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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (DGIT, SMSC, WPRT, UAUA, BBBY)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 2:12pm | 218DG FastChannel, Inc (NASDAQ: DGIT) shares gained 6.52% to $ 34.97. The volume of DGIT shares traded was 614% higher than normal. DGIT priced its offering of 3.5 million shares at $31.50 per share. Standard Microsystems Corporation (NASDAQ: SMSC) shares climbed 7.29% to $25.91. The volume of SMSC...
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Ratio Spread in Bed Bath and Beyond
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 12:39pm | 205Home goods retailer, Bed Bath and Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), reported better than expected earnings yesterday after the bell; the stock is reacting to the upside today by more than 3.50% to $46.28. Wedbush Morgan also reaffirmed an “Outperform” rating for the stock in addition to being raised to “Buy”...
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Markets Fight Back, Refusing To Be Down Two Straight Days
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 11:09am | 517The markets are slightly lower for the second day in a row. Global jitters are showing themselves again with Greece. At 8:30am ET, Jobless Claims were released. They showed a jump to 460,000. Expectations were for 442,000. This negative news did not have a major impact on the markets. Overall...
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Retail Movers (PIR, ZLC, HOTT)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:58am | 178Some retailers are enjoying hefty gains today. Here is the rundown on a few of the movers: Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) posted a profit of $35 million during the fourth quarter. Same-store sales rose 6.5 percent for the quarter. The retailer said sales and margin trends that it saw in the second half...
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Pier 1 (PIR) Kicks Off Strongly
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 10:50am | 117Home merchandise seller, Pier 1 (NYSE: PIR), reported a lift of nearly 20% in comparable store sales in March, driven mainly by Easter and higher store traffic. Rival companies like William – Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) and Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) have also reported similar trends. This is...
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Company News for April 8, 2010 - Corporate Summary
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 8:30am | 243• General Motors announced a $4.3 billion, post-bankruptcy loss in the second half of 2009, as revenue reached $57.5 billion • Bed Bath and Beyond (NYSE:BBBY) posted better-than-expected fiscal fourth quarter earnings of 86 cents a share, up from Zacks estimates of 73 cents, on revenues of $2.24...
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Stocks To Watch On April 8 (ISCA, JOEZ, PIR, RPM, ZEP)
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 6:12am | 197Some of the stocks that might be worth watching today are: International Speedway Corp (NASDAQ: ISCA) has projected its earnings for the latest quarter at $0.53 per share. ISCA is scheduled to report its results before the market opens. Jean maker, Joe's Jeans Inc (NASDAQ: JOEZ), is set to report...
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Bed Bath & Beyond Earnings Preview (BBBY)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 2:50pm | 130This afternoon, after the closing bell retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) will be reporting their quarterly earnings numbers. The Union, New Jersey based company is expected to post earnings per share of $0.73 compared to $0.55 in the year ago period. During today's trading session, BBBY...
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Stocks To Be Watched On April 7 (MON, FDO, BBBY, RT, WDFC)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 6:59am | 183Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is expected to post its earnings for the latest quarter at $1.73 per share. MON is set to report before trading begins. Traders expect Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO) to report its earnings at $0.78 per share when it declares its results for the latest quarter prior...
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The Retail ETF Is Banking On Positive Reports From Retailers This Week
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 5:53pm | 2126“Several retailers are reporting earnings this week and positive sentiment from these companies will continue to fuel the year-to-date rise in the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT). (XRT) rose by 16% in the year through March and this performance was strong enough to earn it a spot on my list of...
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Finding Value in Earnings Announcements: How to Calculate a Price-to-Earnings Ratio
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 3:20pm | 1718Alcoa (AA) officially kicks off earnings season with its numbers release due out on April 12 this year. However, other key earnings reports starting this week will include Bed, Bath and Beyond (BBBY), Monsanto (MON), Family Dollar Stores (FDO) and Salesforce.com (CRM), amongst others. These...
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Stocks That Have Crossed 52-Week High (ALGN, AERG, BBBY, BRCM, CRME)
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 1:54pm | 238Align Technology, Inc (NASDAQ: ALGN) crossed its earlier 52-week high of $20 and created a new high of $20.52, up 4.80%. ALGN designs, manufactures and markets the Invisalign system to treat malocclusion (the misalignment of teeth). Applied Energetics Inc (NASDAQ: AERG) soared 13.19% to $1.03 on a...
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Gainers And Losers On March 26 (ABIO, VTIV, FINL, GLG, LSE, CPWM, RSH, ATAC, SNX)
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 7:12am | 316Friday again ended up, even if slightly, making it the fourth consecutive week to end higher. The stocks that made impressive movement in the US stock market are: Gainers Arca Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ: ABIO) soared about 210% to $8.22, after the biotech company announced that it has received patents...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market Gainers (RYAAY, NETL, CPWM, SMOD)
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 7:10am | 299Ryanair Holdings plc (ADR) (NASDAQ: RYAAY) increased 4.12% to $27.29 in the pre-market session. Dow Jones International News reported that Ryanair Holdings plc has opened its 39th base at Faro with 7 aircraft and 30 routes, which will increase Ryanair Holdings plc's traffic at Faro to 1.3 million...
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Volume Talks Wednesday: A Bullish Biotech Breakout Option Play
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 8:02am | 2954Today's breakout report is for Wednesday March 24, 2010. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily breakout report you should skip ahead to the list of stocks. To reiterate previous blog posts...