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Index Shuffling: F.N.B. Corp To Replace Rent-A-Center In MidCap 400 Index, Surgical Care Affiliates To Replace Constant Contact In S&P SmallCap 600 Index
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 10:06am | 203Read More...S&P Dow Jones Indices announced after Tuesday's market close it will make the following changes to the indices it manages. F.N.B. Corp (NYSE: FNB) will replace Rent-A-Center Inc (NASDAQ: RCII) in the S&P MidCap 400 index after the close of trading on Friday. F.N.B recently acquired...
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Buy Or Die In Phoenix: A Recap Of The 2016 Bank Director's Acquire Or Be Acquired Conference
Sunday, February 7, 2016 - 1:13pm | 2192Read More...Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend the Bank Director's Acquire or Be Acquired Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. I go to several conferences and investment shows a year and this was one was a completely different duck. This was not the traditional dog and pony "look at me"...
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Maybe The Right Japan ETF Right Now
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 9:11am | 583Read More...Last week, Japan joined the ranks of countries with negative interest rates, pounding the yen and providing a boost to currency hedged Japan exchange-traded funds in the process. Investors looking for alternatives to U.S. small-caps while continuing to stick with developed markets should look to a...
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Shares Of Tantech Holdings Pop Following Acquisition Announcement
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 2:27pm | 177Read More...Shares of Tantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: TANH), a small cap developer and manufacturer of bamboo-based charcoal products, were trading higher by more than 4 percent on Wednesday. Tantech Holdings reported that it entered into an agreement to acquire Suzhou E Motors Co, a specialty electric...
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Playing It Conservative With Small-Cap ETFs
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 9:10am | 485Read More...Some obvious themes are emerging amid a poor start to 2016 for equities. Predictably, investors are favoring conservative, lower beta sectors such as consumer staples and utilities. Second, small-cap stocks and exchange-traded funds are struggling. A combination of those themes via the PowerShares...
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KBW Just Upgraded Two Small-Cap Banks
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 4:03pm | 345Read More...Keefe, Bruyette & Woods recently released two reports highlighting Cardinal Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CFNL) and First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC). Analysts Catherine Mealor and Andrew Taylor upgraded Cardinal Financial to Outperform with a $23 price target. Christopher McGratty and...
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Shares Of Catabasis Pharmaceuticals See-Saw Following Results Of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Study
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 2:15pm | 218Read More...Shares of Catabasis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CATB), a clinical-stage small-cap biopharmaceutical company, were highly volatile during Monday's trading session after the company
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Where To Find Less Bad Small-Cap ETFs
Friday, January 15, 2016 - 10:43am | 544Read More...Small-cap stocks the world over have recently been struggling, and the U.S. offerings are no exception. Over the past 90 days, the Russell 2000 Index, one of the most widely followed small-cap benchmarks, is lower by nearly 12 percent. Investors looking for alternatives to U.S. small-caps while...
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An ETF That's A Safer Way To Small-Caps
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 10:49am | 583Read More...Small-caps disappointed last year and that theme has extended to early stages of 2016, dealing a blow to risk appetite in the process. Rising equity market volatility has also been a drain on small caps and the corresponding ETFs, but investors can cope with lagging smaller stocks by availing...
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Here's Why One Horizon Group Is Up 26%
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 1:47pm | 219Read More...Shares of One Horizon Group Inc (NASDAQ: OHGI), a developer of software for telecommunications operators, announced on Wednesday that it has upgraded its China mobile VoIP telco Aishuo to allow the purchase of communications-stickers. One Horizon said the decision to expand the commercial...
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Argus Cuts Tidewater To Hold, Cites Deteriorating Outlook
Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 10:04am | 270Read More...Argus Research issued a company update on Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) amid weak demand in the offshore drilling market and a decline the company's operating margins. Argus downgraded Tidewater from Buy to Hold and estimates that in Tidewater will lose $0.69 per share in 2016. The continued...
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MagneGas' Shares Tumble: Here's Why
Monday, December 21, 2015 - 12:11pm | 144Read More...Shares of MagneGas Corporation (NASDAQ: MNGA), a small-cap alternative energy company, tumbled more than 18 percent Monday morning following a scathing report by The Pump Stopper' on Seeking Alpha. MagneGas' stock has gained around 150 percent since the start of 2015 and hit a 52-week...
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Boise Cascade Acquires Engineered Lumber Unit From Georgia-Pacific For $215 Million
Monday, December 21, 2015 - 10:45am | 136Read More...Boise Cascade Co (NYSE: BCC), a plywood and engineered wood products manufacturer and materials distributor, has agreed to acquire Georgia-Pacific's engineered lumber business for $215 million. Georgia-Pacific, a Koch Industries subsidiary, is one of the largest manufacturers and...
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Peaking To 2016, Small-Cap ETFs Look For Better Days
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 10:07am | 543Read More...When measured against large-cap benchmarks such as the S&P 500, small-cap stocks and exchange-traded funds have disappointed this year. For example, the iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (NYSE: IWM) is up just 0.2 percent, while the iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index (ETF) (NYSE: IJR) is higher...
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An Inexpensive Small-Cap ETF For December Gains
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 3:44pm | 654Read More...Tuesday marks the start of December, and with the arrival of the last month of the year imminent, there has been plenty of chatter about the seasonal efficacy of small-cap stocks and corresponding exchange-traded funds. Of course, it is the January Effect that spurs increased small-cap chatter at...
