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Apple Watch will cost $349 and be available early next year. Full details #rt #iWatch #AppleEvent

NII Holdings, Inc. Shares Jumping Again $NIHD $AAPL

What: Shares of NII Holdings, (NASDAQ: NIHD ) popped more than 21% Friday after the company announced a deal with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) to bring both the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c to its Nextel Brazil customers beginning Jan. 31, 2014. Apple shares were little changed following the news.Trade-Ideas LLC identified NII Holdings (NIHD) as a "dead cat bounce" (down big yesterday but up big today) candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, Trade-Ideas identified NII Holdings as such a stock due to the following factors:


■NIHD has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $16.8 million.


So what: Merely being able to offer Apple's latest phones should go a long way toward helping consumers in Brazil to think of Nextel as a more promising mobile carrier -- especially as the company has struggled to profitably compete with larger rivals in the country.

This also mark's NII Holdings' second big jump since Monday, when it signed an agreement with Telefonica, which will provide wholesale voice and data services to both its Nextel Brazil and Nextel Mexico subsidiaries.NII Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides wireless communication services under the Nextel brand name to businesses and individuals in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate NII Holdings a buy, 4 analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.

The average volume for NII Holdings has been 6.1 million shares per day over the past 30 days. NII has a market cap of $479.4 million and is part of the technology sector and telecommunications industry. The stock has a beta of 0.85 and a short float of 47.5% with 8.46 days to cover


Now what: Even so, NII Holdings stock still sits around 70% below its 52-week-high, leaving plenty of upside for investors if the company can manage to once again achieve sustained profitability. From a long-term perspective, I personally prefer to see more concrete evidence of its turnaround coming to fruition before I'd be willing to open a position myself. However, I can certainly understand shareholders' optimism in bidding up the stock today.

Stock Market Futures for 7/1/13 Tesla Motors (TSLA) $TSLA Apple (AAPL) Top Stocks 2013 - Top Stock Gainers 2013

Stock Market Futures for 7/1/13 The Dow Jones and Stock Market rallied again on Friday. Will the stock market go up or down on Monday? Keep tabs on the stock market futures which will predict the open on Monday. If you are a stock trader or investor, check out my *stock picks group*.*Stock Market Closing Prices - 6/28/13* Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ) Close - *14909.83 Down 114.66* Nasdaq Stock Market Close - *3403.25 Up 1.39* S&P 500 Close -* 1606.28 Down 6.92*** http://dowjonesclose.com *Commodities Closing Prices - 6/28/13*Gold Close - 1232 Silver Close - 19.56 Oil Close - 96.47Natural Gas Close - 3.58 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at *14910* on 6/28/13, as the stock market rallied the morning but fell apart into the close. Noodles & Company (NDLS) IPO'd today We are making some big trades in there right now. Sign in and sign up.*Tesla Motors (TSLA) Stock Analysis 7/1/13 July 1, 2013 - *Follow @stockstobuy Tesla (TSLA) stock is trading just $6 away from an all time high. TSLA will have resistance at $114.75 going forward. Earnings will be a huge mover for this stock in three weeks. Shares of Tesla are a strong buy below $90. Technically, Tesla Motors (TSLA) continues to trade in an uptrend and has been holding it's recently rally.Apple (AAPL) Stock Analysis 7/1/13 July 1, 2013 - *Follow @stockstobuy Apple (AAPL) stock formed a double bottom in the $380's on Friday. Apple (AAPL) will have support between $382-$385. Apple (AAPL) is a strong buy down here for the long term but earnings will be the next catalyst for the stock in three weeks. Sell rallies into the $450's and $460's. If you want to switch into a better stock to get your loses back quicker, buy NDLS or TNA on a dip.I believe Apple (AAPL) will hit $500 *before* $300 Also see - *Top Stocks 2013* - *Top Stock Gainers 2013* Also see - *Top Stocks 2013* - *Top Stock Gainers 2013* *2013 Biggest Stock Gainers* - *Click Here* *Stock Market Futures - July 1, 2013* **Dow Jones Futures - *Up 25* S&P 500 Futures -* Up 2*

Top 13 Stock Picks for 2013 to buy Long term $PM $TOL $EDU $ADP $TNGO $AAPL $JBSS #STOCKS

