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Friday's Top Performing Small Cap Stocks (AIRM, CASC, ZQK, SOLR, IPSU)
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 10:38am | 727Small cap technology stocks might gain some investor attention this week because of two events that are likely to generate significant buzz. First up is Apple's rollout at its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) of iCloud, the next generation of its music...
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Friday's Top Performing Small Cap Stocks (AIRM, CASC, ZQK, SOLR, IPSU)
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 10:38am | 727Small cap technology stocks might gain some investor attention this week because of two events that are likely to generate significant buzz. First up is Apple's rollout at its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) of iCloud, the next generation of its music...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 8:22am | 141Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ: AMED) dipped 7.41% to $27.98 in the pre-market session. AMED shares have dropped 36.54% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 22.09% in the same period. United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) dropped 6.71% to $58.49 in the pre-market trading....
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Citi Reiterates Sell on Athenahealth
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 6:53am | 100Citi reiterated its Sell rating on Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) after a meeting with the company's management. In a research report published today, Citi states, "Our meeting... reinforced our belief that in the near term hospitals will resist this painful change, which could slow the development...
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Merger Arbitrage Mondays – June 6, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 6:43am | 4795Merger activity increased last week with four new deals announced and eight closing. You can find all the active deals listed below in our Merger Arbitrage Tool that automatically updates itself during market hours. Deal Statistics: Total Number of Deals Closed in 2011 87 Total Number of Deals...
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Catalyst Health Solutions Appoints Deirdre Kramer as Interim Chief Financial Officer
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 4:32pm | 122Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSI) today announced that Hai Tran will step down as Chief Financial Officer effective July 15, 2011 to pursue other business opportunities. Deirdre Kramer, Corporate Controller and Senior Vice President, Finance, will serve as interim CFO following Mr....
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Can Market Pull a Nowitzki? 06-03-2011
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 3:24pm | 957Cusick's Corner Can the market pull off a Nowitzki? (This is the name of Dallas Maverick's German Center, in reference to their roaring comeback in game 2 of the NBA finals.) The long and short of it is that I am going to be watching the 1313 level, plus want to see a break and settle above this...
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Air Methods Trading over 15% Higher After M&A Deal
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 11:56am | 51Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM) announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire OF Air Holdings Corporation and its subsidiaries, including Omniflight Helicopters. Read more here.
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JP Morgan Reports on Omnicare
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 8:48am | 118JP Morgan commented on Omnicare (NYSE: OCR) in a report released today. In the report, JP Morgan was positive in its assessment of the company. JP Morgan writes, "Omnicare views specialty as a core competency and a key growth driver going forward. The company noted that it has a 360 degree view...
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Air Methods Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire OF Air Holdings Corporation
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 4:02pm | 85Air Methods Corporation (Nasdaq: AIRM) announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire OF Air Holdings Corporation and its subsidiaries, including Omniflight Helicopters, Inc. (together, Omniflight). Omniflight provides air medical transport services throughout the...
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Medco Partners With MolecularMD on Personalized Medicine Program for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 1:47pm | 52Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) and MolecularMD Corp. today announce the launch of a personalized medicine program for chronic myeloid leukemia patients. Through this program, Medco will offer patients diagnosed with CML a molecular test known as qRT-PCR BCR-ABL to monitor the disease.
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Deutsche Bank Reiterates Hold Rating on Quest Diagnostics
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 7:50am | 100According to a recent report, Deutsche Bank is reiterating a Hold rating on Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) but see Risk/Reward rating in the near future. These indications are based on interaction with shareholders and a sense that changes at the top will result in a positive catalyst event. In...
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J.P. Morgan Maintains Overweight on Omnicare
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 7:13am | 153J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Omnicare (NYSE: OCR), maintaining Overweight. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "Our rating on Omnicare is Overweight. In our view, Omnicare has a strong platform in a growing industry, and we believe the improvement in script volumes and...
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Options Brief: Laboratory Corporation of America
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 11:16am | 113Shares of Laboratory Corporation of America (NYSE: LH) are lower on the session by 1.29%, trading at $99.53. Overall put volume is now running at 4.73x the daily average, with 0% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,075 contracts have traded on the session so far. Laboratory...
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LabCorp to Acquire Clearstone Central Laboratories; Terms not Disclosed
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 8:01am | 55Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (NYSE: LH) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Clearstone Central Laboratories. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2011. Terms of the...