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Merrill Lynch Large Cap Pharmaceutical Stocks to Buy

Posted: May 14, 2013 at 7:50 am

One of the downsides to a market that seems to go up every day is knowing what stocks to own or sell as the market chugs higher. One strategy for ...
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Short Sellers Positions in Top Dividend Stocks

Posted: May 10, 2013 at 12:01 pm

On the surface it looks like short sellers are all over the place in the latest short interest report. The April 30 settlement date is after many companies had their ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — Wednesday: Markets Cannot Shake-off Low Open and Sink to Close

Posted: May 1, 2013 at 4:08 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a weaker-than-expected employment report from ADP and concern that Friday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics will follow the ADP lead ...
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After the Run-Up and Sell-Off, Are Biotechs in a Bubble Against Big Pharma Valuations?

Posted: May 1, 2013 at 10:45 am

Biotech stocks come and go as far as the flavor of the day for investors. While many of these companies are risky, and while many are too risky for many ...
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Pfizer Earnings Miss Follows Amgen: Is Merck Next?

Posted: April 30, 2013 at 10:30 am

Drug giant Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) this morning reported adjusted earnings and revenues that missed analysts estimates, and the stock is down more than 3%. Last week competitor Amgen Inc. ...
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10 Key DJIA Events This Week: Earnings, Meetings, Dividend

Posted: April 29, 2013 at 1:39 pm

This week should mark the climax of first quarter corporate earnings season. It will be a full week for the earnings calendar, along with key economic events and some corporate ...
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Merrill Lynch Lists Six Stocks Poised to Break Out

Posted: April 29, 2013 at 9:00 am

While the current stock market rally has been impressive since the lows last November, many investors, analysts and equity strategists are casting a wary eye at the looming May 1 ...
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Short Sellers Fight Top High-Yield Dividend Stocks

Posted: April 25, 2013 at 8:15 am

Short sellers have increased their bets against some of the defensive high-yield dividend stocks, while paring down in others. As you will see, the dividend and stock performance matter here. We ...
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Jefferies Gets Bullish on Pharma with Higher Targets (ABBV, ABT, BMY, PFE, ZTS, LLY, GSK, MRK, JEF)

Posted: April 11, 2013 at 8:20 am

With the markets making new highs seemingly every day, it is understandable that investors may be finding it harder and harder to find stocks that do not appear overvalued, or ...
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Short Sellers Get Smarter About Top Dividend Stocks (MO, AEP, NLY, T, DUK, GE, KMB, KMP, MRK, PG, RAI, VZ)

Posted: April 10, 2013 at 8:00 am

Short sellers may be getting smarter about all the inflows of capital heading into dividend stocks. The short interest fell in many of the names, but investors should understand that this short ...
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Our Earnings Poll: Which Rivals Will Do Better This Earnings Season? (AAPL, MSFT, JPM, WFC, MRK, PFE, T, VZ)

Posted: April 9, 2013 at 11:15 am

24/7 Wall St. wants some insight from readers ahead of earnings season. We have grouped four rival sectors to see which ones investors are more excited about this earnings season. This ...
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Merrill Lynch Picks Diabetes Drug Makers as Real Winners (MRK, BMY, LLY, NOV, MNKD, BAC)

Posted: March 27, 2013 at 8:50 am

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), more than one-third (35.7%) of all adults in the United States are obese. Obesity-related medical conditions include heart attack, stroke, type-2 diabetes ...
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Short Sellers Increase Their Bets Against Top Dividend Stocks (MO, AEP, NLY, T, DUK, GE, KMB, KMP, MRK, PG, RAI, VZ)

Posted: March 27, 2013 at 7:05 am

Short sellers have kept their attack up against the high-dividend stocks, perhaps indicating that many investors believe that the bull market may turn back toward growth rather than paying a ...
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Short Sellers Go to War Against Top Dividend Stocks (MO, AEP, NLY, T, DUK, GE, KMB, KMP, MRK, PG, RAI, VZ)

Posted: March 12, 2013 at 10:25 am

Short sellers have continued to by and large increase their short-sale bets against the quality high-yield dividend stocks. The price gains must lead short sellers to believe that the yields ...
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24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — March 4, 2013: Markets Open Lower, Rise at End of Day (YHOO, NS, GPS, DF, MRK, ARNA, BYD, SSYS, RIG, YGE, CKP, CEP, FOE, SCSS, SSYS)

Posted: March 4, 2013 at 4:02 pm

U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following news out of China that government is about to tighten restrictions on real estate transactions. The news pushed the Shanghai exchange down ...
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