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Shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) are trading lower in the after-hours following the release of the company's Q3 earnings results. Currently, shares are lower by 4.93%, trading at $10.80; they ended the regular session lower by 0.70%, at $11.36. Applied Materials reported Q3 EPS of $0.35...

Shares of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) are higher on the session by 0.04%, currently trading at $6.83. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research note this morning, where it suggests that traders buy put spreads on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) ahead of earnings. The Goldman Sachs analyst expects AMAT to guide revenues for next quarter down 10% to 15% qoq, versus Street expectations of down 4% qoq....

Morgan Stanley initiates Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ: VECO) with an Equal-weight rating.

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting data on demand for durable goods. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 78 points to 11,063.00 and S&P 500 index futures fell 7.80 points to 1,150.80. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 13.00 points to 2,111.00. US stocks...

Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ: AMAT) is expected to report its Q3 EPS at $0.33 on revenue of $2.68 billion. Collective Brands Inc (NYSE: PSS) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $0.14 on revenue of $868.02 million. American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) is estimated to report its Q2 EPS at $0...

On Monday, August 22, 2011, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Rudolph Technologies' (NASDAQ: RTEC) long-running patent infringement case against Camtek, Ltd. in the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota. In its opinion, the Appellate Court affirmed multiple...

Shares of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) are higher on the session by 7.10%, currently trading at $6.49. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while...

Camtek Ltd. (Nasdaq: CAMT) reported today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which hears all patent appeals from U.S. federal courts nationwide, issued an opinion yesterday vacating the adverse judgment against Camtek in a patent infringement case brought against it by August...

ReneSola Ltd (NYSE: SOL) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program under which ReneSola may repurchase up to US$100 million in aggregate value of the Company's outstanding ordinary shares. Under the program, the Company may, from time to time, for a...

Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to $5 million of its common stock. As of June 30, 2011, Amtech had outstanding approximately 9.6 million shares of common stock.

Shares of Tessera Technologies (NASDAQ: TSRA) are lower on the session by 0.08%, currently trading at $13.29. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below at the 50-day average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the...

Shares of Tessera Technologies (NASDAQ: TSRA) are lower on the session by 2.94%, currently trading at $13.22. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago...

Shares of Novellus Systems (NASDAQ: NVLS) are lower on the session by 2.02%, currently trading at $28.13. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently above below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the...

China Yida Holding Co (NASDAQ: CNYD) climbed 31.58% to $4.50 at 9:45 am. CNYD shares have dropped 66.21% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 9.17% in the same period. MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: MKTX) shares advanced 21.79% to $29.29. MKTX is considering a sale,...