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Jersey City, NJ – December 30, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Tuesday, December 30th are:
5 – Charles Schwab – NASDAQ:SCHW
4 – HSN, Inc. – NASDAQ:HSNI
3 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
2 – Rohm & Haas – NYSE:ROH
1 – Ford – NYSE:F
The Charles Schwab Corporation, (NASDAQ:SCHW) through its subsidiaries, provides securities brokerage, banking, and related financial services to individual and institutional investors primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong.
* Charles Schwab said last week that it will begin publishing three new reports in the first quarter of 2009 that will support advisors by providing practice management guidance and insight on an array of topics such as best practices for growing a trust services business. Shares SCHW lost 22 cents or 1.44% to $15.01 on Monday.
HSN, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSNI) markets and sells a range of third party and private label merchandise. It offers electronics and housewares, jewelry, beauty,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/30/2008 11:00 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 29, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Monday, December 29th are:
5 – HSN, Inc. – NASDAQ:HSNI
4 – Ford – NYSE:F
3 – Invesco – NYSE:IVZ
2 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI
1 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
HSN, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSNI) markets and sells a range of third party and private label merchandise. It offers electronics and housewares, jewelry, beauty, apparel, health, home fashions, accessories, vitamins, and other products directly to consumers through the HSN television network and its related Web site, HSN.com.
* R.R. Donnelley & Sons said last Wednesday that it received a $100 million agreement to produce catalogs and provide logistics services for Cornerstone Brands, a unit of multichannel retailer HSN Inc. Shares of HSNI rocketed 56 cents or 10% to $6.16 on Friday.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) designs, develops, manufactures, and services cars and trucks worldwide. It operates in two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services.
* Shares... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/29/2008 10:58 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 24, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Wednesday, December 24th are:
5 – Ford – NYSE:F
4 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI
3 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
2 – JDS Uniphase – NASDAQ:JDSU
1 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) designs, develops, manufactures, and services cars and trucks worldwide. It operates in two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services.
* Ford dropped 40 cents or 15.44% to $2.19 Tuesday as enthusiasm over the government auto bailout evaporated. A day earlier, Moody's Investors Service downgraded the automaker’s credit rating. Shares of Ford are down more than 25% in two days.
MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/24/2008 10:57 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 23, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Tuesday, December 23rd are:
5 – JDS Uniphase – NASDAQ:JDSU
4 – Ford – NYSE:F
3 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
2 – Ecopetrol SA – NYSE:EC
1 – HSN, Inc. – NASDAQ:HSNI
JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ:JDSU) provides communications test and measurement solutions, and optical products to telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. The company operates in four segments: Optical Communications, Communications Test and Measurement, Advanced Optical Technologies, and Commercial Lasers.
* Late last week communications equipment company JDS Uniphase promoted one of its executives to president and chief executive. Thomas Waechter's appointment will be effective Jan. 1. He was also named to the company's board of directors. Shares of JDSU fell 41 cents or 10.28% to $3.58.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) designs, develops, manufactures, and services cars and trucks worldwide.... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/23/2008 10:56 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 22, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Monday, December 22nd are:
5 – Ford – NYSE:F
4 – HLTH Corporation – NASDAQ:HLTH
3 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
2 – MFA Mortgage Investments – NYSE:MFA
1 – Calpine Corp. – NYSE:CPN
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) designs, develops, manufactures, and services cars and trucks worldwide. It operates in two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services.
* Ford shares rose Friday on news that the Bush administration would lend $17.4 billion to General Motors and Chrysler, buying them a few weeks of financial relief but leaving the biggest decisions about the industry's future to President-elect Barack Obama. Ford rose 11 cents or 3.87% to $2.95.
HLTH Corporation, (NASDAQ:HLTH) through its subsidiaries, provides health information services in the United States. The company, through its subsidiary, WebMD Health Corp., provides various health information services for consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/22/2008 10:55 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 19, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Friday, December 19th are:
5 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
4 – Ford – NYSE:F
3 – NovaGold Resources – AMEX:NG
2 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS
1 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
American International Group, Inc., (NYSE:AIG) through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates in four segments: General Insurance, Life Insurance and Retirement Services, Financial Services, and Asset Management.
