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Jersey City, NJ – November 28, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Friday, November 28th are:
5 – Viacom – NYSE:VIA
4 – Ford – NYSE:F
3 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
2 – BCE, Inc. – NYSE:BCE
1 – Citigroup– NYSE:C
Viacom, Inc. (NYSE:VIA) is a global entertainment content company. The Company operates through two reporting segments: Media Networks, which includes MTV Networks (MTVN) and BET Networks (BETN), and Filmed Entertainment.
* Shares of Viacom surged $1.05 or 6.8% to $16.50 ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) designs, develops, manufactures, and services cars and trucks worldwide. It operates in two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services.
* Shares of major U.S. auto makers surged Wednesday as investors wait for news on an industry bailout. Ford rose 49 cents or 29.52% to $2.15.
General Motors Corporation (NYSE:GM) and its subsidiaries engage in the development, production, and marketing of cars, trucks,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/28/2008 10:43 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 26, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Wednesday, November 26th are:
5 – Turkish Investment Fund – NYSE:TKF
4 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
3 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – BancorpSouth – NYSE:BXS
The Turkish Investment Fund, Inc. (NYSE:TKF) operates as a nondiversified, closed-end management investment company. It invests primarily in equity securities of Turkish corporations. The fund's portfolio comprises investments in airlines, commercial banks, construction materials, diversified financial services, food and staples retailing, food products, health care providers and services, industrial conglomerates, machinery, media, multiline retail, and real estate sectors.
* Morgan Stanley Investment Management posted selected information regarding the Morgan Stanley Investment Management-sponsored Institutional Closed-End Funds which includes the Turkish Investment Fund. The posting includes information relating... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/26/2008 10:42 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 25, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Tuesday, November 25th are:
5 – BancorpSouth – NYSE:BXS
4 – Apartment Investment & Management – NYSE:AIV
3 – Yingli Green Energy – NYSE:YGE
2 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
1 – Viacom – NYSE:VIA
BancorpSouth, Inc. (NYSE:BXS) operates as a financial holding company for BancorpSouth Bank that provides commercial banking and financial services to individuals, and small and medium sized businesses in Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Missouri. It accepts various deposits, including interest bearing and noninterest bearing demand deposits, saving deposits, and time deposits.
* Shares of BancorpSouth jumped Monday after Stifel Nicolaus upgraded the stock to ‘buy’ from “hold.” BXS rose $3.58 or 19.54% to $21.90 on Monday.
Apartment Investment and Management Company (NYSE:AIV), a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the acquisition, ownership,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/25/2008 10:41 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 24, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Monday, November 24th are:
5 – UltraShort Real Estate ProShares – NYSE:SRS
4 – Applied Biosystems – NYSE:ABI
3 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
2 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
1 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
The UltraShort Real Estate ProShares (NYSE:SRS) investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate index. The fund normally invests 80% of assets in financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index.
* Shares of UltraShort Real Estate ProShares plummeted on Friday to lose $42.69 or 16.46% to $216.67.
Applied Biosystems, Inc. (NYSE:ABI) develops and markets instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services. Its products and services are used in basic human disease research and genetic analysis; pharmaceutical drug discovery, development,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/24/2008 10:40 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 21, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Friday, November 21st are:
5 – American International Group – NYSE:AIG
4 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
3 – Ambac Financial – NYSE:ABK
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – Ford Motors – NYSE:F
American International Group, Inc., (NYSE:AIG) through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates in four segments: General Insurance, Life Insurance and Retirement Services, Financial Services, and Asset Management.
* A consortium led by sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp is in talks to buy a stake of up to 49% in American Life Insurance Co, a unit of American International Group. Shares fell 12 cents or 7.69% to $1.44 on Thursday. Shares fell 20% a day earlier.
Bank of America Corporation, (NYSE:BAC) a financial holding company, provides a range of banking and nonbanking financial services and products in the United States... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/21/2008 10:39 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 20, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Thursday, November 20th are:
5 – American International Group – NYSE:AIG
4 – Annaly Capital Management – NYSE:NLY
3 – Ultra Financials ProShares – NYSE:UYG
2 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
1 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
American International Group, Inc., (NYSE:AIG) through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and financial services in the United States and internationally. It operates in four segments: General Insurance, Life Insurance and Retirement Services, Financial Services, and Asset Management.
* AIG, the insurer getting a $152 billion federal bailout, in a regulatory filing late on Tuesday disclosed it would pay roughly $3 million to several executives under deferred compensation plans that are being terminated. Shares of AIG fell 39 cents or 20% to $1.56 on Wednesday.