Mr. Market often takes investors for a wild ride that instills them with fear and drives them away from stocks. But giving in to your market-phobia means missing out on big wins and losing out to future inflation.Despite a rally that has seen the market more than double from its bear-market low in 2009, stocks still represent good value. Stocks in most major sectors are trading below their long-term average price-earnings ratios. At the same time, companies are sporting profit margins and cash levels above their historical norms. Cash-rich companies that can manufacture growth in a tepid economy will deliver the goods to shareholders. Instead, add a more-reliable brand of stock to your portfolio. Here are ten low-volatility stocks that will deliver consistent returns over the long haul without all the drama. They all have betas of less than 1, which suggests that their moves are less than the market's (beta is a measure of volatility compared with a particular market, in this case the U.S. stock market, as measured by Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index). On top of having low volatility, the companies tend to pay generous dividends and increase them regularly. They usually boast pristine balance sheets, with loads of cash and little debt. Plus they are industry leaders and have been around for a long time, so you’ll no doubt find their products and services familiar Year company was founded: 1882 (ExxonMobil merger was in 1999) 52-week high: $86.42 52-week low: $66.80 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 13 Yield: 2.8% Beta: 0.50 ExxonMobil may have ceded its claim as the world’s most valuable company to Apple (AAPL), but the energy giant has something Apple doesn’t: a corporate history spanning more than a century and a reputation for safety befitting a stock with a market value of $400 billion. Plus, it is one of just four companies with a perfect, AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s. Exxon is not without some challenges. The company has cut back its refining business, for example, as demand for oil in developed countries shrinks. Another hurdle is a huge stake in North American natural gas production Year company was founded: 1856 (as Minneapolis Milling Company) 52-week high: $40.73 52-week low: $34.15 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 29 Yield: 3.2% Beta: 0.18 The brands of consumer food giant General Mills are strong enough to withstand competitive pressures from cheaper generic brands. Is there really any substitute for Cheerios? Other brands include Lucky Charms, Progresso soups, Green Giant vegetables and Betty Crocker baking mixes. A weak economy and high commodity prices are challenges. A slightly muted outlook for the fiscal year that ends May 2013 in part reflects increased spending to shore up the company’s recently acquired Yoplait yogurt division, a laggard in the trendy Greek yogurt category. But General Mills is cutting costs elsewhere and using its formidable cash position to expand in faster-growing emerging markets and to finance dividends, share buybacks and acquisitions -- most recently a Brazilian food maker that is expected to more than double the company’s annual sales in Latin International Business Machines (IBM) Year company was founded: 1911 (as Computing-Tabulating Recording Company) 52-week high: $208.63 52-week low: $155.65 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 17 Yield: 1.8% Beta: 0.66 Big Blue has been around for a century and knows how to weather economic storms. The company offers a wide range of computer hardware, software and services, making it a one-stop shop for many corporate information-technology departments. Cloud computing could challenge IBM’s high-end hardware business. But the company continues to innovate. It spent $6.3 billion on research last year and won more U.S. patents (6,180) than any other company. Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Year company was founded: 1949 52-week high: $56.07 52-week low: $43.48 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 36 Yield: 2.9% Beta: 0.70 ADP is a bet on an improving economy and a rosier employment picture. The world’s largest provider of outsourced payroll services, it's another of the four triple-A-rated companies left standing. The annual dividend has grown from $1.16 per share in 2008 to a rate of $1.58 this year. A recessionary relapse would be bad news for ADP. But employment numbers in the U.S. are trending up. And untapped markets among small and midsize businesses, as well as overseas, provide plenty of running room for ADP. Read more at Coca-Cola Co. (KO) Year company was founded: 1886 52-week high: $76.94 52-week low: $62.19 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 23 Yield: 2.7% Beta: 0.52 You can order a Coke almost anywhere. Coca-Cola Co. delivers its soft drinks, which also include Sprite, Fanta, Tab and Fresca, to thirsty consumers in some 200 countries. (Other brands include Minute Maid orange juice, Powerade energy drink and Dasani bottled water.) And the company is investing billions of dollars more in overseas markets (which account for 70% of sales), especially in China, Russia, Brazil and other big emerging markets. Coke battled higher commodity prices last year but recently announced a plan to shave annual costs by $550 million to $650 million by the end of 2015. Analysts, on average, expect Coke to generate annualized earnings growth of nearly 8% over the next three to five years. Some, such as analyst Caroline Levy, at Credit Agricole Securities, think Coke can achieve a double-digit earnings growth rate over the long haul. The stock, at 18 times estimated earnings, isn’t cheap. But the bulls say that because of Coke’s steadiness, it deserves an even higher price-earnings ratio. Read more at Philip Morris International (PM) Year company was founded: 1847 (went public in 1881) 52-week high: $89.50 52-week low: $60.06 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 4 Yield: 3.7% Beta: 0.87 You’ll find the shares of Philip Morris International tempting if you have no concerns about investing in tobacco. Consider this telling prediction, from Morningstar: By 2020, there will be 1.4 billion smokers globally, up from 1.3 billion today, even if the percentage of the population that smokes declines 1% annually. Not counting China and the U.S., the market share of Marlboro, PMI’s best-selling brand, rose to 9% last year. And Parliament, a luxury brand with a high profit margin, saw sales volume increase 12%. Midprice L&M has been gaining market share in the European Union since 2009 and is the second-largest brand there. Unfortunately for smokers, cigarette price hikes are a frequent fact of life. But that pricing power helps PMI offset pockets of declining sales in Europe. And it contributes to the large profits that fund an aggressive stock-repurchase program and regular dividend increases, including a 20% boost in the payout rate last year Read more at Procter & Gamble (PG) Year company was founded: 1837 52-week high: $67.33 52-week low: $57.09 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 10 Yield: 3.8% Beta: 0.45 Check your pantry or laundry room and you'll probably find this company's products lining the shelves. P&G has more brands generating at least $1 billion in annual sales -- including Tide, Duracell and Charmin -- than any other household-goods maker. P&G hasn’t been immune to consumer belt-tightening in the U.S. and Europe and slower growth in emerging markets. As with many multinationals, currency swings have cut into revenues. The company recently warned that sales and profits for the fiscal year that ends in June 2013 would be less than previously expected. But P&G has responded with some belt-tightening of its own. The company is engineering a $10 billion, five-year cost-savings program aimed at plumping profit margins. And executives have vowed to focus on core markets and businesses, as well as on dreaming up the next game-changing product you don’t yet know you need. Disappointing short-term projections have pushed the stock to bargain levels, say long-term bulls. If P&G’s plan works, shareholders could come out winners as earnings growth re-accelerates. Meanwhile, investors are paid to wait for progress with a generous dividend on a stock that is less than half as volatile as the overall market Coach 52-Week High: $79.70 52-Week Low: $48.24 Annual Revenue: $4.9 billion Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 14.7% From Kiplinger: Shares of the luxury handbag maker Coach (symbol: COH) fell 7% in 2012, mainly because of sluggish sales in North America. But skittish investors overlooked Coach's overseas business. In the July–September quarter, foreign sales rose 15% from the same period in 2011, driven by nearly 40% growth in China. Coach pulls in average sales of $2,500 per square foot per year from its more than 800 stores worldwide, 25% more than rival Tiffany. Coach has significantly raised its dividends every year since 2009; its stock yields 2.1 John B. Sanfilippo & Sons 52-Week High: $19.67 52-Week Low: $7.16 Annual Revenue: $721 million Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 5.4% From Kiplinger: One bag of nuts is like any other, right? Not at John B. Sanfilippo & Sons (symbol: JBSS). The Elgin, Ill., nut processor has done much to make its brands -- Fisher and Orchard Valley Harvest -- stand out. Small innovations, such as the use of resealable bags, are just a start. The firm launches new products every year -- such as vanilla-flavored almonds in 2012. Adam Strauss, co-manager of Appleseed Fund, expects a 44% bump in 2013 profits from 2012. The stock, which has a market value of just $184 million, sells for 11 times estimated 2013 earnings Toll Brothers 52-Week High: $37.08 52-Week Low: $18.95 Annual Revenue: $1.7 billion Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 61.2% From Kiplinger: Housing has turned the corner, and that’s pushed up homebuilder stocks. Shares of Toll Brothers (symbol: TOL), which bills itself as the nation's biggest builder of luxury homes, rose 62% in 2012, and the Horsham, Pa., company has plenty of momentum going into the new year. Toll Brothers recently reported that the backlog of homes under construction had climbed 59% from the year before. The company is diversified. Single-family homes account for 53% of sales; high-rises, senior communities and multifamily homes make up the rest. Analysts see profits rising 65% in the current fiscal year. New Oriental Education & Technology Group 52-Week High: $29.19 52-Week Low: $9.41 Annual Revenue: $841 million Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 30.4% From James K. Glassman: New Oriental Education & Technology Group (symbol: EDU), which I recommended for 2010, gained a lovely 48% over the following 12 months. For the past year, however, New Oriental -- which dominates the market for private educational services in China (55 schools and 726 learning centers) -- has taken a dive, as have many Chinese stocks. It's now close to its early-2010 price, even though revenues have doubled Tangoe 52-Week High: $23.05 52-Week Low: $11.99 Annual Revenue: $140 million Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 33.3% From James K. Glassman Terry Tillman, who analyzes software stocks for the Raymond James investment firm, chose SuccessFactors for 2012. Now he's enthusiastic about Tangoe (symbol: TNGO), which makes software that helps manage the telecom services that large and midsize companies use. Revenues in the July–September quarter were up 39% from the same period in 2011. When you consider Tangoe's fast growth, its P/E of 20, based on 2013 earnings estimates, seems attractive. But I'm mainly drawn by the firm's similarity to SuccessFactors. Two in a row?

