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Saturday December 1, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Reiterating his bullish case for Altera Corporation (AVP)], Zacks semiconductor analyst Abdul Saleh explains why the future looks bright for the manufacturer of high-performance, high-density programmable logic devices (PLDs):'Even after reiterating its earlier guidance of flat to 3% reve...
Saturday December 1, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Turning now to the Real Estate/Mortgage situation, it is clear to me that there are more shoes left to fall than Imelda Marco's wardrobe in an earthquake. Bank after bank is stepping into the confessional to tell how many billions they have lost, but most still have a significant amount o...
Saturday December 1, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Though Zacks senior real estate investment trust (REIT) industry analyst Greg Sukenik sees some good news among his coverage, Post Properties (PPS) is not among those companies. Here's where his latest Sell report gives the basis for this opinion:'Post continues to report good quarterly r...
Saturday December 1, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Not even counting pink sheet-trading European stocks such as BASF and E.On, the following companies have also been upgraded to Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) this morning:Delirium (No Tremens) for DTWe start with Europe's largest telecommunications carrier, Germany's Deutsche Telekom (DT). To...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Just to stay even with current oil demand, the world has to add about 3.5 billion barrels a day of new capacity. This is roughly equal to the oil output of Iran -- one of the world's top producers -- each year. The number of large fields discovered peaked in the mid-1960's, and oil is bec...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
These days, there aren't too many Strong Buys among automakers and auto supply stocks, but Zacks senior auto industry analyst does see some positive elements relating to Genuine Parts Company (GPC), on which he is keeping his Hold recommendation for now:'Genuine Parts Company has undertak...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Semiconductor supplier Ultra Clean Holding, Inc. (UCTT) keeps its Buy recommendation from Zacks senior semiconductor industry analyst Ken Nagy, CFA. His latest research report on the company supplies us with the details:'Ultra Clean is a supplier of gas panels to semiconductor manufacturi...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Holiday shoppers may be stocking up on products from The Hershey Company (HSY), but it is the recent management makeover at the company that has Zacks senior consumer products analyst Steven Ralston, CFA reiterating his Buy recommendation on the shares this morning:'The Hershey Trust is n...
Friday November 30, 2007 — TraderBlog.com
CURRENCIES
The December U.S. dollar index is weaker in early trading today. Bulls have regained some fresh upside technical momentum this week. A weekly high close would give the bulls added strength. Slow stochastics for the dollar index are bullish early today. The dollar index finds shorter-te...
Friday November 30, 2007 — TraderBlog.com
CURRENCIES
The December U.S. dollar index is weaker in early trading today. Bulls have regained some fresh upside technical momentum this week. A weekly high close would give the bulls added strength. Slow stochastics for the dollar index are bullish early today. The dollar index finds shorter-te...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Cleantech Blog
(11/28/07 by John Addison) Gene Coan does not worry about the price of gasoline, nor is he concerned with his gas and electric bill. Gene powers his home and car with solar photovoltaics (PV) and also uses solar hot water heating. With his Zenn electric-vehicle ...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Why "mandate" refiners use less ethanol they are already using? Shouldn't a "mandate" require they use more than they already are? Isn't that the point? Regulators on Tuesday set the new renewable fuels standard of nearly 4.7% for next year to meet a federal mandate that at least 5.4 billion gallo...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
Why "mandate" refiners use less ethanol they are already using? Shouldn't a "mandate" require they use more than they already are? Isn't that the point? Regulators on Tuesday set the new renewable fuels standard of nearly 4.7% for next year to meet a federal mandate that at least 5.4 billion gallo...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Zacks senior telecom analyst David Weissman, CFA has just taken on coverage of Millicom International (MICC). Here's why he considers the shares of the telecom service provider a Hold at this time:'We initiate our coverage for Millicom International Cellular, a leading mobile telecom serv...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Though the retail sector in general has been suffering as of late, talk about a company buyout at Fred's, Inc. (FRED) has bolstered the outlook on the Buy-rated retailer, in the opinion of Zacks senior retail analyst Rob Plaza, CFA:'Fred's third quarter earnings were $0.02 per share below...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
As Zacks senior alternative energy analyst Jon Kolb notes today in his upgrade of JA Solar (JASO) shares from a Hold to a Buy, the Chinese solar panel manufacturer is one of the fastest-growing stocks in the alt-energy space:'JASO's significant upswing following its February 2007 IPO rema...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Uncertainty over thesale of mortgage unit weighs heavily on the business services provider HR Block, Inc. (HRB) feels Zacks senior analyst Sean P.Smith. He maintains a Sell rating on the shares in his latest research report:'We maintain our Sell rating for HRB prior to the release of Q2 r...
Friday November 30, 2007 — sabrient
True Believer StocksOur new bear: David Brown, market strategist with Santa Barbara,
Calif.'s Sabrient Systems, a research boutique catering to hedge funds
and money managers. Sabrient scores 5,600 stocks using a model with 100
variables. FreightCar America is a weakling, by Brown's number
cru...
Friday November 30, 2007 — sabrient
Market NeutralDavid Brown, chief strategist at Sabrient Systems, as we spend the"Devil's Advocate" segmentdiscussing quantitative analysisand sectors he likes in today's market.
Friday November 30, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Reiterating his bullish case for Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd. (RDY), Zacks senior healthcare analyst Jason Napodano, CFA explains why the shares of the pharmaceutical company are a good Buy:'Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Ltd. is a global pharmaceutical company located in Hyderabad, India. R...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Todd Sullivan's - ValuePlays
UPGRADESxcan Pharma AXCA BMO Capital Markets Underperform » Market Perform WSFS Financial WSFS Sandler O'Neill Hold » Buy Mentor Corp MNT Leerink Swann Mkt Perform » Outperform OSI Pharm OSIP Collins Stewart Market Perform » Buy Glu Mobile GLUU Kaufman Bros Hold » Buy F5 Networ...
Friday November 30, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
On back of strong growth in emerging markets, Zacks senior analyst Robert J Perri retains confidence in ADR's of NDS Group Plc (NNDS) with a Buy rating. His latest research report explains why:'NDS Groupsupplies smart cards and set-top box software that enable broadcast or broadband platf...
Thursday November 29, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Sometimes 'old news' is more important than 'new news.' This is certainly the case with the new homes sales numbers released today. On quick reading it looked encouraging, with new home sales in October up 1.7% nationwide from the September level, although still down 23.5% from a year ago...
Thursday November 29, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
An update has just come out today on Halliburton Company (HAL), in which Zacks oil industry analyst Sheraz A. Mian maintains his Buy rating on the company. We excerpted the following details:'The KBR Inc. (KBR) spin-off and an increased push into the Eastern Hemisphere through a headquart...
Thursday November 29, 2007 — Zacks.com: Analyst Blog
Zacks senior information technology analyst Steve Biggs, CFA has further reduced the six-month target price of the American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) of Israel-based computer services provider Ness Technologies (NSTC) while maintaining his Sell rating. Here are some of the reasons why:'N...