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Insiders Snapping Up Mattson Technology, Acelrx Pharmaceuticals and More
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-44.40%
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841 days
Filed under: Insiders, Stocks to Buy  If you are looking for clues to tell you which stocks have a good chance of increasing in value, you might want consider watching what insiders are doing. After all, talk is cheap, but when insiders put their own money on the line, you should sit up and take note.
Mattson Technology Inc (MTSN) topped the insider-buying charts for the week ending Feb. 25 as insiders snapped up 5,000,000 shares of company stock at a market value of $12,350,000. During the past six months, insiders have increased their overall holdings in the company by -6.49% and now own 0.1...
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RONSON FUEL GAS
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(closed on 09/17/10)
Why? Because the Ronson Corp. ( RONC.PK ) just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, that's why. How could it happen? Blame only yourself, why instead of buying Ronson, Porsche Design, Cartier, St.Dupont, IM Corona lighters you buy cheap lighters 3 for $1 at Wal-Mart. Men of today know less and less about the real thing and slowly become more and more like girls. Ronson is a lighter for a men, not a .....cat like you.
The history of Ronson is more interesting than it's balance sheet of course, as a lighter company it was founded in 1928 but as a business already in 1886.
It sur...
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Rising Cigarette Taxes Can't Keep Lorillard Down
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+3.37%
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231 days
(closed on 02/28/11)
Filed under: Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, Stocks to Buy  Even with cigarette taxes jumping in multiple states across the country, cigarettes and cigarette stocks are still attracting plenty of buyers.
One cigarette maker that stands to benefit from this renewed interest is Lorillard, Inc. (LO) -- maker of Newport and Maverick brands. In fact, Goldman Sachs is so convinced that Lorillard is going to be moving higher that it added the stock to its conviction buy list and gave the stock a 12-month price target of $96.
With a current dividend yield of 5.37%, Lorillard is an attractive play for ...
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Three Dividend Duds to Sell Now
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Filed under: Pfizer (PFE), Stocks to Sell  Stocks paying dividends are in favor on Wall Street right now as investors look to insulate themselves from the recent market volatility. But what happens when these stocks actually end up losing you cash instead of protecting your portfolio?
If you're losing a significant amount of money as the share prices of your high yield dividend stocks dive, then it may be time to pull the trigger and sell these dividend duds. After all there are a host of income friendly stocks out there, so why should you settle for one that offsets your quarterly dividends w...
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FDA, Clinical Trial News: $SVNT, $LO, $CIGX
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Earlier this morning, Savient Pharma (NASDAQ:SVNT) announced that FDA accepted its BLA resubmission for Krystexxa (pegloticase) as a complete, Class 2 response with a six-month review and PDUFA action goal date of 9/14/10. SVNT is seeking approval for the treatment of chronic gout patients who do not respond to conventional treatments. <> <font> The first FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee meeting is being held this week (Tue/Wed) to review the health effects of menthol-flavored cigarettes, with a final report expected by next March. The debate centers on whether menthol fl...
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Expert Panel Recommends FDA Regulation of Tobacco
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(closed on 03/30/10)
By Mike Havrilla on 2/25/09 The ETF Innovators Global Tobacco Index tracks the performance of the 24 companies listed below which derive the majority of their revenue from the distribution or manufacturing of any type of tobacco product (e.g. cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco) or any related supplies (e.g. wrapping papers, tobacco leafs, filters) used directly in the manufacture of tobacco products. <> The Global Tobacco Index is down by 9.3% to a value of 258,320 and average dividend yield of 4.4% from its starting valu...
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Chasing Value: 2008 picks -- the last nail
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-25.59%
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1618 days
Filed under: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), China, Reliance Steel and Aluminum (RS), Valero Energy (VLO), Huaneng Power Intl ADS (HNP), Chasing Value, Commodities, Oil, Anglo Amer ADR (AAUK), DJIA, Stocks to Buy, Newcastle Investment (NCT), Raytheon Company (RTN), Best Stocks for 2008, Bunge Ltd. (BG), Loews Corporation (L), NASDAQ, Lorillard Inc. (LO)  I made it through mid-year of tracking my 2008 picks from last December and then -- Wham! -- I went from a slight advantage to being humbled badly by the market. However difficult it is to display your failings, once again I will share all of the...
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New Global Tobacco Index: Big Dividends, Solid Returns
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-2.50%
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99 days
(closed on 02/26/09)
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The accompanying table presents the top five companies by market cap and statistics for the ETF Innovators [ETFI] Global Tobacco Index, with the Top 20 rated companies posted a small gain of 0.6% over the past year thanks to an average dividend yield of 5.7%. The Global Tobacco Index outpaced all of its benchmark ETFs on a total return basis, including Consumer Staples (XLP), Claymore/Sabrient Defensive Equity Index (DEF), Vanguard Consumer Staples (VDC), and iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY).
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Global Tobacco Index: High Yields and Continued M&A
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+6.97%
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(closed on 11/18/08)
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<> The ETFI Global Tobacco Index is now yielding over 6%, resulting in a total return of 3% in the past year as the industry continues to shrink amidst M&A activity, including the most recent deal by Philip Morris International (PM) to acquire Canadian tobacco company Rothmans. A pending deal by Altria (MO) for smokeless tobacco maker UST is expected to close in early 2009. The accompanying table presents the statistics for the index and benchmark ETFs for the top 20 rated tobacco companies and all 27 companies in...
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Safe Haven Tobacco Stocks Post Solid Returns & High Yield
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(closed on 10/27/08)
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<> The accompanying table presents the ETFI Global Tobacco Index of 29 companies over $100M (USD) market caps, which have posted a gain over the past year for the top 20 rated stocks and outpaced its benchmark ETFs. The top 20 rated stocks have an average dividend yield of 5.6% and only 11 of the 29 companies are listed for trading in the U.S.
Tobacco stocks have outperformed benchmark ETFs for the S&P 500 Index (SPY), iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY), and consumer staple funds such a...
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Lorillard Inc.
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Analysts'
Recommendation: | Strong Buy | Lorillard, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes in the United States. The company offers 44 different product offerings under the Newport, Kent, True, Maverick, Old Gold, and Max brands. It sells its products primarily to wholesale distributors, who in turn service the retail outlets, chain store organizations, and government agencies, including the U.S. Armed Forces. The company was founded in ...
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"Readers should be aware of my strong feelings about the health hazards of smoking; investors must make their own decision about investing in tobacco companies," says 
