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| Meshing metal prices Fort Dodge Messenger ... cost per ounce of precious metals, according to the American Numismatic Association. One website potential sellers can reference is www.kitco.com. According to kitco.com, gold was at $1427.20 per ounce, and silver was at $36.01 per ounce on Monday. See all stories on this topic » |
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Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends’. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend . This technique generally works only in bull markets. In flat or choppy markets, you have to be extremely careful. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. The list contains many dividend paying companies, all with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the market capitalization, the ex-dividend date and the yield. LTC Properties, Inc. (LTC) market cap: $734.1M ex div date: 3/21/2011 yield: 6.0% Telefonos de Mexico, S.A. (TMXLF) ex div date: 3/21/2011 yield: 4.8% Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) market cap: $10.8B ex div date: 3/22/2011 yield: 4.3% Portland General Electric Company (POR) market cap: $1.7B ex div date: 3/23/2011 yield: 4.6% The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn’t show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Dividend definitions: Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend. Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend. Record date : the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks two business days before the record date. Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date. Don’t forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique. Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written. By Stockerblog.com
Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of March
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) has made TV Japan free to all of its digital cable customers in Washington. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) Earthquake News Since an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, the US-based cable company Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is helping its customers in Washington to get earthquake news from the 24-hour Japanese news channel. According to Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), "We've opened up a pay channel, TV Japan, for viewing in the aftermath of the horrible earthquake. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) digital subscribers can see it on Channel 245. How humbling it all is. It's very interesting to see views of life as it returns … well, not to normal, but returns & the Japanese manage and mourn and cope. What an incredible saga." Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) shares are currently standing at 24.95. Price History Last Price: 24.95 52 Week Low / High: 16.3 / 25.91 50 Day Moving Average: 23.82 6 Month Price Change %: 35.6% 12 Month Price Change %: 42.0%
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Amid about as much bad news and uncertainty from Japan as you’d want to deal with, the performance of U.S. equities on Monday was relatively sanguine. While stocks did touch their lowest point in more than five weeks, they also rallied enough to pull themselves essentially even with their level on Thursday, when the market staged a significant selloff. By Monday’s close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had lost 51 points to 11,993, the Nasdaq fell 15 points to 2701 and the S&P 500 was off 8 points to 1296. The weekend’s events in Japan added even more complexity to Monday’s trade, as one would expect. Combining with the selloff itself in Japan’s Nikkei Index, which fell more than 6% on Monday — its biggest decline in more than two years — was the push-and-pull of oil prices: in short, how to compute both the still-uncertain Middle East (higher-price bias) and still-uncertain Japan (lower-price bias, due to lowered demand? For Monday, you don’t, as the oil prices were essentially a push, finishing close to flat at just more than $101 a barrel. But this was down day for stocks and, those that suffered were those that have, for now, taken on more risk as investors — and consumers — are forced to address the near-term and long-term role of the nuclear industry in the U.S. Shares of General Electric (NYSE: GE ), which was a supplier to the Japanese nuclear plant now on the minds of every Japanese citizen, finished 2.2% lower on Monday. The Dow Jones Utility Average slumped 1.4%. But it was also the day to put money to work in other energy suppliers — namely, solar wind and even coal. The Guggenheim Solar (NYSE: TAN ) exchange-traded fund climbed 5.4%, while the First Trust Global Wind Energy (NYSE: FAN ) ETF rose 3%. Coal miner Natural Resource Partners (NYSE: NRP ) added nearly 6% in Monday trading. As it played out, not much in Monday’s market session suggested anything other than uncertainty is the backdrop for this week. Bond traders bid their market higher, pushing the 10-year note’s yield down to 3.36% — its lowest close in nearly six weeks. And the Volatility Index continued to add to its uptrend of the past month.
