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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Mid August	Many traders use a technique called dividend buying, which is the buying of stocks before they go ex-dividend and selling shortly after the ex-dividend date at roughly the same price, but receiving the dividend. This technique generally works only during a bull market. You may also want to check out the definitions of the various dividend dates.There are over 30 stocks going ex-dividend in mid August. The following stocks all have market caps over $500 million, and yields over 1%. Several stocks...	July 26, 2008
Earnings highlights: Citigroup, eBay, IBM, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft and others	Filed under: Earnings reports, Microsoft (MSFT), eBay (EBAY), International Business Machines (IBM), Citigroup Inc. (C), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), Cintas Corp (CTAS), Merrill Lynch (MER), Procter and Gamble (PG), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Allegheny Technologies (ATI), Harley-Davidson (HOG), United Technologies (UTX)Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVID) sees strong Q1 results driven by Guitar Hero. ...	July 19, 2008
Stocks Going Ex-Dividend Early August	There are over 35 stocks going ex-dividend in early August. Many traders use a technique called dividend buying, which is the buying of stocks before they go ex-dividend and selling shortly after the ex-dividend date at roughly the same price, but receiving the dividend. This technique generally works only during a bull market. You may also want to check out the definitions of the various dividend dates.The following stocks all have market caps over $500 million, yields over 1%, and are going ex...	July 18, 2008
Tuesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesGymboree (GYMB)- Wedbush Morgan Buy » Strong Buy Pinnacle Finl (PNFP)- Janney Mntgmy Scott Neutral » Buy Key Energy (KEG)- Banc of America Sec Neutral » Buy RadNet (RDNT)- Stanford Research Hold » Buy Zumiez (ZUMZ)- Piper Jaffray Neutral » Buy Fedrl Rlty Inv Trst (FRT)- Robert W. Baird Neutral » Outperform Groupe Danone DA (UBS)- Sell » Neutral Shanda Interactive (SNDA)- Citigroup Hold » Buy Ciena (CIEN)- JMP Securities Mkt Underperform » Mkt Pe...	July 15, 2008
Tuesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesFlowserve (FLS)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform Bankrate (RATE)- Merriman Curhan Ford Neutral » Buy Commercial Metals (CMC)- Davenport Neutral » Buy Marten Transport (MRTN)- BB&T Capital Mkts Hold » Buy Beneficial Mutual Bancorp (BNCL)- Boenning & Scattergood Market Perform » Market Outperform Celadon Group (CLDN)- BB&T Capital Mkts Hold » Buy First Commonwealth (FCF)- Janney Mntgmy Scott Sell » Neutral Energy Conversion (ENER)- Broad...	July 08, 2008
CNBC Bonus Bucks Trivia: Kiplinger’s issued a list of stocks that “Warren Buffett would love.” Name one. (Hint: You’ll find the list on our site.)	Kiplinger’s issued a list of stocks that “Warren Buffett would love.” Name one. (Hint: You’ll find the list on our site.) They are: Tiffany & Co. (TIF) The jewelry company’s famous blue box helps make its branding power “virtually unassailable.” Paychex (PAYX) The payroll-services company has two Buffett faves: a ‘tollbooth’ business model and a ‘float.’ Paychex charges a fee for each payroll check it writes, and it gets in...	June 25, 2008
Tuesday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesBoeing (BA)- AmTech Research Sell » NeutralHasbro (HAS)- Needham & Co Hold » Buy Gol Intelligent Airlines (GOL)- Deutsche Securities Hold » Buy WD-40 Company (WDFC)- JP Morgan Underweight » Neutral Pinnacle Airlines (PNCL)- JP Morgan Underweight » Overweight Eaton Vance (EV)- JP Morgan Underweight » Neutral PETsMART (PETM)- Banc of America Sec Neutral » Buy Marsh McLennan (MMC)- Keefe Bruyette Mkt Perform » OutperformDowngradesCybex (CYBI)- Dou...	April 15, 2008
Analyst initiations: SMBL, HOO and ASH	Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst initiationsMOST NOTEWORTHY: Smart Balance, Cascal NV and Ashland were today's noteworthy initiations: Citigroup initiated Smart Balance (NASDAQ: SMBL) with a Hold rating and $9 target, as they believe success of the company's new products is not a foregone conclusion and prefers to wait for increased visibility before becoming more positive on the name. JP Morgan believes Cascal NV (NYSE: HOO) will leverage its global scale and expertise in wate...	March 10, 2008
Foreclosure…FAILURE Happens	Seeing that Foreclosure is on my mind this weekend, it is fitting to talk about failure. I have failed many times. Forget the stock market where I fail everyday, but in business. During the Nasdaq bubble, when everyone thought they were smart, I wanted to be a shipping magnate. I was part of a roll-up to build a global and logistic network. It was a good idea, but what the f@#k did I know. The company was called SkyNet and the main office was Amsterdam (yes perfect, I know). Note to self&h...	February 16, 2008
Intel and SAP Put $15 Million Into Enterprise-Search Company Endeca	Two weeks after Microsoft announced its $1.2 billion acquisition of FAST Search & Transfer, enterprise-search competitor Endeca is getting a $15 million cash infusion from Intel and SAP. This is on top of the $50 million Endeca has already raised in the past few years from Lehman Brothers, Granite Global Ventures, Ampersand Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Venrock Associates and DN Capital. Boston-based Endeca powers enterprise search for big companies including Borders, Boeing, the C...	January 23, 2008

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