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At 10:33 am, the Dow lost 0.04% to 11,091.62, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.13% to 1,176.59 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.01% to 2,441.03. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Data Storage Devices: This industry jumped 3.12% by 10:33 am....

Alanco Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALAN) today announced preliminary unaudited sales results for its fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2010. StarTrak Systems, the Company's sole operating subsidiary following the recent divestiture of underperforming assets, reported first quarter sales...

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCSG) reports Q3 earnings of $0.21 versus consensus of $0.21. Healthcare Services Group, Inc. reports Q3 revenues of $195.1 million versus consensus of $197.64 million. Revenues increased by 9.1% year over year. Additionally, the board of directors has...

The Benchmark Company has initiated coverage on the following companies: Warnaco Group (NYSE: WRC) Buy, $65 price target Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB) Hold, $82 price target

Deutsche Bank has issued a research report on FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) and lowers estimates after attending the company's industry conference. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "Last week we attended the TMA conference and activity levels in bankruptcy-restructuring are still very depressed. We...

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN) today announced that Vincent A. Marin has been appointed as the Company's chief information officer.

Global Payments Inc (NYSE: GPN) is likely to post its Q1 EPS at $0.69. Zep Inc (NYSE: ZEP) may report its Q4 earnings at $0.38 per share. Consolidated Graphics Inc (NYSE: CGX) is expected to earn $0.59 per share in the second quarter. Healthcare SVCS Group Inc (NASDAQ: HCSG) may post its Q3 EPS at...

In a Form 4 filed earlier today, GeoEye Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) Beneficial Owner, Stephen Feinberg, reported that he sold 110,000 shares of GEOY on October 6th for an average price of $41.30. The transaction totaled $4,543,253. Mr. Feinberg owns 1,773,000 indirect shares of GEOY. Source: The...

Oppenheimer & Co. has an Outperform rating and $29 price target on shares of The Brink's Company (NYSE: BCO), after the company hosted an analyst day yesterday. In the research note sent to clients, Oppenheimer states, "Business appears in line with guidance, and management reiterated its goal...

Below are the top general contractor stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating cash flow. The trailing-twelve-month operating cash flow at Quanta Services Inc (NYSE: PWR) is $239.64 million. PWR's shares have lost 10.73% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 8...

A leading provider of information protection and storage services, Iron Mountain Inc.'s (IRM) share price slid 8.6% following the company's lower-than-expected outlook for fiscal 2010 and 2011 as announced at its 13th Annual Investor Day. Management highlighted the company's long-term growth...

Spherix Incorporated (Nasdaq: SPEX) today announced that it has entered into agreements to sell $5.25 million of shares of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase shares of its common stock in a registered offering to institutional investors. Each share of Series B...

RBC Capital Markets has initiated coverage on Equifax (NYSE: EFX) with an Outperform rating and a $37 PT Oppenheimer has initiated coverage on Gamestop (NYSE: GME) with a Perform rating and a $24 PT Oppenheimer has initiated coverage on BB&T Corp (NYSE: BBT) with a Perform rating Wunderlich...

Spherix Incorporated (NASDAQ: SPEX) jumped 39.26% to $1.88 at 10:15 am. SPEX reported that its Phase 3 study with D-tagatose in Type 2 diabetes has shown statistically significant results. Alvarion Ltd (NASDAQ: ALVR) climbed 23.28% to $2.33. ALVR has signed a multiyear accord worth more than $75...

T-3 Energy (NASDAQ: TTES) was downgraded to Market Perform from Market Outperform at Howard Weil. The Medicines Co (NASDAQ: MDCO) was downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital Markets Centurytel (NYSE: CTL) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel Nicolaus Iron Mountain (NYSE:...