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Best 1) Millicom International Cellular (NASDAQ: MICC): Shares are currently up 5. 71% to $96.80 on possible acquisition chatter. 2) HNSN (NASDAQ: HNSN): Stock is jumping 4.51% to $2.55 in early trading. 3) Golar LNG (NASDAQ: GLNG): Showing a nice 4.13% pop to $29.47. 4) Westport Innovations (...

Stocks look poised to push higher again this week. The S&P 500 is on the cusp of a break above resistance at 1,335. And that would likely set up a test of the post-crash highs at 1,344. But as Jason Cimpl told his TradeMaster Daily Stock Alerts members this...

Zep Inc (NYSE: ZEP) reported its Q2 adjusted EPS at $0.15, versus the consensus of $0.15. ZEP reported its Q2 revenue at $146.8 million, versus the consensus of $146.2 million. ZEP shares closed at $17.57 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

Update: Zep Q2 EPS $0.15 Vs. $0.15 Estimate; Revenues $146.8M Vs. $146.2M Estimate (NYSE: ZEP)

Zep Inc. (NYSE: ZEP) today announced financial results for the three month period ended February 28, 2011. Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 increased approximately 15% to $146.8 million, compared with $127.4 million in the same period of the prior year. Earnings before interest,...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting the release of the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and ISM services-sector data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 29 points to 12,308.00, while those for the S&P 500...

AngioDynamics Inc (NASDAQ: ANGO) is expected to report its FQ3 EPS at $0.12 on revenue of $53.89 million. International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ: ISCA) is estimated to post its FQ1 earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $156.60 million. KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is projected to report a Q1 loss...

A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHLM) announced today that Donald B. "Mickey" McMillan has been named Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately. McMillan, who has been with A. Schulman for 15 years, also will retain his previous title of Corporate Controller.

A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHLM) announced today earnings for the fiscal 2011 second quarter ended February 28, 2011. The Company reported net income for the second quarter of $7.1 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $6.8 million, or $0.26 per share, for the...

US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, after the earlier session's gains. Crude oil prices surged above $108 a barrel. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10 points to 12,328.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index gained 1.70 points to 1,329.40. Nasdaq 100 futures...

A. Schulman Inc (NASDAQ: SHLM) is expected to report its FQ2 EPS at $0.33 on revenue of $423.60 million. Team Inc (NASDAQ: TISI) is estimated to report its Q3 earnings at $0.18 per share on revenue of $116.83 million. Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc (NASDAQ: SCHN) is projected to report its Q2...

There seems to be a lot of silver pundits calling for a major top in silver lately. There's basically two main reasons why they are calling for a top: 1) silver is currently stretched above its long term moving averages and 2) silver looks spiky on a chart. Anybody that has followed markets for a...

Ferro Corporation's (NYSE: FOE) Performance Pigments and Colors business has announced price increases for its Geode® product line. The increases, necessitated by rising raw material, energy and transportation costs, are between 7 and 10 percent and are in effect as of April 1, 2011.

One of Warren Buffett's top executives at Berkshire Hathaway has resigned amidst a swirl of insider trading controversy. Former MidAmerican CEO David Sokol bought $10 million worth of Lubrizol (NYSE: LZ) before he suggested a Berkshire-Hathaway buyout of the company to Buffett....

Another nice day for stocks has pushed the S&P 500 right to resistance at 1,335 as the first quarter winds down. If funds are buying stocks and "window dressing", as I suggested yesterday, then we may see them dump those stocks during the first couple of days of...