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US stock futures are lower this morning, as the nation's debt ceiling talks failed to progress. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 88 points to 12,533.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 8.60 points to 1,331.40. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 12.25 points to 2,415.75. US stocks...

Kimberly Clark Corp (NYSE: KMB) is expected to report its Q2 earnings at $1.15 per share on revenue of $5.13 billion. Broadcom Corp (NASDAQ: BRCM) is estimated to post its Q2 earnings at $0.63 per share on revenue of $1.80 billion. Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) is expected to report its...

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...

Cusick's Corner AAPL: in the infamous words of Harry Caray, "Holy Cow!" The large cap Tech company blew earnings away and still led with conservative guidance, no surprise, into Q3. While the NASDAQ futures popped, the S&Ps have muted reaction to the After Hours news, further stressing that...

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...

POINT ROBERTS - July 15, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for July 14, 2011. Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc topped the gainer list, rising about 46% on Thursday. Omega Navigation...

The stock market has remained in a holding pattern all week, as traders wait to see what kind of a compromise Congress and the White House can reach over federal spending as the August 2nd deadline looms large. While the major small cap stock indexes don't show it, there were plenty of big moves...

The stock market has remained in a holding pattern all week, as traders wait to see what kind of a compromise Congress and the White House can reach over federal spending as the August 2nd deadline looms large. While the major small cap stock indexes don't show it, there were plenty of big moves...

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...