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DrStockPick.com Stock Report! 8/25/09, RATE, BYOC, CVG, OPTV, ARBA, ACN

Dr. Stock Pick (August 25th, 2009) Writes:

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Apax Partners, a global private equity firm with over $35 billion in funds under advice and significant expertise in financial services and media, announced today that BEN Merger Sub, Inc. and BEN Holdings, Inc., corporations wholly owned by funds advised by Apax Partners and formed for the purpose of acquiring Bankrate, Inc., completed their tender offer for shares of common stock of Bankrate, Inc., (Nasdaq: RATE) at a price of $28.50 per share. The offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on August 24, 2009.

Digital Element, the leader in IP Intelligence solutions, today announced that LocalAdLink, a division of Beyond

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Zacks #5 Rank Additions for Tuesday – Zacks Tale of the Tape

Zacks Market Commentaries (August 11th, 2009) Writes:

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today:

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc (FLWS) 3D Systems Corp (TDSC) ACI Worldwide Inc (ACIW) Advanta Corp (ADVNB) Alon USA Energy Inc (ALJ) Alphatec Holdings Inc (ATEC) American Water Works Co Inc (AWK) AMETEK Inc (AME) Anaren Inc (ANEN) Animal Health International Inc (AHII) Apogee Enterprises Inc (APOG) Bankrate Inc (RATE) Banner Corp (BANR) Bel Fuse Inc (BELFB) Belden Inc (BDC) Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc (BIO) Blockbuster Inc (BBI) ...
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PennyOmega.com Stock Report! 7/24/09, RATE, IOFB, HUM, CWST, HEOP, BTU

Penny Omega (July 24th, 2009) Writes:

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Bankrate, Inc. (Nasdaq: RATE) announced today that it plans to hold a conference call on July 30, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. Eastern time to discuss the company’s second quarter 2009 financial results. The call will be led by Bankrate’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas R. Evans. Also participating in the call will be Edward J. DiMaria, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. A press release on the results for the quarter will be issued before the market opens on July 30th.

Iowa First Bancshares Corp. (OTCBB: IOFB) today reported net income of $650,000 for the quarter ended June

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The Dirty Dozen: The Top Twelve stocks to short right now

Stockmasters Staff (February 18th, 2009) Writes:

If you’re not shorting stocks right now, chances are you’re handing your money

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Getting Ready for Turkey Day

Sean Brodrick (November 26th, 2008) Writes:
I am seeing a flurry of stories that base metals miners are rushing to shut down. Just look at some of the headlines from the past couple days:brbra style=font-family: verdana; href=http://www.mineweb.net/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page36?oid=73829sn=DetailZambian copper workers face layoffs/a ... a style=font-family: verdana; href=http://www.mineweb.net/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72102?oid=73815amp;sn=DetailIndefinite shutdown for world top /aa style=font-family: verdana; href=http://www.mineweb.net/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72102?oid=73815amp;sn=Detailtantalum miner/a ... a href=http://www.mineweb.net/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page504?oid=73832amp;sn=DetailMwana Africa shuts Zimbabwe nickel mines/a ... a style=font-family: verdana; class=SmallGrayLink title=http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=48281 href=http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=48281Denison Mines delays uranium project/a ... a style=font-family: verdana; href=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,24703432-5005200,00.htmlNorilsk Idles Two Mines/a ... I could go on, but you get the picture. This is happening because the global economy is tumbling into recession (See the China story linked below). But down the road, this is also setting up a supply squeeze and subsequent rebound.brbrAnd it's not just base metals: a href=http://www.miningweekly.com/article.php?a_id=148236 target=_blankAustralia's 2008 gold output may fall to lowest level since '89 /a.brbrIn Other News ...brbra href=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/tradingdesk/archive/2008/11/25/gold-equities-expected-to-pay-off-for-the-patient.aspxGold equities expected to pay off for the patient /ablockquotep style=font-family: verdana;Scotia Capital analyst Trevor Turnbull remains ...
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Pacific Growth Equities Analyst Recommends Bankrate (RATE)

CEO Blogger (May 29th, 2008) Writes:
Pacific Growth Equities’ Analyst Yun Kim recommends Bankrate (RATE) based on the following: 1. Bankrate, Inc. and its subsidiaries own and operate an Internet-based consumer banking and personal finance network. Its Web site, Bankrate.com aggregates information on mortgages, credit cards, automobile loans, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, checking and ATM fees, home equity loans, and online banking fees.

2. The assumption that there will likely be a surge in demand for deposits this year as many major banks are looking to boost their deposits in anticipation of write-downs of bad credit-card debt and home-equity loans.

3. According to Kim, there currently isn’t much online infrastructure to support a surge in demand, and that there aren’t any established players in this area of consumer finance, except for Bankrate.

4. The expected strength in its deposits business can more than offset this volatility.

5. The stock currently trades at 13.2 times

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