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Reaffirming Harmony Gold at Neutral - Analyst Blog

5/23/2013, 4:27 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks

We have retained our Neutral recommendation on gold miner Harmony Gold ( HMY ). While we are encouraged by its continued focus on improving gold grades, we take a cautious stance considering higher costs and volatility in gold price. Why Retained? Harmony Gold, on May 3, reported a loss of 5 cents... Read >>

Fitch Raises DDR's Rating - Analyst Blog

5/23/2013, 4:27 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks

Fitch Ratings upgraded the Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of DDR Corp. ( DDR ) to 'BBB-' from 'BB+'. The outlook was changed to 'Stable' from 'Positive.' The rating upgrade follows the company's recent disclosure regarding the acquisition of a portfolio of shopping centers from its existing joint venture (JV)... Read >>

Netflix New Series 'Derek' This September - Analyst Blog

5/23/2013, 4:26 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks

Netflix 's ( NFLX ) new original series Derek will be available for streaming from Sep 12, 2013. Netflix subscribers across all its operating markets, barring the U.K., will be able to stream all seven episodes. The show is being produced by Derek Productions Ltd. Derek is a comedy-drama featuring... Read >>

Viacom Enhances Shareholders' Wealth - Analyst Blog

5/23/2013, 4:25 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, Business, Stocks

Yesterday, the media and film producing company, Viacom Inc. ( VIAB ) declared that its board of directors has decided to raise the quarterly dividend by 9%. The new quarterly dividend will be 30 cents per share compared with the existing rate of 27.5 cents per share. The new dividend is payable on Jul 1,... Read >>

John Burbank's Top 5 New Stock Buys

5/23/2013, 4:25 pm from GuruFocus in Investing

Investor John Burbank , leader of hedge fund Passport Capital, is decisively bearish on global growth, as he expressed in a CNBC interview at the SALT conference May 9. In his expected scenario, he advises: "You want to own primarily U.S. companies, you want to own world leaders. Those are more likely to... Read >>

Nigeria ETF Gets Good News on Glum Day For Global Markets

5/23/2013, 4:24 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas, US Markets

On Thursday, China sneezed, Japan caught the cold , and ETFs tracking a plethora of global markets closed lower. Predictably, emerging markets sagged with the Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: VWO ) and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (NYSE: EEM ) closing down. Developed markets... Read >>

Another Wide Trading Range Resolves Slightly Lower

5/23/2013, 4:19 pm from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options

"Despite the scary open, it was encouraging to see equities grow stronger through the end of the day," noted Schaeffer's Senior Equity Analyst Joe Bell, CMT. "The intraday reversal had to be the best thing about today's market." The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) started Thursday's session well... Read >>

Pre-Market Earnings Report for May 24, 2013 : FL, ANF, HIBB, TNP

5/23/2013, 4:00 pm from NASDAQ.com News in News Headlines, Earnings

The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to market open on 05/24/2013. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases. Foot Locker, Inc. ( FL ) is reporting for the quarter ending April 30, 2013. The retail (shoe) company's consensus earnings per share... Read >>

Google and NASA Make Quantum Leap With New Computer

5/23/2013, 3:50 pm from Minyanville in Investing, Technology

The standard computer works with a series of basic units called bits that can be either 1s or 0s: They signify on and off, yes and no. It is binary code, and until now it has been the basic language of computing. Technology is, of course, always accelerating onward, but since the birth of computing, the... Read >>

Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Turn Upwards, Ply Gem Rises

5/23/2013, 3:34 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, Economy, International

Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.13 percent to 15,327.52, while the NASDAQ fell 0.12 percent to 3,459.98. The S&P was also down, declining 0.24 percent to 1,651.88. Top HeadlineDollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR ) reported a 15 percent rise in its fiscal first-quarter earnings and lifted... Read >>