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Stocks To Watch For May 24
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 12:25am | 285Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects AutoZone Inc (NYSE: AZO) to report its FQ3 EPS at $4.99 on revenue of $1.92 billion. AZO shares dropped 0.10% to $276.50 in after-hours trading. GT Solar International Inc (NASDAQ: SOLR) reported an increase in its...
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Puts Purchased on Covidien Public Limited Company (COV)
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 11:39am | 143Shares of Covidien Public Limited Company (NYSE: COV) are lower on the session by 2.26%, currently trading at $55.62. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the...
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Medtronic Earnings Preview: Modest Growth Seen for 4Q and FY 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 10:39am | 224Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter 2011 results before the markets open tomorrow, May 24. Analysts expect the medical device maker to announce that per-share earnings inched up 3 cents from a year ago to $0.93. That consensus estimate is unchanged from 60 days ago....
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 8:20am | 158Identive Group Inc (NASDAQ: INVE) shares advanced 9.87% to $3.34 in the pre-market session. INVE and RFID industries signed a Value Added Reseller (VAR) agreement with NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI). Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: SPPI) shares advanced 3.58% to $8.97 in the pre-market...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 7:28am | 414Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 121 points to 12,345.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 13.10 points to 1,314.70. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 24.25 points to 2,319.25. A Peek Into Global Markets Asian...
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IRIS International's NADiA ProsVue Prognostic Prostate Cancer Test Data From Multi-Center Clinical Study
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 7:04am | 113IRIS International, Inc. (Nasdaq: IRIS), announced today that a poster of the results of a multi-center clinical study utilizing its proprietary NADiA ProsVue prognostic prostate cancer test in 304 post-radical prostatectomy patients, was presented last week at the American Urological Association...
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Given Imaging's PillCam ESO 3 Receives FDA Clearance
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 7:00am | 115Given Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: GIVN) today announced clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the PillCam ESO 3 video capsule for visualizing esophageal mucosa. The clearance included a new version of RAPID® software, and the new DataRecorder 3, which includes a built-in real-time...
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Top Trade Ideas for the Week of May 23, 2011: The Rest
Sunday, May 22, 2011 - 4:34pm | 124Here are the Rest of the Top 10: American Tower, Ticker:$AMT American Tower launch higher off of the 100 day Simple Moving Average (SMA) Friday, back to resistance at 54. If it can get through 54 then it has resistance at 56 and 57 higher. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is sloping higher and the...
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Earnings Highlights for the Week Ahead
Sunday, May 22, 2011 - 11:19am | 793This week, quarterly results are due from Campbell Soup (NYSE: CPB) and Polo Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL), which are expected to report that earnings are lower than they were a year ago. From AutoZone (NYSE: AZO), Big Lots (NYSE: BIG), DSW (NYSE: DSW), H.J. Heinz (NYSE: HNZ), Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL),...
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Puts Purchased on China Medical Technologies
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 1:15pm | 123Shares of China Medical Technologies (NASDAQ: CMED) are lower on the session by 1.75%, currently trading at $11.20. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past four months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name...
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Hospira Receives Health Canada Regulatory Approval for Symbiq Infusion System Software Upgrade
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 12:17pm | 63Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP) today announced that the company has received regulatory approval from Health Canada for its software upgrade to the Symbiq™ infusion system. As a result, Hospira has resumed shipments of Symbiq pumps in Canada and is working with current customers in the region to upgrade...
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Update: Morgan Keegan Raising Price Target On Baxter International Inc.
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 7:35am | 153Morgan Keegan is raising its price target Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) to $70 after meeting with management. It has an Outperform rating on shares. In a note to clients, Morgan Keegan writes, "We recently met with senior management of Baxter, including the chief executive officer. the...
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Gen-Probe Files for US Regulatory Clearance of PANTHER™ System, Fully Automated and Integrated Molecular Testing Instrument
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 7:31am | 53Gen-Probe Incorporated (NASDAQ: GPRO) announced today that the Company has filed a 510(k) application with the US Food and Drug Administration for its PANTHER™ system, a fully automated and integrated molecular testing system designed with the flexibility to handle a wide range of testing needs.
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Morgan Keegan Raises PT On Baxter Int'l To $70
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 5:59am | 27Morgan Keegan has raised the price target on Baxter International (NYSE: BAX) from $64 to $70 and maintains its Outperform rating.
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Fast Money Picks For May 20th (SPY, EWZ, BDX, D, DIS)
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 7:19pm | 234On CNBC's Fast Money, JJ Kinahan said that he would short SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) tomorrow. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) gained 0.24% today, and it closed at $134.68. Tim Seymour wants to take a short position in iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWZ), because Brazil has inflation...