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Below are the top small-cap research services stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of cash. Myriad Genetics Inc (NASDAQ: MYGN) had $361.22 million in total cash and no debt for the latest quarter. Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG) had $313.61 million in total cash and no debt for...

Copart Inc (NASDAQ: CPRT) shares surged 1.41% to $46.07 at 10:38 am. The volume of CPRT shares traded was 1210% higher than normal. CPRT's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 30.74%. Standard Microsystems Corporation (NASDAQ: SMSC) shares moved up 6.04% to $25.46. The volume of SMSC shares...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are slightly lower this morning. Greek Parliament is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the EUR28.4 billion, five-year austerity package. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 17 points to 11,973.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 2.60...

Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) announced today that a subsidiary has acquired patents for heart-lung machine technology. "As Acacia's licensing success grows, an increasing number of technology companies are selecting us as their partner for the licensing of their patented...

KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated coverage on the below companies in a research report published today. KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated coverage on Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI) with a Hold rating. KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated coverage on Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) with a Buy rating. KeyBanc Capital...

Odyssey Marine Exploration (Nasdaq: OMEX) announced today that it has been added to the Russell 3000® and Russell Global® Indexes initially posted by Russell Investments on June 10, 2011, on www.russell.com. These changes went into effect after the close of trading on Friday, June 24, 2011, and...

Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) announced today that its Document Generation Corporation subsidiary has entered into a license agreement with Allmeds, Inc. covering patents relating to document generation software. The agreement resolves litigation that was pending in the United States...

Oncothyreon Inc (NASDAQ: ONTY) shares rose 0.96% to create a new 52-week high of $8.18. ONTY shares have surged 121.92% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 13.78% in the same period. inContact Inc (NASDAQ: SAAS) shares gained 1.64% to create a new 52-week high of $4.35....

Goldman Sachs downgraded its rating on Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT) from Buy to Neutral. In a research report published today, "Goldman states, "We downgrade CPRT to Neutral from Buy, driven by valuation and recent share price outperformance; the stock now offers below-median upside to our target...

Goldman Sachs has downgraded Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT) from Buy to Neutral and maintains its $47 price target.

On June 17, 2011, Acacia Research Corporation's (Nasdaq: ACTG) subsidiary, Lighting Ballast Control LLC, received a jury verdict of infringement and an award of damages in its patent infringement trial with Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc. pending in the United States District Court for the...

By ForexMansion.com With the lack of fundamentals from the Australian economy on the first day of the week on Monday, the Australian dollar traded inline with the market sentiment and commodity movements along with the stock markets movements, as jitters continued to dominate the outlook.   We...

The Industrials Sector is posting strong gains in today's session, currently up 0.7% on the day. The strongest stocks in the S&P 500 Industrials Sector currently are: 1) Flowserve (NYSE: FLS): Shares of Flowserve are currently trading up 4.7% from yesterday's close to $105.85. The stock may be...

By ForexMansion.com The Australian dollar declined against the dollar for the second week in a row amid rising uncertainties and jitters over the outlook for global growth and deepening debt crisis which supported the dollar on haven demand and risk aversion. The debt crisis continues to...

Below are the top small-cap general contractors stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at EMCOR Group Inc (NYSE: EME) is $5.22 billion. EME's operating margin for the same period is 4.27%. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Comfort Systems USA...