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New Home Sales Continue to be Awful (KBH, LEN, PHM, DHI, TOL, NVR, BZH, XHB)

Despite a near-compulsive search for good news from the US housing market, nearly every story contains more than enough dismal news to outweigh whatever good news there is. Generally the ...
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Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (AAPL, MU, PHM, SPU)

Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Tuesday morning. We are tracking news and  moves in shares of Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), Pultegroup, ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALJ, APA, CARB, CHK, DVN, JKS, LOGI, MRVL, MGM, MCP, MOS, PHM, PER, SAP, SM, TRV, VMW)

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Alon USA Energy, Inc. (NYSE: ALJ) is the value ...
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Double-Dip Alert: Foreclosure Pace Picks Up (TOL, DHI, NVR, LEN, PHM, MHO, RYL, BZH)

It appears that the slowdown in foreclosure filings has reached an end. Issues surrounding foreclosure processing, state foreclosure laws, and other court rulings are getting resolved and the pace of ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ATVI, BEAV, CF, DDS, DNKN, ERTS, LDK, MRGE, NOV, PHM, SODA, TEA, X, WAIR)

These are some of this Tuesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen having an impact from Wall Street research calls. Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) Started as Buy at ...
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After Toll’s Report, Housing Market Still Sick (TOL, NVR, PHM, MHO, RYL, DHI, BZH, XHB)

Homebuilder Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL) reported third fiscal quarter earnings this morning, managing to post EPS of $0.25 on revenue of $394 million. Analysts were expecting EPS of $0.03 ...
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Lowe’s & Home Depot Diverge As Homebuilder Proxy (LOW, HD, XHB, ITB, DHI, PHM, PMI)

Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported earnings on Monday morning ahead of the Tuesday report from The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD).  When you look at the Lowe's numbers and ...
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Mortgage Applications Rise, But Not for New Buyers (NVR, PHM, MHO, RYL, DHI, BZH, XHB, STC)

For the second week in a row, the number of US mortgage applications rose, but the vast majority of the action came in refinancing, not new purchases. This spells continuing ...
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The Week’s Biggest Market Losers (YHOO, BSX, C)

Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) lost ground after it disclosed that its short-term CEO, Ray Elliott, would leave. Elliott joined the firm two years ago to engineer a turnaround which never ...
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Pulte Trend, Envy of All Builders… Cutting the Fat (PHM, GS, KBH, LEN, TOL, HOV, DRI, XHB)

Homebuilder PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM) employed more than 13,000 people at the end of 2005. The company now employs less than 4,800, and that number is set to fall again, ...
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ETF Watch: Housing Resilience (XHB, ITB, PHM)

The economic data on the housing front seems to have very little to cheer about.  Maybe there is some hope on pending sales today, but actual sale closings in existing ...
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Top 5 Analyst Calls of the Week (AMZN, NFLX, PHM, GOLD, SIRI)

We had another crazy week in the markets with shares on a tear.  There were many key analyst calls that moved shares this week.  We have identified five specific analyst calls ...
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Goldman Sachs Expects Improving New Home Sales (GS, PHM, KBH, TOL, HOV, DRI, XHB)

Analysts at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) have had a revelation. The company has added homebuilder PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) to its 'Conviction Buy' list. The only possible explanation ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APC, ACI, BSX, EAT, DHI, FITB, FSLR, IACI, JPM, JNPR, KBH, MRVL, MU, PHM, RFMD, LUV, TLAB)

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) Cut to Equal-Weight at Barclays. ...
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Earnings For Homebuilders, They’re Back… Almost (LEN, KBH, RYL, DHI, PHM, TOL, XHB)

A second homebuilder has reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings that handily beat very low expectations. Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) reported this morning that it had quarterly EPS of $0.17 ...
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