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Barron's Says ConocoPhillips' Split May Energize Investors

Published on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 08:08
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According to Barron's, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) shares have more room to rise. The split should allow both entities to pursue distinctive strategies, in turn maximizing returns in their respective businesses. The breakup will not

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OfficeMax May Increase Forecast On Economic Strength, Expanding Job Market

Published on Tue, 02/22/2011 - 15:12
By FNNO Staff in General Interest, OMX, analyst, barron's, christopher horvers, earnings, economy, forecast, job, jpmorgan, market, nyse, office, officemax, omx, price, retailer, revenue, securities, staples, stock, supplier, supplies, trade, News Update

OfficeMax is down 0.3% at $14.64.

OfficeMax has a potential upside of 46.2% based on a current price of $14.46 and an average consensus analyst price target of $21.14.

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U.S. office-supplies retailer, OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE:OMX) may increase its forecast as the economy continues to strengthen and expanding job market boosts revenue and earnings, according to the Barron's column "The Trader," which c

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MF Global Holdings Could Rise As Much As 25%

Published on Tue, 02/22/2011 - 15:08
By FNNO Staff in General Interest, MF, analyst, barron's, consensus, deposits, futures, governor, income, interest rate, john corzine, market, mf, mf global, nj, nyse, price, stock, trading, wall street, News Update

MF Global is trading down 0.8% at $8.60.

MF Global Holdings has a potential upside of 3.5% based on a current price of $8.6 and an average consensus analyst price target of $8.9.

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The futures and options trader MF Global Holdings (NYSE:MF) headed by former New Jersey governor John Corzine, could rise as much as 25% if its plan to reduce the firm's dependence on futures trading and interest-rate income on cl

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General Mills Is Best Positioned To Benefit From Spike In Agricultural Commodities

Published on Tue, 02/22/2011 - 14:57
By FNNO Staff in General Interest, GIS, kft, advertising, agriculture, barron's, brands, buyers, capitalization, commodities, company, consumers, costs, dividend, food, general mills, gis, invest, kraft, maker, margin, market, nyse, prices, profit, rally, recession, revenue, sector, shares, trade, Barron's Report

General Mills now trades at a discount to the rest of the sector, and possesses a rich $1.12 per share annual dividend.

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A Barron's feature report on big American food makers touted General Mills (NYSE:GIS) as the company best positioned in the sector to benefit from the recent spike in agricultural commodities by passing on the increased costs to c

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Barron's: Week of February 7, 2011

Published on Mon, 02/07/2011 - 09:48
By Peter Chu in General Interest, AAPL, AET, DD, QCOR, vz, analysis, aneta, apple, barron's, business, dupont, earnings, eps, finance, news, questor, stock, trading, verizon, Barron's Report
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According to Barron's this week....Aetna (AET) is turning a corner, and investors should buy shares...While DuPont (DD) is just in time to profit from the commodities boom...And Verizon’s (VZ) iPhone 4 stock-out could mean

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Barron's Cover Story: Berkshire Hathaway's Profit Recovery

Published on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 10:39
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Berkshire Hathaway was the top story subject in Barron's this week, on news the firm could soon be holding $50 billion in cash at it's primary insurance business alone.

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Nike investors would do well to 'buy the dip', Barrons.com s

Published on Thu, 12/23/2010 - 08:24
By FNN Staff in General Interest, NKE, analysis, barron's, financial, market, nike, nke, stock, trading
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Nike (NKE) warned of higher-than-expected costs, which would pressure gross margins over the next two quarters. However, Barrons.com still likes the stock as the weakness offers a prime opportunity to snap up shares. They see Nike

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American Superconductor May Be Overvalued As Inventories Inc

Published on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 11:33
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Mattel Could Be in for Gains After Mostly Favorable Barron's

Published on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 11:30
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What's In The News: December 13th, 2010

Published on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 08:17
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