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Top Narrow Based Indexes For October 13 (AIXG, TGB)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 11:37am | 186By 11:23 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 109.14 points, or 0.99%, to 11,129.54, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 11.16 points, or 0.95%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 26.53 points, or 1.10%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the markets are...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers (SIGA, AIXG, JOBS, MYGN)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 11:21am | 163SIGA Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: SIGA) shares moved up 40.77% to $12.05 at 11:12 am. The volume of SIGA shares traded was 4319% higher than normal. SIGA is expecting to receive $2.8 billion US government contract for supplying its smallpox antiviral drug for the Strategic National Stockpile. Aixtron...
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Puts Purchased on ASML Holding N.V. (ASML)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 11:20am | 144Shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) are higher on the session by 6.31%, currently trading at $32.50. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six months, off from a recent high near $35.71, though bounced sharply off of the $24.65 level in late August. Options traders are buying...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (AIXG, CLWR, PLAB, CCME)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 8:23am | 147Aixtron Aktiengesellschaft (NASDAQ: AIXG) rose 8.54% to $31.14 in the pre-market session. AIXG's quarterly earnings surged 1,189.20% y/y. Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) added 7.70% to $7.27 in the pre-market session. Companies comprising AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) have...
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Earnings Scheduled For October 13 (JPM, APOL, HST, ACGY, TESS, SPTN, ASML, MTOX, IGTE, CMN, OZRK)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 5:03am | 251JP Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) is likely to post its Q3 EPS at $0.90. Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) may report its FQ4 profit at $1.30 per share. Host Hotels & Resorts Inc (NYSE: HST) is estimated to post Q3 loss at $0.11 per share. Acergy SA (NASDAQ: ACGY) is expected to post its Q3 EPS at...
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Kulicke & Soffa Downgraded To Hold
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 9:38am | 126Jefferies Int'l has published a research report on Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC) in response to the company's softening demand, despite its reputation for having volatile sales records. In the report, Jefferies writes "We expect KLIC to stretch 17% q/q to a $258.1m sales in FY4Q (Sep Qtr) and...
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Jefferies Downgrades KLIC To Hold
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 6:32am | 53Analysts at Jefferies & Co downgrade Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc (NASDAQ: KLIC) from "buy" to "hold." The target price for KLIC has been reduced from $10.20 to $6. KLIC's shares lost 2.39% to close at $5.71 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners (SOXS, UCO, FXP, VXX)
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 6:23pm | 162Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXS) fell 2.48% today, and closed at $27.58. In the semiconductor space, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) gained 2.70%, and Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) jumped 2.21%. Crude oil traded lower today, and so did the ProShares Ultra DJ...
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CVD Equipment Corporation Receives $3.4M Order
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 4:30pm | 74CVD Equipment Corporation (Nasdaq: CVV) announced today that it has received an initial order for $3.4 million from a solar panel manufacturer to provide deposition production tools for their solar factory. CVD continues to benefit from the increased demand for products that generate or save...
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Monday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders (PHM, AIXG, PWR, SCHW, EXEL)
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 1:41pm | 91Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE: PHM) 20,058 puts, 192 calls 2. Aixtron (NASDAQ: AIXG) 3,002 puts, 46 calls 3. Quanta Services Inc. (NYSE: PWR) 3,690 puts, 67 calls 4. Charles Schwab Corp. (...
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Brigantine Initiates Coverage On SYNA, AMAT, BRKS, IMMR, ORBK, PANL, GLW
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 11:21am | 98Brigantine has initiated coverage on the following companies: Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) Hold Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) Hold Brooks Automation (NASDAQ: BRKS) Buy, $12 PT Immersion Corp. (NASDAQ: IMMR) Hold Orbotech (NASDAQ: ORBK) Hold Universal Display (NASDAQ: PANL) Hold Corning (NYSE: GLW)...
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Unconfirmed rumor that Aixtron AG (AIXG) will acquire Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) at $55.00 a share
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 10:12am | 29Unconfirmed rumor that Aixtron AG (AIXG) will acquire Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) at $55.00 a share.
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On The Lam: Lam Research Getting Hit (LRCX)
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 11:40am | 93Shares of Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) are one of the biggest losers today, losing nearly 4%, as it is falling in sympathy with Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC). After the bell yesterday, KLIC announced it expects its 2011 first quarter revenue to be “significantly below” below its...
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Goldman Sachs Updates Bruker Corp. Estimates
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 10:31am | 156After the market close, Bruker Corp. (NASDAQ: BRKR) announced the closing of its acquisitions of the Atomic Force Microscopy and the Optical Industrial Metrology instruments businesses from Veeco Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) for $229.4 mn in cash. Bruker expects the acquired businesses to add...
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Protection Purchased on Novellus (NVLS)
Friday, October 8, 2010 - 10:16am | 137Shares of Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) are lower on the session by 4.26%, currently trading at $25.38. The stock has been moving largely sideways for the past six months, though has remained above the 200-day moving average for 95% of that time. Options traders are buying protection on the...