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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (FSII, GERN, ATPG, CRUS)
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 9:21am | 156FSI International Inc (NASDAQ: FSII) rose 7.34% to $3.80 in the pre-market session. FSII’s quarterly revenue jumped 85.80% y/y. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) added 6.57% to $6 in pre-market trading. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed GERN to continue with the first human clinical...
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Tech Under Pressure 07-30-2010
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 2:56pm | 849Cusick’s Corner Tech, NASDAQ continues to be under pressure and is lagging the other two major indices -- S&P and RUT. Tech needs to start to challenge that 2300 level on the NAZ Composite. The latter two indices may have confirmed a bounce in the 10 week retracement, clustering at key levels...
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KLIC Enters Oversold Territory - Tale of the Tape
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 1:31pm | 116Kulicke and Soffa Industries Inc.’s (KLIC) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 10.34. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s earnings for the year ending September 2010 increased 5 cents over the past month to $1.64 per share. Kulicke and Soffa...
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Benzinga's After Hours Decliners (TER, APKT, CSTR)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 7:22pm | 165Among the stocks that are falling in the after hours trading session are Teradyne (NYSE: TER), Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT), and Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR). It is not clear what is going on in Teradyne (TER). The stock was a huge gainer in the regular market session (+8.42%) after reporting earnings...
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Earnings Peer Pressure 07-29-2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 7:00pm | 809Cusick’s Corner With no leadership, XLF & SMH down, plus the Euro currency stuck in the mud, the market had really no catalyst to help any upside advance into the After Hours. Commodities, DBA (ETF w/ Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, and Sugar) continue to move to the upside, and while this could be...
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Varian Semiconductor Beats; Issues Upside Guidance (VSEA)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 5:53pm | 178Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: VSEA) reports Q3 earnings of $0.60 versus estimates of $0.58. Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. reports Q3 revenues of $227.7 million versus estimates of $226.13 million. Revenues increased 210.3% year over year. The company...
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KLA-Tencor Earnings Better Than Expected (KLAC)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 4:51pm | 71KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ: KLAC) reported Q4 non-GAAP net income of $120 million or $0.70 per share, versus a loss of $26 million or $0.15 per share, in the year ago period. This compared to analysts' EPS estimates of $0.60. Revenues were $559 million which compares to $282 million in last year's...
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Puts Purchased on ASML Holding (ASML)
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 11:42am | 114Shares of ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML) are higher on the session by 0.31%, currently trading at $32.12. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past month and is trading above both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. The August $32...
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Benzinga's After Hours Gainers (ITRI, SKX, TER)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 6:50pm | 156Among the notable stocks that are climbing in the after hours are Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI), Skechers U.S.A. (NYSE: SKX), and Teradyne (NYSE: TER). Itron (ITRI) reported better than expected earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday. The company said that earnings per share were $0.98 compared to...
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Lam Research Rising After Hours (LRCX)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 5:19pm | 94Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX) released its fiscal Q4 earnings after the closing bell on Wednesday. The company said that its fourth quarter EPS was $140 million, or $1.10 per share, compared to a loss of $88.49 million or $0.70 per share in the year ago period. On an adjusted basis, EPS was $1.17....
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (UCTT, SONO, PVTB, RMBS)
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 1:14pm | 177Ultra Clean Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UCTT) shares gained 13.76% to $10.75 at 12:55 pm. The volume of UCTT shares traded was 776% higher than normal. UCTT swung to a profit in the second quarter, from a loss in the year-ago period. SonoSite Inc (NASDAQ: SONO) shares moved up 3.94% to $29.81. The volume...
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Citigroup Reiterates Buy Rating on Veeco Instruments (VECO)
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 9:30am | 170Citigroup is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Buy rating on Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO); it has a $52.00 price target on the stock. The Citi analysts said, “EPS (non-GAAP) $1.01 well above our/Street $0.87 on better revs/lower opex. Orders of $347MM were...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Neutral Rating on Veeco Instruments (VECO)
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 9:29am | 261Piper Jaffray is out with a research report this morning, where it reiterates its Neutral rating on Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO); it has a $44.00 price target on the stock. The PJ analysts said, “Veeco reported revenues and EPS of $253M and $1.01, above our estimate of $234M and $0.83,...
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Benzinga's After Hours Gainers (RMBS, VECO, WU)
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 6:31pm | 196Among the notable stocks that are moving in the after hours trading session are Rambus (NASDAQ: RMBS), Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ: VECO), and Western Union (NYSE: WU). Shares of Rambus (RMBS) jumped 3.16% during regular market hours, and have added another 8.12% on heavy volume in the after hours...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (QGEN, ERIC, ASML, AMZN)
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 8:37am | 150Qiagen NV (NASDAQ: QGEN) dipped 1.68% to $18.71 in the pre-market session. With the company losing 3.25% on Friday, QGEN is the top company in the Sciences Tools & Services industry in terms of relative performance. LM Ericsson Telephone Company (NASDAQ: ERIC) lost 1.51% to $11.11 in the pre-...