5 – Juniper Networks – NASDAQ:JNPR
4 – AK Steel Holding – NYSE:AKS
3 – Novavax – NASDAQ:NVAX
2 – Las Vegas Sands – NYSE:LVS
1 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
* Richard Sparks, senior analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati, recently recommended mid-cap technology company Juniper Network on CNBC. Shares of JNPR fell an additional 1% to $25.70 yesterday.
* AK Steel Holding recently posted a second-quarter loss of $47.2 million, partly due to shrinking demand from the battered auto industry. But the results beat Wall Street expectations. Shares of AKS plunged 4.6% to $18.14 in their debut on Wednesday.
* Shares of companies that make vaccines and drugs for flu, including Novavax, rose after the World Health Organization said more than 20 countries and overseas territories confirmed their first cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus. Shares of NVAX rocketed 11.5% to $4.75 after touching a two-year high of $5.23 on Wednesday.
* Las Vegas Sands is to report its... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/30/2009 12:11 PM |
5 – Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund – NYSE:NPP
4 – DWS Municipal Income Trust – NYSE:KTF
3 – MFS InterMarket Income Trust I – NYSE:CMK
2 – Juniper Networks – NASDAQ:JNPR
1 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
* Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund is the first stock on the LocateStock HIGH 5 this Wednesday. Shares of NPP finished the previous trading day down .25 to $13.03 on Tuesday.
* DWS Municipal Income Trust is the #4 stock on this Wednesday HIGH 5. Shares of KTF lost .30% to $10.43 yesterday.
* MFS InterMarket Income Trust I is the #3 stock to kick off this Wednesday HIGH 5. Shares of CMK rose .70% to close up at $7.53 on the NYSE.
* Richard Sparks, senior analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati, recommended mid-cap technology company Juniper Network on CNBC yesterday. Shares of JNPR fell 2.5% to less than $26 yesterday.
* Just two days after Citigroup completed an exchange of preferred stock for common shares, the company's stock... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/30/2009 7:43 AM |
5 – Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund – NYSE:NPP
4 – Manulife Financial – NYSE:MFC
3 – DWS Municipal Income Trust – NYSE:KTF
2 – MFS InterMarket Income Trust I – NYSE:CMK
1 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
* Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund is the first stock on the LocateStock HIGH 5 this Tuesday. Shares of NPP finished the previous trading day out flat closing where it opened at $13.06.
* Manulife Financial is the next HIGH 5 stock this Tuesday after announcing that it will release its second quarter financial results on the morning of Thursday, August 6, 2009 followed by a live webcast of the quarterly conference call with analysts beginning at 2:00 p.m. (ET). Shares of MFC surged 5.9% to $24 on that news.
* MFS InterMarket Income Trust I is the #3 stock to kick off on this Tuesday HIGH 5. Shares of CMK rose less than 1% to close up at $7.48 on the NYSE.
* DWS Municipal Income Trust is the #2 stock on this Tuesday HIGH 5. Shares of KTF rose .70% to $10.46... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/28/2009 2:01 PM |
5 – MFS InterMarket Income Trust I – NYSE:CMK
4 – DWS Municipal Income Trust – NYSE:KTF
3 – ING GROEP PERP DEBT – NYSE:INZ
2 – American International Group – NYSE:AIG
1 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
* MFS InterMarket Income Trust I is the first stock to kick off the Monday HIGH 5. Shares of CMK finished flat last Friday, closing the session where it began at $7.42.
* DWS Municipal Income Trust is the #4 stock on this Monday HIGH 5. Shares of KTF rose .40% to $10.39 last Friday.
* The #3 stock on the Monday HIGH 5 is ING GROEP PERP DEBT. Shares of INZ fell 1.3% to $18.60 last Friday.
* American International Group is the #2 stock on the HIGH 5 after dropping 1.6% to $12.46 on the NYSE last Friday.
* Shares of Citigroup fell 1.5% to $2.73 on Friday ahead of the US government's official 34% stake in the bank following Sunday's completion of a long-awaited $58bn share offering.
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5 – Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund – NYSE:NPP
4 – Palm, Inc. – NASDAQ:PALM
3 – Human Genome Sciences – NASDAQ:HGSI
2 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
1 – KeyCorp – NYSE:KEY
* Nuveen Performance Plus is the first stock on the Friday HIGH 5. Shares of NPP rose .30% to $13.06 on Thursday.