Stocks to buy this week Zillow (Z) $Z Apple (AAPL) $AAPL Kodiak Oil $KOG #RT

These stocks are active and have the potential to break out this week. *Apple (AAPL)* - Apple (AAPL) stock traded Ex dividend on Thursday and shareholders will see this added to their accounts next week. Having said that, $467 is the new resistance level to watch going forward. *Zillow (Z)* - Zillow (Z) is high on my watch list right now due to the nice drop in stock price since earnings. Zillow (Z) is a buy below $55, strong buy below $50.*Kodiak Oil & Gas (KOG)* - Kodia

Will Stocks end higher ? $AAPL $GOOG $FB $DELL $GM $F

The Nasdaq composite stock index closed at a 12-year high and the S&P 500 index at a five-year high, boosted by gains in technology shares and stronger overseas trade figures. Volume was roughly 5.6 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and the NYSE MKT, compared with the 2012 average daily closing volume of about 6.45 billion. The S&P 500 also posted a sixth straight week of gains for the first time since August. The technology sector led the day's gains, with the S&P 500 technology index (.SPLRCT) up 1.0 percent. Gains in professional network platform LinkedIn Corp (LNKD) and AOL Inc (AOL.N) after they reported quarterly results helped the sector. Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) briefly lurching over 14,000. It's also a decent description of an experienced stock veterans' reaction to the hype about a new bubble in equities. People who lived through two different horrific crashes in the last 15 years know what bubbles look like, and this isn't it. Scoffing at the notion that one month of $77 billion in equity inflows (January) somehow trumps $1 trillion of outflows, Brown says the most that can be said of individual investors is that they are once again considering equities. "Becoming curious" is how he puts it. Usually the curiosity takes the form of a question followed by a quick assertion that stocks are way too high and certain to plunge at some point in the near, but unknowable, future. Brown has three things to say to those paralyzed by fear given the rumored flood into stocks by the masses. 1. Whether or not individuals are buying stocks doesn't matter. Stocks are up 127% since 2009 with outflows every month. It will take much more than one month of investing to move the needle on the price of a stock market valued at $14 trillion, give or take. Only on the extremes are the inflows or outflows of individual investors of any value in predicting future stock moves. 2. There's real money buying. Endowments and institutions are the ones coming back into stocks, they're just too embarrassed to say so. Instead the punditry couches their buying in phrases like "increasing our equity allocation" or "adding risk." Pros talking like that may as well be wearing a sandwich board announcing that they missed the rally. 3. Market timing is for suckers. "I know people who play market timers on TV," he says, "but in reality it's a very tough game to play." Amen. The question for those all in cash is what burning bush or lightning strike was their omen of a crisis to come. Being 100% in cash makes investors literally insane, he insists. Even people otherwise brilliant and successful start hunting for reasons to justify why they've been so cautious. Staying half invested at least wards off the lunacy of timing and Doomsday scenarios Shares of LinkedIn jumped 21.3 percent to $150.48 after the social networking site announced strong quarterly profits and gave a bullish forecast for the year. AOL Inc (AOL.N) shares rose 7.4 percent to $33.72 after the online company reported higher quarterly profit, boosted by a 13 percent rise in advertising sales. Data showed Chinese exports grew more than expected, a positive sign for the global economy. The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in December, suggesting the U.S. economy likely grew in the fourth quarter instead of contracting slightly as originally reported by the U.S. government. "That may have sent a ray of optimism," said Fred Dickson, chief market strategist at D.A. Davidson & Co in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Trading volume on Friday was below average for the week as a blizzard swept into the northeastern United States. The U.S. stock market has posted strong gains since the start of the year, with the S&P 500 up 6.4 percent since December 31. The advance has slowed in recent days, with fourth-quarter earnings winding down and few incentives to continue the rally on the horizon. "I think we're in the middle of a trading range and I'd put plus or minus 5.0 percent around it. Fundamental factors are best described as neutral," Dickson said. The Dow Jones industrial average (^DJI) ended up 48.92 points, or 0.35 percent, at 13,992.97. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (^GSPC) was up 8.54 points, or 0.57 percent, at 1,517.93. The Nasdaq Composite Index (^IXIC) was up 28.74 points, or 0.91 percent, at 3,193.87, its highest closing level since November 2000. For the week, the Dow was down 0.1 percent, the S&P 500 was up 0.3 percent and the Nasdaq up 0.5 percent. Shares of Dell (DELL) closed at $13.63, up 0.7 percent, after briefly trading above a buyout offering price of $13.65 during the session. Dell's largest independent shareholder, Southeastern Asset Management, said it plans to oppose the buyout of the personal computer maker, setting up a battle for founder Michael Dell. Signs of economic strength overseas buoyed sentiment on Wall Street. Chinese exports grew more than expected in January, while imports climbed 28.8 percent, highlighting robust domestic demand. German data showed a 2012 surplus that was the nation's second highest in more than 60 years, an indication of the underlying strength of Europe's biggest economy. Separately, U.S. economic data showed the trade deficit shrank in December to $38.5 billion, its narrowest in nearly three years, indicating the economy did much better in the fourth quarter than initially estimated. Earnings have mostly come in stronger than expected since the start of the reporting period. Fourth-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies now are estimated up 5.2 percent versus a year ago, according to Thomson Reuters data. That contrasts with a

