US Equity | Industrials

Chemical Deals Deserve Attention

By

Jim Cramer

Jan 27, 2012 | 1:55 PM EST  | Comments

Companies making deals in this red-hot sector have a terrific tailwind. Full Article »

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basic materials

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m&a

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US Equity | Consumer Staples

Sonic Could Be a Boom

By

Tim Melvin

Jan 27, 2012 | 12:30 PM EST  | Comments

SONC should be able to maintain an annual ROE of more than 25% and generate double-digit profit growth. Full Article »

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Restaurants

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US Equity

Two to Tango

By

Doug Kass

Jan 27, 2012 | 12:00 PM EST  | Comments

A pair of important developments will have a positive intermediate-term impact on risk assets.  Full Article »

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investment strategy

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Fed

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politics

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Upgrades & Downgrades

Raytheon estimates, target boosted at Goldman
Jan 27, 2012 | 8:59 AM EST
Shares of RTN now seen reaching $47, according to Goldman Sachs. Estimates also upped, given lower pension expenses. Neutral rating.
Autonation estimates, target increased at Goldman
Jan 27, 2012 | 8:56 AM EST
AN estimates were raised through 2013, Goldman Sachs said. Expect higher new vehicle sales and more buyback activity. Neutral rating an...
GPC
Bullish
Genuine Parts numbers raised at Goldman
Jan 27, 2012 | 8:55 AM EST
Shares of GPC now seen reaching $57, according to Goldman Sachs. Estimates also increased, given better expected industrial demand. Sel...
McDonald's downgraded at Bernstein
Jan 27, 2012 | 8:52 AM EST
MCD was downgraded from Outperform to Market Perform, Bernstein Research said. Valuation call, based on a $105 price target.  
JNPR
Bearish
Juniper Networks downgraded at Stifel
Jan 27, 2012 | 8:51 AM EST
JNPR was downgraded from Buy to Hold, Stifel Nicolaus said. Company slashed guidance once again.
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Columnist Conversation / Market Updates