* Palm remained on short sellers' radars on Thursday after falling 1.5% to $14.16.
* Biotechnology company Human Genome Sciences reported late Wednesday that it narrowed its second-quarter loss on sales of its anthrax treatment ABthrax. The company lost $65.4 million compared with a loss of $80.1 million. Shares of HGSI rose about 1% to $14.17 on Thursday.
* Citigroup on Thursday carried out a part of the debt exchange offers that, when they are completed, will eventually give the federal government a 34% stake in the troubled bank. Shares of C fell 1.1% to $2.77 on the news.
* KeyCorp rose an additional 4.7% the day after reporting that its second-quarter loss narrowed... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/24/2009 9:27 AM |
5 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
4 – Palm, Inc. – NASDAQ:PALM
3 – Fuqi International – NASDAQ:FUQI
2 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
1 – KeyCorp – NYSE:KEY
* Citigroup is the first stock on the Thursday HIGH 5. The bank's shares rocketed 5.7% to $2.80 on Wednesday.
* Palm was a target of short sellers on Wednesday, a day after Apple collected favorable reviews from analysts thanks to the company's strong iPhone and Mac sales in the June quarter. Shares of PALM fell .20% to $14.37 on Wednesday.
* Debuting on the HIGH 5 this Thursday, and for good reason is Fuqi International. Shares of FUQI plummeted 12.8% after announcing a proposed public offering of 4.5 million shares of its common stock. FUQI closed down at $20.52 yesterday.
* Bank of America shares inched up slightly on news that Wells Fargo announced a big second-quarter profit. Shares of BAC rose about .30% to $12.23 on Wednesday.
* KeyCorp said its second-quarter loss narrowed to 68 cents a share from $2.70... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/23/2009 9:48 AM |
5 – MFS InterMarket Income Trust I – NYSE:CMK
4 – BlackRock – NYSE:BLK
3 – Arcelor Mittal – NYSE:MT
2 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
1 – Human Genome Sciences – NASDAQ:HGSI
* MFS InterMarket Income Trust I is the #5 stock on the HIGH 5 on this Wednesday. Shares of CMK fell .30% to $7.38 on Tuesday.
* BlackRock said its second-quarter net profit dropped 20% from a year earlier despite cost controls and stronger stock and bond markets on Tuesday. Shares of BLK fell less than half a percent to $184.14.
* On Tuesday, ArcelorMittal announced the completion of the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of Noble European Holdings B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company engaged in laser welded blanks operations primarily in Europe. Shares of MT dropped about 2% to $35.82 on the NYSE.
* Bank of America increased their spending on lobbying in the second quarter. BofA received $45 billion in federal rescue aid, and spent $800,000 in the April-June... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/22/2009 12:32 PM |
5 – DWS Municipal Income Trust – NYSE:KTF
4 – MFS InterMarket Income Trust I – NYSE:CMK
3 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
2 – Human Genome Sciences – NASDAQ:HGSI
1 – Harman International Industries – NYSE:HAR
* DWS Municipal Income Trust announced last Thursday that its Board of Trustees approved a partial redemption of 25% of the Fund's outstanding remarketed preferred securities. Shares of KTF rose about 1 percent to $10.34 on Monday.
* MFS InterMarket Income Trust I is the #4 stock on the HIGH 5 on this Tuesday. Shares of CMK rose .30% to $7.40 a day earlier.
* Bank of America increased their spending on lobbying in the second quarter. BofA received $45 billion in federal rescue aid, and spent $800,000 in the April-June quarter, up from $660,000 in the first quarter though still below the nearly $1.2 million paid out in the year-ago period. Shares of BAC dropped more than 5% to $12.24 on Monday.
* Biotech drugmaker Human Genome Sciences reported positive... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/22/2009 12:32 PM |
5 – DWS Municipal Income Trust – NYSE:KTF
4 – MFS InterMarket Income Trust I – NYSE:CMK
3 – Doral Financial – NYSE:DRL
2 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
1 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
* DWS Municipal Income Trust announced last Thursday that its Board of Trustees approved a partial redemption of 25% of the Fund's outstanding remarketed preferred securities. Shares of KTF fell half a percent to $10.25 on Friday.
* MFS InterMarket Income Trust I is the #4 stock on the HIGH 5 on Monday. Shares of CMK fell .40% to $7.38 ahead of the weekend.