Top Stocks to buy in February 2013

1. Apple (AAPL) Apple continued to keep itself at the forefront of investors’ minds this week, announcing the introduction of an iPad with a whopping 128 gigabytes of memory. The beefed up model will go on sale next week with a price tag of $799. The company has already sold more than 120 million iPads. Mutual funds, like many retail investors, have reduced the size of their holdings in the tech giant. Some fund managers were savvy enough to get out on the early side. “Of the 321 funds that had more than 5 percent of their assets in Apple shares at the beginning of 2012, 53 of them - or slightly more than 16 percent - significantly cut back their weighting of the company before the plunge gained momentum, according to data from Morningstar,” Reuters reported. Of course, there are plenty who are sticking by Apple. Brian White of Topeka Securities, told The Daily Ticker that while he’s tempered his bullish attitude, he believes Apple will decide to give more of its massive $135 billion cash pile back to shareholders, in the form of increased dividends and share buybacks. White thinks Apple will release a slew of new products over the next year: A new iPad, new iPhones, and, eventually, an Apple TV. Shares managed to regain some ground this week, rising just over 3% for the week. Still, shares remain down around 17% for the year as of Friday’s close and down nearly 40% from a September peak of $705.07. 2. Facebook (FB) Earnings for Facebook’s fourth quarter, released on Wednesday, showed its run up in share price has been warranted -- at least somewhat. The company saw revenue for the quarter jump 40%, and crucial mobile advertising revenue doubled. Despite this, mobile advertising revenue came in below expectations and shares started to slide. “Investors want to see evidence that CEO Mark Zuckerberg's 8-year-old company is delivering on promises to develop a full-fledged mobile advertising business, a challenge facing many of today's technology leaders including Google,” Reuters noted. Henry Blodget summed up Facebook’s problems on The Daily Ticker: Yesterday, after reporting good Q4 results, Facebook announced that expenses will grow much faster than revenue in 2013. Translation? Facebook's profit margin will drop. As a result, Facebook's earnings will grow at an even less-compelling rate this year than analysts were previously expecting them to grow. The sentiment was echoed by our own Jeff Macke on Breakout. "There's nothing to get that excited about. It's not a howling sell or buy. I think the volatility is more of a concern," Macke said. Shares opened below $30 on Thursday and finished out the week down 7%. Shares are up more than 10% for the year to date. 3. Research in Motion (RIMM) Weeks of buzz and anticipation built up to the unveiling of the BlackBerry10 on Wednesday. It was almost universally accepted that the company’s future presentation would be a make or break moment. "If this thing gets ignored or is seen as a nothing phone, what do you have... a few Playbooks? This thing has to work," Eric Jackson, founder of Ironfire Capital, told Breakout. Turns out, the company unveiled a new phone and a new corporate name, dropping Research in Motion in favor of Blackberry. While the new phone has met with favorable reviews, many are wondering if it’s too late to make up so much lost ground. “Five years and roughly 80% too late, Research in Motion has officially attempted to reemerge in the overcrowded smartphone business,” Macke noted. “At the same, the once dominant mobile device maker from Waterloo, Ontario has also decided to rebrand, adopting the ubiquitous name of its primary product, Blackberry, and will be listed under the ticker symbol "BBRY." "Is this the end of the beginning, or the beginning of the end," quipped Dave Garrity, principal with GVA Research in the attached video. For him, the list of businesses which "successfully shrunk themselves to prosperity" is short, and thus, he has serious misgivings about Blackberry's future. Only time will tell how many of Blackberry's 80 million existing users will migrate to the new BB10 platform and how many will defect, but it is safe to say expectations are very low. Wall Street analysts see the company posting losses for the next three years. Shares had surged leading up to the event, tapping a 52-week high of $18.32 on January 24. But prices started slipping as the week began and dropped even more following the event. While shares are up more than 10% for the year as of Friday’s close, they had fallen 26% for the week to close at $13.02. 4. Amazon (AMZN) Amazon frustrated the bears, again, after reporting a 22% rise in sales to $21.3 billion for the fourth quarter on Wednesday. While that was shy of analysts’ projections, it wasn’t enough to keep the stock down for long. "To their considerable chagrin, the bears got their earnings miss but the stock didn't do what it 'should,'" said Macke. "After a brief drop, Amazon shares quickly roared to all-time highs after hours, a reversal of more than 10% in less than 10 minutes." Blodget agreed, noting that Amazon "has become so synonymous with 'online shopping' that many consumers now just start their searches at Amazon.com." Shares closed out the week down 6.4% at $265 and were up more than 3% for the year to date as of Friday’s close. The stock jumped 45% in 2012. 5. Ford (F) Ford managed to top earnings estimates on Tuesday, but the company’s outlook on its European operations was cause for concern. The nation’s second-largest car maker lost more than $1.75 billion in Europe last year and expects those losses to grow this year. Ford CFO: Expect Strength to Continue In N. AmericaCNBC's Phil LeBeau reports Ford CFO Bob Bob Shanks says the company is seeing incredible strength in North America, and also expects 2013 to be the year Europe's losses bottom out. Still, the company’s North American business looks strong and there are signs that new avenues of growth are opening. According to Bloomberg, Ford expects sales of hybrid vehicles to surge, with sales topping 6,000 cars in January compared with just 1,209 a year ago. Shares have been on a downward slide since Tuesday’s open, losing 4% for the week. Shares are down nearly 2% year to date

