Heavy Electrical Equipment

The early market sectors that are leading this market higher include: Conglomerates, Basic Materials, and Capital Goods. The market move feeds into my call yesterday that the market was taking a breather and that the higher beta names may run higher today. It is still early today, and as the oil...

ABB Ltd (NYSE: ABB) reported a sharp rise in its fourth-quarter net profits today, primarily driven by substantial cost cuts and the weakening US dollar. The company, however, remains cautious for the current year due to persisting sluggish demand in Western Europe and the US. The Swiss power-...

US stock futures held to a tight range today ahead of the earnings news from retailing giant Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT). While futures on S&P 500 slipped 1.3 points to 1098.30, those on Nasdaq 100 gained 1.75 points to 1813.50. Meanwhile, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 5 points....

NII Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: NIHD) jumped 11.87% to $40.35 in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range for NIHD is $10.23-$38.95. NIHD’s shares have gained 7.42% so far this year. Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSE: RIGL) gained 6.04% to $10 in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range...

Shares of Capstone Turbine Corporation (Nasdaq: CPST) ended the trading day up more than 11% after reporting better than expected revenue on Tuesday and being upgraded by Northland Securities from Market Perform to Outperform on Wednesday. The company, which develops, manufactures, markets and...

Capstone Turbine Corp (NYSE: CPST) was upgraded by Northland Securities from “market perform” to “outperform.” CPST has 52-week trading range of $0.39-$1.57. CPST’s shares have slipped 0.87% over the past three months. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded BWAY Holding Company (NYSE: BWY) from “hold”...

Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDS) rose10.81 % to $2.46 after Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that ANA598 dosing has been completed in the first dose cohort, 200 mg bid, in an ongoing Phase II study of ANA598 in combination with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in HCV...

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) today reported that it plans to raise up to $400 million through sale of its common shares. The net proceeds would be used to pay down debt, buy additional properties and for development and redevelopment opportunities. Digital Realty closed at $49.80 in the...

Some of the stocks that gained the most in pre-market trading are: Amkor Technology Inc (NASDAQ: AMKR) shares have soared 9.22% in pre-market trading to $7.11. AMKR share price was driven by the company’s announcement of an upward revision of its revenue outlook on account of better-than-expected...

Analysts at Raymond James maintain their "outperform" rating on A-Power Energy Generation Systems (NASDAQ: APWR). The target price for APWR has been raised from $18 to $20. A-Power Energy Generation Systems has entered into a joint venture with Shenyang Power Group for a wind energy project in the...

Below are the top 5 large-cap stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of lowest short ratio. The short ratio for Unilever plc (NYSE: UL) is 0.1. UL’s market capitalization is $34.62 billion. UBS upgraded UL from “sell” to “neutral.” The short ratio for Banco Santander (Brasil) SA (NASDAQ: BSBR)...

The top gainers in the NASDAQ pre-market trade were A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ: APWR), A123 Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: AONE), Alvarion Ltd. (USA) (NASDAQ: ALVR) and Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDS). A-Power gained 8.19% in the pre-market trade to $20.20, after it...

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOG)(FREE stock trend analysis) is currently trading at $14.85, increased by 2.48%. Yesterday, Apogee Enterprises announced that it expects revenue to decline by around 22% to 24% for FY10. For FY09, APOG reported revenue of $926 million. Analysts are expecting...

I am going to restart smallish stakes in 2 companies we've previously owned.  We mentioned American Superconductor (AMSC) last week but a longer version of what the company is about is here.  [Jun 10, 2008: American Superconductor (AMSC) with $450 Million Follow up Order from China]  Much like A-...

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPTT) announces its financial results for the Q2 and six months ended October 31, 2009 of its fiscal year ending on April 30, 2010. Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable securities of $76.7m at October 31, 2009 (April 30, 2009: $82.7m)...