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Below is today's Daily News and Research on U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks:
BIDU CHL: China's Consumer Boom Is Coming – at Forbes (Mon 11:54AM EDT)
CCSC HTHT: 5 Restaurant Stocks With Upside – at TheStreet.com (Mon 1:47PM EDT)
CHBT: CHINA-BIOTICS, INC Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and – EDGAR Online (Mon 12:38PM EDT)
CHU: Nigeria invites reserve bidder back in Nitel sale – at Reuters (Mon 12:13PM EDT)
DYP: Indian Middle Class Will Grow Over 10 times to reach 583 million by 2025, which presents serious infrastructure project challenges says Capital Innovations CIO – Wall Street Transcript (Mon 1:23PM EDT)
HSFT: InPlay: HiSoft Tech announces all employees safe and facilities undamaged in Japan earthquake – Briefing.com (Mon 11:23AM EDT)
HSFT: HiSoft Announces All Employees Safe and Facilities Undamaged in Japan Earthquake – PR Newswire (Mon 11:22AM EDT)
JASO: Squeeze Ideas: 15 Highly Shorted, Highly Undervalued Stocks – at Seeking Alpha (Mon 12:27PM EDT)
JASO STP TSL YGE: Solar Stocks Shine In The Wake Of Japan's Nuclear Issues – Indie Research (Mon 12:56PM EDT)
JASO TSL: Solar stocks soar on Japan nuclear concerns– The Buzz – at CNNMoney.com (Mon 1:12PM EDT)
JKS TSL YGE: JinkoSolar Holding Shares Popped: What You Need to Know – at Motley Fool (Mon 1:17PM EDT)
NEWN: NEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GROUP Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits – EDGAR Online (Mon 12:40PM EDT)
SINA: [$$] Keep a Close Watch on Precious Metals – at TheStreet.com (Mon 11:32AM EDT)
SOL: U.S. Stocks Hit Six-Week Low – at The Wall Street Journal (Mon 1:01PM EDT)
SSW: [$$] China Orders Ships in Carlyle-Led Deal – at The Wall Street Journal (Mon 1:39PM EDT)
SSW: Carlyle Forms Venture to Buy $5 Billion in Shipping Assets in China Focus – at Bloomberg (Mon 1:30PM EDT)
SSW: Seaspan 4Q profit rises on items, new ships – AP (Mon 1:23PM EDT)
SSW: 4% Manufacturing Growth With Slightly More Than 3% GDP Growth To Create An Interesting Environment For Transportation Companies Says John Larkin Of Stifel, Nicolaus And Co. – Wall Street Transcript (Mon 1:23PM EDT)
STP: GE Falls on Ties to Japan Nuclear Plants – at TheStreet.com (Mon 1:20PM EDT)
STP: Movers & Shakers: Monday's biggest gaining and declining stocks – at MarketWatch (Mon 12:48PM EDT)
STP: Why Did My Stock Just Die? – at Motley Fool (Mon 11:07AM EDT)
TSL: Trina Solar Shares Popped: What You Need to Know – at Motley Fool (Mon 1:41PM EDT)
TSL: Monday Options Brief: LZ, AFL, CIGX & TSL – at Seeking Alpha (Mon 1:30PM EDT)
UTA: NYSE stocks posting largest percentage decreases – AP (Mon 1:17PM EDT)
UTA: Universal Travel Group Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results – PR Newswire (Mon 12:59PM EDT)
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The market continues to drop in the afternoon as the devastation in Japan increases uncertainty in the market. Japan’s leading stock index has plunged 6% since the massive earthquake struck and investors are unsure how this will affect the global economy. As if Japan doesn’t have enough on it’s plate, the threat of a nuclear crisis remains a continued source of fear for many as measures are being taken to protect those in closest proximity to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. For now Japanese officials have injected more than $60 billion into the country’s financial system to assist in softening the blow to the economy. The earthquake in Japan has overshadowed attention to the ongoing unrest in Libya, but close tabs are still being kept on crude oil prices as continuing protests are planned in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. market is already feeling some of the after effects from the earthquake as several stateside insurance companies and providers of nuclear energy services see losses in recent trading. At close, the major market indexes continue to trend in the red. The Dow fell .43 percent this day and finished at 11,993.16. The Nasdaq finished lower by .54 percent at 2,700 and the S&P 500 closed lower by .60 percent at 1,296.39. Approaching close, the U.S. Treasuries declined by 0.03 to 3.36%. Crude oil dropped 0.70 to $100.46 a barrel. The U.S. dollar was down 0.0043 to the Euro at $1.40. Author: Pamela Frost
Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) has agreed to donate $2 million to fight against breast cancer. Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) Helps Fights Cancer As a part of the move to boost the fight against breast cancer in Latin America and improve treatment of the disease, The Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), is donating $2 million to Komen group. This group is working to make people more aware of cancer and the importance of screenings to detect the disease early. The money from Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) will be used by the organization to expand cancer detection programs in Monterrey, Mexico; Sao Paulo, Brazil and Panama City, Panama. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) shares were at 100.02 at the end of the last day’s trading. There’s been a 11.2% movement in the stock price over the past 3 months. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) Analyst Advice Consensus Opinion: Moderate Buy Mean recommendation: 1.88 (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell) 3 Months Ago: 2.12 Zack’s Rank: 4 out of 8 in the industry
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Your daily option s trading wrap up. Market Sentiment Stocks slumped on worries about the economic impact from the last week's devastating earthquake. Japan's Nikkei plummeted more than 6% Monday and stocks were broadly lower across Europe before the opening bell on Wall Street. With no earnings of importance or economic data released Monday, there wasn't much other news to drive trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell at the open and, despite a brief midday rally attempt, is down 105 points heading into the final hour. The tech-heavy NASDAQ lost 22.4. The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX ) gained 1.76 to 21.84. Options volume is light, with 7.1 million calls and 6.4 million puts traded so far. Bullish Flow The surge in Star Scientific (NASDAQ: CIGX ) continues. The stock is up another 58 cents to $3.53 and has now rallied 92% in the past week. Options action continues as well, with some investors now showing interest in the CIGX April 4 Calls with 2500 traded versus 188 in open interest. March 3, Mar 4, April 3, May 2, Aug 3 and Aug 4 calls are also seeing interest Monday. 19,000 calls and 1680 puts now traded in CIGX. Implied volatility is up another 6% to 157 and has increased by 65% in the past week. CIGX options saw a noticeable increase in action beginning last Tuesday and the action continued throughout the week, including on Friday when the stock surged on news of a favorable patent decision. Bearish Flow Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ ) gapped at the open and is off $6.42 to $30.96 on concerns about quake-related damage to Japanese nuclear reactors. A number of other names in the uranium space — Denison Mines (Amex: DNN ), Uranium Energy (AMEX: UEC ), USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU ), HudBay Minerals (NYSE: HBM ), Uranium Resources (NASDAQ: URRE ) — are also suffering steep losses on concerns about delays in new projects, shortages, and falling uranium prices. CCJ is reeling and options volume is four times the daily average. CCJ Mar 33 and Mar 38 Calls , which are now well out-of-the-money, are the most actives. CCJ Mar 29 and Mar 30 Puts are seeing interest as well. Implied volatility surged 60% to 60. Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM ) shares are off another $1.41 to $61.95 and have tumbled some 13% in the past four weeks. Notable transactions today are in the RIMM June 80 Call in which 13,000 contracts are purchased at $1.01 while the RIMM Sep 65 Call sees 5,000 contracts sold at the $6.25 bid; in addition the RIMM May 80 Call trades a total of 6,400 contracts in what looks like opening sale. If this is spreading for a net credit that would take on a bullish profile if the May calls expire worthless as one would be left with a Jun/Sep 3×1 back spread. RIMM is slated to report earnings March 24. Implied Volatility Mover USEC (NYSE: USU ) loses 54 cents to $4.62 on concerns about the deepening problems at Japanese nuclear reactors. USEC supplies low-enriched uranium to nuclear power plants and the fallout from last week's quake could be a game-changer for the industry. Shares are under pressure and the top trade of the day is a 4,400-contract block of USU Oct 6 Calls on the 25-cent bid, which appears to be an opening call write. The contract is almost 30% out-of-the-money after today's move. Mar 4 puts, Oct 5 calls, Jan 4 puts, and Oct 5 calls are seeing interest as well. Implied volatility is up 17.5% to 54. Frederic Ruffy is the Senior Options Strategist at Whatstrading.com , a site dedicated to helping traders make sense of the complex and fragmented nature of listed options trading.
