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US Ecology - Growth & Income
12/20/2012, 12:00 am from Zacks.com in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks
US Ecology, Inc. ( ECOL )
has delivered 9 straight quarters of positive earnings surprises,
and has been a consistent payer of dividends since 2005. On October
29, the waste management and... Read >>
Top 5 Best Performing Utilities Mutual Funds Year to Date - Best Performing Funds Year To Date
12/19/2012, 5:20 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Stocks
During difficult economic conditions, the demand for essential
services such as utilities remains more or less constant. Since
this category of funds protects investments during a downturn,... Read >>
Top 5 Zacks #1 Ranked Growth Mutual Funds - Best of Funds
12/19/2012, 5:17 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Mutual Funds
A single minded focus towards capital appreciation is what best
characterizes growth funds. This purity of style is further
established by the fact that investors can expect few or no
dividend... Read >>
PNC Financial Downgraded by Moody's - Analyst Blog
12/19/2012, 4:31 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Moody's Investors Service, a rating arm of Moody's
Corp. ( MCO ), downgraded the rating outlook of
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. ( PNC )
and its subsidiaries. Moody's downgraded the... Read >>
Liberty Media in Neutral Zone - Analyst Blog
12/19/2012, 4:20 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
We reiterate our long-term Neutral recommendation on
Liberty Media Corp. ( LMCA )
following its mixed third-quarter 2012 results. The stock price
soared neraly 54% in the last year and is... Read >>
BSX Initiates Ingevity Trial - Analyst Blog
12/19/2012, 4:10 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Boston Scientific Corporation ( BSX )
recently commenced a trial for its next-generation Ingevity pacing
leads. The first patient was implanted to evaluate the safety,
effectiveness and... Read >>
Conoco Algerian Arm to Raise $1.75B - Analyst Blog
12/19/2012, 4:00 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips ( COP )
has agreed to divest its Algerian business unit for about $1.75
billion to Indonesia's state owned oil company - PT Pertamina. The
intended sale... Read >>
Transocean Provides Fleet Update - Analyst Blog
12/19/2012, 3:50 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Offshore drilling giant Transocean Ltd. ( RIG )
recently issued a 'Fleet Update Summary' for the month of November.
The update covers the company's drilling rig status and... Read >>
McCormick Pinned At Neutral - Analyst Blog
12/19/2012, 3:40 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
We are reiterating our Neutral recommendation on
McCormick & Company, Inc. ( MKC )
following its third quarter results, where earnings of 78 cents per
share beat the Zacks Consensus... Read >>
Elliot Proposes to Buy Compuware - Analyst Blog
12/19/2012, 3:30 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks
Recently, Elliott Management Corp declared its intention to buy
Compuware Corporation ( CPWR )
for $2.3 billion. Elliott Management offered $11.00 per share or a
premium of 15% on the... Read >>