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Benzinga's Volume Movers (OSIS, VRUS, ORBK, FTNT)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 11:31am | 188OSI Systems Inc (NASDAQ: OSIS) shares moved up 2.78% to $37.00 at 11:27 am. The volume of OSIS shares traded was 487% higher than normal. OSIS has been awarded a $3 million contract from Saint Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center for providing patient monitoring solutions. Pharmasset Inc (NASDAQ:...
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Bookkeeping: Restarting Apple (AAPL) Near Support
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 11:18am | 477As with almost all first days of the month (and Mondays) the market is up strongly to start the day - you can almost set the watch to it. At least today there is some economic data to support it, unlike most occurrences. I continue to try to force feed myself to buy "something" since the market "...
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Monday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (AAPL, BAC, C, AVNR, MSFT)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 11:18am | 110The overall market is popping again this morning, though is off the highs of the session. Currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is higher by 7.36 points, trading at $1,190.61. Here are you mid-day options volume leaders… 1) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 98,169 contracts, 65.3% calls, 34.7% puts 2)...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (AVNR, MIND, FTNT, MPEL)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 11:16am | 161Avanir Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AVNR) shares reached $5.07 to create a new 52-week high, before falling to $4.99, representing a 106.20% gain. US FDA has given approval to the company's neurology drug Nuedextra. Mitcham Industries Inc (NASDAQ: MIND) shares gained 1.90% to create a new 52-week high...
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Google's Android Still Beating Apple
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 10:46am | 156(TheStreet) --Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating system continues to gain momentum in the U.S. smartphone market, despite stiff competition from Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. Sales of Android-based smartphones accounted for almost 44% of U.S. smartphone sales during the third quarter,...
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Sourcefire Sharply Higher (FIRE)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 10:30am | 68Sourcefire, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIRE) is up 9% this morning, regaining some of its losses from Friday, on news that competitor Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) is in talks to be acquired by IBM (NYSE: IBM). At last check, shares of Sourcefire were up $2.09 to $25.68, a gain of 8.7%.
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Alcoa Is Poised to Outperform Apple in 2011
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 8:43am | 120The Tech sector is still kicking ass and taking names, in terms of its relative strength outperforming the broad market. But Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has not gained an inch against Alcoa (NYSE: AA) since June. In fact, Apple seems to have maxed out at 25 x Alcoa a few months back. Alcoa upside...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (AVNR, FTNT, YRCW, ORCT)
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 8:36am | 162Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc 0(NASDAQ: AVNR) rose 131.82% to $5.61 in the pre-market session. US FDA has given its approval to AVNR's involuntary emotion drug Nuedexta. Fortinet Inc (NASDAQ: FTNT) added 29.97% to $38.99 in the pre-market session. According to the Bloomberg, FTNT received a takeover...
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Benzinga's Worst Performing Industries (RGC, GNW, LFC, HSIC, DELL, AAPL, PWER, ESIO)
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 6:24pm | 205Movie production and theaters industry dropped 2.45% today as Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) slipped 4.46%, and closed at $13.50. Life insurance industry lost 1.76%, and Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) was the worst performing stock in the space. GNW dropped 9.94%, and closed at $11.33....
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Apple Quarterly Revenues Surpass Microsoft
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 10:21am | 151Following Thursday's market close, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported its fiscal first quarter numbers, and, as Steven Mallas noted, it easily outpaced earnings estimates for the quarter. Analysts had been expecting to see the company report earnings of 55 cents per share, but actual earnings came...
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Stock Market News for October 29, 2010 - Market News
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 10:03am | 1145Stocks had a mixed day on Thursday as investors weighed mixed earnings reports and a possible announcement from the Federal Reserve to buy bonds. 3M Co.'s downbeat earnings and its tepid full-year outlook wiped off market's initial advance that was fueled by a surprise drop in initial claims. The...
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Unconfirmed Rumors that TiVo Inc. (TIVO) will announce a deal with Apple Inc. (AAPL) on next generation Apple TV
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 9:56am | 33Unconfirmed Rumors that TiVo Inc. (TIVO) will announce a deal with Apple Inc. (AAPL) on next generation Apple TV ..
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Eastman Kodak Upgraded To Hold
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 8:34am | 230Brean Murray Carret & Co. has published a research report on Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) following a softer 3Q that forecasts the possibility that the company may burn exceed operating income as IP litigation continues with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and RIMM (NASDAQ: RIMM), and has upgraded the...
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Invest In Stocks That Have This Characteristic
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 8:00am | 1024You never want to invest in any stock that does not have this component. It is absolutely the number 1 thing to look for when investing. Buffett himself considers this component essential to his investing strategy. So, what is number 3 on our list of the 10 Things To Look For When...
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Invest In Stocks That Have This Characteristic
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 8:00am | 632You never want to invest in any stock that does not have this component. It is absolutely the number 1 thing to look for when investing. Buffett himself considers this component essential to his investing strategy. So, what is number 3 on our list of the 10 Things To Look For When...