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Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) announced earlier today that its subsidiary, Video Enhancement Solutions LLC, has entered into a settlement agreement with Denon Electronics, LLC. This agreement resolves patent litigation, Civil Action Case No. 2:10-CV-4370 GW (PJWx), pending in the...

Below are the top security & protection service stocks on the NYSE in terms of profit margin. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at China Security & Surveillance Technology Inc (NYSE: CSR) is 11.39%. CSR's PEG ratio is 0.28. The trailing-twelve-month profit margin at Brinks Company (...

Cusick's Corner The market has held up again and is potentially setting up a nice upside challenge. This is the blow off that we have been waiting for and the catalyst could be AAPL's earnings. While the sustainability of a blow off run will come into question, the mere fact is that the longs are...

CRA International Inc. (CRAI), a leading global consulting firm, reported fourth quarter 2010 pro forma earnings of 35 cents per share, which outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents and also earnings of 32 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. The improvement in results was aided...

CRA International Inc. (CRAI), a leading global consulting firm, reported fourth quarter 2010 pro forma earnings of 35 cents per share, which outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents and also earnings of 32 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. The improvement in results was aided...

LECG Corporation (Nasdaq: XPRT) announced today that Alison Davis has been elected as Chairman of the Board of LECG, replacing Garret Bouton who, as previously disclosed, retired on Dec. 2, 2010, the date of the firm's annual shareholder meeting. Board member John Hayes also retired on that date...

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods issued a quarterly update on SMID-cap institutional focused broker dealers in advance of a report on 4Q10 earnings to be released the week of January 24th. In light of their findings, KBW increased the PT estimate for Duff and Phelps (NYSE: DUF), due to “stronger than...

Morgan Stanley initiates coverage on demand response leader EnerNOC, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOC) with an Equal-weight rating as near-term risks keep us on the sidelines. “EnerNOC is a market leader with over 20% share, a first-class reputation, strong balance sheet, and exceptional expected EPS growth of...

Shares of FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) are lower on the session by 0.03%, currently trading at $37.05. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three months and is currently consolidating between the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today...

Boston, Massachusetts-based CRA International Inc. (CRAI), formerly Charles River Associates, is slated to release its fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 results on Thursday, January 13. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 31 cents per share (reflecting an annualized decline of 12...

Boston, Massachusetts-based CRA International Inc. (CRAI), formerly Charles River Associates, is slated to release its fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 results on Thursday, January 13. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is 31 cents per share (reflecting an annualized decline of 12...

Bank of America upgrades Ritchie Bros. (NYSE: RBA) to a Buy and raises the PT from $22 to $29. It forecasts earnings growth acceleration above management's target rate of 15% into 2H11 and 2012, driven by the return of the North American construction market to a more normalized state and higher fee...

Low Priced Movers (ASTM),(OMEX), (EDAP), (RUTH), (GU),(BRKS).Good looking charts.

Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) announced that it received a contract worth $424.7 million from the U.S. Air Force to produce geosynchronous orbit  (GEO) Satellite 4. The work will be done by the company's Space Systems Company of Sunnyvale, California. Lockheed is working on this Satellite...