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Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Set To Capture Headlines Today, Other Four Giants Jumped – (GE, SIRI, PFE, XOM)
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) may capture headlines today as the company is set to make available the smaller models of its new Kindle Fire tablet computers. The devices indicate its latest rivalry to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its iPad tablets, although bigger versions that have almost the same size as the iPad won’t be available before…
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Energy Sector Gains Amid Strong Oil Prices And The Broader Stock Market – (FSLR, XOM, VALE, ANR, BP)
The energy sector finished higher yesterday as oil prices strengthened and the broader stock market rose, with shares of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) reporting strong rally. The Energy Select Sector SPDR (ETF) (NYSEARCA:XLE) moved up 1.1%. The fund takes into account energy stocks included in the S&P 500 Index. Among that group, First Solar jumped…
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Dow Recovers; Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) On Top, Kraft Foods Inc (NASDAQ:KFT) Hits High and Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Near Peak Price
U.S. stocks opened weak today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average recovering from an early drop of about 19.60 points, or 0.15%, to 13,105.07. The index faced the fifth decline in six days on Monday, a stretch during which the major index lost 150 points, or 1.1%. The benchmark, at last check, was up 0.05%…
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Dow Falls For the 4th Session; With No Surprise Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) Lead Losers
U.S. stocks have declined sharply in early trading today after closing the last session mixed. The key indexes have all moved to the downside, with the Dow trending down for the fourth straight day. The Home Depot, Inc.(NYSE:HD) and two healthcare giants Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) are among gainer while Hewlett-Packard…
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Painful Lessons From Hot Social Media Stocks – (FB, GRPN, ZNGA, NOK, CCRT, XOM)
Investors have learned some painful lessons on the impacts of supply and demand from investments in once-hot social media stocks such as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) and recent low hitter Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), which analysts believe could hurt other Web firms considering an initial public offering. Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) moved down -1.96% with…
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DowStocks Mix; Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Hits New High And Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Gains After Arrangements With Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Consumer stocks moved the Dow higher in morning session after The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) and a group of high-end retailers reported strong financial results and July’s retail-sales report came in ahead of estimates. Later, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) Index, was trending down with Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) losing the most among its 30…
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Dow Turns Back To Red After Weak Report From Japan – (GE, CSCO, INTC, XOM, KFT, HD, DIS)
U.S. stocks fell into negative territory today after a poor economic report from Japan and concerns over a more weakness in China fueled global economic growth fears. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (INDEXDJX:.DJI) turned red and is now ranging between 13,139.46 – 13,205.01 after opening at 13,204.93. Of the Dow 30 components only three…
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Dow Extends Four-Day Rally; Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) On Top After Analysts View While General Electric (NYSE:GE) And Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Are Near Highs
Wall Street fluctuated in a narrow range today along with weakening hopes over the European Central Bank to cope the region’s financial worries, but a better-than-predicted unemployment benefit claims report and optimism over further action from China’s central bank helped reduce declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is up between 13,160.35 and 13,199.55,…