* Doral Financial topped the list of Biggest Percentage Price Gainers among common stocks on the New York Stock Exchange last week. Shares of DRL inched up 1.7% to $2.36 on Friday.
* Bank of America reported second-quarter earnings of $3.2 billion, or 33 cents a share, down from the year-ago quarter but ahead of the Thomson Reuters average estimate of 28 cents a share. Shares of BAC dipped .30% to $3.02 on Friday.
* AIG filed a shelf... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/21/2009 7:46 AM |
5 – Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust – NYSE:PMO
4 – Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund – NYSE:NPP
3 – DWS Municipal Income Trust – NYSE:KTF
2 – MFS InterMarket Income Trust I – NYSE:CMK
1 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
* The first stock this Friday is Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust. Shares of PMO rose .30% to more than $10 on Thursday.
* Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund is the #4 stock on Friday after finishing flat the day before. The stock opened and closed at $12.95.
* DWS Municipal Income Trust is the #3 stock on the HIGH 5 not long after declaring a dividend of 7 cents per share with a payable date of July 31, 2009. Shares of KTF inched up .10% to $10.30 on Thursday.
* MFS InterMarket Income Trust I is the #2 stock on the HIGH 5 after dipping more than .10% to $7.41 on Thursday.
* AIG announced Wednesday that it will speed up efforts to take its American Life Insurance unit public and pursue a stock market listing in New York. Shares of... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/17/2009 1:59 PM |
5 – Las Vegas Sands – NYSE:LVS
4 – Arcelor Mittal – NYSE:MT
3 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
2 – CapitalSource – NYSE:CSE
1 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
* Las Vegas Sands on Wednesday said it is seeking to amend its Macau bank loans of about $3.4 billion. Shares of LVS rocketed 13.6% to $8.11 on the news.
* Arcelor Mittal said Wednesday that an Interim Earnings Conference Call is scheduled for Wednesday, July 29 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. Shares of MT surged 8.7% to $33.86 on the news.
* The Financial Times said Wednesday that Citigroup is close to a secret agreement with one of its main regulators that will increase scrutiny of the US bank and force it to fix financial, managerial and governance issues. Shares of C shot up 8.6% to $3.17 yesterday.
* Commercial lender and money manager CapitalSource reported late Tuesday its offering of 17.5 million shares priced at $4.10 per share. The company said it has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 2.6 million... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/16/2009 4:31 PM |
5 – Matrixx Initiatives – NYSE:MTXX
4 – Arcelor Mittal – NYSE:MT
3 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
2 – Noven Pharmaceuticals – NASDAQ:NOVN
1 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
* Matrixx Initiatives kicks off the Wednesday HIGH 5 not long after disclosing several class action lawsuits related to its withdrawn over-the-counter cold treatment Zicam. Shares of MTXX rocketed 7.1% to $5.90 on Tuesday.
* Russian regional authorities are threatening to revoke licenses for two of ArcelorMittal's coal mines in Siberia without compensation because they are concerned the world's largest steelmaker may close them down, leaving thousands unemployed. Shares of MT rose .80% to $31.14 on the news Tuesday.
* Citigroup is the #3 stock after Goldman Sachs reported solid results Tuesday. Citigroup is expected to report their second quarter results later this week. Shares of C shot up 5% to $2.92 yesterday.
* Shares of Noven Pharmaceuticals jumped Tuesday after the drug developer said it is being bought... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/15/2009 1:50 PM |
5 – MFS InterMarket Income Trust I – NYSE:CMK
4 – Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust – NYSE:PMO
3 – Rowan Companies – NYSE:RDC
2 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
1 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
* MFS InterMarket Income Trust I is the first stock on the Tuesday HIGH 5. Shares of CMK climbed .40% to $7.45 on Monday.
* Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust is the #4 stock on the HIGH this Tuesday. PMO inched up .10% to $9.95 on Monday.
* Rowan Companies said that it would announce second quarter results on Tuesday, August 4th at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. Shares of RDC surged 3.3% to $19.08 on Monday.
* On Monday a Barclays Capital analyst trimmed earnings estimates for Citigroup. Shares of C shot up 7.3% to $2.78 on the news Monday.
* American International Group is being investigated by New York and Pennsylvania on claims that it is using its leading position and government support to charge too little for coverage. Shares of AIG rocketed 24.1% to $14.57 on Monday's news.
