Month: August 2011

Waste Management Celebrates Opening of New Single-Stream Recycling Facility in Houston

August 8, 2011 0

Waste Management Celebrates Opening of New Single-Stream Recycling Facility in Houston State-of-the-art facility will increase recycling volumes by Houston residents PR Newswire HOUSTON, Aug. 8, 2011 HOUSTON , Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Waste Management (NYSE: WM) today joined with the City of Houston , local and state officials and WM customers to celebrate the launch of its Houston Material Recovery Facility (MRF), located in Southwest Houston […]

Stock Analysts

Nippon Reported Mixed 1Q FY 11 (DCM) (NTT)

August 8, 2011 0

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ( NTT ) declared encouraging mixed financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 (ending March 31, 2012). Revenue increased due to strong execution of long-distance call and international operations. […]

Stock Analysts

Valeant Pharma Beats, Ups View (CEPH) (GSK) (JNJ) (SNY) (VRX)

August 8, 2011 0

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International ’s ( VRX ) second quarter 2011 earnings of 68 cents per share (excluding special items but including stock based compensation expense) beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents and the year-ago earnings by 8 cents per share. Bottom-line growth was driven by improved revenues. […]

Stock Analysts

Sizing Up the Downgrade’s Impact

August 8, 2011 0

Standard & Poor’s came through on its threat after all — downgrading the U.S. from triple-A to double-A-plus. While this headline-grabbing news comes at a particularly bad time for markets, it was hardly a surprise […]

Technicals

Zacks #1 Rank Additions for Monday – Tale of the Tape (AVII) (CPIX) (DECK) (EIHI) (HOG)

August 8, 2011 0

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: AVI BioPharma ( AVII ) Cumberland Pharma ( CPIX ) Deckers Outdoor Corp ( DECK ) Eastern Insurance ( EIHI ) Harley-Davidson ( HOG ) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List . AVI BIOPHARM (AVII): Free Stock Analysis Report CUMBERLAND PHAR (CPIX): Free Stock Analysis Report DECKERS OUTDOOR (DECK): Free Stock Analysis Report EASTERN INSURNC (EIHI): Free Stock Analysis Report HARLEY-DAVIDSON (HOG): 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 Monday – Tale of the Tape (AMN) (AONE) (AU) (CCJ) (CCMP)

August 8, 2011 0

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: A123 Systems ( AONE ) Ameron International ( AMN ) AngloGold Ashanti ( AU ) Cabot Microelectronics ( CCMP ) Cameco Corp ( CCJ ) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List . AMERON INTL CP (AMN): Free Stock Analysis Report A123 SYSTEMS (AONE): Free Stock Analysis Report ANGLOGOLD LTD (AU): Free Stock Analysis Report CAMECO CORP (CCJ): Free Stock Analysis Report CABOT MICROELEC (CCMP): Free Stock Analysis Report Get all Zacks Research Reports and be alerted to fast-breaking buy and sell opportunities every trading day. […]

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Brazil, China Top MON Growth List (DOW) (MON) (SMG) (SYT)

August 8, 2011 0

Agri Business giant, Monsanto Company ( MON ) laid out new five-year strategic plan with an outlook for strong international revenue growth, targeting Brazil and China. Brazilian government regulation, public and private investment in agriculture as well as farming population drives Monsanto to target the world’s key soybean-producing and the second-largest exporter country, for improving their efficiency, while enhancing yield. Monsanto’s sales in Brazil totaled $1.066 billion in 2010, which was about 10% of total revenue. […]