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Yahoo! Snaps Up Associated Content, Adds Freelance Content To Its Network
Filed under: Deals , Yahoo! (YHOO) Yahoo! Inc. ( YHOO ) is continuing its transformation from an old-school internet portal to a destination for all types of original and unique content — along with all the ad inventory that also brings. Its latest prize: the announced acquisition of Associated Content — a network with 380,000 content contributors
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Staples: Decent Q1, But Are Shares Ready to Rise?
Filed under: Staples Inc (SPLS) Office supplies chain Staples Inc. ( SPLS ) reported first quarter earnings of 28 cents , above the Thomson/Reuters First Call estimate of 27 cents , and at least initially, that was enough to satisfy investors, despite the company’s subdued sales outlook.
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Oil Falls Below $68 on European Debt Crisis Concerns
Filed under: Commodities , Oil , Financial Crisis Oil plunged again Thursday, at one point falling to $64.24 per barrel, before recovering to $67.74, down $2.13. What’s driving the downtrend? It’s not oil’s fundamentals, which are basically the same as they were a week ago.
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Analyst Says Weaker Euro May Prevent European Recession
Filed under: Financial Crisis , Currency Will the euro’s decline in value prevent a dreaded euro-zone recession? That’s the conclusion of one analyst. “The euro depreciation is very good news for the region” because the rest of the world economy is expanding, Charles Wyplosz, head of the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies in Geneva, told Bloomberg News Thursday
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Retail Rivals: Is Target or Wal-Mart a Better Buy?
Filed under: Earnings Reports , Wal-Mart (WMT) , Target Corp. (TGT) , Stocks to Buy We heard from some of the biggest names in retail recently when Target ( TGT ) and Wal-Mart ( WMT ) reported earnings. Now that the numbers are in, investors can take a hard look and decide once and for all which company is a better fit for their portfolio – the “cheap chic” store or its larger and less polished rival
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Options Traders Add Bearish Bets on Hartford Financial Services
Filed under: Options , Technical Analysis Hartford Financial Services ( HIG ) attracted unusually heavy put volume on Wednesday, with 1.7 times the expected number of puts crossing the tape. About 10,000 put options were traded on the insurance issue during the course of yesterday’s session, compared to fewer than 8,000 calls that changed hands. Data from the International Securities Exchange (ISE) points to a strongly bearish bias.
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Analyst Calls: AAPL, AMZN, CVS, DELL, HME, NTY, NXY, SYMC, UPS, VRSN, WAG …
Filed under: Analyst Reports , Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades , Apple Inc (AAPL) , Dell (DELL) , Amazon.com (AMZN) , Walgreen Co (WAG) , CVS Corp (CVS) , United Parcel’B’ (UPS) , Analyst Initiations Analyst Upgrades Wells Fargo upgraded Home Properties ( HME ) to outperform from market perform.
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U.S. Jobless Claims Increase to a Month-Long High
Filed under: Economic Data The Labor Department issued a bit of a nasty surprise this morning in its report on initial jobless claims. Last week, the department issued 25,000 new claims for unemployment benefits , far more than the expected drop of 6,000 claims. The resulting 471,000 total claims in the past week was the most in a month
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Options Update: Campbell Soup Volatility Near Eight-Month Highs into EPS
Filed under: Campbell Soup (CPB) , Options Campbell Soup ( CPB ) is expected to report Q3 EPS on May 24. June put option implied volatility is at 26, August at 25, November is at 26, above its 26-week average of 20, according to Track Data, suggesting larger price movement. MSCI Spain Index ETF ( EWP ) closed at $34.30
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Applied Materials: Do Q2 Results Make the Stock a Buy?
Filed under: Earnings Reports , Applied Materials (AMAT) , Technology Applied Materials ( AMAT ) is one of those interesting trading-vehicle-type stocks. It’s been up, it’s been down. The sideways action, as indicated by the one-year chart , isn’t for everyone.
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