Annaly Capital Management, Inc., (NYSE:NLY) a real estate investment trust, engages in the ownership, management,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/20/2008 10:39 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 19, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Wednesday, November 19th are:
5 – Las Vegas Sands – NYSE:LVS
4 – Merrill Lynch – NYSE:MER
3 – Yingli Green Energy – NYSE:YGE
2 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
1 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) and its subsidiaries develop and operate hotel, gaming, and resort businesses. It owns the Venetian resort-hotel-casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada; and The Sands Macao Casino in Macao, the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
* Worries about whether Las Vegas Sands would fold have been eased with the raising of $2.1 billion in new capital, but the casino company's president said Monday that it should have raised the money sooner. Shares of LVS fell 27 cents or 4.13% to $6.26.
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (NYSE:MER) together with its subsidiaries, provides investment, financing, insurance, and related services to individuals and institutions... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/19/2008 10:38 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 18, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Tuesday, November 18h are:
5 – Wynn Resorts – NASDAQ:WYNN
4 – Sprint Nextel – NYSE:S
3 – Banc of America – NYSE:BAC
2 – United Therapeutics – NASDAQ:UTHR
1 – Viacom – NYSE:VIA
Wynn Resorts, Limited, (NASDAQ:WYNN) together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, ownership, and operation of destination casino resorts. The company owns and operates Wynn Las Vegas casino resort in Las Vegas, which includes 22 food and beverage outlets comprising 6 dining restaurants, 2 nightclubs, 1 spa and salon, 1 Ferrari and Maserati automobile dealership, wedding chapels, an 18-hole golf course, meeting space, and foot retail promenade featuring boutiques.
* Wynn Resorts said late last week that it boosted the size of its public stock offering to 8 million shares and priced the offering at $43.50. Shares of Wynn plummeted $3.54 or 8.23% to $39.46 on Monday.
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S)... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/18/2008 10:36 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 17, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Monday, November 17h are:
5 – Sprint Nextel – NYSE:S
4 – Ford Motor – NYSE:F
3 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
2 – NorthStar Realty Finance – NYSE:NRF
1 – Vimpel Communications – NYSE:VIP
Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) offers a range of wireless and wireline communications services to consumers, businesses, and government users in the United States and internationally.
* Sprint Nextel is offering employees voluntary separation packages in an effort to cut costs. The wireless carrier set a Dec. 3 deadline for employees in certain areas of the company, excepting roles such as customer-facing employees, to accept a severance package. Shares of S rose 6 cents or 2.68% to $2.30 on Friday.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) designs, develops, manufactures, and services cars and trucks worldwide. It operates in two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services.
* On Friday Ford Motor said... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/17/2008 10:36 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 14, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Friday, November 14th are:
5 – MBIA – NYSE:MBI
4 – Lear Corp. – NASDAQ:LEA
3 – Bucyrus International – NASDAQ:BUCY
2 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
1 – Wynn Resorts – NASDAQ:WYNN
MBIA, Inc., (NYSE:MBI) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee insurance and credit protection products, as well as investment management services to public finance and structured finance issuers and investors, and capital market participants worldwide. It operates through two segments, Insurance and Investment Management Services.
* According to a regulatory filing on Thursday, the chief executive of MBIA bought 100,000 of the bond insurer's shares. According to the SEC, the purchase raised CEO Jay Brown's ownership to 2.7 million shares. MBIA fell 27 cents or 4.26% to $6.07 Thursday.
Lear Corporation, (NYSE:LEA) through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of automotive... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/14/2008 10:35 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 13, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Thursday, November 13th are:
5 – Continental Airlines – NYSE:CAL
4 – People’s United Financial – NASDAQ:PBCT
3 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
2 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
1 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
Continental Airlines, Inc., (NYSE:CAL) an air carrier, engages in the transportation of passengers, cargo, and mail. As of December 31, 2007, the company owned or leased 365 mainline jets and 274 regional jets.
* On Wednesday, ExpressJet Holdings, which operates regional flights for Continental Airlines said Tuesday it flew 29% fewer miles with paying customers in October but its planes were more full after it cut capacity from a year ago. Shares of CAL fell $2.05 or 14.89% to $11.72 on Wednesday.