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Stock index composites closed in the green as of the last trading session of last week. Economists were anticipating a potential correction to open trading this week and by mid-day today, the major index composites in the United States were posting red across the market tracking board. This trending continued through day’s end. World markets, along with a majority of investors, have been rattled by the quake in Japan. Dealing with the aftermath has created increased uncertainty in the market right now. The dollar dropped lower to the euro and the British pound during the session today and as of the halfway point of today’s trading session, precious metal gold was moving in positive territory. As is often the case when market instability collaborates with a weakening dollar, precious metal gold prices move inversely and track higher. Floor price for April contract gold was higher by .11 percent at mid-day and by end of day close, was still holding on to positive values. The major index composites in the U.S. were red. The Dow Jones finished the session lower by .38 percent at 11,998.42. April contract gold finished in the green by .22 percent at $1,424.90 an ounce. May contract silver moved lower by .26 percent at $35.84 an ounce. May contract Copper was red as well and ended the session at $4.19 per pound. Author: Camillo Zucari
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The official definition of odd lot is a group of shares amounting to less than 100 shares. For purposes of Stockerblog.com, it is a group of news snippets from various financial and business web sites. It has nothing to do with being ‘odd’. * The SEC is looking at hedge funds with repeated, above-market returns * The US National Debt in real time, along with debt per citizen and debt per taxpayer. * Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK-A) (BRK-B) Warren Buffett in a rock video . * Check out mortgage brokers’ backgrounds at Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. * Zions Direct has set up an auction system where you can bid on corporate bonds, municipal bonds, and certificates of deposit. For example, a Wal-Mart 13 month bond is currently bid to yield 2.25% and a University of North Texas one month municipal bond is currently bid at 2.46%. * Carl Icahn is giving back his investors’ money. * Three extra days to pay your taxes. Taxpayers will have until Monday, April 18 to file their 2010 tax returns and pay any tax due because Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia, falls this year on Friday, April 15. By law, District of Columbia holidays impact tax deadlines in the same way that federal holidays do; therefore, all taxpayers will have three extra days to file Federal taxes this year. Caution: this deadline extension probably doesn’t apply to your state income tax.
Below are today's Analyst Actions on U.S.-Listed Chinese Stocks.
Yesterday Deutsche Bank maintained Buy rating and $24.75 price target on AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASIA). Chardan Capital Markets reiterated Sell rating on China Agritech Inc. (NASDAQ:CAGC), and removed price target on the stock. Goldman Sachs reiterated Conviction Buy rating on China Telecom Corporation Limited (NYSE:CHA), and maintained HK$5.4 price target on the company's Hong Kong-listed shares. Goldman Sachs maintained Neutral rating and HK$87 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL). HSBC maintained Neutral rating on China Mobile Ltd. (NYSE:CHL), and reduced price target from HK$81 to HK$79 on the company's Hong Kong-listed shares. Goldman Sachs maintained Neutral rating and HK$13 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (NYSE:CHU). Rodman & Renshaw cut price target to $9 on China Information Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNIT), with Market Outperform rating. Yesterday Credit Suisse maintained Outperfrom rating and $11 price target on China Real Estate Information (NASDAQ:CRIC). Yesterday Piper Jaffray maintained Overweight rating and $13 price target on China Valves Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVVT). Global Hunter Securities reiterated Buy rating and $18 price target on Deer Consumer Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEER). Yesterday Credit Suisse maintained Outperform rating on E-House (China) Holdings Limited (NYSE:EJ), and cut price target from $20.60 to $17.60. Roth Capital Partners maintained Buy rating and $11.50 price target on Fushi Copperweld, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSIN). Jefferies & Company maintained Buy rating and $14 price target on Fushi Copperweld, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSIN). Roth Capital Partners maintained Buy rating and $8 price target on Funtalk China Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:FTLK). Yesterday Bank of America reiterated Buy rating on Funtalk China Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:FTLK), and maintained $7.5 price objective. Morgan Stanley maintained Equal-weight rating on Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc. (NASDAQ:HMIN), and cut price target from $51 to $43. Morgan Stanley maintained Overweight rating on China Lodging Group, Ltd (NASDAQ:HTHT), and cut price target from $27 to $25. Piper Jaffray downgraded JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:JASO) from Overweight to Neutral, and cut price target from $14 to $7. Yesterday Yuanta maintained Hold rating and HK$34 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (NYSE:LFC). Deutsche Bank reiterated Buy rating on Mindray Medical International Ltd (NYSE:MR), and cut price target from $32 to $31. Yesterday Citigroup reiterated Hold rating on Mindray Medical International Ltd (NYSE:MR), and maintained $29 price target. Deutsche Bank maintained Sell rating and $34.30 price target on Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd (NASDAQ:SNDA). Piper Jaffray maintained Overweight rating on ReneSola Ltd. (NYSE:SOL), and cut price target from $24 to $14. Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) from Hold to Buy, and raised price target from $14 to $18. Lazard Capital Markets reiterated Buy rating and $19 price target on Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW). Piper Jaffray downgraded Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP) from Neutral to Underweight, and cut price target from $9 to $6. Morgan Stanley maintained Equal-weight rating and $22 price target on 7 Days Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:SVN). Yesterday Goldman Sachs maintained Conviction Buy rating and $29 price target on 7 Days Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:SVN). Brean Murray reiterated Buy rating and $18 price target on Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIT). Global Hunter Securities reiterated Buy rating and $16 price target on Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIT). Piper Jaffray downgraded Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL) from Overweight to Neutral, and cut price target from $45 to $27. CCB International maintained Outperform rating and $40 price target on VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (NYSE:VIT). Piper Jaffray downgraded Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (NYSE:YGE) from Overweight to Neutral, and cut price target from $18 to $11. Roth Capital Partners reiterated Buy rating on Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ:YONG), and maintained $17 price target. Nomura maintained Buy rating and HK$30.4 price target on the Hong Kong-listed shares of Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. (NYSE:YZC).
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Stanford Management Ltd (OTC:ALZM) acquired Organ Transport Systems from Healthcare of Today in an all-stock transaction. The acquisition of OTS serves as the first of several planned acquisitions by Allezoe Medical Holdings in the field of medical device development, manufacturing and related services. Michael Holder, President, CEO and Director of OTS, and Hyman White, Secretary, Treasurer and Director of OTS, have been appointed to the Board of Directors of ALZM as result of the acquisition. Mr. Holder will serve as the CEO of Allezoe and Mr. White as its Secretary and Treasurer. Stanford Management stock is currently trading at $1.14. The stock is up 10.68 percent from its previous close. Stanford Management stock touched the high of $1.15 and lowest price in today's session is $1.08. The company stock has traded in the range of $0.35 and $1.20 during the past 52 weeks. The company's market cap is $60.00 million. USA Technologies, Inc. ( NASDAQ:USAT ) signed a securities purchase agreement with institutional investors to purchase $10.7 million of common stock in a private placement. The company will sell an aggregate of 5,200,000 shares of its common stock at $2.064 per share and warrants to purchase up to 3,900,000 additional shares in the aggregate of its common stock as per the agreement. The warrants will be exercisable at an exercise price of $2.6058 per share and will have a five-year term commencing on the initial exercisability date. The offering is expected to close on or before March 24, 2011. USA Technologies stock is currently trading at $2.14. The stock is down 17.05 percent from its previous close. USA Technologies shares touched the high of $2.30 and lowest price in today's session is $2.08. The company stock has traded in the range of $0.46 and $2.75 during the past 52 weeks. The company's market cap is $56.19 million. StemCells, Inc. ( NASDAQ:STEM ) reported a wider loss for the fourth quarter, primarily due to an increase in fair value of warrant liability. The company reported fourth quarter net loss of $9.0 million or $0.07 per share, increased than the loss of $5.2 million or $0.05 per share for the year-ago quarter. The revenue for the quarter increased 67 percent to $699,000 from $418,000 last year, resulting from the receipt of a milestone payment from a licensee, as well as higher product sales revenue from the company’s SC Proven line of media and reagents. The loss from operations for the quarter reduced to $7.7 million from $8.0 million last year. For the full year, the company reported a net loss of $25.2 million or $0.20 per share as compared with a net loss of $27.0 million or $0.25 per share for 2009. The revenue increased 44 percent to $1.4 million from $1.0 million reported in 2009. StemCells stock is currently trading at $0.860. The stock is up 6.03 percent from its previous close. StemCells stock touched the high of $0.87 and lowest price in today's session is $0.82. The company stock has traded in the range of $0.75 and $1.27 during the past 52 weeks. The company's market cap is $105.25 million.