Reasons Markets are Surging in the New Year in 2013 $CAT $HPQ $AAPL

1) Manufacturing: The Institute for Supply Management reported on Wednesday that U.S. manufacturing grew in December following an unexpected month of contraction in November. The PMI grew 1.2 points to 50.7, and investors celebrated by bidding up shares of Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) as much as 4.2 percent in morning trading. The Dow-component stock is also enjoying an industry upgrade from ISI Group, following channel checks that indicate inventory levels at distributors are reducing, which precedes a long-awaited production increase. Positive December PMI numbers from Brazil (51.1), China (51.5), and India (54.7) are also fueling optimism for the sector, despite continuing contraction in euro-area PMI, which came in at 46.1 for December. 2) Technology: Tech companies that got beat up at the end of 2012 appear to be winning back the faith of investors who no longer fear a fiscal cliff-induced recession. Shares of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) jumped over 5 percent in morning trading following 2012 declines of over 45 percent. There is speculation that the struggling PC giant will put under-performing business units up for sale. Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are also beating index gains on Wednesday morning, adding up to 3 percent after closing up 4.43 percent on Monday. Apple was also beat up at the tail-end of 2012, but loyal investors or those who bought the dip could be rewarded for their good judgement if the company continues to deliver industry-defining technology in 2013. It’s also likely that consumer spending behavior will enjoy some vitality now that worst of the fiscal cliff shadow has been removed. Consumer dollars, previously held in a rainy-day fund, could easily find their way into the pockets of tech companies expected to release must-have devices in 2013, like wearable tech. 3) Financials: Some of the top headlines that came out of 2012 dealt with a series of tremendous financial scandals that rocked the banking industry and generated a huge amount of uncertainty. The financial sector went through dramatic restructuring and layoffs and continues to suffer fallout from the LIBOR rate-fixing scandal. With the 2008 crisis still fresh in Mr. Market’s memory, many investors were hesitant to put their money back into financial stocks. But with the cliff averted and confidence returning to the financial sector, Dow-component Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is beating index gains, soaring over 3 percent in morning trading on Wednesday. A strong start to the New Year follows 100 percent gains in 2012, and comes with continued bullish calls from many analysts, such as those at Evercore. Shares of JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) also popped as much as 2 percent on Wednesday morning. The bank, which made headlines for losing over $6 billion in the so-called London Whale Trade fiasco, joins Bank of America as a target of speculation regarding the potential divestment of its asset-management division. Ongoing banking reform is expected to do nothing but strengthen the financial industry and increase already attractive returns for their stock holders.

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Top 10 best stocks in the past 10 years

The market’s 10 best stocks from The Motley Fool

After looking at the list, a couple of things jump out at us. First, priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN ) and WisdomTree (NASDAQ: WETF ) were able to offer innovative products and services, which disrupted their industries in major ways. Learning more from Clayton Christensen, the Harvard Business School professor who is an expert on disruptive innovation, might be a wise resolution for all investors.
1. WisdomTree Investments (Nasdaq: WETF)Market Cap $736 Return Return is percentagechange – dividend adjusted [12/07/2002-12/07/2012] Data from CapIQ. 5,482%WisdomTree operates as an exchange-tradedfunds sponsor and asset manager. It’s now theseventh largest ETF provider, and has benefitedfrom the incredible rise of this revolutionaryand disruptive investment product.
2. NewMarket Corporation (NYSE: NEU) MarketCap $3,588 Return Return is percentagechange – dividend adjusted [12/07/2002-12/07/2012] Data from CapIQ. 5,546%Through its subsidiaries, NewMarket operatesin the petroleum additives and real estatedevelopment businesses. The company hasbeen able to grow its net income by 31% peryear over the past five years.
3. priceline (Nasdaq: PCLN) Market Cap $30,760Return Return is percentage change – dividendadjusted [12/07/2002- 12/07/2012] Data fromCapIQ. 6,639% This disruptive online travelcompany let travelers name their own priceand that revolutionary approach led toastronomic gains for investors. This has beenone of Fool co-founder David Gardner’s biggestwinners.
4. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Market Cap $488,059Return Return is percentage change – dividendadjusted [12/07/2002- 12/07/2012] Data fromCapIQ. 7,097% Apple didn’t just put togetherone of the most remarkable decades of anypublic company in the world today -- it puttogether one of the most remarkable decadesby a public company in all of human history.
5. DXP Enterprises (Nasdaq: DXPE) Market Cap$654 Return Return is percentage change –dividend adjusted [12/07/2002- 12/07/2012]Data from CapIQ. 9,404% DXP is engaged inthe business of distributing maintenance,repair, and operating products, equipment andservice to industrial companies. It may soundboring, but the company has been able togrow sales from $125 million in 1996 to $807million in 2011.
6. Arabian American Development Company(NYSE: ARSD) Market Cap $178 Return Returnis percentage change – dividend adjusted[12/07/2002- 12/07/2012] Data from CapIQ.9,488% The company’s principal businessactivity is the manufacturing of variousspecialty petrochemical products. Itsimpressive record of earnings per share growthhas ultimately resulted in great performancefor the stock.
7. TGC Industries (Nasdaq: TGE) Market Cap $164Return Return is percentage change – dividendadjusted [12/07/2002- 12/07/2012] Data fromCapIQ. 9,536% TGC is engaged in thegeophysical service business of conductingthree-dimensional surveys for clients in the oiland gas business. Formerly one of BusinessWeek’s fastest-growing small companies, it sawits share price soar from 2002 to 2007.
8. Terra Nitrogen Company (NYSE: TNH) MarketCap $3,881 Return Return is percentagechange – dividend adjusted [12/07/2002-12/07/2012] Data from CapIQ. 10,155% TerraNitrogen is a limited partnership that producesnitrogen fertilizer products. The company hasbenefited tremendously from the long-termshift towards nitrogen fertilizers.
9. SBA Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: SBAC)Market Cap $8,864 Return Return ispercentage change – dividend adjusted[12/07/2002- 12/07/2012] Data from CapIQ.12,019% SBA owns and operates wirelesscommunication towers in theU.S., Canada, Costa Rica, and other high-growth markets. Its primary business is in siteleasing, which has allowed the company toachieve remarkable growth.
10. Monster Beverage Corp (Nasdaq: MNST)Market Cap (in millions) $9,042 ReturnReturn is percentage change – dividendadjusted [12/07/2002- 12/07/2012] Data fromCapIQ. 19,958% Formerly Hansen Natural,Monster Beverage has benefited from thegrowing demand for natural soda and energydrinks. Recent growth has

