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Merriman Upgrades RBCN To Buy
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 6:04am | 46Analysts at Merriman upgrade Rubicon Technology Inc (NASDAQ: RBCN) from “neutral” to “buy.” RBCN shares gained 1.36% to close at $26.87 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Calls Purchased on Nova Measuring Instruments (NVMI)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 1:20pm | 163Shares of Nova Measuring Instruments (NASDAQ: NVMI) are flat on the session, currently trading at $9.06. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past four months, but recently came under selling pressure and is now trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying...
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Options Brief: Tessera Technologies, Inc. (TSRA)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 11:31am | 74Shares of Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRA) are higher on the session by 7.47%, trading at $17.27. Overall call volume is now running at 3.68x the daily average, with 41% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,229 contracts have traded on the session so far. Tessera...
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Veeco Instruments Trading Higher Today (VECO)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 9:45am | 33Veco Industries (NASDAQ: VECO) is trading higher today. At the time of posting, shares of VECO were trading at $49.67, up 3.44% from Tuesday's close.
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CVD Equipment Corporation Announces YTD 2011 Order Levels Reach $15.5M
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 9:23am | 42CVD Equipment Corporation (Nasdaq: CVV) announces total new orders for 2011 have reached approximately $15.5 Million. The orders are for production and research equipment in the fields of Solar, Aerospace, LED's and Nanotechnology.
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ReneSola Closes $175M Convertible Senior Note Offering (SOL)
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 4:01pm | 19ReneSola Closes $175M Convertible Senior Note Offering (NYSE: SOL)
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MEMC Operations in Sendai, Japan Remain Suspended
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 10:13am | 133MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) today provided an update on the status of its employees and facility in Utsunomiya, Japan following the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred on March 11. MEMC employees at the Utsunomiya facility, which is approximately 130 miles from Sendai, were...
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J.P. Morgan Comments On Impact Of Earthquake/Tsunami On MEMC Electronic Materials
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 7:53am | 144In a report published by J.P. Morgan, MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) stock has outperformed as of late, likely due to speculation that its Japanese semi wafer competitors Shin-Etsu and SUMCO would be negatively impacted by the effects of the earthquake and tsunami that recently hit Japan. J...
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J.P. Morgan Predicts Big Stock Upside On Veeco Instruments
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 7:49am | 138In a report published by J.P. Morgan, Veeco Instruments' (NASDAQ: VECO) cash flow potential points to big stock upside from here. J.P. Morgan said that Veeco remains one of the most undervalued names in its coverage universe, and it remains befuddled by its inability to garner meaningful valuation...
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MEMSIC Reports Q4 EPS of $(0.05) vs. $(0.09)
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 4:11pm | 66MEMSIC, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEMS) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010. Revenues rose to $11.4 million from $5.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Net loss in the 2010 fourth quarter was $1.1 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared to net loss of...
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4 Stocks With High Short Interest (RBCN, BPI, CONN, PWER)
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 11:45am | 319Stocks with high short interests tend to have explosive moves on news-based situations, such as earnings, guidance or a product release that Wall Street wasn't expecting. Here are a few stocks with high short interests. Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RBCN) has a short interest of almost 60%,...
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Options Brief: Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 10:46am | 80Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) are lower on the session by 0.73%, trading at $14.89. Overall put volume is now running at 2.20x the daily average, with 51% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 15,537 contracts have traded on the session so far. Applied Materials,...
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US Stock Futures Down After Strong Losses For Japanese Equities; Berkshire Hathaway To Buy Lubrizol For $135 per share
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 6:43am | 373US stock futures are lower this morning following strong drop in Japanese markets after Friday's strong earthquake. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 28 points to 11,975.00 and futures on the S&P 500 index fell 2.70 points to 1,298.50. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 10.75 points to...
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What Worries Me…
Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 4:23pm | 1299After a brutal week for the bulls, I am still some what concerned. The NASDAQ, due to terrible earnings by FNSR, dropped 2.5% last week, which in “Normal” markets would not be a huge deal. However, we are not in normal times. Rests or pauses in the market are fairly common and are actually quite...
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What Worries Me…
Saturday, March 12, 2011 - 4:23pm | 1299After a brutal week for the bulls, I am still some what concerned. The NASDAQ, due to terrible earnings by FNSR, dropped 2.5% last week, which in “Normal” markets would not be a huge deal. However, we are not in normal times. Rests or pauses in the market are fairly common and are actually quite...