* American International Group Chief Executive Edward Liddy has asked for more time on Thursday before meeting with U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, who has been critical of the insurer and management in recent weeks. Shares of AIG fell 8 cents or 4.57% to $1.67 on the news.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) designs, develops, manufactures, and services cars and trucks worldwide. It operates in two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services.
* The Bush administration... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/19/2008 10:54 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 18, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Thursday, December 18th are:
5 – Sprint Nextel – NYSE:S
4 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
3 – Satyam Computer Services – NYSE:SAY
2 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI
1 – Ford – NYSE:F
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) offers a range of wireless and wireline communications services to consumers, businesses, and government users in the United States and internationally.
* Sprint said on Wednesday that it will start selling the first modem compatible with third- and fourth-generation networks, this Sunday. Shares of S fell 13 cents or 6.57% to $1.85 on the news.
Continental Airlines, Inc., (NYSE:CAL) an air carrier, engages in the transportation of passengers, cargo, and mail. As of December 31, 2007, the company owned or leased 365 mainline jets and 274 regional jets.
* Airline stocks were mostly higher Wednesday as oil prices fell to their lowest level in more than four years. Light, sweet... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/18/2008 10:54 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 17, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Wednesday, December 17th are:
5 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS
4 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI
3 – General Growth Properties – NYSE:GGP
2 – Ford – NYSE:F
1 – Satyam Computer Services – NYSE:SAY
DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers, and steel products.
* DryShips was among the most actively traded companies Tuesday with market capitalizations under $1 billion. Credit Suisse recently downgraded the shipper to ‘underperform’ from ‘outperform.’ Shares of DRYS ended Tuesday up an additional 94 cents or 9.22% to $11.13 and are up 25% so far this week.
MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/17/2008 10:53 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 16, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Tuesday, December 16th are:
5 – Las Vegas Sands – NYSE:LVS
4 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS
3 – MGM Mirage – NYSE:MGM
2 – Ford – NYSE:F
1 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) and its subsidiaries develop and operate hotel, gaming, and resort businesses. It owns the Venetian resort-hotel-casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada; and The Sands Macao Casino in Macao, the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
* Shares of Las Vegas Sands climbed Monday as a Goldman Sachs analyst maintained the casino operator's "Buy" rating due to its sharpened focus on cutting costs and lowering debt. Shares of LVS rose 6 cents or 1.01% to $6.00.
DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) engages in the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers worldwide. The company's fleet carries various drybulk commodities, including coal, iron ore, and grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/16/2008 10:52 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 15, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Monday, December 15th are:
5 – UltraShort Real Estate ProShares – NYSE:SRS
4 – Diana Shipping– NYSE:DSX
3 – Ultra Financials ProShares – NYSE:UYG
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – Ford – NYSE:F
The UltraShort Real Estate ProShares (NYSE:SRS) investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate index. The fund normally invests 80% of assets in financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index.
* Some short ETFs have been declining in value due to a capital gains distribution however ProShares has not yet announced the scope of any capital gains distributions and their stock has been plummeting. Shares of SRS tanked $18.37 or 19.21% to $77.25 on Friday.
Diana Shipping, Inc., (NYSE:DSX) through its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/15/2008 10:51 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 12, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Friday, December 12th are:
5 – American International Group – NYSE:AIG
4 – Gildan Activewear– NYSE:GIL
3 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
2 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS
1 – Ford – NYSE:F
American International Group, Inc., (NYSE:AIG) through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates in four segments: General Insurance, Life Insurance and Retirement Services, Financial Services, and Asset Management.
* American International Group is slashing prices to win new business, industry insiders said on Thursday. This would further raise concerns that taxpayers could again be left to pick up the tab. Shares of AIG fell 2 cents or 1.14% to $1.73 on the news.
Gildan Activewear Inc. (NYSE:GIL) supplies activewear for the wholesale imprinted sportswear market in the United States and Canada, as well as in Europe. The company sells T-shirts,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/12/2008 10:50 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 11, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Thursday, December 11th are:
5 – MGIC Investment Corp. – NYSE:MTG
4 – Excel Maritime– NYSE:EXM
3 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
2 – Ford – NYSE:F
1 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS
MGIC Investment Corporation, (NYSE:MTG) through its subsidiary, provides private mortgage insurance to the home mortgage lending industry in the United States. The private mortgage insurance covers residential first mortgage loans and expands home ownership opportunities by enabling people to purchase homes.
