Stock Analysts

Thoratec Achieves 52-Week High (HTWR) (THOR)

Shares of Thoratec Corp ( THOR ) reached a 52-week high of $38.12 on Friday, November 2, 2012. The closing price of this medical device stock as of November 2, 2012 was $36.62, which represented a solid year-to-date return of 13.6%. Moreover, the company has delivered positive earnings surprises in six of the last seven quarters with an average beat of 14.3% […]

Stock Analysts

TJX’s Oct Comps Solid, Ups Outlook (KSS) (TJX)

Consolidated same-store sales at The TJX Companies Inc. ( TJX ), an off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions, climbed 7.0% year over year in the four-week period ended October 27, 2012. As for total sales, it climbed 11.0% year over year for the aforementioned period to $2.1 billion. […]

Stock Analysts

BB&T Eyes Expansion in Texas (BBT) (BBX)

Last week, BB&T Corporation ( BBT ) announced its plans of expanding in Texas by focusing entirely on developing small and commercial business lending operations in the region. The company plans to open nearly 30 new branches, mostly through 2013, in the key cities of the state, subject to regulatory approval. […]

Stock Analysts

TMK Concludes Family Heritage Buy (AIZ) (TMK)

Life and supplemental health insurer Torchmark Corp. ( TMK ) has announced the successful completion of privately-held supplemental health insurer Family Heritage Life Insurance Company of America. The acquisition, which was announced in August, 2012, was completed on schedule […]

Fast Money Episodes

LuluLeoFund.org to Honor Krim Family

[cnbc 3000127382] Less than two weeks ago, one of CNBC’s own, Kevin Krim, and his family, were the victims of an incomprehensible crime. A fund to support art and science education has been established in honor of his children, Lulu and Leo, who tragically died on October 25th. If you would like to contribute, you can do so at LuluLeoFund.org. […]

Fast Money Episodes

Trade of the Day: Bank of America

[cnbc 3000127177] Netflix is announcing that it’s adopting a shareholder rights plan in an attempt to protect stockholders from efforts to take control of the company, with the Fast Money traders; and Scott Nations of NationsShares is making a bet on Bank of America. […]

Fast Money Episodes

The Housing Market & Elections

[cnbc 3000127179] President Obama has pushed efforts to help troubled borrowers refinance, while Mitt Romney has said that the housing market needs to hit bottom without government intervention. Bill Emerson, CEO of Quicken Loans, weighs in. […]