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Avid Tech (NASDAQ: AVID) is trading down over 20% after releasing Q2 earnings. StanCorp Financial Group (NYSE: SFG) is trading down over 14% after releasing Q2 earnings. AMCOL International (NYSE: ACO) is trading down nearly 13% after releasing Q2 earnings. Healthways (NASDAQ: HWAY) is trading...

Shares of Masco (NYSE: MAS) are higher on the session by 1.68%, currently trading at $11.51. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while ago the August...

Shares of Armstrong World Industries (NYSE: AWI) are higher on the session by 0.86%, currently trading at $42.40. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six weeks and is currently trading below the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short...

Piper Jaffray is out with its report today on Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ: APOG), maintaining Neutral. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "We believe the recently announced initiative by the American Association of Architects to create and publish a list of projects that have stalled due...

Universal Forest Products Inc (NASDAQ: UFPI) shares surged 20.65% to $29.04 at 10:35 am. The volume of UFPI shares traded was 708% higher than normal. UFPI reported Q2 profit of $4.3 million. Ultratech Inc (NASDAQ: UTEK) shares moved up 8.80% to $27.08. The volume of UTEK shares traded was 248%...

Shengkai Innovations Inc (NASDAQ: VALV) climbed 26.34% to $2.59 at 9:46 am. VALV's trailing-twelve-month ROE is 172.33%. NB&T Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ: NBTF) shares gained 19.79% to $23.00. NBTF's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 24.01%. Frequency Electronics Inc (NASDAQ: FEIM)...

Shares of Universal Forest Products (NASDAQ: UFPI) are moving higher in the after-hours following the release of the company's Q2 earnings results. Currently, shares are higher by 0.04%, trading at $24.08; they ended the regular session lower by 0.29%, trading at $24.07. Universal Forest Products...

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) today announced that Matthew J. Missad, former executive vice president and general counsel, has been appointed chief executive officer of the Company. The appointment was approved yesterday by the Company's Board of Directors and is effective...

Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd. (NASDAQ: JCTCF) today is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has authorized the implementation of a share repurchase plan to purchase for cancellation up to 300,000 common shares through facilities of the NASDAQ Stock Market. This amount represents...

Citi is out with its report today on Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "We rate OC a Buy/High Risk. Our analysis suggests that the market is valuing OC's profitable segments at a moderate discount to fair value and is effectively assigning no value to...

The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 14 points, or 1%, in today's session to close at 1353.22. The index is nearing its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd. The Sector breakdown for Thursday's session is as follows: The S&P 500 was led by the Basic Materials Sector in Thursday's session...

OCZ Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ) shares are one of the best performing names on the NASDAQ today, gaining more than 12% after the solid-state-drive (SSD) company beat Wall Street analyst expectations last night. The company reported first quarter 2012 earnings of 1 cent per share on $73.8...

Shares of Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS) are trading lower on the session by 0.66%, at $12.12. With the recent slide in shares, you have to wonder where they could head next… Bulls: Bulls will note that Masco Corporation is currently sitting on the $12.00 historical support level; a rally from this...

OCZ Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ) is set to report earnings tonight after the bell, and Wall Street will be looking forward to hearing about the solid state drive (SSD) industry, and how the company is competing with Fusion-IO (NYSE: FIO) in the space, as well as any potential quality issues...

Shares of Ameron International Corp (NYSE: AMN) gained about 27% after National-Oilwell Varco Inc (NYSE: NOV) announced its plans to pay $85 per share in cash to acquire Ameron in a deal valued at $772 million. The purchase price values AMN at 28% premium over its closing price of $66.27 per share...