Secondly, boring, old energy and materials companies were well-represented on the list. This might be a good thing to remember the next time a shiny social networking IPO dominates the news coverage for several months.

Finally, when looking for the best stocks of the next decade, be on the lookout for meaningful trends. Some trends -- like the increasing use of the Internet for buying goods and services -- might be quite obvious. Other trends, however -- like the long-term shift to nitrogen fertilizers, which helped Terra Nitrogen (NYSE: TNH ) make our list -- may not be so obvious.

There isn't, alas, some facile formula for finding the great stocks of the future. With discipline, imagination, and perhaps a bit of luck, it might be possible, however, to discover big winners that can turbocharge the overall returns of your portfolio.


One big question on a lot of investors' minds is whether Apple can continue its remarkable run. In our latest premium report, The Motley Fool's senior technology analyst and managing bureau chief, Eric Bleeker, lays out both the bull and bear cases for Apple. To get all of his latest thinking on Apple, simply

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) , which ranks seventh on our list of top-performing stocks over the past decade, is one huge exception, of course. Just 10 years ago, Apple had a market cap of $5.4 billion. Today, it has the No. 1 market cap in the world, and is one of the most respected and recognizable brands around. And in just the past 10 years, the company has introduced both the iPhone and iPad, two products that have transformed our culture in countless ways.

Many of the other top stocks were indeed small and obscure, however. Eight of the companies were valued below $100 million a decade ago. And four of the companies still have market caps below $1 billion, even with the remarkable returns they were able to generate over the past decade.

Best & Worst Trades of 2012 top stocks,YHOO , $FB, BBY, AAPL ?

Facebook (FB)
Year-to-Date: Down 27 Percent

A trading glitch at Nasdaq on the day of Facebook's initial public offering provided an inauspicious start to one of the most-anticipated IPOs in recent years. Shares opened at $38, briefly spiked higher before trading down as low as $17 in the following months as questions about how the social media giant would generate revenues. Improved performance in the following months, a mobile advertising strategy and plans to monetize its Instagram acquisition lifted Facebook's stock price toward the end of the year.

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Best Buy (BBY)
Year-to-Date: Down 48 Percent

Looking at Best Buy's stock price in December, it's tough to believe that shares appeared poised to hit $30 in March. A few reasons have contributed to the decline, from a third-quarter loss and worsening cash flow, not to mention increased competition from Amazon.com. Best Buy's founder and its largest shareholder, Richard Schultze, reportedly sought to take the company public, but faces a financing hurdle, adding more uncertainty to the company's shares.

Yahoo (YHOO)
Year-to-Date: 21 Percent

Now for the best trades of 2012.

With Marissa Meyer at the helm — a new CEO with a Google pedigree — Yahoo saw its stock price run up to its highest level in four years. Some have questioned whether the positive sentiment is justified, but so far Meyer has upped spending on advertising and quickly closed the nearly $8 billion Alibaba deal, all while improving employee morale. For now, Wall Street is willing to give Meyer the benefit of the doubt.
Apple (AAPL)
Year-to-Date: Up 29 Percent

No stock was more talked-about in 2012 than Apple — and for good reason. Shares hit a record $705 in September as the company rolled out its new iPhone 5, iPad Mini, and sky-high expectations. While Apple's stock price recently posted big losses — briefly falling below $500 mid-December — it's still up nearly 30 percent for the year. While a range of analysts have downgraded the stock and investors are questioning it, there is also exposure to the Chinese market and a rumored Apple TV ahead.


J.C. Penney (JCP)
Year-to-Date: Down 43 Percent

Despite the best efforts of Apple's former marketing whiz, Ron Johnson, who now heads J.C. Penney as its CEO, this retailer's stock fell from its high of $43 in February to the $20 level in mid-December. High hopes for a turnaround in the heavily competitive retail sector never materialized, and the stock has yet to regain its footing. Competitors such as Macy's, Nordstrom, and Saks, meanwhile, saw their shares post year-to-date gains.

