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Barron's Recap: Donald Trump And The Art Of Baloney
Sunday, October 11, 2015 - 12:11pm | 866The cover story in this weekend's Barron's recalls an incident when Donald Trump attacked a securities analyst. This issue also includes Barron's inaugural Asian Roundtable and a Penta look at London. The prospects for Mattel, Raymond James, Micron Technology, Esterline...
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Barron's Recap: The Big Money Poll
Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 10:44am | 799This weekend in Barron's online: the semi-annual Barron's Big Money Poll, as well as the prospects for Qualcomm, Anglo American, Taubman Centers, Esterline Technologies, Blackstone and more. Cover Story "Big Money Poll: Where Pros Are Investing" by Jack Willoughby. Money managers have reined in...
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Sears And Others Insiders Have Been Buying
Sunday, April 20, 2014 - 11:13am | 843Both Sears Holdings and Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores have seen insider buying lately. So have Aircastle and Opko Health, which frequently see insiders scooping up shares. Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a...
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Office Depot, Seattle Genetics And Others Insiders Have Been Buying
Saturday, December 21, 2013 - 6:02pm | 860Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price will rise and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have...
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Short Interest Moves In Defense Stocks Ahead Of The Government Shutdown (HII, RTN, UTX)
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 11:31am | 953Between the September 13 and September 30 settlement dates, the number of shares sold short in Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) grew by the largest percentages among U.S. defense stocks. In the days leading up to the federal...
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Short Interest Moves In Boeing And Other Defense Stocks (BA, GD, TXT)
Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 3:50pm | 956Between the August 30 and September 15 settlement dates, the number of shares sold short in defense stocks Boeing (NYSE: BA), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Textron (NYSE: TXT) rose by double-digit percentages. In that period, the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established, but...
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Before Syria Blowup, Short Interest In Defense Stocks Shrank (GD, HII, UTX)
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 1:46pm | 966Between the August 15 and August 30 settlement dates, after the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established but as the latest tensions over the Syrian situation were just starting to boil up, the largest short interest moves in defense stocks were declines. The number of shares...
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Short Sellers Favor Raytheon, Shun Other Defense Stocks (ATK, FLIR, RTN)
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 9:34am | 977Between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates, after the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established but before the recent rise in tensions over the Syrian situation, defense stocks Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) saw the largest upswings in short...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of August 26
Sunday, August 25, 2013 - 8:08pm | 872Quarterly reports from Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) and Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) will highlight an otherwise pretty quiet week on the earnings front as the quarter winds down. Here is a quick look at expectations from those two reports, as well as those from Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Brown-...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of May 27
Sunday, May 26, 2013 - 8:57am | 958The retail earnings crunch is winding down, with reports from Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) and a sprinkling of others this holiday-shortened week. In fact, the first-quarter earnings season is winding down, so overall things will be pretty quiet on that front...
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Short Interest Swings in Defense Stocks (BA, FLIR, HII)
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 2:05pm | 903By and large short sellers of defense stocks were not spurred to further action when the federal budget sequester went into effect. The number of shares sold short in Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), Esterline Technologies (NYSE: ESL) and General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) increased somewhat between...
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Short Interest Swings in Defense Stocks (FLIR, GD, HXL)
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 12:31pm | 862The short interest in defense companies was mixed during the weeks leading up to the federal budget sequester. The number of shares sold short in Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), Boeing (NYSE: BA), L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), Textron (NYSE:...
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Short Interest Swings in Defense Stocks (ATK, FLIR, LLL)
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 5:48pm | 825The short interest in defense companies was mixed during the first two weeks of February, despite the threat of major federal budget cuts at the end of the month. The number of shares sold short in General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Huntington Ingalls (NYSE: HII), Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), Rockwell Collins...
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Esterline, Janus Capital and Other Stocks Insiders Are Buying
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 6:58am | 886Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but there is really only one reason insiders buy shares of a company -- they believe the stock price will move higher and they want to profit from it. Pullbacks and sell-offs provide a perfect opportunity for investors who have faith in a company...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of August 27
Monday, August 27, 2012 - 6:18am | 591UPDATE: Tiffany's reported earnings just below expectations, but shares rallied. Things will be pretty quiet on the earnings front this week leading into the Labor Day holiday, and as the calendar month winds down. Among the highest profile quarterly reports on the schedule are those from Tiffany...