People’s United Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:PBCT) operates as the savings and loan holding company of People’s United Bank that provides various financial services to individual, corporate, and municipal customers... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/13/2008 10:33 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 12, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Wednesday, November 12th are:
5 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
4 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
3 – Focus Media Holding – NASDAQ:FMCN
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – Las Vegas Sands – NYSE:LVS
Bank of America Corporation, (NYSE:BAC) a financial holding company, provides a range of banking and nonbanking financial services and products in the United States and internationally. The company's Global Consumer and Small Business Banking segment offers savings accounts, money market savings accounts, certificate of deposits, individual retirement accounts, regular and interest-checking accounts, and debit cards; U.S. Consumer and Business Card, unsecured lending, and international card; consumer real estate products, including mortgage products for home purchase and refinancing, reverse mortgage products, and home equity products; and insurance services.
* Shares of national banks mostly fell Tuesday on more signs... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/12/2008 10:32 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 11, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Tuesday, November 11th are:
5 – Viacom – NYSE:VIA
4 – Morgan Stanley – NYSE:MS
3 – Las Vegas Sands – NYSE:LVS
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – AIG – NYSE:AIG
Viacom, Inc. (NYSE:VIA) is a global entertainment content company. The Company operates through two reporting segments: Media Networks, which includes MTV Networks (MTVN) and BET Networks (BETN), and Filmed Entertainment.
* Viacom said it will pay the creators of the “Rock Band” video-game, bonuses exceeding $300 million as part of the 2006 acquisition of their company. Shares of VIA rose 35 cents or 1.76% to $20.20 on Monday.
Morgan Stanley, (NYSE:MS) through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Institutional Securities, Global Wealth Management Group, and Asset Management.
... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/11/2008 10:31 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 10, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Monday, November 10th are:
5 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
4 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
3 – Wells Fargo – NYSE:WFC
2 – General Motors – NYSE:GM
1 – Goldman Sachs – NYSE:GS
Citigroup, Inc., (NYSE:C) together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of financial products and services to consumer and corporate customers in the United States and internationally. The company's Global Consumer Group segment offers various banking, lending, insurance, and investment products and services through its branches, automated teller machines (ATMs), and automated lending machines (ALMs), the Internet, telephone, and mail.
* CNBC reported that Citigroup cut 11,000 jobs during their third quarter, which brought the total number of jobs cuts in 2008 to 23,000. Citigroup also is drawing up lists of employees in a division including investment banking who will be let go in another round of layoffs. The layoffs are part... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/10/2008 10:31 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 7, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Friday, November 7th are:
5 – Goldman Sachs – NYSE:GS
4 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
3 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
2 – Wells Fargo – NYSE:WFC
1 – Las Vegas Sands – NYSE:LVS
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) provides a range of investment banking, securities, and investment management services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. It operates in three segments: Investment Banking, Trading and Principal Investments, and Asset Management and Securities Services.
* Goldman Sachs shares tumbled Thursday, as Morgan Stanley's Patrick Pinschmidt joined a handful of analysts who expect the investment bank to report its first quarterly loss since going public in 1999. Additionally, Goldman began telling about 3,200 employees, or 10% of its work force, they were out of a job on Wednesday. Shares of GS fell $6.71 or 7.67% to $80.72 on Thursday after... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/7/2008 10:29 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 6, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Thursday, November 6th are:
5 – Ambac Financial – NYSE:ABK
4 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
3 – JP Morgan Chase – NYSE:JPM
2 – Goldman Sachs – NYSE:GS
1 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
Ambac Financial Group, Inc., (NYSE:ABK) through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantee products and other financial services to clients in the public and private sectors worldwide. It operates in two segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services.
* Ambac Financial lost at least a fifth of its market value on Wednesday after the bond insurers reported bigger-than-expected quarterly losses from exposures to complex credit derivatives linked to the sagging housing market. Ambac said its third-quarter net loss widened to $2.43 billion or $8.45 a share from a loss of $360.6 million, or $3.53 a share. Shares of ABK tumbled $1.39 or 40.88% to $2.01.
Citigroup, Inc., (NYSE:C) together with its subsidiaries,... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/6/2008 10:24 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 5, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Wednesday, November 5th are:
5 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
4 – Goldman Sachs – NYSE:GS
3 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
2 – JP Morgan Chase – NYSE:JPM
1 – National City Corp. – NYSE:NCC
Bank of America Corporation, (NYSE:BAC) a financial holding company, provides a range of banking and nonbanking financial services and products in the United States and internationally. The company's Global Consumer and Small Business Banking segment offers savings accounts, money market savings accounts, certificate of deposits, individual retirement accounts, regular and interest-checking accounts, and debit cards; U.S. Consumer and Business Card, unsecured lending, and international card; consumer real estate products, including mortgage products for home purchase and refinancing, reverse mortgage products, and home equity products; and insurance services.
