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Amtech Systems (ASYS) Announces $10M in Solar Orders
Friday, December 18, 2009 - 8:24am | 105Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS) , global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has recently received approximately $10M in solar...
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SOL Enters Into Highly Profitable Solar Module Business
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 2:34pm | 139Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgrade ReneSola (NYSE: SOL)(FREE stock trend analysis) from "equal weight" to "overweight," while raising their estimates for the company. The target price for SOL has been raised from $2.30 to $6.60. According to Morgan Stanley, ReneSola will expand into the high margin...
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New Capacity Growth Cycle To Boost ASML’s Growth
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 3:22pm | 156Analyst Kai Korschelt of Deutsche Bank maintains his "buy" rating on ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML)(FREE stock trend analysis), while raising his estimates for the company. The target price for ASML has been raised from €25 to €27. According to Deutsche Bank, significant capacity reductions and a...
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Benzinga’s Top Gainers (LUNA, CAMD, LNG, XTO, TER)
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 1:18pm | 197Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) has soared 62% to $2.38 on 1.32 million shares after LUNA has executed a Settlement Agreement with Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN) resolving the outstanding litigation between the companies. In the last one month, LUNA is down over 277%. California...
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Benzinga’s Top Upgrades (CP, TER, CSCO, AZO, RSH)
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 12:37pm | 227Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (USA)(FREE stock trend analysis) (NYSE: CP)(FREE stock trend analysis) was today upgraded by BB&T Capital Markets from Underweight to Hold. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited is now trading at $54.81, 2.60% up. Today, CP made a new 52-week high of $54.81. Teradyne...
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Cramer's Opinion On VECO, BPL, CAB
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 4:26pm | 224CNBC's Mad Money Jim Cramer thinks that Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ: VECO)(FREE stock trend analysis) is a winner as the company is a great internet tsunami play. Cramer believes that Veeco (VECO)(FREE stock trend analysis) is in everything that is hot: LED, solar, processing, data storage. VECO is...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Gainers (WPP, SPPI, RYAAY, ASML, BWY, SPN, PFE, GOLD)
Friday, December 11, 2009 - 9:24am | 468WPP PLC (ADR) (NASDAQ: WPPGY)(FREE stock trend analysis) has moved up 3.82% to $47.93 in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range for WPPGY is $24.51 - $49.66. WPP PLC (ADR) closed at $47.93 in the last trading session. WPPGY surged over 45% in the last six months. Spectrum Pharmaceuticals...
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Guy Adami Likes Applied Materials (AMAT)
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:35pm | 65CNBC's Fast Money Guy Adami thinks that Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) could make a sharp move higher. He came to that conclusion because of the big volume on January 14 calls on Thursday. Applied Materials (AMAT)(FREE stock trend analysis) is trading 0.63% down today, in the range from $13.34...
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Applied Materials’ Bull Bet
Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 2:08pm | 135Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT)(FREE stock trend analysis) is seeing large call volume, on the Jan 14 strike. Large blocks as high as 9,550 contracts are being purchased on the offer even as the stock trades down on the day. Traders are willing to pay 0.40 for the calls outright with no call...
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Barclay Capital Technology Conference Takeaways
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 - 12:15pm | 288Barclay Capital Technology conference gave insights on the semiconductor capital equipment industry. Barclays (NYSE: BCS) receives a reaffirmation of a strong 1Q10 front-end order and a likelihood of NAND spending emerging more meaningfully in 2Q10. They expect orders from Samsung, Hynix and...
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Benzinga’s Volume Movers (SMED, CAGC, SAFM, NANO, CAAS)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 3:15pm | 267Some of the stocks enjoying extraordinary trading and are worth looking at are: Sharps Compliance Corp (NASDAQ: SMED) shares appreciated 7.11% to $11.00. SMED continued to be in demand for the second consecutive day, with share volumes traded in today's session exceeding normal levels by 360%. SMED...
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Stocks That Are Moving The Market (QDHC, HOKU, SPCHB, SCSS, NANO)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 3:09pm | 186QuadraMed Corporation (NASDAQ: QDHC) shares surged by 29.80% to $8.32. QDHC has agreed to be acquired by a private-equity firm Francisco Partners in a $126 million deal. Francisco will pay $8.50 a share for the health-care information-technology company, representing a 33% premium to its Monday...
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Fast Money Picks For December 7th (FTO, EMN, PLCE, AMAT)
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 7:19pm | 107CNBC's Fast Money Joe Terranova thinks that buying Frontier Oil Corporation (NYSE: FTO) is the best way to start a new week. Frontier Oil (FTO) jumped 1.06% on Friday. Guy Adami wants to short Eastman Chemical (NYSE: EMN), while Karen Finerman is keen on Children's Place (NASDAQ: PLCE). Children's...
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Semiconductors - Industry Outlook
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 1:00am | 1842The Semiconductor Industry serves as a driver, enabler and indicator of technological progress. Developments in the industry determine the way we work, transport ourselves, communicate, entertain ourselves and respond to our environment. For example, the PCs we use, the cars we drive, the phones...
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Benzinga’s Top Pre- Market Gainers (TSTC, CTCM, SEED, GSIT, MITI, NVAX, NVMI, SPLS)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 9:39am | 320Telestone Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: TSTC) gained 3.10% to $13.35 in the pre-market trading. In the previous trading session, TSTC closed at $12.94. The 52-week trading range for TSTC is $0.75 - $13.88. So far in 2009, TSTC climbed up by over 810%. CTC Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTCM) climbed 17....