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Update 1-Us FCC nominee Wheeler will divest holdings if confirmed
Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed. Comment?
Friday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IYK
The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Sector Index Fund is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 144,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 33,000. Shares of IYK were trading flat on the day. Comment?
Daily Dividend Report: AET, DV, RWT, BGS, WMB
This afternoon, Aetna declared its quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share, maintaining the amount paid to shareholders last quarter. Comment?
Daily Dividend Report: SYY, VTR, HIG, ESS, XEC
This afternoon, Sysco declared its quarterly dividend of 28 cents per share, maintaining the amount paid to shareholders last quarter. Comment?
Friday Sector Leaders: Education & Training Services, Auto Parts
In trading on Friday, education & training services shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 4.6%. Leading the group were shares of Corinthian Colleges , up about 13.7% and shares of Career Education up about 12.2% on the day. Comment?
Friday Sector Laggards: Precious Metals, Rental, Royalty Trusts
In trading on Friday, precious metals shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.2%. Helping drag down the group were shares of First Majestic Silver , down about 6.1% and shares of Allied Nevada Gold down about 5.8% on the day. Comment?
Friday's ETF Movers: PSCM, PSAU
In trading on Friday, the S&P SmallCap Materials Portfolio is outperforming other ETFs, up about 9% on the day. Comment?
This morning, DA Davidson downgraded shares of Applied Materials from buy to neutral as the stock is trading at too high of a multiple given the current fundamentals. Comment?
UMC not the only drag on Clark County's budget outlook
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Most of the services provided by Clark County are paid for using revenues from property tax collections. Comment?
This morning, Credit Suisse increased its price target on shares of Northrop Grumman to $78 as additional buybacks will boost the stock. Comment?
Turning today to week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the largest outflow was seen in the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund , which shed 4.6 million shares, or a 2.7% decrease week over week. Comment?
Friday 5/17 Insider Buying Report: WFR, VSTM
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. Comment?
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the largest inflow was seen in the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund , which added 5.2 million shares, or a 5.6% increase week over week. Comment?
This morning, Bank of America downgraded shares of Williams-Sonoma from buy to neutral as the stock lacks near-term catalysts to propel it higher from here. Comment?
Donaldson Shares Slip On Lowered Guidance
This morning, Donaldson reported first quarter earnings of $69.8 million, or 46 cents per share, a slight decrease from the same quarter last year and two cents per share below consensus estimates. Comment?
Dish Again Asks FCC to Halt Softbank-Sprint Review
Dish Networks has filed a second request with the Federal Communications Commission asking the regulatory body to stop its review of Softbank's proposed equity acquisition of Sprint. Comment?
American will favor passengers without roller bags
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In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly. Comment?
Contractor chosen to run juvenile detention center in Las Vegas
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Summit View Facility, Las Vegas, Nevada. Formerly a maximum security juvenile facility. Comment?
Joe Downtown: TV series to showcase Las Vegas arts scene?
Symphony Park, including the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Smith Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown Las Vegas on Sunday, March 4, 2012. Comment?
Brown: Risk Weighting Has Place
Senator Sherrod Brown discusses risk weighting and housing in his "Too Big to Fail" bill with TheStreet's Joe Deaux Jim Cramer and Stephanie Link actively manage a real portfolio and reveal their money management tactics while giving advanced notice before every trade. Comment?