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Buy Baltic Trading: Dry Cargo Shipping Exposure At A Discount To NAV
What a difference a day makes. Wednesday proved to be a very tough day for dry-cargo shipping stocks.
4 hrs ago | SchaeffersResearch.com
Another Wide Trading Range Resolves Slightly Lower
"Despite the scary open, it was encouraging to see equities grow stronger through the end of the day," noted Schaeffer's Senior Equity Analyst Joe Bell, CMT.
8 hrs ago | SchaeffersResearch.com
Facebook Inc (FB) Sees an Uptick in Near-Term Call Activity
Call activity is running hotter than usual on Facebook Inc today, with around 122,000 contracts crossing the tape so far -- a 31% mark-up from the norm, and almost triple the number of puts exchanged.
13 hrs ago | SchaeffersResearch.com
Dow Jones Industrial Average Follows Global Markets Into the Red
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is poised to extend Wednesday's losses, with futures pointed lower ahead of the bell.
17 hrs ago | SchaeffersResearch.com
Two Ways to Use Short-Term Calls On Apple Inc.
Weekly options were in focus on Apple Inc. yesterday, with the short-term contracts taking the top 10 most actively traded strikes.
American International Group Inc (AIG) Traders Eye Support
American International Group Inc is trading roughly 0.9% higher today, extending its lead north of the $44 mark.
Stocks End Tumultuous Day in the Red After Fed Minutes Halt Rally
"It was a tale of two days, really," quipped Schaeffer's Senior Technical Strategist Ryan Detrick, CMT, of today's session, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average explored a range of nearly 300 points before settling with a 0.5% loss.
Gold's Fall Stings Universities' Endowment
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Bullish Summer Forecast from Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) Speculators
Options traders set their sights on Cisco Systems, Inc. calls on Monday. Roughly 78,000 call contracts crossed the tape during the course of the session, easily outnumbering the approximately 34,000 puts that changed hands.
Most Active Options: Groupon Inc (GRPN), Bank of America, Microsoft
Of the 20 equities seeing the heaviest options volume in recent sessions, three names of notable interest this afternoon are Groupon Inc , Bank of America Corp , and Microsoft Corporation .
Puts Pick Up on Chesapeake Energy Corporation
The bears edged out the bulls yesterday in Chesapeake Energy Corporation's options pits, on the news that the company had chosen a new CEO .
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Dow Jones Industrial Average Flirts With Breakeven
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is pointed just north of breakeven ahead of the bell, with stocks poised for another session of consolidation.
Pdi Rating Increased to Outperform at Zacks
The firm currently has $5.10 price target on the stock. Zacks has also updated their ratings on a number of other services stocks in the last week.
If you've left UAE bourse post the crisis, it is time to go back
The performance of the UAE stock markets is broadly in line with the rise in global stock markets.
Toronto, Wall Street surge higher amid positive U.S. data, consumer sentiment
The Toronto Stock Exchange surged ahead Friday, encouraged by gains from the U.S. markets, after data showed the world's largest economy may be in recovery.
Marketo jumps in 1st day trading on Nasdaq
The stock rose $7.70, or 59.2 percent, to $20.70 in afternoon trading. The shares were priced at $13, at the high end of the expected range of $11 to $13 per share.
Markets Shift Slightly Lower Following Flood of Economic News
"As poor as today's economic data was, the good news was we saw some solid earnings," said Schaeffer's Senior Technical Strategist Ryan Detrick, CMT, of a day where the Dow Jones Industrial Average bounced around breakeven for much of the day, notched new all-time high, and settled 42 points lower.
Stocks to Watch: Donaldson, Aruba stocks in focus Friday
Investors will likely follow shares of Donaldson Co. and Stage Stores Inc. on Friday as those firms report quarterly results, along with shares of Aruba Networks, which took a drubbing late Thursday.