* Shareholders of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch will vote... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/5/2008 10:23 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 4, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Tuesday, November 4th are:
5 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
4 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
3 – Las Vegas Sands – NYSE:LVS
2 – Goldman Sachs – NYSE:GS
1 – Qwest Communications – NYSE:Q
Bank of America Corporation, (NYSE:BAC) a financial holding company, provides a range of banking and nonbanking financial services and products in the United States and internationally. The company's Global Consumer and Small Business Banking segment offers savings accounts, money market savings accounts, certificate of deposits, individual retirement accounts, regular and interest-checking accounts, and debit cards; U.S. Consumer and Business Card, unsecured lending, and international card; consumer real estate products, including mortgage products for home purchase and refinancing, reverse mortgage products, and home equity products; and insurance services.
* The New York Post said Monday that a large number of Merrill... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/4/2008 10:22 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – November 3, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Monday, November 3rd are:
5 – JP Morgan Chase – NYSE:JPM
4 – Las Vegas Sands – NYSE:LVS
3 – Goldman Sachs – NYSE:GS
2 – Morgan Stanley – NYSE:MS
1 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
JPMorgan Chase & Co., (NYSE:JPM) a financial holding company, provides a range of financial services worldwide. The company operates through six segments: Investment Bank, Retail Financial Services, Card Services, Commercial Banking, Treasury and Securities Services, and Asset Management.
* JP Morgan Chase launched an ambitious plan Friday to modify the terms of $70 billion in mortgages for borrowers who are behind on their payments or soon could be. The move will cover as many as 400,000 borrowers. Shares of JPM rose $3.63 or 9.65% to $41.25 on the news.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) and its subsidiaries develop and operate hotel, gaming, and resort businesses. It owns the Venetian resort-hotel-casino and the... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 11/3/2008 10:21 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – October 31, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Friday, October 31st are:
5 – Goldman Sachs – NYSE:GS
4 – Las Vegas Sands – NYSE:LVS
3 – Morgan Stanley – NYSE:MS
2 – Merrill Lynch – NYSE:MER
1 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) provides a range of investment banking, securities, and investment management services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. It operates in three segments: Investment Banking, Trading and Principal Investments, and Asset Management and Securities Services.
* Merrill Lynch reduced 2009 earnings estimates for Goldman Sachs further below consensus on Thursday. Shares of Goldman erased gains made a day earlier, falling $6.55 or 6.71% to $91.11.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) and its subsidiaries develop and operate hotel, gaming, and resort businesses. It owns the Venetian resort-hotel-casino and the Sands Expo and Convention... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 10/31/2008 10:18 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – October 30, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Thursday, October 30th are:
5 – Goldman Sachs – NYSE:GS
4 – Bank of America – NYSE:BAC
3 – Morgan Stanley – NYSE:MS
2 – Merrill Lynch – NYSE:MER
1 – Wachovia – NYSE:WB
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) provides a range of investment banking, securities, and investment management services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. It operates in three segments: Investment Banking, Trading and Principal Investments, and Asset Management and Securities Services.
* Goldman Sachs on Wednesday promoted 94 employees to partner, the firm's highest rank and one offering lucrative bonuses. Every two years, Goldman names a class of managing directors to the exclusive rank of "partner managing director." Shares of Goldman rose $5.42 or 5.79% to $98.99 on the news.
Bank of America Corporation, (NYSE:BAC) a financial holding company, provides... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 10/30/2008 10:17 AM |
Jersey City, NJ – October 29, 2008
The LocateStock HIGH 5 for Wednesday, October 29th are:
5 – Wells Fargo – NYSE:WFC
4 – Citigroup – NYSE:C
3 – Banc of America – NYSE:BAC
2 – Goldman Sachs – NYSE:GS
1 – Morgan Stanley – NYSE:MS
Wells Fargo & Company, (NYSE:WFC) through its subsidiaries, operates as a financial services company in the United States. It operates in three segments: Community Banking, Wholesale Banking, and Wells Fargo Financial.
* Wells Fargo, along with Wachovia, named two executives to manage the companies’ integration. Steve Boehm, president of the Charlotte bank’s card and payment solutions group, will lead Wachovia in merger planning. Shares of Wells Fargo were boosted $3.63 or 11.77% to $34.36 on Tuesday.
Citigroup, Inc., (NYSE:C) together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of financial products and services to consumer and corporate customers in the United States and internationally. The company's Global Consumer Group... Read More » By High 5 Blogger on 10/29/2008 10:16 AM |
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