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The major stock indexes started the morning trading sharply higher. At 10:00 am EST the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average(NYSE: DIA) traded as high as $116.97 a share. Since that high pivot the major stock indexes have been slowly declining throughout the session. The highly traded and followed DIA...

Stamps.com Inc. (NASDAQ: STMP) shares are soaring today, gaining almost 9% on heavier than normal volume. At last check, shares of Stamps.com were up $1.61 to $19.57, a gain of 8.96% on almost 400,000 shares. The average daily volume is just over 120,000 shares. Stamps.com Inc. provides...

All day traders should know this, the week leading into options expiration is an extremely tough period to trade. This is a time when the large institutional trading desks will play a lot games with the small retail options traders. Take a look at the major stock indexes during an options...

Dollar General Corp (NYSE: DG) reported a 3.4% rise in its FQ2 net income rose 3.4% and raised the low end of its earnings forecast for the full year. Dollar General reported its quarterly profit at $146 million, or $0.42 per share, up from $141.2 million, or $0.41 per share, in the year-ago...

1-800-Flowers.com Inc (NASDAQ: FLWS) reported a narrower fiscal fourth-quarter loss on Tuesday. 1-800-Flowers reported a quarterly loss of $8,000, or less than a penny share, versus a year-ago loss of $5 million, or $0.08 per share. Its revenue climbed 13% to $187.1 million. However, analysts were...

Benchmark is out with its report today on Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE: OWW), maintaining Hold. In its report, Benchmark writes, "Orbitz stands poised to experience rebounding profit growth in 2012 as growing exposure to higher-margin international hotel bookings combine with new private label...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting consumer confidence data and the minutes of the recent Federal Open Market Committee. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 59 points to 11,458.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 7.70 points to 1,200.40. Nasdaq 100...

Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS) is expected to report a FQ1 loss at $0.94 per share. Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $0.48 on sales of $3.54 billion. The Bank Of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) is projected to report its Q3 EPS at $1.13 on revenue of $4.33...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) to report its Q2 EPS at $0.48 on sales of $3.54 billion. DG shares surged 2.93% to $34.78 in after-hours trading. Winn-Dixie Stores Inc (NASDAQ: WINN) reported a 48% decline in its...

CVD Equipment Corporation (NASDAQ: CVV) shares moved up 5.21% to $17.36 at 10:30 am. The volume of CVV shares traded was 197% higher than normal. CVV's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 12.91%. Stamps.com Inc (NASDAQ: STMP) shares rose 8.75% to $18.14. The volume of STMP shares traded was...

(TheStreet) -- Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is embarking on its biggest price hike yet this week, igniting an angry backlash of irate customers and canceled subscriptions. But even with this 60% bump in its most popular subscription plan, in some respects, members are now getting more bang for their buck...

Below are the top small-cap general entertainment stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Orbitz Worldwide Inc (NYSE: OWW) had $145.96 million in total cash and $473.22 million in total debt for the latest quarter. Six Flags Entertainment Corp (NYSE: SIX) had $142.12 million in total...

Today has been anything but boring as we have seen the market deal with two huge pieces of news in GDP and Bernanke's Jackson Hole Speech, and traders and investors have been taken on a wild, roller-coaster ride as a result.  Surprisingly, the market is rallying on Bernanke's no-news event (or is...

This morning, the Bernank told the market exactly what they had already expected, no QE-3 right now. He did hint that it is possible in the September, however, he is keeping the market guessing. The Federal Reserve has lost a lot of credibility over the past five years and another quantitative...

(TheStreet) -- Netflix (NFLX) isn't concerned with criticism that its streaming library is paltry when it comes to new movie releases. In fact, the company is quite content to cede the new release territory to its competitors. "Not many people are coming to Netflix for new releases since they can...