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Mobile TeleSystems Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2010
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 7:04am | 100Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, today announces its unaudited US GAAP financial results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2010. Key Financial Highlights of Q4 2010 and FY 2010[1] - Consolidated revenues up 2.9...
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Earnings Scheduled For April 5 (ANGO, ISCA, KBH, MIND, VRNT, LAYN, ZEP, EDS, MBT, LEDS)
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 12:33am | 266AngioDynamics 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...
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Fast Money Pops & Drops, April 4th (NVDA, MOS, MCP, S, F)
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 7:36pm | 232CNBC Fast Money's Joe Terranova said on the Fast Money Pops & Drops that NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is on the decline, and it is going to $17. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) fell 3.57% in the regular trading session, and it added 2.28% in the after hours. The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS)...
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Investing In Stupidity (BLOAQ, BLOBQ)
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 5:42pm | 765It seems that we have traveled back in time. Snow White is coming to theaters. Arnold Schwarzenegger is starring in a new cartoon. Blockbuster Video (OTC: BLOAQ) (OTC: BLOBQ), the once-mighty video rental chain, has gotten the interest of Dish Networks (NASDAQ: DISH), SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM), and...
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Sprint's CFO, Bob Brust, To Retire (S)
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 2:03pm | 37Sprint's CFO, Bob Brust, To Retire (NYSE: S) Joseph J.Euteneuer, 55, joined the company as its chief financial officer. He succeeds Bob Brust, who is retiring, the company said.
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Another Boon For NFC? (S, NXPI, QCOM, VZ, T)
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 1:26pm | 337According to a report from Bloomberg, Sprint (NYSE: S) is going launch a mobile payment plan ahead of Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile. The Overland Park, Kansas-based company is currently working with payment networks and handset makers on near field communications,...
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News Summary
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 9:41am | 212Shares of Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) gained about 0.9% after the company agreed to sell its Capsugel unit to private equity firm KKR & Co (NYSE: KKR) for around $2.38 billion. As a result of the sale, PFE slightly reduced its revenue projections for this year and next year. Shares of Discover...
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US Stock Futures Slightly Up As Crude Oil Prices Surge Above $108 a barrel, Vodafone Group In Focus
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 6:25am | 326US 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...
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Vivendi To Acquire Vodafone's Stake In SFR For $11 billion
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 5:51am | 113Shares of Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ: VOD) gained after the company announced its plans to sell its 44% stake in SFR to Vivendi SA for about $11 billion. Vivendi will purchase Vodafone's 44% stake in French mobile operator SFR for 7.95 billion euros ($11 billion). Vivendi already owns a 56% stake...
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Benzinga's Top ETF Gainers, April 1st (CZM, SOXS, EDC, SCIF)
Friday, April 1, 2011 - 8:12pm | 211Direxion Daily China Bull 3x Shares ETF (NYSE: CZM) jumped 4.90% on Friday as CNOOC Limited (ADR) (NYSE: CEO) closed 3.60% higher, and China Mobile Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: CHL) added 1.47%. Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: EDC) gained 4.43% in the regular trading session, and...
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Two New Bidders For Blockbuster - Bloomberg (BLOAQ, DISH, SKM)
Friday, April 1, 2011 - 3:13pm | 57According to Bloomberg, Blockbuster (BLOAQ) is attracting attention from a number of bidders. Aside from Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) and Carl Icahn, there is also interest from SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) and corporate liquidators.
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Oppenheimer Follows Up On AT&T/T-Mobile Deal, Industry Implications (T)
Friday, April 1, 2011 - 9:12am | 166“More than ten days after the AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)/T-Mobile deal was announced, we are following up with more thoughts on the transaction,” Oppenheimer started in a recent report. “To gain more insight on the regulatory approval process, we have talked to several regulatory experts and AT&T'...
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Piper Jaffray Comments On Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Phase III REALIZE Results
Friday, April 1, 2011 - 7:30am | 132According to Piper Jaffray, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) reported full Phase III REALIZE results in HCV interferon-failure patients showing a combined Sustained Virologic Response (SVR) rate of 65% vs. only 17% for standard of care. Piper Jaffray reported that importantly, Telaprevir...
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Benzinga's Top Pre-Market NASDAQ Losers (APOL, NXPI, SQI, VOD)
Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 8:19am | 150Apollo Group Inc (NASDAQ: APOL) dipped 3.38% to $40 in the pre-market session. APOL reported a loss of $64 million for the fiscal second quarter. NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) lost 2.29% to $30.66 in the pre-market session. NXPI priced its secondary offering of 30 million shares by certain...
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Could Google Buy Sprint? (GOOG, S)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 4:52pm | 140According to this article from Deadzone, it could happen eventually. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced it would be building a fiber-optic network in Kansas City with connection speeds around 1 Gps, which is 100 times faster than what most people use. Sprint's (NYSE: S) headquarters are in Overland...