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AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (NYSE:ANN) posted solid fourth fiscal quarter results above street consensus on Friday. The Company posted fourth fiscal quarter net earnings of $8 million or 14 cents per share compared to $41,000 or breakeven per share in the same quarter last year. Adjusted net income of 19 cents a share has been recorded compared to 5 cents a share in the previous year, 2 cents above the street consensus of 17 cents a share. Sales for the fourth quarter climbed 9.85% to $515.3 million from $469.1 million in the previous year period, slightly above the consensus estimate of $515.14 million. Comparable-store sales increased 11.0%. Operating margin increased 180 basis points year over year to 2.8%. Gross margin was 51.7% of net sales. Total SG&A dollars increased 4.3% to $251.9 million, in line with guidance. On a rate basis, total SG&A improved 260 basis points over 2009 to 48.9%. The company ended the quarter with total inventory up 14% and average inventory increased 11.9%. The Company announced the guidance for the first quarter of 2011 and said that it expects total net sales to approach $510 million, reflecting a total Company comparable sales increase in the mid-to-high single digits. For fiscal 2011, it expects total net sales of approximately $2.175 billion, reflecting a total Company comparable sales increase in the mid-single digits. Analysts are expecting the Company to report revenue of $ 488 million for the first quarter of 2011 and revenue of $2.116 billion for fiscal 2011. Shares of the company jumped $3.08 or 12.72% to $27.29 after opening at $27.38 with heavy volume of 10.92 million shares compared to the daily average of 2.85 million shares. The stock has 52 week range of $14.59-$28.24. The market capitalization of the stock stands at $1.58 billion with P/E of 24.83. AnnTaylor Stores Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a specialty retailer of women's apparel, shoes and accessories sold primarily under the Ann Taylor and LOFT brands. Disclaimer: The assembled information distributed by epicstockpicks.com is for information purposes only, and is neither a solicitation to buy nor an offer to sell securities. Epicstockpicks.com does expect that investors will buy and sell securities based on information assembled and presented herein. EpicStockPicks.com will not be responsible in any way for or accept any liability for any losses arising from an investor's reliance on or use of information obtained from our website or emails. PLEASE always do your own due diligence, and consult your financial advisor.
