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Barron's Recap: Is Now The Time To Sit On Cash?
Sunday, March 1, 2015 - 12:05pm | 870This weekend in Barron's online: where to invest cash now, a good time to be a small investor, as well as the prospects for a Google dividend, Vulcan Materials, Valmont Industries, Sinopec, American Express and more. Cover Story "Private Bank Survey: Where to Invest Cash Now" by...
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S&P 500 Closes Above 2,000; Dow Hits New All-Time High As Markets Continue To Rally
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 4:42pm | 2835U.S. stocks rose, lifting the Dow to new historical all-time highs of 17,153.80 following a better than expected rise in orders of durable goods. Consumer confidence improved in August, helping market sentiments while investors and traders placed less emphasis on a report that home prices are...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 10
Sunday, October 9, 2011 - 8:36am | 883The new earnings season gets underway this week when Alcoa (NYSE: AA) posts its third-quarter results on Tuesday. The rest of the week will bring results from Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), Mattel (NYSE: MAT) and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP). Analysts anticipate year-over-year earnings...
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Valmont Industries Earnings Preview
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 8:20am | 555Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI) is on tap to share its second-quarter 2011 results Friday, July 15, before the markets open. Investors in this leading producer of engineered products will be watching to see whether rising steel costs and pricing pressures or strong demand for irrigation equipment...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 11
Sunday, July 10, 2011 - 10:17am | 991The new earnings season kicks off this week when Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Novellus (NASDAQ: NVLS) report second-quarter results on Monday after the closing bell. That is followed by Marriott (NYSE: MAR) and Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) on Wednesday, JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) on Thursday...
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Stifel Nicolaus Rating and Price Target Updates 6/22
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 9:28am | 214Stifel Nicolaus made a number of rating and price target changes in a research report published today. Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) had its rating upgraded from Hold to Buy. At the same time, its new price target was set at $9. On Tuesday, Boston Scientific closed the day at $6.92....
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Stifel Nicolaus Lowers PT On MRYG, TNB, VMI
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 8:03am | 57Stifel Nicolaus has lowered the price target on the following companies: MYR Group (NASDAQ: MYRG) from $34.50 to $34, Buy Thomas & Betts Corporation (NYSE: TNB) from $67.50 to $66.50, Buy Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI) from $128 to $125, Buy
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Five Stocks for Bob Dylan's 70th Birthday
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 5:07pm | 866So Bob Dylan turned 70 years old today. But he's still going strong, still staying in the limelight. As widely reported in the past few days, in a previously unreleased interview from 1966, he admitted kicking a heroin habit. This iconic musician also has an upcoming show in Israel with Rickie Lee...
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Hudson Maintains Neutral on Valmont Industries (VMI)
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 9:12am | 106Hudson is out with its report today on Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI), maintaining Neutral. In a note to clients, Hudson writes, "Irrigation is progressing at a pace that could surpass the previous super-peak year of 2008 but the more encouraging news is that orders are continuing a recovery on...
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Deutsche Bank Initiates VMI With A Buy Rating, $110 PT
Thursday, January 6, 2011 - 9:42am | 31Deutsche Bank is initiating coverage of Valmont Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI) with a Buy rating and a $110 PT. Valmont Industries closed Wednesday at $88.19.