Month: October 2011

Stock Analysts

Talisman Energy Downgraded (SSL) (TLM)

October 31, 2011 0

We have downgraded Canadian energy explorer Talisman Energy Inc. ( TLM ) to Underperform from Outperform following the cut in its annual production target for the second time in about two months. Calgary, Alberta-based Talisman is a major independent oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company, with operations in North America (primarily Canada) and several international regions […]

Mad Money Episodes

Cramer: Seasonal Tech Play with XLNX

October 31, 2011 0

[cnbc 3000054569] Mad Money’s Cramer, says Xilinx is a stock that gives investors a way to play the seasonal tech rally that’s driving the semiconductor names higher, while offering some dividend protection, with Moshe Gavrielov, Xilinx CEO. […]

Mad Money Episodes

Stocks in Costume

October 31, 2011 0

[cnbc 3000054581] It’s fun dressing up for Halloween, says Mad Money’s Cramer, but when it comes to investing, beware of companies that dress themselves up as something they’re not. Specifically, he says, Chinese IPOs, that dress themselves up to look like U.S. companies. […]

Stock Analysts

BSD Promotes Hyperthermia Tech (ANGO) (BSDM) (BSX)

October 31, 2011 0

Cancer treatment systems maker BSD Medical Corp. ( BSDM ) recently reported favorable response to its hyperthermia exhibit at the international conference of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (“ASTRO”), organized in Miami Beach. The topic for the 2011 conference centered around “patient-focused, high-quality, multidisciplinary care,” which provided the spotlight to hyperthermia. […]

Mad Money Episodes

Is This Stock a ‘Trick’ or ‘Treat’?

October 31, 2011 0

[cnbc 3000054568] Cramer says investors need to tell tricks from treats when a momentum stock tumbles; like Netflix or Ancestry.com, sell no matter how much you like the product or believe the story, because you can always buy it back when the pain is over. […]

Stock Analysts

Rite Aid’s Comps Improved (CVS) (RAD) (WAG) (WMT)

October 31, 2011 0

Rite Aid Corporation ( RAD ), a leading drugstore chain operator, reported an increase of 2.9% in same-store sales for the four-week period ended October 22, 2011. Increase in comparable store sales were primarily driven by increased prescription counts and growth at pharmacy and front-end same store sales. For the month of October, front-end same-store sales inched up 1.3% […]

Stock Analysts

Earnings Preview: Health Care REIT (HCN) (HCP)

October 31, 2011 0

Health Care REIT Inc. ( HCN ), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that operates senior housing and health care real estate, is scheduled to report its fiscal 2011 third quarter earnings results before the market opens on November 3. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the third quarter is 88 cents per share, representing a year-over-year growth of 11.6%. […]

Stock Analysts

AES Wind Farm in Service (AES) (DPL) (DUK)

October 31, 2011 0

The AES Corporation ’s ( AES ) two subsidiaries AES Wind Generation and AES Energy Storage began the commercial operation of their wind generation plant known as AES Laurel Mountain. The plant comprises 98 megawatt (MW) of wind generation capacity and 32 MW of integrated battery-based energy storage capacity. The 61 wind turbines are mounted on 80-meter towers positioned along a 13-mile stretch of Laurel Mountain located in Randolph and Barbour counties near Elkins, West Virginia. […]