Closing Update
By Scott Redler
| Jan 27, 2012
| 5:06 PM EST
If this is the action we get on consolidation days, wow!...
Dot-com Craze
By Jim Cramer
| Jan 27, 2012
| 3:35 PM EST
It's so silly to watch all of the dot-com names go higher, but I figure the buyers of LinkedIn, Zynga and Netflix will flip them as people come in Monday all jazzed about Face...
Cirrus Retraces
By L.A. Little
| Jan 27, 2012
| 2:56 PM EST
Following up on another chip stock on a first retrace off a heavy volume breakout, CRUS is doing that now. Alan had mentioned this one in his article...
Facebook
By Graham Shove
| Jan 27, 2012
| 2:40 PM EST
At 1:11 PM heard "Facebook Now Looking At Valuation Of $75B-$100B." Chatter has increased as the company readies for its IPO filing next week.  ...
Another contrarian play in gold
By Harry Schiller
| Jan 27, 2012
| 2:06 PM EST
I heard this morning that Dennis Gartman was once again "bullish of gold" (whatever that means).  Though apparently he is using euros to pay for it. So what?...
Failure to Fall
By Paul Price
| Jan 27, 2012
| 1:51 PM EST
There is so much money on the sidelines that every decline has been met with renewed buying from those who missed the rally. ...
Back to "Fast Eddie" Ponsi
By Mark Casa
| Jan 27, 2012
| 1:29 PM EST
And BNP Paribas, and even Santander!!...
Aunt Ethel and the Golden Cross
By Ed Ponsi
| Jan 27, 2012
| 1:13 PM EST
Excellent point by Robert on the impending Golden Cross....
Golden Cross
By Robert Lang
| Jan 27, 2012
| 12:54 PM EST
For those interested chart readers, here's the S&P chart showing the impending golden cross. S&P 500 Source: StockCharts.com View Chart » ...
Perhaps Bernanke was alluding to European equities
By Mark Casa
| Jan 27, 2012
| 12:51 PM EST
When queried during his press conference regarding the punitively low rates that US savers were receiving on account of the Fed's ZIRP (zero interest rate policy), Chairman Be...
IBKR - Get richer by getting Broker
By Paul Price
| Jan 27, 2012
| 12:41 PM EST
I'm a buyer of Interactive Brokerage Group [IBKR] in the $15.20 range. IBKR beat estimates in their recently concluded quarter and pays a 2.6% dividend....
RBS Bonus Controversy
By Kamal Khan
| Jan 27, 2012
| 12:17 PM EST
Making its way out of the UK to be the talk of Davos is RBS CEO Stephen Hester's $1.5 million bonus in shares, on top of his $1.9 million salary....
European Saga
By Graham Shove
| Jan 27, 2012
| 12:10 PM EST
At 9:50 AM heard "Brazil Foreign Min: Ready To Help Euro Zone Via IMF, But With Conditions." As European leaders continue to try to drum up support....
Speaking of HEAT...
By Robert Lang
| Jan 27, 2012
| 12:07 PM EST
I like the technical action here in First Solar.  The stock is coming off a nice base, the last few days have shown positive volume (accumulation) and option volume has b...
Stamps.com
By Ken Shreve
| Jan 27, 2012
| 12:01 PM EST
Strong accumulation recently in this small-cap as it works on the right side of base. No earnings date yet, but it should be on or around Feb. 9....
Divergence very pronounced today
By L.A. Little
| Jan 27, 2012
| 11:41 AM EST
The weakness in the DJIA off CVX mainly stands in stark contrast to the Russell and COMPQ. Usually the more speculative stuff runs right up until the end then gives it up....
Nothing too severe
By Scott Redler
| Jan 27, 2012
| 11:29 AM EST
So far markets have been dancing around yesterday's low. Each time we've hit new highs in the $SPX we create a 3-5 day floor and then move higher!...
Golden Crosses and Pullbacks
By Robert Moreno
| Jan 27, 2012
| 10:59 AM EST
After reading Robert Lang's observations this morning on the pending "golden cross" of the 50- and 200-day moving averages, I took a look at the pullbacks that have followed p...
Following the HEAT Again
By Robert Lang
| Jan 27, 2012
| 10:46 AM EST
Recently we talked about following the volume, the SINGLE BEST tell the market gives you as to money flows into stocks.  One play of late was RIMM, where the call action ...
Urban Outfitters has recovered. Time to sell covered calls?
By Paul Price
| Jan 27, 2012
| 10:10 AM EST
URBN has rebounded from a recent low under $24 to $26.75 this morning. If you bought near the low consider selling some June $28 calls for about ...
Baltic Dry Index
By Graham Shove
| Jan 27, 2012
| 10:07 AM EST
At 8:13 AM heard "Baltic Dry Index Falls 3.6 Percent To 726 Points." As the leading industrial indicator remains at very low levels.  ...
Back to Brian
Jan 27, 2012
| 10:04 AM EST
There will be huge macro noise in the 2012 competitor numbers. I don't see how they'll be big tells. ...
Resmed [RMD] beats - shares popping
Jan 27, 2012
| 10:04 AM EST
Medical equipment maker Resmed, which specializes in sleep apnea treatment products, posted quarterly EPS of $0.42 v. $0.37 YoY and against a $0.38 consensus estimate. ...
COSI reports Q4 Revenue
By Jonathan Heller
| Jan 27, 2012
| 9:36 AM EST
Total Q4 revenue up 3.3% to $23.36 million. Same store sales up .9% at company owned stores, 5.3% at franchised stores....
To Allan on JC Penney
By Brian Sozzi
| Jan 27, 2012
| 9:23 AM EST
Going to have to disagree with you on JC Penney. First, we will have metrics to guage whether JC Penney is delivering on its hype as Kohl's...
Clarification
By Helene Meisler
| Jan 27, 2012
| 9:19 AM EST
That headline today is something, isn't it?...
Es & Nq -- 1/27/2012
By Bob Byrne
| Jan 27, 2012
| 9:18 AM EST
  Es...
Manage positions -- a rest is good
By Scott Redler
| Jan 27, 2012
| 9:12 AM EST
GDP a little light and some overseas rumbles is pressuring the futures this morning....
Buying E-mini 1307.50
By Ed Ponsi
| Jan 27, 2012
| 8:58 AM EST
Market pullback is just what we needed, but certainly didn't need GDP at 2.8% (expectation was 3%). Buying some E-minis here just below the 10 day moving average 1307.50. ...
GDP
By James "Rev Shark" DePorre
| Jan 27, 2012
| 8:55 AM EST
The first thought that came to my mind when GDP came in lighter than expected was whether this is what caused the more dovish sounding Fed onTuesday....
Curious data point of the day
By Mark Casa
| Jan 27, 2012
| 8:55 AM EST
January the cruelest month for stocks? Perhaps for Mark Twain- and US equity investors- since 1999....
Crossing Again
By Robert Lang
| Jan 27, 2012
| 8:53 AM EST
Within a matter of days the SPX 500 will experience a golden cross.  Haven't seen much chatter about it but suffice to say it is generally taken as a bullish signal, at l...
Another Day
By Tim Melvin
| Jan 27, 2012
| 8:52 AM EST
Another weak report from a for profit education company. Devry (DV) reported a 90% drop in net income and declining enrollments. total...
Economy Will Surprise in 2012
By Sham Gad
| Jan 27, 2012
| 8:51 AM EST
The economy grew less than expected in Q4 at 2.8%. Why is this figure less than stellar? Because economist had forecast 3% growth during the quarter....
Good Growth at INVN
By Ken Shreve
| Jan 27, 2012
| 8:36 AM EST
Recent new issue InvenSense (INVN), with a market cap of $1 billion, reported strong earnings and sales growth last night with earnings up 117% from a year ago to $0.13 a shar...
JC Penney (JCP)
By Alan Farley
| Jan 27, 2012
| 8:16 AM EST
Thursday's increased guidance for JC Penney (JCP) comes with a funny smell, for several reasons....
Disclosure from previous post
By Paul Price
| Jan 27, 2012
| 7:48 AM EST
I am long shares of TGT, KSS and WAG. ...
Turn Penneys into Dollars by trading out...
By Paul Price
| Jan 27, 2012
| 7:47 AM EST
See my feature article on why I would be a seller of JCP. Discount retailers Kohl's [KSS] and Target [TGT] look healthier, have ...
David Peltier: JC Penney
By Brian Sozzi
| Jan 26, 2012
| 4:14 PM EST
Who would have ever thought this giant, four-walled box that has epitomized a boring place to shop for as long as we have been on the...
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