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Top Narrow Based Indexes For May 25 (AZO, EDV, DROOY)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 2:21pm | 210The markets are on the lower side. Till 12:22 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 167.77, or 1.67%, to 9,898.80, while S&P 500 index dipped 17.22, or 1.60%. Meanwhile, Nasdaq fell 35.76, or 1.62%. Some of the few narrow based indexes that are supporting the market are the Auto Parts and...
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Top Performing Industries For May 25 (AZO, BBW, CMCSA, SNFCA)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 1:57pm | 238At 12:34 pm, the Dow had plunged 175.41 points, or 1.74%, to 9,891.16, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 17.97 points, or 1.67%, and the Nasdaq composite index lost 37.92 points, or 1.71%. The industries that are helping the market keep afloat today are: Auto Parts Stores: The...
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Company News for May 25, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 9:31am | 170• Medtronics (NYSE:MDT) reported fourth quarter earnings of 89 cents a share, one cent better than Zacks expectations, on inline revenues of $4.2 billion • Autozone (NYSE:AZO) topped estimates with first quarter earnings of $4.12, well above Zacks projections of $2.35, on better-than-expected...
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Short-Term Calls Sold in AAP
Friday, May 21, 2010 - 10:16am | 114Shares of Advanced Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) are higher on the session by 2.47%, currently trading $50.20. The stock hit a high on the session of $50.98 before pulling back slightly. While the stock was rising, traders were selling the May $50 call, which expires today for $0.85. This was done...
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Mounting Global Economic Fears 05-20-2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 7:59pm | 807Cusick's Corner Major US markets fell like a rock today after continuing fear that the EU debt crisis may thwart any US recovery. The Euro jumped against the Dollar after there were rumors that the European Central Bank might intervene to support the Euro which then set off short-covering in the...
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Advance Auto Parts (AAP) Hits 52 Week High
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 6:27pm | 86Shares of Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) hit a 52 week high of $50.21 per share on Thursday before closing up 6.29% for the day at $48.99 per share, then dropping slightly in after hours trading. Volume of 4.3 million shares was nearly triple the daily average volume of nearly 1.5 million shares....
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Top Performing Industries For May 20 (AAP, APOL, WSM, V)
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 2:10pm | 267By 1:34 pm, Dow had lost 254.31 points, or 2.43%, to 10,190.06, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 29.61 points, or 2.66%. The Nasdaq composite index had also slipped 67.18 points, or 2.92%. While most of the industries are down today, the ones that are performing better than...
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Markets Should React Favorably On AAP’s Strong Q1 Results
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 1:28pm | 208Analysts at Oppenheimer & Co reiterate their "underperform" rating on Advance Auto Parts Inc (NYSE: AAP), while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for AAP has been raised from $39 to $46. AAP has posted better-than-expected Q1 results, driven by “significant re-...
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Put Volume Grows in Advanced Auto Parts
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 11:14am | 101Shares of Advanced Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) are trading nicely higher today, currently higher by 5.86% to $48.79. This comes on the heels of a better than expected earnings report that the company issued yesterday, after the bell. Put volume is growing on the name though. Even though the lots...
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5-19-10 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 11:17am | 2725Stocks are lower amid continued European economic worries Stocks are moderately lower as markets worldwide again tracked the movement of the euro Wednesday. U.S. stock index futures erased some of their deep, early morning losses as the euro bounced off a four-year low of $1.2146 and moved back up...
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Puts Sold in Advanced Auto Parts
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 10:32am | 100Shares of Advanced Auto Parts Inc. (NYSE: AAP) are on the rise today by 1.64%, currently trading $46.50. The stock’s chart looks dynamite, with APP nearing its 52-week high of $47.41. It appears that it will make a run at that level. Puts are being sold in the name today as well, mostly in the...
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Benzinga's After Hours Decliners (WLP, UNH, AZO)
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 8:34pm | 137Most of the after hours activity today can be traced to the release of a number of high profile 13-Fs, detailing the quarterly moves of some of the top money managers in the world. United Health (NYSE: UNH) has fallen 3.22% in the after hours trading session, after Warren Buffett's Berkshire...
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Market Bounces Back 05-17-2010
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 6:49pm | 717Cusick’s Corner The market recovered nicely going into the afternoon, might be a fundamental change in mind set or maybe just a squeeze going into options expiration week. Energies were the buoy today, with Oil bouncing and Materials making up their earlier session lows. While this is not to be...
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Top Performing Industries For May 14 (GSB, COST, AZO, HD)
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 2:07pm | 223At 1:38 pm, Dow plunged 210.25 points, or 1.95%, to 10,572.70, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 27.59 points or 2.38%. The Nasdaq composite index has also slipped 63.45 points or 2.65%. While most of the industries are in red today, the top four industries are: Internet...
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Cyclacel Losses Widen - Analyst Blog
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 11:42am | 410Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (CYCC) first quarter fiscal 2010 net loss per share came in at 18 cents, higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 15 cents. The year-ago loss was 26 cents. Although the total net loss during the quarter increased 7% to $5.8 million, net loss per share...