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Although investors have shied away from the financial sector in recent months, Thursday's rally in financials could "have legs", said one Sandler O'Neill principal.
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While a days-long outage of email service for BlackBerry users should not have a direct financial impact on Research in Motion, it could have subsequent ripple effects, a managing director at RBC Capital Markets said.
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The Volcker Rule, a proposal approved by U.S. regulators on Tuesday that would restrict Wall Street's ability to trade for its own profit, could lower fixed-income revenues significantly and affect the largest U.S. banks, one analyst said.
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Richard Ross, global technical strategist for Auerbach Grayson, said this rally was sustainable in the short term, although his outlook for the intermediate and long-term trends is bearish.
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JPMorgan adopted a more positive stance toward the integrated oils and major producers sector, while also upgrading several stocks within the sector in a research note on Thursday.
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Traditionally, managed-care stocks have performed better in the fourth quarter as investors get pricing visibility for the coming year, one portfolio manager said.
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Although utilities companies are very expensive on many metrics compared to the broader market, they offer attractive dividend yields and are more predictable buys for investors because of their regulated business models, one managing director said.
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Investors who have an 18-months or longer time horizon should consider buying Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, one analyst said.
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To come out ahead in a choppy market, investors should avoid piling into cash and focus instead of valuation, one strategist told CNBC.
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Although one analyst has lowered the price target for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, he is keeping his 'outperform' rating on the stocks due to their historically low valuations.
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Men's Wearhouse founder George Zimmer doesn't like this way this looks. He was fired on the day of its annual meeting.
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Hummus sales are booming, and Sabra is on a quest to convince Americans to eat even more. Is it the next peanut butter?
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At a recent investor conference, the focus was clearly on the high-end retailers and luxury products.
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The move left analysts scratching their heads and prompted price target cuts and downgrades of the company's stock.
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Christina Cheddar Berk is editor of CNBC.com's Consumer Nation and chief trend spotter.
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Tom is a Senior Editor and Assignment Desk Manager for CNBC TV. He also writes about the business of beer for CNBC.com.
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Men's Wearhouse founder George Zimmer doesn't like this way this looks. He was fired on the day of its annual meeting.
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