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Closing Bell: A Fifth Straight Win, but Sloppy (AA, BP, HEW, AON, SNDK, WMT, WY)

Jon Ogg — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:00:00 EST

Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Alcoa Inc (AA), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), SanDisk Corp (SNDK)

Today was a strange day in the market, with EU markets mixed and an overall mixed bias being present all day ahead of earnings season. A Fed official noted that rates were appropriate on the same day that Ben Bernanke was out discussing the lack of credit available at small businesses. Despite today's win looking more like a tie or surrender, we have now been up 5 days in a row.

Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:

Dow 10,216.27 +18.24 (0.18%)
S&P 500 1,078.75 +0.79 (0.07%)
Nasdaq 2,198.36 +1.91 (0.09%)

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Hewitt Associates has a winning human resources formula

Joseph Lazzaro — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:43:00 EST

Filed under: Stocks to Buy

The market's choppy/consolidating pattern continues, suggesting the need for an additional defensive play or two (or perhaps more). And in this category Hewitt Associates is worth a review.

Hewitt Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HEW) provides a variety of human resource-related services including payroll, organizational change management, talent consulting, reward consulting, and benefits outsourcing (medical, 301K, pensions).

Analysts expect 2008 revenue growth of 4-7% with strong gains in consulting. Benefits administration revenue should advance 3-5%. Margins are adequate. The Reuters FY 2007/FY 2008 EPS consensus estimates for HEW are $1.75 to $2.12.

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Hewitt Associates (HEW): Shares forming a bullish 'flag'

Larry Schutts — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:15:00 EST

Filed under: Earnings Reports, Target Corp. (TGT), Alcoa Inc (AA), Wachovia Corp (WB), Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy

Seeing to a company's diverse human resource service needs can be a complex operation and sometimes a little help is needed. One of the world's leading providers of such assistance is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

Hewitt Associates (NYSE: HEW) offers human resources services. The company administers health care, payroll and retirement programs on behalf of hundreds of firms, for millions of employees and retirees worldwide. It also advises more than 2,300 companies on the design, implementation and operation of their own human resources programs. Hewitt employs some 23,000 associates, in 33 countries. Clients include Alcoa (NYSE: AA), Target (NYSE: TGT) and Wachovia (NYSE: WB).

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