* Last Friday Standard & Poor's said it may cut its ratings on five mortgage insurers, including MGIC Investment, citing their exposure to the still worsening employment and housing markets. Shares of MTG fell 3 cents or 1.34% to $2.21 on Wednesday.
Excel Maritime Carriers, Ltd. (NYSE:EXM) a shipping company, engages in the ownership and operation of bulk carrier vessels. The company provides seaborne transportation... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/11/2008 10:49 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 10, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Wednesday, December 10th are:
5 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
4 – CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. – NYSE:CX
3 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
2 – Ford – NYSE:F
1 – DryShips – NASDAQ:DRYS
Continental Airlines, Inc., (NYSE:CAL) an air carrier, engages in the transportation of passengers, cargo, and mail. As of December 31, 2007, the company owned or leased 365 mainline jets and 274 regional jets.
* UBS said Tuesday that it expects the U.S. airline sector to have a bad first quarter due to losses on fuel hedges and weak demand, but said future quarters should be much better as the hedges roll off. Shares of CAL fell $1.20 or 7.06% to $15.79.
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE:CX) through its subsidiaries, engages in the production, distribution, marketing, and sale of cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and other construction materials. The company sells its products primarily to distributors in the... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/10/2008 10:49 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 9, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Tuesday, December 9th are:
5 – UltraShort Real Estate ProShares – NYSE:SRS
4 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
3 – Viacom – NYSE:VIA
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – Ford – NYSE:F
The UltraShort Real Estate ProShares (NYSE:SRS) investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate index. The fund normally invests 80% of assets in financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index.
* Shares of UltraShort Real Estate ProShares plummeted $17.73 or 18.48% to $78.19 on Monday.
Continental Airlines, Inc., (NYSE:CAL) an air carrier, engages in the transportation of passengers, cargo, and mail. As of December 31, 2007, the company owned or leased 365 mainline jets and 274 regional jets.
* Continental says it will conduct the first... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/9/2008 10:48 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 8, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Monday, December 8th are:
5 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
4 – Invesco – NYSE:IVZ
3 – KeyCorp – NYSE:KEY
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – Ford – NYSE:F
Continental Airlines, Inc., (NYSE:CAL) an air carrier, engages in the transportation of passengers, cargo, and mail. As of December 31, 2007, the company owned or leased 365 mainline jets and 274 regional jets.
* Continental Airlines said Friday it has nearly completed installing an audio- and video-on-demand entertainment systems in coach class for its Boeing 757-200 aircraft, which are used mostly on trans-Atlantic flights from the carrier's hub in Newark, N.J. Shares of CAL climbed 87 cents or 5.62% to $16.35 on Friday and rose 18% on the week.
Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to retail, institutional, and private wealth management clients. It manages separate client-focused... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/8/2008 10:47 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 5, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Friday, December 5th are:
5 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
4 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
3 – Sify Technologies Limited – NASDAQ:SIFY
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – Ford – NYSE:F
American International Group, Inc., (NYSE:AIG) through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates in four segments: General Insurance, Life Insurance and Retirement Services, Financial Services, and Asset Management.
* Reuters said Thursday that Japanese insurance group T&D Holdings may bid for two Japanese life insurers put up for sale by American International Group. Shares of AIG fell 17 cents or 8.46% to $1.84.
Continental Airlines, Inc., (NYSE:CAL) an air carrier, engages in the transportation of passengers, cargo, and mail. As of December 31, 2007, the company owned or leased 365 mainline jets and 274 regional jets.
* Continental announced... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/5/2008 10:46 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 4, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Thursday, December 4th are:
5 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI
4 – Sprint Nextel – NYSE:S
3 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
2 – Nexen – NYSE:NXY
1 – Ford – NYSE:F
MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.
* On Monday Charles R. Rinehart was elected to MBIA’s board of directors. Mr. Rinehart is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of H.F. Ahmanson, a publicly traded Fortune 500 company that was sold to Washington Mutual Bank in 1998. Shares of MBIA rose 67 cents or 11.99% to $6.26 on Wednesday.