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Stocks began the day lower and trending was mixed through the first half of the trading session. Investors were attempting to process how the massive earthquake in Japan would affect reports in the world market. Crude prices dropped significantly as Japan is a major consumer. The lower price of crude oil helped push stock index composites into the green by days end. Following in a parallel fashion were the price trend lines of the precious metals gold and silver. Half way through todays trading session April gold was posting in the green by .46% at $1419 an ounce. May contract silver was green as well at this point as price per ounce posted at $35.07. Gold and silver have been moving in a positive direction on average during the past month. The one month change for gold is positive by 3.75 percent. Even more dramatic is the one month change for silver. Silver prices have gone up almost 19 percent during the past month. Gold and silver ended todays session in positive territory as well. End of day close for the major market index composites were green across the majority of the market tracking board. Specifically the Dow closed with an increase of 59.79 points or 0.50% at 12,044.40. The Nasdaq increased by 14.59 points or 0.54% to 2715.61. The S&P 500 gained 9.17 points or 0.71% to 1304.28. April contract gold closed at $1421.80 an ounce. May contract silver closed at $35.94 an ounce. May contract on copper closed at $4.21 a pound. Author: Camillo Zucari
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Markets across the world suffer losses as a major earthquake strikes Japan, triggering multiple tsunami warnings. Increasing concerns resulting from the massive earthquake, that registered a magnitude of 8.9, sparked a sell off in Asia and tumbled Asian markets. The residual affects of this event are being felt in the European and U.S. markets as well. The natural disaster that hit Japan adds to the list of turmoil abroad, as unrest in Libya and protests in Saudi Arabia continue to draw attention. U.S. markets have seen a significant drop in participation today. As close approaches some modest advances have been made, but overall stocks are on track for a weekly loss. Reports out earlier today on the economic calendar have received little attention with consumer sentiment and business inventories most recently released. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Survey reported a reading of 68.2 for the month of March, falling below the anticipated 76.5 by economists. The reading fell from 77.5 the previous month and marks the worst reading in five months. The Commerce Department reported that business inventories rose 0.9% in January, just above the .08% that was broadly expected. Approaching Close the major market indexes are in the green. The Dow increased by 83.1 points or 0.69% to 12067.71. The Nasdaq rose 18.51 points or 0.69% to 2719.53. The S&P 500 gained 11.28 points or 0.87% to 1306.39. The Treasuries 10-year yield continues at 3.39%. Oil has dropped 1.76 to $100.92 a barrel. The U.S. Dollar lost 0.0049 to the Euro at $1.3895. Author: Pamela Frost
The bulk of the federal government’s more than $14 trillion in cumulative debt, which is now 100% of the Unites States’ annual GDP, is financed in Treasury bills and notes with an average annual interest rate under 1%. The cumulative interest charged in the federal government’s fiscal 2010 budget was $414 billion. So if the Fed raises key interest rates to, say, 2% or 3%, the interest alone on the federal budget deficit could easily rise to $1 trillion or even $2 trillion. The Federal Reserve is in a box and cannot significantly raise key interest rates without blowing up the federal budget, so I anticipate that the Fed is going to maintain low interest rates for a prolonged period. It is uncertain how long the Fed’s zero-interest-rate policy and qualitative easing will last. But I believe it’s safe to say it will continue for the next few years. During this time, frustrated investors will continue to move their funds to the stock market. We find ourselves at the beginning of a very powerful bull market — and our growth stocks will reap big benefits. If you’re a fan of Mexican food, then you’ve probably eaten at, or at least heard of, Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG ), which owns and operates one of the most popular Mexican food franchises in the country. The company has over 1,000 locations throughout the United States and Canada. I’ll cover the latest earnings numbers in a moment, but the real story here is the incredible — and successful — expansion plans of this company. Chipotle has plans to open another 135 to 145 locations within the year. The company operates in just over 30 states, so it has ample room for growth. I know food ingredient costs are increasing rapidly, but they are a reasonably small part of the overall final price for Chipotle’s products. Even with rising input costs, in the latest quarter comparable restaurant sales increased 12.6%, while restaurant-level operating margins were 25.9%, an increase of 140 basis points. This suggests to me that Chipotle is handling the higher costs well. In the fourth quarter, Chipotle’s total sales rose 24%, to $482.5 million, compared with the same quarter a year ago. During the same period, its earnings rose 48% to $46.4 million, or $1.47 per share. The analyst community was expecting earnings of $1.29 per share and sales of $470.7 million, so the company posted a 14% earnings surprise and a 2% sales surprise. For the first quarter, the analyst community is expecting 18% annual sales growth and 23% earnings growth. You should buy this moderately risky stock below $289.
