Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) - Shares of the biotechnology firm surged 14.6% this morning to a new 52-week high of $8.00 inspiring options investors to establish near-term bullish stanc...

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Waste Management Matches Est.

Waste Management Inc. (NYSE:WM) delivered adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 54 cents in its second quarter ended June 30, 2010, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and a 4% increase...

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Health Management Beats

Health Management Associates (NYSE:HMA) reported second quarter 2010 earnings per share of 16 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 15 cents, as well as the year-ago result of 13 cents. Reven...

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Mutual Funds: Top 5 JP Morgan Funds

With more than $1.2 trillion worth of assets under management, JPMorgan is renowned as one of the world’s leading financial management companies. The company is also the fourth-largest mutual fund f...

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Federated To Buy Assets

Last Friday, Federated Investors Inc. (NYSE:FII) announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire $17 billion in Money Market Assets from SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE:STI). Currently, the assets are...

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When you’re traveling, what’s your preference when it comes to accommodation? After a lengthy, recession-induced downturn, the latest industry figures suggest that more Americans are choosing hote...

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CSC Cloud Services For AMP

Virginia-based software major Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE:CSC) will provide one of its cloud-based services to an Australian wealth management company called AMP. AMP, a leading wealth management se...

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Qualcomm Beats, Raises Outlook

Supported by a significant surge in demand for high-end 3G smartphones, Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) reported better-than-expected financial results of its third quarter of fiscal 2010. Management...

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Stock Buy: W.W. Grainger

W.W. Granger Inc. (NYSE:GWW) recently reported strong second-quarter results. The company had year-over-year sales growth of 16% and EPS growth of 35%. The company easily beat analyst expectations. Ad...

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How About An Actively-Managed Financial Sector ETF?

Roger Nusbaum, who runs the popular blog Random Roger, wrote in a post today that one area in which an actively-managed ETF could add some value is the financial sector. Roger makes the point that the...

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