite direction -- to radically reduce my retir...
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dividendgrowthinvestor.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  PG, MCD, ED
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED), through its subsidiaries, provides electric, gas, and steam utility services in the United States. It provides electric service to approximately 3.3 million customers and gas service to approximately 1.1 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, as w...
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247wallst.com - Nov 20, 2009   about  CMCSA, GOOG, GS and 15 more
Reuters:   The Senate is near its first vote on healthcare. Reuters:   Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) is betting on corporate spending for its recovery. Reuters:   Time Warner’s (NYSE:TWX) AOL showed that the worst is not over for media job cuts. Reuters:   China cyber-spying against the US will probably grow....
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ibtimes.com - Nov 19, 2009   about  BLUE
EURJPY Forecast The EURJPY failed to consistently move above the trendline resistance (blue) yesterday, produced a false breakout and triggered significant bearish momentum and now traded below the trendline support (red, now resistance). The bias is bearish in nearest term targeting 131.56 area. Im...
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thebigmoney.com - Nov 19, 2009   about  F
No doubt about it, Ford (F) came out of the springtime auto bankruptcy follies looking a whole lot better than its Motown rivals, General Motors and Chrysler. Now we learn that billionaire investor George Soros took a big stake in the company. Soros. Ford. CEO Alan Mulally has to feel like he’s on t...
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pheedcontent.com - Nov 19, 2009   about  MSFT, ATVI, SNE
Filed under: Earnings reports, Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Activision Inc (ATVI), Nintendo (NTDOY)GameStop (GME) posted what I thought was a mediocre third quarter. Total sales went up about 8%, and earnings per share increased a few pennies to 31 cents. When you think video games, you th...
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blogs.barrons.com - Nov 19, 2009   about  MS, PM
Phillip Morris (PM) CEO Louis Camilleri this morning told investors at a Morgan Stanley (MS) global retail conference that the company will make the upper end of its forecast for $3.20 to $3.25 per share in profit, offered last month. (A text of prepared remarks is available here.) In addition, he s...
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pheedcontent.com - Nov 19, 2009   about  AMZN, SNE
Filed under: Competitive strategy, Amazon.com (AMZN), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), TechnologyEvery day, it's becoming clearer that e-readers will be the hot holiday gifts of 2009. Amazon (AMZN) is obviously in the game with its Kindle, with which it took an early lead in the industry. Barnes & Noble (BK...
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