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It has been reported that Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) is recruiting staff from Slovenia. Flash Player 9 or higher is required to view the chart Click here to download Flash Player now View the full TSCO chart at Wikinvest Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) Recruiting From Eastern Europe According to the UK based retailer giant Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO), due to the fact that they are having problems finding suitable British candidates for store staff – including managers – they are recruiting staff from Eastern Europe, including Slovenia. However, critics say that cheap labor is the reason behind this search by the company. According to a Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) spokesman, "the company makes efforts to recruit from UK local communities wherever possible, adding it's sometimes tricky to fill posts. Recruiting from Europe was the last option as it costs the company far more to establish the new employees in the UK. Other posts at present available in its London stores total 238." Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) stocks stood at 389.15 at the end of the last trading session. Price History Last Price: 389.15 52 Week Range: 368.40- 454.90 Last Vol: 636143 3 Month Vol: 502194000
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Stock Market news for 03/14/2011: DJIA, AAPL, NFLX, ABX, SLW Examiner.com – 4 hours ago Dow Jones drop 226 points shocked the traders' community. Nobody does expect that after almost 2 years the recession end, at the middle of 'slow expansion'. There were enormous analytics talks and …
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Stocks ended last session in the green after overcoming a flat start. The index composite outcomes from last session were not enough to overcome the negative action from sessions earlier in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended the last session green though and investors are hoping that will continues this week. As we move into a new week, investors are anxiously observing opening trends and how the news out of the Middle East will affect market outcomes. So far, indexes are still up for the year. Monday will open with processing of additional reports relating to the constantly changing news stemming from the disaster in Japan, but also developing conflicts happening in the Middle east. Oil prices will be a focal point ounce again and inflation potentials will continue to remain a concern. World economic reports will be the focal point throughout Monday’s trading session. On Tuesday, a report on imports and exports will post and prior to opening bell, the Empire Manufacturing Survey is due. Housing market data will post this day as well via the National Association of Home Builders report scheduled. Economists anticipate that this report will be slightly better this month than last. Along this same vein, the February housing starts and building permits report will post during the first half of trading on Wednesday. In addition to this report Wednesday, the Producer Price Index will post via the Commerce Department. The Producer Price Index is a measure of wholesale inflation and is expected to have bumped up slightly. Thursday will be a busy day for economic reports. The government’s weekly report on initial jobless claims is scheduled this day. It rose last week but is expected to have dropped from the previous week’s numbers. In addition to this report, the U.S. consumer price index will also post and this report will provide data on inflation. The price index is expected to have risen. Adding to the flurry of information this day will be the Philadelphia Fed Index for February which is a regional reading on manufacturing. Friday reporting will be minimal and the momentum created earlier in the week will help to support trending on the last trading session of the week. World news developments will help to push stock market trending this day as there are no major economic reports scheduled to post. Author: Frank Matto
Below are the top 10 Advertising stocks with highest Return on Equity (ROE) ratio for the last 12 months, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. ROE shows a company's efficiency in making profits from shareholders' equity. It is equal to net profits divided by shareholders' equity. Three Chinese companies (CCME, CDM, CNYD) are on the list.
Valassis Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCI) has the 1st highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 122.99% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 16.52% for the same period. Arbitron Inc. (NYSE:ARB) has the 2nd highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 82.19% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 11.25% for the same period. China MediaExpress Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CCME) has the 3rd highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 69.78% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 49.26% for the same period. China Century Dragon Media, Inc. (NYSE:CDM) has the 4th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 50.59% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 10.18% for the same period. SPAR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGRP) has the 5th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 39.83% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 3.61% for the same period.
China Yida Holding, Co. (NASDAQ:CNYD) has the 6th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 26.08% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 45.56% for the same period. Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) has the 7th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 21.08% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 7.10% for the same period. ValueClick, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCLK) has the 8th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 18.34% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 18.71% for the same period. Harte-Hanks, Inc. (NYSE:HHS) has the 9th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 12.77% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 6.23% for the same period. Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (NYSE:IPG) has the 10th highest Return on Equity in this segment of the market. Its ROE was 12.67% for the last 12 months. Its net profit margin was 4.28% for the same period.
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