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Stocks to Watch for Wednesday 8/03/2011: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 1:05am | 5002Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...
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Stocks to Watch for Tuesday 8/02/2011: Fresh 52-Week Highs and Lows
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 4:20am | 3164Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Monday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...
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AMAG Pharmaceuticals Appoints Frank E. Thomas as CFO
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 4:11pm | 62AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAG) today announced the appointment of Frank E. Thomas to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Thomas, age 41, will be responsible for the Company's finance, accounting, treasury and corporate communications functions and...
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Morning Market Movers
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 9:47am | 124PAETEC Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PAET) climbed 21.49% to $5.37 at 9:45 am. Windstream announced its plans to acquire Paetec Holding for around $891 million in stock. iSoftStone Holdings Limited (NYSE: ISS) surged 15.77% to $14.24. ISS is scheduled to report its Q2 results on August 17. Genetic...
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SeraCare Life Sciences Announces Decision to Explore Strategic Alternatives; Includes Possible Sale of the Company
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 7:04am | 60SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRLS) today announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a process to explore and evaluate potential strategic alternatives for the Company to enhance shareholder value, which may include a sale or other transaction. As previously announced, Lazard is...
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Mad Money Lightning Round: Cramer Likes PPL Corp
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 3:05am | 175On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that PPL Corp (NYSE: PPL) is “very reliable and very good and I'd buy it right here." For Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL), he said, "I think these companies are terrific bets and I want to be in this one." Cramer said that GlaxoSmithKline...
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Arrowhead Research Making Late-Day Run
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 3:26pm | 129Shares of Arrowhead Research (NASDAQ: ARWR) are trading higher on the session by 0.96%, at $0.525. The name gapped lower at the opening on razor thin volume and hit a low of $0.51. Arrowhead Research is now seeing respectable blocks trades hit the tape, pushing shares higher late in the day. A...
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Jefferies Comments On Covance On 2Q
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 9:22am | 86According to Jefferies, Covance (NYSE: CVD) $60 PT is based on 18.5x the 2012 EPS estimate of $3.24, which is a slight premium to the rest of the group. Jefferies said that its 2012 estimate moves slightly below consensus. CVD continues to command a premium, but valuation at this level is mildly...
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J.P. Morgan Overweight On Covance
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 8:07am | 169J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is out with a research report on Covance (NYSE: CVD) and it has an Overweight rating and a $60 price target on shares. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. writes, "Given the encouraging results in Q2, and somewhat optimistic updated guidance (mid- to high-...
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JP Morgan Raises PT on Covance To $60
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 6:10am | 26JP Morgan has raised the price target on Covance (NYSE: CVD) from $55 to $60 and maintains its Overweight rating.
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Earnings Preview: Becton, Dickinson and Company EPS, Revenue Expected to Rise from Previous Quarter
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 12:34pm | 573Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX) releases its next round of earnings this Tuesday, August 2, 2011. Here's Benzinga's advanced look at Becton, Dickinson and's third quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of $1.43 per share and revenues of...
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Goldman Sachs Raises PT on Covance To $63
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 8:48am | 26Goldman Sachs has raised the price target on Covance (NYSE: CVD) from $60 to $63 and maintains its Neutral rating.
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Jefferies Reports Pharm. Product Dev. Has Hired A Financial Advisor
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 7:52am | 80According to Jefferies, Pharm. Product Dev. (NASDAQ: PPDI) have hired a financial advisor. Jefferies said that investors looked past a low quality 2Q earnings beat and instead focused on strong bookings, record high RFP levels, and (probably most importantly) progress toward a value-enhancing deal...
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Stocks to Watch for Thursday 7/28/2011: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 2:37am | 3403Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and entry/exit points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...
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Market Losers as of 10AM
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 9:56am | 99Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) is trading down almost 11% after reporting Q3 earnings. Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) is trading down over 10% after reporting Q2 earnings. Alere (NYSE: ALR) is trading down over 7.5% after reporting Q2 earnings. JDA Software Group (NASDAQ: JDAS) is trading down over 5%. RPC...