Your Benzinga Update 4-26: Buy National Bank Of Greece; Thailand Shirtless?; FCX To Supercharge Your Portfolio

Benzinga’s Daily Highlights Click here to read the top stories on Benzinga.com Buy National Bank Of Greece (NBG, C, JPM) 04/26/2010 - 14:16 I'm going to be ultra-contrarian here and recommend one bank stock that is so unloved it's been cast out like a leper. The stock I am recommending is the National Bank of Greece (NYSE: NBG). Click here to read more... Look To Freeport-McMoran To Supercharge Your Portfolio (FCX) 04/23/2010 - 13:05 If you are looking for a stock which is highly leveraged to the global economic recovery, consider adding shares of Freeport-McMoran (NYSE: FCX) to your portfolio. Freeport (FCX) and its subsidiaries are engaged in copper, gold, and molybdenum mining throughout the world. Click here to read more... Red Shirts, Yellow Shirts Could Leave Thailand ETF Shirtless 04/26/2010 - 04:53 Thailand's political situation remains perilous as the pro-establishment Yellow Shirts called for martial law to be imposed after a grenade attack late Sunday on the house of a former premier injured 11 people, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Click here to read more... Travelers Disappoints The Street, Stock Trading Down (TRV) 04/23/2010 - 11:33 The Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV) released their quarterly earnings this morning prior to the opening bell this morning. The company said that their profits were hurt by wider catastrophe losses as a result of the Chilean earthquake and severe U.S. winter storms on the Eastern seaboard. Click here to read more... Casino Stocks Continue To Move Higher (LVS, MGM, WYNN) 04/23/2010 - 13:40 The Casino names have been performing tremendously year to date, and continue to move higher today. Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) has gained nearly 70% in 2010, and 3.60% today. The shares are now trading for $25.33. Click here to read more... Stocks To Watch On April 26 (CAT, TXN, BLK, AMP, WHR) 04/26/2010 - 06:24 Some of the companies that are expected to see active trade today are: Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) is expected to post its EPS at $0.39 for the first quarter. CAT’s shares gained 1.88% to close at $68.78 on Friday. Click here to read more... ETF Plays For Integrated Oil Earnings 04/26/2010 - 05:56 Last week, a big chunk of the oil services sector stepped into the earnings confessional. This week, it's the integrated oil names that will update investors as all three big U.S. integrated oil companies and their European equivalents report earnings throughout the week. Click here to read more... Whirlpool Blows Away Earnings Estimates, Stock Surging (WHR) 04/26/2010 - 11:16 Home appliance company Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) released their earnings numbers prior to the opening bell this morning. Whirlpool reported net earnings available to common shareholders were up 141% to $164 million or $2.13 per share compared to $68 million or $0.91 per share in the year ago period. Click here to read more... Caterpillar Surging After Earnings (CAT) 04/26/2010 - 11:52 Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) released their quarterly earnings numbers this morning prior to the opening bell. The company reported net income attributable to common shareholders of $233 million or $0.36 per share compared to $112 million or $0.19 in last year's corresponding quarter. Click here to read more... Goldman Hid Information: Former Moody Executive (GS) 04/23/2010 - 18:29 A former Moody’s executive said that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) had hid the information about their collaboration with Paulson & Co. Eric Kolchinsky, a former team managing director at Moody’s, said, “I did not know that and I'm fairly sure that my staff did not know either." Click here to read more... 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