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H&R Block Reports Total Tax Returns Through March 31, 2011 +5.7% (NYSE: HRB)

H&R Block Reports Total Tax Returns Through March 31, 2011 +5.7% (NYSE: HRB)

Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) shares are moving higher, gaining $1.01 to $48.08, a gain of 2.15%. Coinstar has been breaking out recently, and the stock is gapping up. Coinstar, Inc. provides automated retail solutions primarily in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom,...

Best 1) XenoPort (NASDAQ: XNPT): Posting a huge gain of 63.32% to $10.41. An FDA approval for one of its drugs, along with partner GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK), has shares vaulting. 2) XOMA (NASDAQ: XOMA): Trading up 15.1% to $3.43. 3) TPC Group (NASDAQ: TPCG): Sustaining an 11.6% gain to $36.38...

Shares of Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) are higher on the session by 1.92%, trading at $54.74. Overall call volume is now running at 2.61x the daily average, with 4% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 2,375 contracts have traded on the session so far. Sotheby's is an auctioneer of...

Compass Point LLC maintained its H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) Neutral rating in a research report published today. Compass Point has previously given H&R Block shares a $16 price target. In the report, Compass Point states, "While the statistics are positive for the industry, we continue to...

Northland Securities has upgraded Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) from Market Perform to Outperform and has established a $56 price target.

Standpoint Research Downgrades H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) from Buy to Hold.

Steiner Leisure Limited (Nasdaq: STNR) today announced that its spa brand Mandara Spa has entered into a new agreement to manage a spa facility at the Pullman Gurgaon Central Park hotel, located in New Delhi, India. The hotel will be managed by Accor Hotels. The hotel and spa are anticipated to...

Cusick's Corner The market held its ground into the After Hours, but I did not see the thrust that I would give the bulls the total edge. Next week has the potential to be more volatile, with the EU rate decisions on the Thursday, looks like more tightening by the hawks looming, and the canary,...

The overall market closed near the bottom of its daily trading range as sellers begin stepping in at around 1:45 p.m. EST. Here are the five best and worst performers on the day: Best 1) NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX): Closed trading up nearly 12.6% at $39.60 on the news that NASDAQ and ICE made a...

Cusick's Corner Jobs, that is what the market was greeted with this morning, Payrolls up over the 200k mark and Unemployment still dropping, 8.8%. The market tore up on the open and has held into the Midday. The question is how you play the rising risk of inflation and growth. One might look at...

Shares of Weight Watchers International (NYSE: WTW) are higher on the session by 7.14%, trading at $68.25. Overall call volume is now running at 2.14x the daily average, with 73% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 3,824 contracts have traded on the session so far. Weight Watchers...

According to Wedbush, Sotheby's Holdings (NYSE: BID) estimates and price target are raised. Wedbush reported that it is raising its 2011 estimates for revenue to $848 million from $830 million, and for EPS to $2.97 from $2.82, to reflect better than expected momentum in recent auctions, especially...

Analysts at RW Baird upgrade StoneMor Partners LP (NASDAQ: STON) from “neutral” to “outperform.” STON shares gained 3.46% to close at $27.38 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here