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Analysts at Merriman Curhan Ford initiate coverage of iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT) with a "neutral" rating. IRBT’s shares moved down 1.53% to close at $17.43 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently came out with the nationwide crime statistics, and the results are quite surprising. The overall crime rate is down for 2009, way down. Violent crime is down 5.5%, murder is down 7.2%, robbery down 8.1%, property crime down 4.9%, larceny theft down 4.2...

Major B2B companies have posted good quarterly results. Jefferies & Co. Inc., in its weekly report, has stated that these companies have a tougher time ahead on account of rising input costs. Companies such as Church & Dwight Co. (NYSE: CHD), Fortune Brands (NYSE: FO) and Helen of Troy...

Analysts at CK Cooper upgrade iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT) from "hold" to "buy." The target price for IRBT is set to $30. According to the analysts, the upgrade in the rating is based on “terrific job of turning around the operating model and has the proper focus to leverage the bottom line...

iRobot Corp (NASDAQ: IRBT) was upgraded by CK Cooper from “hold” to “buy.” IRBT lost 0.19% to $21.41 by 8.59 am. IRBT’s is expected to deliver 338.64% earnings growth this year. Oppenheimer upgraded Office Depot Inc (NYSE: ODP) from “underperform” to “perform.” Shares of ODP plunged 6.55% to $6.56...

Impax Laboratories Inc (NASDAQ: IPXL) crossed its earlier 52-week high of $20.16 and created a new 52-week high of $20.25, up 0.60% at 1:33 pm. IPXL’s March quarter earnings was 303.90% higher than anticipated. inTest Corp (NASDAQ: INTT) was another stock that made a new 52-week high at $4.55,...

Among the notable stocks that have moved lower in the after hours today are Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) and Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR). Sotheby's (BID) has fallen 5.75% to $34.12 in after hours trading. More than 61,496 shares have been traded after the close of the New York Stock Exchange. There does not...

Shares of consumer products company Helen of Troy Limited (Nasdaq: HELE) were trading up more than 7% at $27.91 per share during the Wednesday morning trading session. Helen of Troy Limited closed the previous trading day at $25.98 per share and has a 52 week trading range of $15.89 to $28.98 per...

JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ: JDSU) lost 7.52% to $12.67 in the pre-market session. JDSU had significantly narrowed its losses in fiscal Q3. OraSure Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OSUR) tumbled 5.56% to $5.95 in the pre-market session. OSUR had reported its Q1 revenues at $17.9 million. Makita Corp...

Snap-On Inc (NYSE: SNA), a manufacturer and marketer of tools, diagnostics, equipment, software and service solutions for professional users, is receiving a bearish call trade this afternoon. The September $50 cal was sold on the bid a short while ago; open interest on the strike was 2,074, which...

SAVVIS Inc (NASDAQ: SVVS) shares jumped 11.77% to $19.65. The volume of SVVS shares traded was 431% higher than normal. SVVS posted a Q1 loss of $11.3 million. Read more about this company here. Coinstar, Inc (NASDAQ: CSTR) shares climbed 7.91% to $47.87. The volume of CSTR shares traded was 344%...

iRobot Corp (NASDAQ: IRBT) shares gained 32% to $20.09 by 2:05 pm. The volume of IRBT shares traded was 1225% higher than normal. IRBT has posted better-than-expected Q1 results. Illumina, Inc (NASDAQ: ILMN) shares climbed 12.83% to $42.47. The volume of ILMN shares traded was 569 % higher than...

Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) spiked 26.78% to $5.87 in the after hours today, after Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) announced that it will acquire this provider of mobile products. HPQ will pay $1.2 billion or $5.7 per share for PALM. iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT) gained 22.54% after closing...

U.S. stocks started a busy earnings week on a dull note as worries about financial reform and Greece’s lingering debt concerns hit the broader market.  Caterpillar’s (NYSE:CAT) strong earnings report and a flurry of corporate deals gave an initial lift to stocks but financial concerns sent the...

US stocks had a lukewarm showing yesterday, as two opposing results prevented either news to make a full impact on the market. While Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) and Whirlpool Corp (NYSE: WHR) gave upbeat results, while the government announced its plans to start divesting from Citigroup Inc (NYSE:...