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Oppenehimer Upgrades Microsemi To Outperform, $28 PT
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 6:58am | 25Oppenheimer has upgraded Microsemi Corporation (NASDAQ: MSCC) from Perform to Outperform and has established a $28 price target.
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Stocks to Watch for Monday 07/11/11: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Sunday, July 10, 2011 - 6:15pm | 2231Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Friday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Melco Crown Entertainment (NASDAQ:...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, July 8th (DTO, TMF, SOXS, FAZ)
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 9:56pm | 172Powershares DB Crude Oil Double Short ETN (NYSE: DTO) jumped 4.75% on Friday as crude oil traded lower on bad jobs data. DTO closed at $50.95, and it had a volume of 397K traded shares. Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: TMF) gained 4.36%, and closed at $37.13. TMF had a volume...
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Hottest and Coldest Sectors for Friday 7/8/11
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 5:24pm | 1918The S&P 500 lost 9.4 points, or 0.7%, in Friday's trading session, as a weaker-than-expected jobs report put an end to the recent market rally. The SPX is now 26.78 points lower than its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd. The Sector breakdown for Friday's session is as follows...
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Friday's Mid-Day Options Volume Leaders
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 11:46am | 84Here are today's mid-day options volume leaders… 1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) 260,227 contracts, 60.6% calls, 39.4% puts 2. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) 90,458 contracts, 61.6% calls, 38.4% puts 3. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) 79,438 contracts, 80.2% calls, 19.8% puts 4. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC)...
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Options Brief: Taiwan Semiconductor
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 10:32am | 71Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE: TSM) are lower on the session by 1.18%, trading at $12.61. Overall call volume is now running at 4.58x the daily average, with 33% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,864 contracts have traded on the session so far. Taiwan Semiconductor...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 8:27am | 112Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) dipped 4.31% to $30.64 in the pre-market session. AIXG's PEG ratio is 6.92. Virgin Media Inc (NASDAQ: VMED) dropped 1.89% to $29.57 in the pre-market trading. VMED is scheduled to report its Q2 results on July 27. ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) moved down 1.67% to $29....
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Gainers
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 8:18am | 119Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: AMLN) shares advanced 9.41% to $15 in the pre-market session. Alkermes Inc (NASDAQ: ALKS) and AMLN reported positive data on their Bydureon drug. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) shares advanced 8.75% to $4.35 in the pre-market session. GERN had $163.33 million...
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UPDATE: Benchmark Lowers PT on MIPS Technologies to $11
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 7:27am | 116Benchmark is out with its report today on MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS), lowering its PT from $15 to $11. In a note to clients, Benchmark writes, "MIPS Technologies should report 4Q11 (June) results after the market close on Thursday, August 4. Given that the company's shares are trading at...
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Benchmark Updates 7/8
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 6:58am | 211Benchmark made a number of updates in a research report published today. Flir Systems (NADSAQ: FLIR) had its rating maintained at Hold. At the same time, its price target was reiterated at $28. On Thursday, Flir added 2% to its value to finish the day at $34.68. Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL) had its...
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Benchmark Lowers PT On MIPS Technologies To $11
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 6:42am | 28The Benchmark Company has lowered the price target on MIPS Technologies (NASDAQ: MIPS) from $15 to $11 and maintains its Buy rating.
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Stocks to Watch for 07/8/11: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 12:59am | 2553Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Thursday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Shares of Level 3 Communications hit...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, July 7th (SGG, SOXL, EDC, FAS)
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 7:48pm | 208iPath Dow Jones-UBS Sugar Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE: SGG) gained 5.97% today as sugar futures traded sharply higher. SGG closed at $98.97, and had a volume of 119K traded shares. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXL) traded 5.91% higher, and closed at $49.10. In the...
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Hottest and Coldest Sectors for Thursday 7/7/2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 7:35pm | 1705The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 14 points, or 1%, in today's session to close at 1353.22. The index is nearing its 52-week high of 1370.58, which was set on May 2nd. The Sector breakdown for Thursday's session is as follows: The S&P 500 was led by the Basic Materials Sector in Thursday's session...
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Stock Picks and Trade Ideas for Friday, July 8
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 5:44pm | 1476( click to enlarge ) FiberTower Corporation (NASDAQ:FTWR) - 50-day SMA acting as support for now. Recent high was $1.85. Worth watching. Strong volume pattern. ( click to enlarge ) Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBRG) - Looking good for $25.16 breakout. ( click to enlarge ) Macy...