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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (TSON, FORTY, FNSR, TTWO)
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 7:29am | 148TranS1 Inc (NASDAQ: TSON) rose 19.60% to $2.99 in the pre-market session. TSON’s shares have lost 38.81% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 8.67% in the same period. Formula Systems (1985) Ltd (NASDAQ: FORTY) added 14.53% to $16.40 in pre-market trading. The controlling...
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Zings Of The Day (GG, TTWO)
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 3:04pm | 278Jobs, jobs, jobs. It's all about Jobs, jobs, jobs. The jobs report came out this morning, and results were better than expected The economy lost 54,000 jobs in August versus an expectation of 101,000 jobs lost. Pretty sure I helped the snackfood sector of the jobs report this month with my love...
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Should You Take a Position in Take-Two?
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 11:18am | 87Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO), a video-game publisher that competes with Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), saw a huge increase in its share price during Thursday's after-hours session. Can you believe the stock was bid to a quote of $10.04 -- a 13% gain?...
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Afternoon Market Update (GS, WFC, AAPL, CSCO, INTC, GOOG, TTWO)
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 10:42am | 256The US financial sector gained momentum after the upbeat August nonfarm payrolls data. Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) rose about 3.45%, while Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) moved up about 2.47%. The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) gained about 1.09%. Gold futures dipped...
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Tech Stocks Rise After Payrolls Report (AAPL, GOOG, IBM, MSFT, INTC, TTWO)
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 10:37am | 189Tech stocks responded positively to the easing of fears of a double-dip recession in the US. Investors heaved a sigh of relief after the Labor Department reported on Friday a lower-than-expected decline in non farm jobs. The government report said that non farm jobs had declined by 54,000 in August...
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TTWO Advances On Surprise FQ3 Profit
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 9:33am | 75Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) jumped after the company reported an unexpected FQ3 profit. TTWO’s shares surged 11.53% to $9.87 at 10:25 am. The company has also lifted its projections for the fiscal year. Take-Two Interactive Software’s shares have lost 16.98% over the...
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US Stock Futures Range Bound Ahead Of Payroll Data
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 7:53am | 330US stock futures remained range bound on Friday, ahead of the government's monthly employment report. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 11 points to 10,298. S&P 500 futures gained 0.4 points to 1,090, while Nasdaq 100 index futures rose 2.75 to 1,840. Stocks had been declining...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (TTWO, FNSR, ULTA, QGEN)
Friday, September 3, 2010 - 7:44am | 139Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO) rose 12.99% to $10 in the pre-market session. TTWO had reported an unexpected FQ3 profit. Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) added 11.61% to $15.19 in pre-market trading. FNSR had posted upbeat results for its fiscal first quarter. Ulta Salon,...
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Take Two Crushes Earnings, Raises Guidance (TTWO)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 3:20pm | 109Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) reports Q2 EPS of $0.28 versus estimates of $0.09 loss. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. reports revenues of $354.1 million versus estimates of $294.67 million. Next quarter TTWO sees revenue of $270-$320 million, with a non-GAAP profit of 20-30...
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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Reports Q3 Fiscal 2010 Financial Results
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 3:02pm | 98Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended July 31, 2010. Net revenue for the third fiscal quarter was $354.1 million, a sharp increase compared to $94.9 million reported for the same quarter of fiscal 2009. Income from...
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Earnings Scheduled For September 2 (HRB, TTWO, COO, DLM, ARST, BTH, FNSR, CASC, LAYN, ZQK, MOV, ULTA, VIP)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 5:18am | 328Analysts are expecting H&R Block Inc (NYSE: HRB) to report a loss of $0.41 per share in the fiscal first quarter. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO) is likely to post a loss of $0.08 per share in the fiscal third quarter. Cooper Cos (NYSE: COO) is expected to post its Q3 profit...
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Teradata Managed Services Provides Support for Electronic Arts (TDC) (ERTS)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 12:32pm | 120Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world's largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics, has announced Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), will use complete Managed Services support of its Teradata-enabled data warehouse platform. This two-year agreement is one of...
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Majesco Entertainment Company Announces Grace Period for Listing on Nasdaq (COOL)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 8:34am | 99Majesco Entertainment Company (Nasdaq: COOL) today announced that on August 31, 2010, it received a notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market indicating that the Company will have an additional 180-day grace period, until February 28, 2011, to regain compliance with Nasdaq's $1.00 minimum bid...
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Bulls buy Omnicare (NYSE:OCR) call spreads, Saks (NYSE:SKS) puts active on takeover buzz
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 2:41pm | 1562The OptionsHouse Hotlist scans unusual option volume during the trading day. This tool is available to all OptionsHouse customers, including those with virtual trading accounts. Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR) is modestly higher today, keeping pace with the broader market. An enthusiastic spread trader...
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Piper Jaffray Lowering Price Target On Take-Two Interactive (TTWO)
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 6:27am | 164Piper Jaffray is lowering its price target on Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) from $11 to $10, even though it expects a solid quarter. It rates shares at Neutral. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "We remain well above consensus EPS for the July quarter. We think Red Dead Redemption,...