Cyber Monday Best Deals & Hot Stocks to Buy

Several key sellers have actually stared focusing equally on their brick-and-mortar stores and their online presence. It's what retail analyst Hitha Prabhakar calls "omnichannel retailing," and It all leads to one conclusion: Cyber Monday is here to stay, and it will only become a bigger part of the retail sector's profits.The tree and gifts are the original form of the holiday.EBay Inc. /quotes/zigman/76117/quotes/nls/ebay EBAY +0.78% shares, which rose 3.7% on the week, are also in focus as some look to flip hard-to-get holiday gift items and bargains purchased at Black Friday sales. Amazon.com Inc. - (AMZN) - Starting at midnight on Sunday, Nov. 25, Amazon.com, Inc. will open its Cyber Monday Deals Store. The deals destination will offer thousands of limited-time Lightning Deals and Deal of the Day doorbusters through the end of the week, with items eligible for Free Super Saver Shipping and Prime Free Two-Day Shipping. Company Website. eBay Inc. - (EBAY) - With more than 100 million active users globally (as of Q4 2011), eBay is the world's largest online marketplace. Founded in 1995, eBay connects a diverse and passionate community of individual buyers and sellers, as well as small businesses. Company Website ~~~~~~~~~~~ Overstock.com Inc. - (OSTK) - Overstock.com, is an online discount retailer based in Salt Lake City, Utah that sells a broad range of products including furniture, rugs, bedding, electronics, clothing, jewelry. Company Website ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Apple Inc. - (AAPL) - It would be hard to write any article on retail and not include Apple. Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad. Company Website ~~~~~~~~~ We could also take a look at the shippers (UPS) & (FDX). Groupon Inc. /quotes/zigman/7212269/quotes/nls/grpn GRPN +1.80% shares will test whether they can hold onto newfound gains, having jumped nearly 33% in the past week after hedge fund Tiger Global disclosed acquiring a 9.9% stake in the daily-deals company. As the holiday shopping season continues, other retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. /quotes/zigman/245476/quotes/nls/wmt WMT +1.90% , Target Corp. /quotes/zigman/253872/quotes/nls/tgt TGT +1.19% , J.C. Penney Co. /quotes/zigman/237947/quotes/nls/jcp JCP +0.23% , and Macy’s Inc. /quotes/zigman/467976/quotes/nls/m M +1.76% will see if they can hold onto their strong stock gains from the past week "Christmas" was the Romans hijacking the holiday for religious reasons. Christmas has been around for about 1500 years. The original celebration, which was simply a celebration of season change, is more than 12,000 years old. Who ruined what exactly? If you look at religion with any form of objectivity and its actions throughout history, you would note that religion is the ultimate evil in the world and to claim the world today is worse off than 100 years ago only proves how insane you are. Go check the history books.Just more Zombie U.S. Economy? America allows BANKRUPT U.S. COMPANIES TO OPERATE! JC Penny, AIG, Best Buy, America Airlines, Bank of America, GM, United States Postal Service, etc..... No wonder Largest Companies do not show Gains (growth), But, Profit go up

Top Stock Trends for 2012 & 2013

Trends

Leaders	Volume	Mkt Cap
	DIRECTV	3.19M	32.76B
	Pentair Ltd	1.28M	4.15B
NOK	Nokia Corporation (ADR)	607,508.00	10.37B
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	394,886.00	102.38B
BAC	Bank of America Corp	287,766.00	98.30B
AAPL	Apple Inc.	82,035.00	496.38B
SINA	SINA Corp	79,805.00	2.98B
QQQ	PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF)	58,225.00	30.74B
EWZ	iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF)	49,428.00	8.16B
VXX	iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures TM ETN	40,070.00	1.50B

Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B

 

Gainers	Change	Mkt Cap
CEO	CNOOC Limited (ADR)	2.30%	9.23T
BCA	CorpBanca (ADR)	2.76%	4.76T
SNP	China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (ADR)	1.31%	8.86T
CHA	China Telecom Corporation Limited (ADR)	2.19%	4.31T
PTR	PetroChina Company Limited (ADR)	0.38%	23.90T
Losers	Change	Mkt Cap
BCH	Banco de Chile (ADR)	-1.01%	7.76T
LFC	China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (ADR)	-1.22%	1.21T
NTES	NetEase, Inc (ADR)	-6.83%	144.32B
TI	Telecom Italia S.p.A. (ADR)	-4.61%	167.55B
BT	BT Group plc (ADR)	-2.02%	274.79B

Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B

Popular

Price

Mkt Cap

Vol

Gainers	Change	Mkt Cap
SHF	Schiff Nutrition International Inc	29.01%	1.28B
PENN	Penn National Gaming, Inc	28.24%	3.69B
OSIS	OSI Systems, Inc.	16.49%	1.28B
CYBX	Cyberonics, Inc.	12.53%	1.45B
BKD	Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.	10.84%	2.93B
Losers	Change	Mkt Cap
SHLD	Sears Holdings Corporation	-18.79%	4.96B
SINA	SINA Corp	-15.12%	2.98B
GENE	Genetic Technologies Limited (ADR)	-12.54%	1.23B
BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	-9.84%	4.63B
EBR.B	Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (ADR)	-8.31%	1.44B

Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B

 

 

 

 

Popular

Price

Mkt Cap

Vol

Gainers	Change	Mkt Cap
SHF	Schiff Nutrition International Inc	29.01%	1.28B
PENN	Penn National Gaming, Inc	28.24%	3.69B
OSIS	OSI Systems, Inc.	16.49%	1.28B
CYBX	Cyberonics, Inc.	12.53%	1.45B
BKD	Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.	10.84%	2.93B
Losers	Change	Mkt Cap
SHLD	Sears Holdings Corporation	-18.79%	4.96B
SINA	SINA Corp	-15.12%	2.98B
GENE	Genetic Technologies Limited (ADR)	-12.54%	1.23B
BBY	Best Buy Co., Inc.	-9.84%	4.63B
EBR.B	Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (ADR)	-8.31%	1.44B

Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B.Learn more

Gainers	Change	Mkt Cap
CEO	CNOOC Limited (ADR)	2.30%	9.23T
BCA	CorpBanca (ADR)	2.76%	4.76T
SNP	China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (ADR)	1.31%	8.86T
CHA	China Telecom Corporation Limited (ADR)	2.19%	4.31T
PTR	PetroChina Company Limited (ADR)	0.38%	23.90T
Losers	Change	Mkt Cap
BCH	Banco de Chile (ADR)	-1.01%	7.76T
LFC	China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (ADR)	-1.22%	1.21T
NTES	NetEase, Inc (ADR)	-6.83%	144.32B
TI	Telecom Italia S.p.A. (ADR)	-4.61%	167.55B
BT	BT Group plc (ADR)	-2.02%	274.79B

Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B.Learn more

Leaders	Volume	Mkt Cap
	DIRECTV	3.19M	32.76B
	Pentair Ltd	1.28M	4.15B
NOK	Nokia Corporation (ADR)	607,508.00	10.37B
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	394,886.00	102.38B
BAC	Bank of America Corp	287,766.00	98.30B
AAPL	Apple Inc.	82,035.00	496.38B
SINA	SINA Corp	79,805.00	2.98B
QQQ	PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF)	58,225.00	30.74B
EWZ	iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF)	49,428.00	8.16B
VXX	iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures TM ETN	40,070.00	1.50B

Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B.Learn more

Popular searches on Google	Change	Mkt Cap
ITW	Illinois Tool Works Inc.	0.20%	27.28B
NTDOY	Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR)	1.74%	18.20B
LOW	Lowe's Companies, Inc.	1.84%	36.48B

Top NASDAQ Volume Leaders - #GRPN, SIRI, FB, CSCO,#MSFT, PPHM, EROC, MU, YHOO, AAPL, RIMM

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is trading down 22.52% and was last sold at $5.85. The stock traded as high as $6.00 and as low as $5.76. GRPN had previously closed at $7.55. 16,354,560 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is trading down 1.20% and was last sold at $2.48. The stock traded as high as $2.53 and as low as $2.48. SIRI had previously closed at $2.51. 8,963,640 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is trading down 3.47% and was last sold at $20.85. The stock traded as high as $21.60 and as low as $20.82. FB had previously closed at $21.60. 6,874,795 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is trading down 0.40% and was last sold at $17.27. The stock traded as high as $17.40 and as low as $17.17. CSCO had previously closed at $17.34. 4,776,602 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) is trading down 0.66% and was last sold at $30.19. The stock traded as high as $30.39 and as low as $30.17. MSFT had previously closed at $30.39. 3,833,379 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: PPHM) is trading down 6.99% and was last sold at $2.66. The stock traded as high as $3.21 and as low as $2.62. PPHM had previously closed at $2.86. 3,427,076 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Eagle Rock Energy Partners (NASDAQ: EROC) is trading up 1.26% and was last sold at $8.83. The stock traded as high as $8.85 and as low as $8.70. EROC had previously closed at $8.72. 2,640,598 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is trading down 0.30% and was last sold at $6.70. The stock traded as high as $6.78 and as low as $6.68. MU had previously closed at $6.72. 2,512,097 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is trading down 0.47% and was last sold at $14.95. The stock traded as high as $15.05 and as low as $14.84. YHOO had previously closed at $15.02. 2,443,258 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Apple, Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is trading up 0.60% and was last sold at $633.81. The stock traded as high as $635.30 and as low as $631.85. AAPL had previously closed at $630.00. 2,228,732 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is trading down 2.23% and was last sold at $7.89. The stock traded as high as $8.09 and as low as $7.88. RIMM had previously closed at $8.07. 2,093,223 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is trading up 0.19% and was last sold at $26.74. The stock traded as high as $26.81 and as low as $26.63. INTC had previously closed at $26.69. 2,024,784 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is trading flat unch and was last sold at $2.93. The stock traded as high as $2.95 and as low as $2.91. ZNGA had previously closed at $2.93. 1,955,031 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Velti (NASDAQ: VELT) is trading up 11.65% and was last sold at $7.86. The stock traded as high as $8.61 and as low as $7.70. VELT had previously closed at $7.04. 1,924,318 shares of the stock traded hands today.

eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is trading up 0.60% and was last sold at $45.59. The stock traded as high as $45.87 and as low as $45.30. EBAY had previously closed at $45.32. 1,875,727 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FTR) is trading down 2.49% and was last sold at $4.70. The stock traded as high as $4.88 and as low as $4.68. FTR had previously closed at $4.82. 1,737,377 shares of the stock traded hands today.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) is trading down 0.20% and was last sold at $14.78. The stock traded as high as $14.88 and as low as $14.71. NVDA had previously closed at $14.81. 1,713,731 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARNA) is trading up 0.41% and was last sold at $7.27. The stock traded as high as $7.35 and as low as $7.27. ARNA had previously closed at $7.24. 1,701,294 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is trading up 0.61% and was last sold at $31.55. The stock traded as high as $31.59 and as low as $31.30. ORCL had previously closed at $31.36. 1,475,273 shares of the stock traded hands today.

Comcast Co. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is trading up 0.67% and was last sold at $34.78. The stock traded as high as $34.88 and as low as $34.62. CMCSA had previously closed at $34.55. 1,388,071 shares of the stock traded hands today.

2012 1st upgrades & downgrages top buys(AKAM, ANGI, AAPL, CBE, FIO, GGP, GES, PETD, PMCS, PLD, REG, RS, UA, PANL, VTR, WSM)

Angie’s List, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) Started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus; Started as Perform at Oppenheimer; Started as Buy at Janney Capital Markets.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) lowered price target to $513 from $530 at Morgan Keegan.
Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE: FIO) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) Cut to Underperform from Neutral as Bear of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
Petroleum Development Corporation (NASDAQ: PETD) Cut to Hold at Canaccord Genuity.
PMC-Sierra Inc. (NASDAQ: PMCS) Cut to Neutral with $6 target at Goldman Sachs.
Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD) Started as Outperform at Wells Fargo.
Regency Centers Corporation (NYSE: REG) Cut to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Company (NYSE: RS) named as value stock of the day at Zacks Investment Research.
Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) Raised to Outperform with $90 target at Baird.
Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL) maintained Hold and lowered estimates and target to $35 at Canaccord Genuity.
Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) Raised to Long-Term Outperform and named as the Bull of the Day at Zacks Investment Research.
Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) Cut to Sell at Janney Capital Markets.
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