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Monday's Renewable Energy Stocks Trading
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 4:56pm | 525Point Roberts WA- Aug. 29, 2011 (Investorideas.com renewable energy/green newswire) Investorideas.com, a leader in cleantech investor research, reports on trading for renewable energy stocks for 29th Aug. U.S. exports of solar products surged 83% last year to $5.63 billion as increasing production...
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Monday's NASDAQ Top Gainers
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 4:55pm | 405Vodka Maker, Central European Distribution Corp (NASDAQ: CEDC) Moves 49% POINT ROBERTS, Aug. 30, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on the top percentage gainers on the NASDAQ for Aug. 29, 2011. Vodka and tobacco were associated with...
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Afternoon Movers; Miners Gaining on Higher Gold Price
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 3:55pm | 117CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) +5.47 on heavy volume. NovaGold Resources Inc. (NYSE: NG) +5.45% on rising gold price. Stillwater Mining Company (NYSE: SWC) +5.80% on rising gold price. Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ) +6.25% on heavy volume. Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS) +6.17% after...
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Zoran Stockholders Approve CSR Merger
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 1:54pm | 197Zoran Corporation (NASDAQ: ZRAN) announced that at its special meeting of stockholders held today Zoran stockholders approved the adoption of the proposed merger agreement with CSR plc. Subject to the satisfaction of final customary closing conditions, it is expected that the merger will close on...
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Notable Call Options Activity in Silicon Laboratories
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 10:55am | 119Shares of Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ: SLAB) are lower on the session by 0.37%, currently trading at $34.82. 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 calls today. A short while ago...
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Benzinga's Volume Movers
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 10:25am | 165OmniVision Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: OVTI) shares moved up 4.52% to $18.05 at 10:20 am. The volume of OVTI shares traded was 164% higher than normal. OVTI's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $1.04 billion. Monro Muffler Brake Inc (NASDAQ: MNRO) shares rose 3.88% to $40.93. The volume of MNRO...
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Lazard Capital Maintains Neutral on Intel
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 9:07am | 111Lazard Capital is out with its report today on Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), maintaining Neutral. In its report, Lazard Capital writes, "We maintain our NEUTRAL rating on INTC for the following reasons: While we believe the company is a strong play on enterprise upgrade, we see 1) a lack of a real entrée...
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Wells Fargo Downgrades LDK Solar To Underperform
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 8:18am | 21Wells Fargo has downgraded LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) from Market Perform to Underperform.
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 7:45am | 127Citigroup downgraded American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) from “buy” to “hold.” AEO's shares closed at $10.89 yesterday. American Eagle's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 5.69%. LDK Solar Co Inc (NYSE: LDK) was downgraded by Needham from "buy" to "hold." LDK's shares closed at $6.18...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Decliners, August 29th (TZA, TVIX, FAZ, SOXS)
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 8:12pm | 173Direxion Small Cap Bear 3X Shares (ETF) (NYSE: TZA) led the decliners among the ETFs on Monday, with a loss of 14.37%. TZA closed at $40.75, and it had a volume of 23.15M traded shares. VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSE: TVIX) dropped 12.69%, and closed at $48.49. This was the...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, August 29th (TNA, FAS, SOXL, DRN)
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 8:02pm | 226Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: TNA) spiked 14.32% on Monday, and it closed at $48.55. This was the second trading session in a row that TNA closed higher. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: FAS) gained 11.79% as Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) jumped 8.12%,...
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Notable Call Options Activity in Altera
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 12:44pm | 104Shares of Altera (NYSE: ALTR) are higher on the session by 2.37%, currently trading at $37.16. 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 calls today. A short while ago the September...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 10:17am | 145NVE Corporation (NASDAQ: NVEC) shares gained 2.54% to create a new 52-week high of $64.61. NVEC shares have surged 57.21% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 10.54% in the same period. Waste Connections Inc (NYSE: WCN) shares jumped 1.70% to create a new 52-week high of...
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Top Performing Industries For August 29
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 10:09am | 191At 10:05 am, the Dow rose 1.49% to 11,453.01, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 1.65% to 1,196.25 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 1.82% to 2,525.00. The industries that are driving the market today are: Semiconductor- Memory Chips: This industry jumped 4.63% by 10:05 am....
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Microchip Launches Utility-Band Power-Line Soft-Modem Development Kit
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 9:30am | 55Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), today announced a Power-Line Modem PICtail Plus Daughter Board Development Kit that is compliant with the utility frequency band and enables products to communicate using the same wiring that provides power, creating an instant network at a low system and...