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Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) Reports EPS of $1.38 vs. $0.72 Estimate; Revenue $1.26B vs. $1.14B

Here are a list of some for the companies to report after the bell: Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG), Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR), Seagate Technology (NYSE: STX), Stryker (NYSE: SYK), Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN), Yahoo! (YHOO)

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(NYSE: LVS) has sold off from its small gap higher open. The stock has been a major winner by rallying higher since March 15, 2011 when it traded as low as $36.05 a share. This morning LVS is trading lower by 0.94 cents to $44.81 a share. Trader should watch the $44.00 for good...

Hudson Securities is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Hold rating on Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) ahead of earnings; it has a $129.00 price target on the stock. The HS analysts noted that WYNN reports 1Q11 results after the close today. A 4:30 pm EDT conference call...

Hudson Securities reports that Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN), which reports 1Q11 results after the close today, should have strong results. “Our current 1Q11 EBITDA estimate of $291 million is $15 million below the Street,” Hudson Securities writes. “We estimate that just under 75% of WYNN's...

Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ: ZION) shares surged 7.75% to $24.74 in the pre-market session. ZION swung to a profit in the first quarter. Millicom International Cellular SA (NASDAQ: MICC) shares advanced 7.70% to $102.23 in the pre-market session. MICC lifted its projections for the year....

Harley-Davidson Inc (NYSE: HOG) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.53 per share on revenue of $1.05 billion. Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) is projected to post its Q3 EPS at $0.27 on revenue of $2.66 billion. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is estimated to post its Q1 EPS at $...

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(NYSE: LVS) is a leading casino stock that has been very strong today despite the sharp broad based stock market sell off. This stock is trading higher by 0.93 cents to $45.06 a share. The daily chart for LVS remains very strong as the stock is trading above all of the daily...

Federal authorities working in tandem with Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara unveiled a wide-ranging indictment against the founders of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker. The allegations include bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling. In addition, authorities filed...

Charlie Sheen, the bad boy of Hollywood, had risen to fame on the wings of his father's fame, as well as a large number of scandals. Recently he got fired from Warner Bros. but that didn't stop him from reaching a record number of Twitter followers. In his most popular show - Two and a Half Men –...

Empire Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: NYNY) announced today that it will extend the rights offering until May 20, 2011 in order to ensure that our shareholders have adequate time to evaluate and consider the impact of our recent announcement of the exclusivity agreement to negotiate with other parties for...

Shares of Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (NASDAQ: MPEL) are more than 5% higher after the company was upgraded at Bank of America Merrill Lynch this morning. At last check, shares of Melco were up 46 cents to $9.15, a gain of 5.3% on more than 43,000 shares. Melco Crown Entertainment Limited...

Rosetta Resources Inc (NASDAQ: ROSE) was upgraded by Canaccord from "hold" to "buy." ROSE's shares closed at $42.05 yesterday. Rosetta Resources' PEG ratio is 0.87. BofA/Merrill upgraded Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ: MPEL) from “neutral” to “buy.” MPEL's shares closed at $8.69...

International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) announced today that it has entered into a new $750 million, five-year credit facility with a syndicate of banks which replaces its existing $1.2 billion credit facility. The new facility provides a lower all-in drawn interest rate, extends the maturity...

The world's largest electronics retailer by sales Best Buy Co. (BBY) plan to grow its online and mobile businesses while scaling back its “big box” retail space as part of a broader strategy to combat declining sales and rising competition. China's economy grew at a slightly slower rate in the...