Your Benzinga Update 5/4: A Look At Bruce Kovner's Portfolio; Market Roundup; Oil Spill Plays

Benzinga’s Daily Highlights Click here to read the top stories on Benzinga.com A Look At Bruce Kovner's Portfolio (QCOM, VVUS, FCX, CCL) 05/03/2010 - 18:50 Caxton Associates is a $7 billion hedge fund started by Bruce Kovner in 1983. Kovner follows a global macro investment strategy. As of 12/31/2009, Caxton's largest long positions were Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Vivus, Inc. Click here to read more... Market Roundup (GOOG, AMZN, AAPL, NSANY.PK, TAP, GS, OSTK) 05/04/2010 - 13:44 Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is taking on Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and recent entrant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for starting digital book sales in the next two months through "Google Editions." The full details are not yet available. Click here to read more... Beware Of Alternative Energy ETFs As Oil Spill Plays 05/04/2010 - 07:55 In the wake of the tragedy at BP's (NYSE: BP) Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, the green energy crowd might be licking their chops. Offshore oil drilling is once again viewed in a negative light as a dangerous endeavor that the U.S. should not be engaging in. Click here to read more... Coal ETF A Victim Of Plenty Of Turmoil 05/04/2010 - 01:51 Just a few weeks ago, the Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE: KOL) was trading above $40, within earshot of its 52-week high of $41.55. Click here to read more... Option Strategies for MGM Mirage (MGM) Before Earnings 05/04/2010 - 09:10 Click here to read more... Short Call Spread Traded in Ford 05/04/2010 - 13:24 Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has been a stellar performer this year, but has had trouble breaking through the $14.50 level a number of times and is now trading lower. Ford is currently 3.61% lower on the session to $12.82 and is now sitting right on top of the 50-day moving average. Click here to read more... SIRI Swings Back To Q1 Profit 05/04/2010 - 08:18 Satellite radio company Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) reported its Q1 profits at $41.6 million, or $0.01 per share, as compared to a loss of $238.8 million incurred a year earlier. SIRI’s revenues for the quarter came in at $663.8 million, up from $587 million a year ago. Click here to read more... Palladium ETF Looks Appealing On Pullback 05/04/2010 - 06:58 The ETFS Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSE: PALL) had been humming along until a couple of weeks when risk appetite took an uppercut to the jaw, but the charts show PALL could be an appealing play on this current pullback. Click here to read more... Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (ASMI, PWAV, ANN, CRM, HSP) 05/04/2010 - 13:11 ASM International NV (NASDAQ: ASMI) was upgraded by Jefferies from “underperform” to “hold.” ASMI’s shares dipped 4.28% to $24.80 at 9.36 am. ASMI’s shares have gained 0.66%year to date. Click here to read more... Jim’s Game Plan For This Week (SMG, CLNE, CPNO, JDSU, APA, DVN, RIG, MRK, PFE, SHOO, SBA, AMT, VMC, SYY) 05/03/2010 - 15:17 According to an article on CNBC, Jim Cramer said that while the last week was tough, this week is going to be much better. Click here to read more... Today's Trading Ideas Short Call Spread Traded in Ford Alcoa Receives Delta Neutral Trade PWAV To Enjoy Operating Leverage As Demand Rises Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (ASMI, PWAV, ANN, CRM, HSP) Pfizer (PFE) Breaches Above its 50 Day MA CALX To Generate Solid Top-Line Growth Q Likely To Report Solid Q1 Revenues, FCF Corporate Executive Board Spikes Higher ABT’s Execution Disappoints AMCN New Gas Strategy May Need Additional Capex Most Popular Jim’s Game Plan For This Week (SMG, CLNE, CPNO, JDSU, APA, DVN, RIG, MRK, PFE, SHOO, SBA, AMT, VMC, SYY) Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (CTCT , RIG, CW, BP, PHH) Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Losers (ISIS, OMNI, NLST, ATPG, TRMA) McDonald’s and Heinz: A Fast Food Dividend Match (MCD, HNZ) Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (POZN, BPOP, BPAX, AIXG, ACLS) Updated Position Sheet Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (MSON, NTRI, PWAV, IPXL, LLEN) Past Month's Best & Worst Industries Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (ATHN, DPS, BNCL, APC) Newpark Resources’s Price Target Raised at Wunderlich VIDEO - Fundamental & Technical Analysis of the S&P 500's Daily & Weekly Charts: Trade Setups for May 3, 2010 Join Benzinga now to get the best stock ideas! About Us | Privacy Policy | Contact | RSS | Write for us | Badges Benzinga is a news network that provides market moving financial news and opinions to traders and investors. It features opinions from experts in industry while also covering the overall news of the day. Copyright ©2009 Benzinga.com