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Cablevision’s Kitchen Sink Strategy – MSNBC
In an aggressive bid to increase shareholder value, Cablevision is reportedly considering a host of options from a quarterly dividend to a share buyback program to
spinning off assets like Madison Square Garden.
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(Not So)Whole(some) Foods – Wall Street Journal
Cutting back on store openings and suspending its quarterly dividend are among the ways that Whole Foods is responding to its latest earnings woes.
Unchanged: The Fed Stands Pat at 2% – New York Times
Citing both growth concerns and inflationary pressures, the FOMC announced that patience – and standing pat on a rate hike or cut – was the best policy.
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Market technician Frank Barbera provides his analysis and commentary on a day when the Fed did nothing and stocks soared all the same.
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About That Oil … – BusinessWeek
Between conservation, falling demand, a spotlight on commodity speculation and the rise of crude oil alternatives, crude oil prices continued their retreat on Tuesday.
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TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Today |
Here are 7 stocks for traders for today from TradingMarkets.com:
- Qwest
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PowerRating) are among the top telecommunications companies reporting earnings Wednesday morning before the open. Analysts are expecting EPS of $0.10 and $0.03, respectively. - American International Group
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PowerRating) was the Dow industrials’ big gainer on Tuesday. The stock was upgraded to “buy” by UBS AG. - Procter & Gamble
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PowerRating) beat earnings estimates by two cents Tuesday morning before the bell, crediting increased pricing power in shampoo and soap products. - Molson Coors Brewers
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PowerRating) was among Tuesday’s biggest earnings losers, missing estimates by more than twenty cents. - Freddie Mac
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PowerRating) reports earnings Wednesday morning before the bell. Analysts are expecting a loss of 53 cents a share. - Cablevision
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PowerRating) announced plans to consider a quarterly dividend or share buyback as well as possibly spin off assets such as Madison Square Garden in an effort to increase shareholder value.
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TradingMarkets 5 PowerRatings Stocks for Today |
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| Unit Corporation | UNT | 9 |
| Exco Resources Inc. | XCO | 9 |
| Northwest Pipe Company | NWPX | 8 |
| Otter Tail Corporation | OTTR | 8 |
| Royale Energy Inc. | ROYL | 8 |
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