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The relentless push higher by stocks has many an analyst scratching his or her head right now. They can scratch away, because the bottom line is this: companies continue to beat earnings expectations. There's no way around that simple fact - so the market...

Shares of PRGX Global Inc. (NASDAQ: PRGX) are rocketing higher this morning after the company announced Q4 earnings that beat the Street estimate by $0.09. Revenues also came in ahead of estimates, at $50.3 million versus $49.6 million. Revenues increased 1.6% year over year. Shares are currently...

Novavax Inc (NASDAQ: NVAX) jumped 28.85% to $3.35 at 10:00 am. NVAX licensed its recombinant virus-like-particle (VLP) vaccine technology to LG Life Sciences Ltd. Sonus Networks Inc (NASDAQ: SONS) shares advanced 25.74% to $3.81. SONS reported better-than-expected Q4 results and issued upbeat 2011...

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced that it has acquired the International Arbitration and Airline Competition practices of LECG Corporation (Nasdaq: XPRT). The terms of the transactions were not disclosed.

Oppenheimer is out with its report today on Mobile Mini (NASDAQ: MINI), raising its PT from $25 to $28. In a note to clients, Oppenheimer writes, "We're reiterating our Outperform rating and increasing our price target to $28 from $25. MINI remains on track to leverage a demand rebound over 2011-...

Cusick's Corner The grind continues. If you are bullish and either raised cash from taking profits or just have some capital on the sidelines, what strategies could you consider? First take a look at implied volatility by going to the oX Volatility View and Chains. Overall market volatility is...

Cusick's Corner This market is no surprise, continuing to grind to the upside in the face of escalating tensions in the Mid-East. This situation gave some longs the out and a way to take short-term profits. But many did not abandon their upside resolve, as we saw last week, and increased options...

Shares of Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) are higher on the session by 0.34%, currently trading at $41.33. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short...

By 10:50 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 90.70 points, or 0.75%, to 12,221.15, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 7.74 points, or 0.59%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 8.52 points, or 0.31%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the markets are...

Opnext Inc (NASDAQ: OPXT) shares reached $4.33 to create a new 52-week high, before falling to $4.31, representing a 3.36% gain. OPXT shares have surged 104.41% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 19.50% in the same period. Mobile Mini Inc (NASDAQ: MINI) shares gained 4....

Mobile Mini, Inc. (NASDAQ: MINI) today reported non-GAAP financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010. Total revenues were $87.4 million; Net income was $7.8 million or $0.18 per diluted share.

Mobile Mini (NASDAQ: MINI) reports its Q4 EPS at $0.18, versus the consensus of $0.17. MINI reports its Q4 revenue at $87.4 million, versus the consensus of $87.11 million. MINI shares gained 3.01% to close at $21.88 on Friday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) delivered adj'd 4Q10 EPS of $0.56 vs. Oppenheimer's estimate/consensus of $0.57/$0.54. Reported EPS was $0.23, which included a $0.33/sh brand consolidation charge. Revenue of $356M topped Oppenheimer's estimate/consensus of $345M/$348M. Operationally, the quarter was...

Below are the top research service stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG) is 49.73%. ACTG's profit margin for the same period is 25.00%. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at...

Goldman Sachs is out with its report today on Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT), initiating CPRT at Buy. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs writes, "We initiate coverage with a Buy rating, as we believe accelerating revenues associated with a key business win (Allstate) and cyclical recovery are likely to...