Economic Data

M&A Deals Lift Sentiment – Ahead of Wall Street (GOOG) (HD) (LOW) (MMI) (RIG) (TWC)

Monday, August 15, 2011 There is a tug of war between two competing visions of the economy: one is looking for a recession, while the other is expecting the economy to continue chugging along in positive territory. Last week’s see-saw movement in the stock market was essentially a reflection of this tension. I don’t think we are heading towards a recession, though it may be awhile before this issue gets settled […]

Economic Data

M&A Deals Lift Sentiment – Ahead of Wall Street

Monday, August 15, 2011 There is a tug of war between two competing visions of the economy; one looking for a recession, while the other expecting the economy to continue chugging along in the positive territory. Last week’s see-saw movement in the stock market was essentially a reflection of this tension. […]

Stock Analysts

Regency Marginally Misses (FRT) (REG)

Regency Centers Corporation ( REG ), a real estate investment trust (REIT), reported second quarter 2011 FFO (funds from operations) of $55.1 million or 61 cents per share, compared to $48.5 million or 58 cents in the year-earlier quarter. Funds from operations, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income. The reported FFO marginally missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny […]

Technicals

Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday – Tale of the Tape (AGU) (ALLT) (ARX) (ASCA) (AYR)

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Agrium Inc ( AGU ) Aircastle Limited ( AYR ) Akorn Inc ( AKRX ) Allot Communications ( ALLT ) Ameristar Casinos ( ASCA ) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List . AGRIUM INC (AGU): Free Stock Analysis Report ALLOT COMM LTD (ALLT): Free Stock Analysis Report AEROFLEX HOLDNG (ARX): Free Stock Analysis Report AMERISTAR CASIN (ASCA): Free Stock Analysis Report AIRCASTLE LTD (AYR): Free Stock Analysis Report Get all Zacks Research Reports and be alerted to fast-breaking buy and sell opportunities every trading day. […]

Technicals

Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Friday – Tale of the Tape (AAON) (ANR) (ANW) (ARO) (ASEI)

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: AAON Inc ( AAON ) Aegean Marine Petroleum ( ANW ) Aeropostale Inc ( ARO ) Alpha Natural Resources ( ANR ) American Science & Engineering ( ASEI ) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List . AAON INC (AAON): Free Stock Analysis Report ALPHA NATRL RES (ANR): Free Stock Analysis Report AEGEAN MARINE (ANW): Free Stock Analysis Report AEROPOSTALE INC (ARO): Free Stock Analysis Report AMERICAN SCIENC (ASEI): Free Stock Analysis Report Get all Zacks Research Reports and be alerted to fast-breaking buy and sell opportunities every trading day. […]

Stock Analysts

Lowe’s a Penny Ahead (LOW)

Lowe’s Companies Inc . ( LOW ) recently posted soft second-quarter 2011 results and trimmed its fiscal 2011 projection. The quarterly earnings of 68 cents a share was a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate and jumped 17.2% from 58 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter […]

Stock Analysts

Shell’s Beaufort Drilling OK’d (BP) (RDS.A) (XOM)

Shell Offshore Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc ( RDS.A ), received conditional approval from U.S. Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management and Regulatory Enforcement (BOEMRE) to conduct exploration activities in the Beaufort Sea. However, Shell is also required to obtain all other necessary permits from the U.S. […]