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Stocks To Watch For April 6 (BBBY, AMSC, MON, CEPH, VRX, BLUD)
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 12:08am | 320Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ: BBBY) to report its FQ4 EPS at $0.97 on revenue of $2.39 billion. BBBY shares gained 0.96% to $49.37 in after-hours trading. American Superconductor Corp (NASDAQ: AMSC) projects a...
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Top Trade Ideas for Wednesday April 06
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 6:12pm | 2093( click to enlarge ) Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) broke out to a new 52-week high today, accompained by a strong volume suggesting higher levels. The technical chart still showing a bullish bias. MACD shows positive signs and RSI continue moving up. I suspect the stock may continue to appreciate...
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Optimer Announces that the FDA's Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee Voted Unanimously to Recommend Approval of Novel Antibiotic Dificid™ for Treatment of Patients with Clostridium difficile infection
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 4:49pm | 92Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTR) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee recommended that the FDA approve Optimer's investigational antibiotic DIFICID for the treatment of patients with Clostridium difficile infection, a...
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Tech Rebalanced 04-05-2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 4:47pm | 1052Cusick's Corner This is one of those markets -- what you think you see is really not real at all, most notably is the news that the NASDAQ has decided to reweight AAPL in the index, which can explain why AAPL has had such a persistent seller. Also, in the Semis, SMH (mentioned last night) -- TXN...
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CPEX Completes Sale to FCB I Holdings
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 4:39pm | 51CPEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPEX) today announced that it has completed its previously announced sale to FCB I Holdings Inc. for $27.25 per share in cash. Stockholders approved the merger agreement between CPEX and FCB at a special meeting of stockholders held on March 24, 2011.
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Optimer Pharma: FDA Recommends Fidaxomicin Approval (OPTR)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 4:12pm | 16Optimer Pharma: FDA Recommends Fidaxomicin Approval (NASDAQ: OPTR)
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Valeant Ticks Lower as David Faber Publishes Report On Cephalon Bid (VRX, CEPH)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 2:51pm | 45Valeant (NYSE: VRX) Ticks Lower as David Faber Publishes Report on Cephalon (NASDAQ: CEPH) Bid. More information can be found here.
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Optimer Pharma Halted (OPTR)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 2:00pm | 13Optimer Pharma Halted (NASDAQ: OPTR)
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Mid Afternoon Top-5 and Bottom-5 Percentage Gainers (NSM, ISPH, MRK, QCOR, PK, AAU, DGW, LEDS, MERU, WMGI, ZSTN)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 1:54pm | 425The top-5 and bottom-5 percentage gainers in trading action thus far are: Best 1) National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM): A bid from Texas Instruments to buy the company for $25 a share has the stock up a monstrous 71.57% to $24.14. 2) Inspire Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ISPH): After a trading halt,...
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FDA Panel Finds Optimer Drug Safe And Effective In 13-0 Vote (OPTR)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 1:26pm | 21FDA Panel Finds Optimer (NASDAQ: OPTR) Drug Safe And Effective In 13-0 Vote.
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Tuesday's Morning Gainers (CBST, DMND, QCOR)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 11:03am | 201Among the biggest gainers on Monday, with the exception of National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM), which has surged 71.29% to $24.10 after agreeing to be acquired by Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), are Cubist Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CBST), Diamond Foods (NASDAQ: DMND) and Questcor Pharmaceuticals (...
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Top-5 and Bottom-5 Percentage Gainers This Morning (NSM, QCOR, CBST, SCEI, ISIL, DGW, MERU, LEDS, TRBR, WMGI)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 10:24am | 410The indices all opened to the downside this morning on news that China raised interest rates overnight. The increase is China's fourth since October and is meant to curb increasing inflation. US markets are assessing the effect the hike will have on commodity prices and exports to the economic...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers (CBST, DMND, QCOR, ISIL)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 10:09am | 185Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CBST) shares moved up 16.63% to $29.45 at 10:08 am. The volume of CBST shares traded was 1353% higher than normal. CBST settled a patent lawsuit with Teva Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: TEVA) related to its Cubicin drug. Diamond Foods Inc (NASDAQ: DMND) shares rose 10...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (LAYN, QCOR, DMND, CBST)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 10:01am | 164Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ: LAYN) shares jumped 6.26% to create a new 52-week high of $37.34. LAYN reported upbeat Q4 results. Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: QCOR) shares gained 20.64% to touch a new 52-week high of $18.00. QCOR issued upbeat Q1 revenue projections. Diamond Foods...
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Inspire Pharmaceuticals Resume Trading (ISPH)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 10:00am | 14Inspire Pharmaceuticals Resume Trading (Nasdaq: ISPH)