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Cramer's Opinion On VECO, BPL, CAB
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 4:26pm | 224CNBC's Mad Money Jim Cramer thinks that Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ: VECO)(FREE stock trend analysis) is a winner as the company is a great internet tsunami play. Cramer believes that Veeco (VECO)(FREE stock trend analysis) is in everything that is hot: LED, solar, processing, data storage. VECO is...
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Top 5 Stocks With Highest Short Interest (WTR, EEE, BKS, MJN, UMC)
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:21pm | 270Aqua America Inc (NYSE: WTR)(FREE stock trend analysis) has a short interest ratio of 15.02. WTR’s stock has been trending up since November 2. WTR operates regulated utilities that provide water or wastewater services in the US. Evergreen Energy Inc (NYSE: EEE) has a short interest ratio of 14.02...
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Benzinga’s Top Gainers (CAEI, HNSN, GIL, GSI, BGP)
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 12:29pm | 179China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAEI) has soared 18% to $1.27 on 1.22 million shares. In the last one month, CAEI is down over 25%. Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) has jumped 14.61% to $3.06 after Brean Murray upgraded Hansen Medical to Buy. So far this year, HNSN is down over 57...
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NCR To Acquire DVDPlay Kiosks
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:30am | 101NCR Corp. (NYSE: NCR), the maker of ATM machines and cash registers, will reportedly acquire DVD kiosk operator DVDPlay. Georgia-based NCR will convert the DVDPlay's 1,300 kiosks to the Blockbuster Express brand name in effort to challenge Coinstar's (Nasdaq: CSTR) Redbox DVD kiosks. Video rental...
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Stocks That Are Moving The Market (QDHC, HOKU, SPCHB, SCSS, NANO)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 3:09pm | 186QuadraMed Corporation (NASDAQ: QDHC) shares surged by 29.80% to $8.32. QDHC has agreed to be acquired by a private-equity firm Francisco Partners in a $126 million deal. Francisco will pay $8.50 a share for the health-care information-technology company, representing a 33% premium to its Monday...
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Benzinga’s Biggest Losers (SOMX, ZLC, ALTH, IAG, MELI)
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 12:34pm | 188Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOMX) has plunged 63.74% to $1.28 on 13.51 million shares after Somaxon today announced that the company has received a Complete Response Letter from the U.S. FDA for its New Drug Application for Silenor(R) (doxepin) for the treatment of insomnia. Zale...
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Benzinga’s Top Downgrades (ZLC, BARE, KMB, CL, AVP, CREE)
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 11:17am | 201Zale Corporation (NYSE: ZLC) has declined 15.73% to $4.17 in the morning session after Soleil Securities downgraded ZLC to from Hold to Sell with a Price target of $2.50. Bare Escentuals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BARE) fell 3.90% to $12.80 after Goldman Sachs downgraded Bare Escentuals from Neutral to Sell...
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Mercedes Benz Gives Its Name To New AEG Arena In Shanghai, China
Monday, December 7, 2009 - 10:40am | 106Mercedes is expected to sponsor the $280 million AEG arena being developed in Shanghai, China. The German auto giant is expected to announce that it would lend its name to the basketball and entertainment venue. Incidentally, Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) paid AEG and other developers of Staples...
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Ulta (ULTA) Comes Up With 3Q Surprise, Oppenheimer Rates It Outperform.
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 3:23pm | 100Oppenheimer Equity Research in a quarterly report has rated beauty products retailer Ulta (NASDAQ: ULTA) as Outperform. Oppenheimer has set a target price of $20 for Ulta based on a discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation. Ulta is expected to show strong store growth numbers and is attractively...
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Ulta Salon (ULTA) Q3 Profit Rises 69%
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 7:34am | 118Beauty supplies retailer Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA) announced that its profit rose 69% in the Q3, as sales rose by a double-digit percentage. But its revenue outlook for the Q4 was below a consensus Wall Street estimate, and the shares fell. Ulta predicted Q4 sales...
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Benzinga's Earnings Preview (APWR, MRVL, NX, STST, ULTA, ARST, TUTR)
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 6:21am | 218A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ: APWR) is expected to report third-quarter earnings of 31 cents a share on revenue of $113.36 million. Yesterday, APWR closed at $15.39. Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) is projected to report third-quarter earnings of 27 cents a share on...
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Staples (SPLS) Continues to Give Unparalleled Sales Performance: Jefferies & Company, Inc. Report
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 1:05pm | 137Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) is a leading retailer in the Office Products Distribution Industry, serving both consumers and businesses through its domestic and international superstores, website, catalogs and contract stationer business. The Jefferies research by analysts Daniel Binder & John Marrin...
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Howard Davidowitz's Winners In The Retail Sector (KSS, DLTR, BBBY, WMT, AMZN)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 9:32pm | 403Retail expert Howard Davidowitz said in an interview on Tech Ticker that he is bearish on U.S. consumer as unemployment is at 26 year high and Americans are saving more. But he thinks that there are still opportunities in the retail sector as he believes in retailers that are effective in cost-...
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Howard Davidowitz Being Howard Davidowitz (Videos): Yahoo Tech Ticker December 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 2:05pm | 1896We've been observing Howard Davidowitz for about 2 years now, and he is quite possibly (aside from Marc Faber) one of the most flamboyant speakers in the financial universe. Agree, or disagree - he is a hoot to simply listen to. 2009 [Aug 27, 2009: Howard Davidowitz Returns to Yahoo Tech Ticker...
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Benzinga’s News Roundup (SPLS, PFE, LINE, ED, STT)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 10:26am | 327Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) today announced a third quarter earnings of $269.4 million, or $0.37 a share, as compared to $156.7 million, or $0.22 a share, in the year-ago period. Sales were $6.52 billion, down from $6.95 billion from the same quarter last year. Analysts surveyed by FactSet...