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NASDAQ – Pre Market Five Most Advanced Stocks, ICOC, ELGX, SEAC, IIJI, ERII
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 9:02am | 164The Nasdaq Pre Market has seen bullish activities in ICO (NASDAQ: ICOC), Endologix (NASDAQ: ELGX), Sea Change International (NASDAQ: SEAC), Internet Initiative Japan (NASDAQ: IIJI) and Energy Recovery (NASDAQ: ERII). While Endologix, Sea Change International, Internet Initiative Japan and Energy...
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McDonald's COO to Retire - Analyst Blog
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 5:11pm | 354Ralph Alvarez, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) announced yesterday his intention to retire due to health related issues, effective December 31, 2009. After about 30 years in the restaurant industry, and the past 15 years with the McDonald’s brand, Alvarez has decided...
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OSUR May Launch Several Products Over the Next 12-18 Months
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 2:32pm | 144Analysts at ThinkEquity LLC maintain their “buy” rating on OraSure Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OSUR), while reducing their estimates for the company. OSUR has signed a mutually beneficial settlement with Inverness Medical Innovations (NYSE: IMA) regarding the lateral flow litigation. According to...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (STT, CMS, SINA, ITW, OSUR, MRX)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 11:46am | 256State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) was today upgraded by HSBC Securities from Neutral to Overweight at a price target of $51. State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is now trading at $41.82, 2.78% up on 1.42 million shares. So far in 2009, STT is up only 6.50%. CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE: CMS)...
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Cerus Corporation (CERS) Receives FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee Guidance for Proposed INTERCEPT Blood System Phase Trial Design
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 7:24am | 130Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ: CERS) announced that the FDA's Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) rendered a positive opinion on the proposed hemostatic efficacy and safety endpoints for a potential U.S. Phase III clinical trial of the INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets. The Committee...
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Top 5 Small-Cap Stocks with Highest Earnings Per Share Estimates (ALX, NEU, ESGR, ATRI, DECK)
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 8:44am | 196Below are interesting small-cap stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ that have highest earnings per share estimates. Alexander's Inc (NYSE: ALX) has the earnings per share estimates for 2009 of $17.85. ALX has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion. ALX posted its earnings for the September quarter...
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New 52-Week High Stocks (SMI, NCST, MSN, CYD)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 11:11am | 184Semiconductor Manufacturing Int'l (ADR) (NYSE: SMI) is the top percentage gainers in morning trade and surged over 58% today to $3.84 on volume of 388K shares. SMI has made a new 52 week high at $4. Yesterday Semiconductor Manufacturing announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Gainers (TOL, EDMC, XTO, CERS, MPEL, RFMD)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 9:49am | 181Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL) rose 7.50% or $1.38 at $19.77 after reporting fourth quarter preliminary results. Revenues for the fourth quarter was $486.6 million, a fall 0f 30% same quarter last year. Analysts Expects TOL to report a loss of $0.37 a share on revenues of $386.2 million....
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Gainers (LGF, BZH, TYC, MDCI)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 9:47am | 132Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE: LGF) rose 5.55% at $5.71 after reporting revenues for the second quarter at $88.9 million, an increase of 30% due to gains in domestic series licensing. Net income was $31.7 million or $0.26 a share. On average, analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S...
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Benzinga's Updates (FUQI, ARIA, RCKY, STAA)
Monday, November 9, 2009 - 11:02am | 176Fuqi International, Inc. (NASDAQ: FUQI) third-quarter net income increased to $18.8 million, or $0.73 per diluted share. Revenue rose to $127.2 million from $93.7 million last year. Fuqi International expects revenue for fiscal 2009 to be in between $519.4 - $528.4 million and net income to be in...
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Benzinga's Top 5 Pre-Market Losers
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 9:54am | 151Crocs Inc (NASDAQ: CROX) lost 8.48% in pre-market trading. While CROX posted profits for Q3, it guided to higher than expected losses for the current quarter. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: BCRX) slipped by 3.43% in pre-market trading. BCRX posted net loss of $10.6 million, or $0.28 per...
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5 Small Cap Stocks with Highest EPS Estimate forFY09 (ALX, NEU, ATRI)
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 1:54pm | 198Below are interesting stocks on the NYSE and NASDAQ with the highest EPS estimate. Alexander's Inc (NYSE: ALX) is likely to generate EPS of $17.85 for fiscal year 2009. ALX has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion. ALX shares have declined by 21.24% over the past 52 weeks. NewMarket Corp (NYSE...
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Today's Morning Top Gainers (PIR, STAR, DRJ, SVA, UPI)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 11:59am | 220Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE: PIR) is today’s top percentage gainer in morning trade and surged 19.50% today to $5.27 on an unusual huge volume of 10.69 million shares as fter the retailer of imported home furnishings said September sales at stores open at least one year increased 9.9 percent from a...
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Stocks To Watch (BAC, ININ, PIR, DARA, VASC)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 4:50am | 257Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) The largest U.S. lender by assets failed to persuade a Delaware judge to dismiss a shareholder suit challenging the fairness of its $33 billion stock-swap buyout in January of Merrill Lynch & Co. Yesterday, the stock closed at $18.03. Interactive...
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Today's Morning Top Gainers (SCIL, SRZ, IVAN, EGLX, HTZ)
Friday, October 9, 2009 - 11:32am | 236Scientific Learning Corporation (NASDAQ: SCIL) is today’s top percentage gainer in morning trade and surged 85.59% today to $6.31 on an unusual huge volume of 2.14 million shares after today announced preliminary financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. On a preliminary...