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Trio-Tech Reports Q2 EPS of $0.05
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 1:31pm | 100Trio-Tech International (NYSE: TRT) announced today that revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 ended December 31, 2010 increased 54% to $9,549,000 compared to $6,190,000 for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 increased to $187,000, or $0.05...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 8:52am | 528Pre-open movers US stock futures are slightly lower this morning, ahead of the 2-day Group of 20 meeting in Paris. The People's Bank of China lifted its reserve requirement ratio for banks by 50 basis points. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 6 points to 12,282.00, while those...
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Amtech Reiterates 2011 Revenues Guidance of Over $230M
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 8:25am | 65Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS) today reiterated its revenue guidance for the March quarter and for the full fiscal-year 2011. For fiscal 2011, Amtech has guided for revenue to surpass $230 million, a greater than 92% increase from fiscal 2010, with fiscal 2011 second quarter revenues in the...
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Tessera Terminates Amkor License
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 8:23am | 54Tessera Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRA) today announced that on February 17, 2011, it sent Amkor Technology, Inc. an official notice of termination of their license agreement with Tessera. The two companies are currently in arbitration regarding multiple issues, including several past breaches...
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Piper Jaffray Comments On Rubicon Technology Following Earnings
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 10:11am | 184Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ: RBCN) turned in a great finish to 2010 but it remains cautious as it believes margins and pricing have peaked. After guiding pricing up for the past two quarters, management is now talking about stable pricing. Margins for 1Q11 are also guided down into the 50s from 63%...
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J.P. Morgan Raising Estimates On Rubicon Technology (RBCN)
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 10:07am | 152J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is raising its estimates on Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ: RBCN). It has an Overweight rating and a $36 price target. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan writes, "Our C11 rev/EPS are now $189.6mn/$3.12 vs. $195.1mn/$2.55 previously. We are also launching our C12 estimates of...
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Goldman Sachs Provides Color On Semiconductor Industry (ARX, VSEA, AMD, MU, ATML)
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 9:21am | 147Goldman Sachs is out this morning with a research note following its Technology & Internet Conference. Goldman Sachs' key takeaways from its conference are states as follows, 1) tablets and smartphones are disrupting the semi landscape, 2) strong mobile device growth is helping to drive a rapid...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (RBCN, OREX, ISPH, BRCD)
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 9:14am | 141Rubicon Technology Inc (NASDAQ: RBCN) rose 22.64% to $25.89 in the pre-market session. RBCN reported better-than-expected Q4 results. Orexigen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: OREX) added 5.88% to $3.60 in the pre-market session. OREX shares have dropped 47.37% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P...
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Rubicon Technology 6% Higher On Strong Earnings (RBCN)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 5:20pm | 69Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ: RBCN) spiked today over 6% higher than yesterday's close following strong earnings. Although post-market trading in the shares boasted only light volume, shares exchanged hands at decidedly higher prices after Rubicon Technology reported $0.64 versus the $0.50 EPS...
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Calls Purchased on Photronics, Inc. (PLAB)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 12:08pm | 125Shares of Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAB) are higher on the session by 20.20%, currently trading at $9.82. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (LINTA, GENZ, CMCSA, ASMI)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 11:22am | 153Liberty Media Corporation (NASDAQ: LINTA) shares gained 1.00% to create a new 52-week high of $17.20. LINTA shares have surged 54.82% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 21.29% in the same period. Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ: GENZ) shares rose 1.62% to touch a new 52-week...
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PRE-MARKET MOVERS:(PLAB),(ELOS),(AEIS),(CENX)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 10:01am | 34PRE-MARKET MOVERS:(PLAB),(ELOS),(AEIS),(CENX)..
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers (VCLK, FRED, CAMT, DELL)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 9:10am | 122ValueClick Inc (NASDAQ: VCLK) rose 12.50% to $16.65 in the pre-market session. VCLK issued upbeat Q1 projections and reported better-than-expected Q4 earnings. Fred's Inc (NASDAQ: FRED) added 7.41% to $13.77 in the pre-market session. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded FRED from “neutral” to “...
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Photronics Reports Q1 EPS of $0.20 vs. $0.13
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 5:32pm | 139Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAB) today reported fiscal 2011 first quarter results for the period ended January 30, 2011. Sales for the first quarter were $120.8 million, an increase of 23% compared to $98.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. Sales of semiconductor photomasks...
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Nova Measuring Instruments Up 8% After Hitting 52-Week High (NVMI)
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 3:27pm | 179Shares of Ness-Ziona, Israel-based Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (Nasdaq: NVMI) are trading up 8% at $11.01 per share during the Tuesday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd has been between $10.07 and a 52-week high of $11.44 per share....