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Shares of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) turned higher right out of the gate Thursday morning, surging roughly 4% with the sound of the opening bell. For the catalyst behind this bullish gap, we need look no further than peripatetic CNBC analyst Jim Cramer. On Wednesday, the Mad Money host...

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...

The after hours trading session has been fairly quiet on Wednesday as there was only 3 companies reporting earnings this afternoon. Both Marriott (NYSE: MAR) and Immucor (NASDAQ: BLUD) have fallen in the wake of their earnings reports. Marriott has lost 2.56% to $36.89 in late trading. Immucor (...

B2B Internet HOLDRs (ETF) (NYSE: BHH) fell 5.91% today, and closed at $0.727, as Ariba, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA) dropped 6.56%. Internet Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICGE) lost 0.71%, and closed at $11.20. PowerShares Dynamic Networking (ETF) (NYSE: PXQ) closed 4.23% lower on Wednesday. F5 Networks,...

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) gained 3.88%, and closed at $29.44 today. In the semiconductor space, Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) dropped 2.51%, and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) fell 1.72%. ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) closed the second...

Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Cemex SaB (NYSE: CX) 7,550 puts, 179 calls 2. VeriSign Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) 10,569 puts, 354 calls 3. Waste Management (NYSE: WM) 3,529 puts, 128 calls 4. Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ:...

Equinix Inc (NASDAQ: EQIX) dipped 24.59% to $79.25 in the pre-market session. EQIX has lowered its Q3 revenue projections. SAVVIS Inc (NASDAQ: SVVS) lost 9.85% to $19.50 in the pre-market session. SVVS trailing-twelve-month ROE is -19.11%. Terremark Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: TMRK) slipped 6.42% to $9....

Axiom has published a research report for Amtech Systems (NASDAQ: ASYS) following the company's 4Q results. In the report, Axiom writes "Ahead of the market open yesterday, ASYS pre‐announced F4Q10 orders of $49M (vs. our prior est of $38.5M), including $41M in solar orders & $8M in semi orders...

Goldman Sachs sees Teradyne's (NYSE: TER) earnings slowing in the third quarter, but ramping up in 2011. In the research note, Goldman writes, "We remain very positive on TER and LRCX as we expect both stocks will benefit from increased NAND capex next year, coupled with attractive cash flow and...

CEVA Inc (NASDAQ: CEVA) shares moved up 6.26% to $15.11 at 1:38 pm. The volume of CEVA shares traded was 397% higher than normal. CEVA has estimated 27% growth in its Q3 earnings. Gymboree Corp (NASDAQ: GYMB) shares rose 5.62% to $50.95. The volume of GYMB shares traded was 368% higher than normal...

RBC Capital Markets has upgraded the following companies: Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SVR) from Sector Perform to Outperform, price target rises from $23 to $28, current price $22.22. MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) from Underperform to Sector Perform, price target rises from $9.50 to $12...

Merriman has initiated coverage for Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ: RBCN) at Sell.

Credit Suisse rates ASML Holding N.V. (ADR) (NASDAQ: ASML) at Outperform, as it believes in the PC shipment story through next year. In the research report, Credit Suisse writes, "Bottom line: We remain constructive on ASML as we believe: (i) Despite mid-summer weakness in PCs and current worries...

Analysts at DA Davidson initiate coverage of FEI Company (NASDAQ: FEIC) with a "buy" rating. The target price for FEIC is set to $26. FEIC shares lost 2.0% to close at $19.57 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here