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5 – Manulife Financial – NYSE:MFC
4 – Quicksilver Resources – NYSE:KWK
3 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
2 – Developers Diversified Realty – NYSE:DDR
1 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
* Manulife Financial announced Friday that Manulife Financial Capital Trust II completed its $1 billion offering of Manulife Financial Capital Trust II Notes - Series 1 due December 31, 2108. Shares of MFC fell 1.3% to $16.53 on Friday.
* According to the SEC on Thursday, SPO Advisory Corp. bought $45.4 million worth of the #2 stock, Quicksilver Resources. Shares of KWK rose an additional 1.5% to $8.95 on Friday.
* Citigroup on Friday said it will report separate financial data for its two new operating units starting with second-quarter results this Friday. Shares of C fell 3.7% to $2.59 on the news Friday.
* Developers Diversified Realty announced Friday that it has entered into a binding agreement with joint venture partner Macquarie DDR Trust to redeem substantially all of its interest in the DDR... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/13/2009 8:47 AM |
5 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
4 – JetBlue Airways – NASDAQ:JBLU
3 – KB Home – NYSE:KBH
2 – Quicksilver Resources – NYSE:KWK
1 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
* Citigroup is shaking up its highest ranks, promoting an executive many believe is being groomed as an eventual successor to CEO Vikram Pandit. The company said CFO Edward "Ned" Kelly, 56, will become vice chairman and take on broader responsibilities for strategy and M&A. Shares of C rose 2.7% to $2.69 on the news Thursday.
* On Thursday JetBlue Airways Corporation announced that it will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss second quarter 2009 financial results on July 23, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Shares of JBLU rose 2.6% to $4.29 on the news.
* Ten days after KB Home was upgraded to neutral by Credit Suisse analyst Daniel Oppenheim, it was once again boosted by the analyst, this time to outperform. Oppenheim said he expects orders at the home builder to trend higher in the second half of the year. Shares of KBH rocketed... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/13/2009 8:47 AM |
5 – LDK Solar – NYSE:LDK
4 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
3 – Manulife Financial – NYSE:MFC
2 – Cisco Systems – NASDAQ:CSCO
1 – Royal Caribbean Cruises – NYSE:RCL
* Chinese solar energy wafer maker LDK Solar reported that its wafer shipments in the June quarter were higher than it initially expected. At the same time, revenue was lower than analysts expected. Shares of LDK plummeted 8% to $8.55 on Wednesday.
* On Wednesday Citigroup named Raymond McGuire sole head of global investment banking, a role he had previously shared with Alberto Verme. Shares of C fell an additional 2.6% to $2.62 on the NYSE. * Donald Guloien, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Financial, presented at an investor luncheon in Toronto yesterday hosted by Bank of Montreal Capital Markets. Shares of MFC rose more than 1% to $16.49 on Wednesday.
* Cisco Systems named a chief strategy officer Wednesday, choosing Ned Hooper to help shape the company's approach to moving into new markets.... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/10/2009 8:33 AM |
5 – Goldman Sachs – NYSE:GS
4 – Apple – NASDAQ:AAPL
3 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
2 – American International Group – NYSE:AIG
1 – Palm – NASDAQ:PALM
* Goldman Sachs kicks off the HIGH 5 ahead of next week's second quarter financial results. Shares of GS plunged 2.7% to $142.52 on Tuesday.
* Apple debuts on the HIGH 5 just weeks after the company released the new iPhone 3GS. The wait for the new phone at a city Apple store has been reduced to just a half hour. Shares of AAPL fell 2.3% to $135.40 in its debut.
* Despite initially agreeing to accept California's IOUs in lieu of actual payments, some of the country's biggest banks are refusing to honor the promises to pay. Among the defiant banks is Citigroup, which plunged 3.6% to $2.69 on Tuesday. * American International Group lost a big round Tuesday in its court battle against former CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg. In an advisory decision, a federal jury in Manhattan found that an investment firm controlled by Greenberg... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/9/2009 7:15 AM |
5 – DWS Municipal Income Trust – NYSE:KTF
4 – MFS InterMarket Income Trust I – NYSE:CMK
3 – Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust – NYSE:PMO
2 – Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund – NYSE:NPP
1 – Palm – NASDAQ:PALM
* DWS Municipal Income Trust is the first stock to kick off the Tuesday HIGH 5. Shares of KTF fell less than half a percent to $10 on the NYSE Monday.
* MFS InterMarket Income Trust I is the #4 stock on the HIGH 5 after falling 1.6% to $7.40 on Monday.
* Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust is the #3 stock after climbing half a percent to $9.82 on the NYSE.
* Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund dropped more than .20% on Monday and assumes the #2 spot on the HIGH 5 this Tuesday.
* After Palm announced better-than-expected sales and lower-than-expected losses on June 25, it rose more than 12% in after-hours trading, causing short-sellers to be squeezed. Shares of PALM dropped just .15% to $15.73 on Monday.
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5 – Elan Corp. – NYSE:ELN
4 – Aruba Networks – NASDAQ:ARUN
3 – Palm – NASDAQ:PALM
2 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
1 – American International Group – NYSE:AIG
* Elan Corp. got an explosive offer from Johnson & Johnson ahead of the 4th of July holiday. Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay $1 billion for an 18% stake in the Irish drugmaker. Shares of ELN rocketed 8.6% to $7.60 last Thursday.
* Debuting on the HIGH 5 on Monday is Aruba Networks. The company was just ranked the second largest enterprise vendor in terms of both total revenue and unit shipments by market research firm Dell'Oro Group. Shares of ARUN fell 5.5% to $8.19 last Thursday.
* Kaufman Bros. initiated coverage on Palm last Wednesday to hold. Shares of PALM fell 3.6% to $15.75 last Thursday.
* Bank of America said last Thursday that its board has authorized roughly $713 million in dividend payments to the U.S. government under the troubled asset relief program. Shares of BAC fell 3.2% to... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/7/2009 7:38 AM |
5 – Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund – NYSE:NPP
4 – MFS InterMarket Income Trust – NYSE:CMK
3 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
2 – Myriad Genetics – NASDAQ:MYGN
1 – Palm – NASDAQ:PALM
* Nuveen Investments announced Wednesday that its closed-end fund, NPP declared a regular monthly distribution of 7 cents per share with a payable date of August 3, 2009. Shares of NPP finished the day where they started at $12.78.
* MFS Investment Management announced Wednesday a monthly distribution of 4 cents per share of its closed closed-end fund CMK with a payable date of July 31, 2009. Shares of CMK rose 1.9% to $7.46.
* A Citigroup analyst added Bank of America to a list of aggressive growth stock and said that if the bank completes its capital raising efforts it will provide a good buying opportunity to own a "quality franchise with significant long-term earnings power." Shares of C finished flat at $2.97.
* Shares of Myriad Genetics plunged Wednesday after the diagnostic... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/7/2009 7:38 AM |
5 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
4 – Goldman Sachs – NYSE:GS
3 – United States Steel – NYSE:X
2 – Palm – NASDAQ:PALM
1 – Encore Energy Partners – NYSE:ENP
* An analyst from UBS gave Citigroup a neutral rating on Tuesday. Shares of C fell 1.7% to less than $3.
* A UBS analyst also resumed coverage of Goldman Sachs with a buy rating on Tuesday. Goldman's shares fell 1.3% to $147.44 on the news.
* Shares of steel makers including United States Steel fell Tuesday after Schnitzer Steel Industries posted a third-quarter loss, missing Wall Street estimates. Shares of X dropped 3.4% to $35.74.
* Smartphone maker Palm was specifically recommended by Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. Shares of PALM rocketed 4.8% to $16.58 on Tuesday.
* Encore Energy Partners on Monday raised its second-quarter production and capital spending outlook to reflect its recently completed acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties. The company is buying properties in Rockies... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 7/2/2009 7:41 AM |
5 – Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust – NYSE:PMO
4 – Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund – NYSE:NPP
3 – DWS Municipal Income Trust – NYSE:KTF
2 – Developers Diversified Realty – NYSE:DDR
1 – MFS InterMarket Income Trust – NYSE:CMK
* Putnam Investments recently advised the Board of Trustees of the Putnam Funds that current market conditions make it inadvisable to implement the proposed mergers of each of two closed-end funds into an open-end fund. Shares of PMO fell 2.1% to $9.87 on Monday.
* Nuveen Performance Plus Municipal Fund's monthly distribution of 7 cents per common share has an upcoming payable date of July 1. Shares of NPP rose .20% to $12.72 on Monday.
* DWS Municipal Income Trust also has a monthly distribution of 6.5 cents per shares with a payable date of today, June 30. Shares of KTF closed the day where they began on Monday at $10.04.
* Developers Diversified Realty announced Monday that financial results for the quarter ended June 30,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 6/30/2009 1:55 PM |