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Unusual volume is a great opportunity to watch the true economics of investing as supply and demand change stock prices. The following stocks give a great list of what is moving in the market and why. Stocks rising on unusual volume: - WebMD Corp (NASDAQ: WBMD) up 5.58%, volume up 1,938%. Reported...

GenVec, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC) increased 5.58% to $2.42 in the pre-market session. GenVec announced today a new contract with the Department of Homeland Security to continue the development of adenovector-based vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease. The 52-week trading range for GNVC is $0.35 - $3....

Below are the top 5 consumer goods stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of 5-year earnings growth estimate. The five-year earnings growth estimate for Standard Motor Products Inc (NYSE: SMP) stands at 222.2%. SMP has a PEG ratio of 0.08. Read more about this company here. The five-year earnings...

Northland Securities maintained “outperform” rating for Fuel Systems Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: FSYS) but reduced 2010 estimates and lowered the target price to $39. The rationale being that the Italian government has, unexpectedly, decided to end automobile incentives. The LPG/CNG incentives in 2009...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) increased 4.32% to $14.50 in the pre-market session. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber reported today a fourth-quarter profit of $107 million, or $0.44 per share, from a loss of $330 million, or $1.37 per share, for the same quarter last year. Sales...

Analyst Dale R. Pfau at Cantor Fitzgerald has released an update on Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RZ). The company announced yesterday that it had reached an agreement with its financing partners to extend the final performance, and completion test of Thermo No.1 to June 30, 2010. Cantor...

012 Smile.Communications Ltd (NASDAQ: SMLC) shares created a new high of $28.45, before slipping slightly to $28.14, reflecting a 10.48% jump. SMLC had recently announced an NIS 3.9 billion (approximately $1.04 billion) financing agreement with a consortium led by Bank Hapoalim to acquire the...

Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets upgrade Hawk Corporation (NYSE: HWK) from "hold" to "buy," while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for HWK is set to $23. According to KeyBanc Capital Markets, Hawk’s sales outlook is improving, while the underlying demand for the company’...

Amerigon Incorporated (NASDAQ: ARGN) jumped 14.44% to $9.51 in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range for ARGN is $2.14-$9.85. ARGN closed at $8.91 in yesterday’s trading. NETGEAR, Inc (NYSE: NTGR) gained 12.04% to $24.38 in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range for NTGR is $...

Below are the top 5 small-cap consumer goods stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Standard Motor Products Inc (NYSE: SMP) has a PEG ratio of 0.08. BB&T Capital Markets upgraded SMP from “hold” to “buy.” American Dairy Inc (NYSE: ADY) has a PEG ratio of 0.10. The return on equity...

Analyst Brett D Hoselton of KeyBanc Capital Markets maintains his "buy" rating on Tenneco Automotive Inc (NYSE: TEN). The target price for TEN has been raised from $19 to $27. Tenneco Automotive has reported its Q4 earnings inline with the consensus and the estimates. “TEN reduced its net debt by $...

Analysts at Barclays upgrade Tenneco Inc (NYSE: TEN) from "equal weight" to "overweight." The target price for TEN is set to $25. TEN’s shares closed at $18.06 yesterday. Read more about the market

• Air Products (NYSE:APD) announced plans to acquire Airgas (NYSE:ARG) for $60 per share, or $5.1 billion • Aetna (NYSE:AET) reported earnings of 40 cents, two cent off estimates of 42 cents, on revenues of $8.7 billion, slightly better than the $8.65 billion expected. Below-Street guidance was...