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) offers a range of wireless and wireline communications services to... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/4/2008 10:46 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 3, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Wednesday, December 3rd are:
5 – Yingli Green Energy – NYSE:YGE
4 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
3 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
2 – Ford – NYSE:F
1 – Nexen – NYSE:NXY
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, (NYSE:YGE) through its subsidiary, Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., engages in the design, development, marketing, manufacturing, and installation and sale of photovoltaic products in the People's Republic of China and internationally. Its products include polysilicon ingots and wafers, photovoltaic cells and modules, and integrated photovoltaic systems.
* Late last week Yingli Green Energy said it signed a letter of intent to acquire Cyber Power Group for between $70 million and $80 million. Shares of YGE rose 13 cents or 3.89% to $3.47.
Continental Airlines, Inc., (NYSE:CAL) an air carrier, engages in the transportation of passengers, cargo, and mail.... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/3/2008 10:45 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 2, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Tuesday, December 2nd are:
5 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
4 – Viacom – NYSE:VIA
3 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – Ford – NYSE:F
Continental Airlines, Inc., (NYSE:CAL) an air carrier, engages in the transportation of passengers, cargo, and mail. As of December 31, 2007, the company owned or leased 365 mainline jets and 274 regional jets.
* Airline shares, including America’s top airline, Continental, fell Monday amid a broader market plunge as oil prices fell more than 6% below $51 a barrel. Shares of CAL fell 81 cent or 5.52% to $13.87.
Viacom, Inc. (NYSE:VIA) is a global entertainment content company. The Company operates through two reporting segments: Media Networks, which includes MTV Networks (MTVN) and BET Networks (BETN), and Filmed Entertainment.
* Viacom promoter Sumner Redstone sells controlling stake in Midway Games to ease debt pressures news.... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/2/2008 10:44 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – December 1, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Monday, December 1st are:
5 – National Western Life Insurance Company – NASDAQ:NWLI
4 – Charles Schwab Corporation – NASDAQ:SCHW
3 – Viacom – NYSE:VIA
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – Ford – NYSE:F
National Western Life Insurance Company (NASDAQ:NWLI) operates as a stock life insurance company. It provides individual whole life, universal life and term insurance plans, and annuities that include supplementary riders.
* Earlier this month, National Western Life Insurance Company reported consolidated net losses of $9.8 million or $2.78 per diluted class A share for the third quarter of 2008, compared with consolidated net earnings of $15.6 million, or $4.38 per diluted class A share, reported for the third quarter of 2007. NWLI shares plunged $9.76 or 5.72% to $160.99 on Friday.
The Charles Schwab Corporation, (NASDAQ:SCHW) through its subsidiaries, provides securities brokerage, banking,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 12/1/2008 10:43 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 28, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Friday, November 28th are:
5 – Viacom – NYSE:VIA
4 – Ford – NYSE:F
3 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
2 – BCE, Inc. – NYSE:BCE
1 – Citigroup– NYSE:C
Viacom, Inc. (NYSE:VIA) is a global entertainment content company. The Company operates through two reporting segments: Media Networks, which includes MTV Networks (MTVN) and BET Networks (BETN), and Filmed Entertainment.
* Shares of Viacom surged $1.05 or 6.8% to $16.50 ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) designs, develops, manufactures, and services cars and trucks worldwide. It operates in two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services.
* Shares of major U.S. auto makers surged Wednesday as investors wait for news on an industry bailout. Ford rose 49 cents or 29.52% to $2.15.
General Motors Corporation (NYSE:GM) and its subsidiaries engage in the development, production, and marketing of cars, trucks,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/28/2008 10:43 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 26, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Wednesday, November 26th are:
5 – Turkish Investment Fund – NYSE:TKF
4 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
3 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – BancorpSouth – NYSE:BXS
The Turkish Investment Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TKF) operates as a nondiversified, closed-end management investment company. It invests primarily in equity securities of Turkish corporations. The fund's portfolio comprises investments in airlines, commercial banks, construction materials, diversified financial services, food and staples retailing, food products, health care providers and services, industrial conglomerates, machinery, media, multiline retail, and real estate sectors.
* Morgan Stanley Investment Management posted selected information regarding the Morgan Stanley Investment Management-sponsored Institutional Closed-End Funds which includes the Turkish Investment Fund. The posting includes information relating... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/26/2008 10:42 AM |
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