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Volcano's IVUS More Efficient - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 1:15pm | 480Recently, results from Volcano Corporation's (VOLC) PROSPECT (Providing Regional Observations to Study Predictors of Events in the Coronary Tree) study were published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study revealed that the company's grayscale intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and...
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Bearish MACD for Quidel Corp - Tale of the Tape
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 12:58pm | 115Quidel Corporation's (QDEL) MACD indicator has entered into bearish territory with a reading of -0.0332. The Zacks #4 Rank (“Sell”) stock decreased more than 1% to $13.22 in morning trade. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the year ended December 2010 has worsened by 3 cents over the past month to a...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (PETM, NTWK, BLTI, PZZA)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 11:54am | 139PetSmart Inc (NASDAQ: PETM) shares gained 2.33% to create a new 52-week high of $40.80. PETM declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of $0.125 per share. NetSol Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: NTWK) shares surged 7.25% to create a new 52-week high of $2.22. NTWK's trailing-twelve-month operating...
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Morning Market Movers (BLTI, CYDE, MSHL, STRZ)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 11:01am | 113BioLase Technology Inc (NASDAQ: BLTI) shares surged 54.49% to $2.58 at 10:00 am. Based on a preliminary review, BLTI projects to report Q4 net revenue ranging between $9.5 million to $10 million. CyberDefender Corporation (NASDAQ: CYDE) shares advanced 22.95% to $3.00. CYDE expects 80% y/y surge in...
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Jefferies Maintains Hold on Volcano Corp. (VOLC)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 10:29am | 99Jefferies is out with its report on Volcano (NASDAQ: VOLC) maintaining Hold. In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "Despite the ample room for continued adoption of Volcano's core technologies, we remain cautious on VOLC shares on the basis of pending litigation with St. Jude Medical (STJ, $42.05...
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Goldman Suggests Buying Call Spreads on Baxter (BAX)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 10:22am | 141Goldman Sachs is out with a research note this morning, where its analysts suggest traders buy call spreads on Baxter International (NYSE: BAX) ahead of the company's earnings report. Goldman Sachs Medical Technology analyst, David Roman, sees CL-Buy rated BAX as his top pick in the sector with 20...
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China North East Petroleum to Acquire Oilfield in Inner Mongolia for $43.4M
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 9:35am | 94China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NEP) today announced it entered into a binding agreement to acquire Sunite Right Banner Shengyuan Oil and Gas Technology Development Co., Ltd., an operator with exclusive oilfield exploration and drilling rights to the Durimu oilfield in Inner...
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Varian's RapidArc Comes to Africa - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 9:31am | 542Varian Medical Systems (VAR), a leading integrated radiotherapy systems maker, recently announced that a prostate cancer patient has become the first individual in sub-Saharan Africa to receive treatment with its RapidArc technology. The patient was treated at the Netcare Unitas Hospital, the...
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Varian's RapidArc Comes to Africa - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 9:00am | 542Varian Medical Systems (VAR), a leading integrated radiotherapy systems maker, recently announced that a prostate cancer patient has become the first individual in sub-Saharan Africa to receive treatment with its RapidArc technology. The patient was treated at the Netcare Unitas Hospital, the...
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Citigroup Upgrades Hologic To Buy
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 7:52am | 26Citigroup has upgraded Hologic (NASDAQ: HOLX) from Hold to Buy and has raised the price target from $17 to $24.
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Earnings Scheduled For January 20 (AMD, COF, GOOG, JCI, MS, UNH, LUV, IBKR, FCS, UNP, MI, FITB, ISRG, MXIM, COL, TEL)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 4:50am | 426Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE: AMD) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.11 on revenue of $1.63 billion. Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) is forecast to report its Q4 earnings at $1.27 per share on revenue of $3.87 billion. Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) is projected to report its Q4...
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Mindray at Arab Health 2011 - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 7:31pm | 621Leading Chinese medical devices maker Mindray Medical International Limited (MR) has announced that it will participate in Arab Health 2011, slated to be held in Dubai from January 24-27, 2011. Arab Health is the largest health care trade show in the Middle East with more than 2,700 exhibitors...
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Mindray at Arab Health 2011 - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 7:06pm | 621Leading Chinese medical devices maker Mindray Medical International Limited (MR) has announced that it will participate in Arab Health 2011, slated to be held in Dubai from January 24-27, 2011. Arab Health is the largest health care trade show in the Middle East with more than 2,700 exhibitors...
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Covidien Intros EverFlex+ in Europe - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 7:01pm | 581Leading health care products maker Covidien plc (COV) has introduced its EverFlex+ self-expanding peripheral stent system in Europe. The new system represents the advanced version of the company's EverFlex stent technology for treating peripheral arterial disease. The launch underscores Covidien'...
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Covidien Intros EverFlex+ in Europe - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 6:39pm | 581Leading health care products maker Covidien plc (COV) has introduced its EverFlex+ self-expanding peripheral stent system in Europe. The new system represents the advanced version of the company's EverFlex stent technology for treating peripheral arterial disease. The launch underscores Covidien'...