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Best Buy Bounces, But Not Enough (BBY, RSH, GME, AMZN, WMT, AAPL)

Posted: May 22, 2012 at 8:35 am

Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported first quarter results this morning that were better than expected and the company’s shares are getting a much-needed bounce. The company ...
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Micron Gets Pushback on Deal for Elpida

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 8:53 am

Earlier this month Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) was named the top bidder in the auction for bankrupt Japanese DRAM maker Elpida Memory. Now, it seems that some creditors think ...
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Facebook Already Trades As Busted IPO

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 8:21 am

Facebook, Inc. (NYSE: FB) has already broken its $38.00 IPO price in the pre-market trading.  Barron's highlighted the risk of this trading under the IPO price over the weekend and ...
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Home Depot Disappoints as Home Sales Rise

Posted: May 15, 2012 at 7:40 am

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reported first quarter earnings this morning that were close to consensus estimates for both EPS and revenues, but just enough short to give investors ...
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Nvidia Jumps on Results, Forecast (NVDA, ARMH, QCOM, AAPL, TXN, MSFT, INTC, AMD)

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 9:04 am

Chip maker Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) handily beat consensus estimates for first quarter revenues and EPS the company reported this morning. Revenue totaled $924.9 million compared with an estimate of ...
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Renesola: Finally Some Good News in the Solar Sector (SOL, FSLR, SPWR, LDK, STP, YGE, JASO, JKS)

Posted: May 11, 2012 at 8:26 am

When the company reported fourth quarter earnings in March, it set expectations for the first quarter fairly low. Renesola posted an EPS loss of -$0.23, better than the expected loss of ...
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FedEx Acquires French Company, Still Lags UPS (FDX, UPS)

Posted: May 10, 2012 at 9:11 am

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced this morning that it has signed an agreement to acquire French express transportation company TATEX. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and no details ...
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Fertilizer Maker Makes Hay on Nitrogen (AGU, CF, POT, MOS, MON)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 8:33 am

Getting any respect in the fertilizer business has been pretty tough so far this year. We’ll have to wait about an hour or so this morning to see if Agrium ...
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No Beef in Wendy’s Results (WEN, MCD, YUM, CMG, JACK)

Posted: May 8, 2012 at 8:32 am

The Wendy’s Co. (NASDAQ: WEN) reported first quarter earnings this morning and managed to post another profit -- barely. The company reported adjusted EPS of $0.01 versus a consensus estimate ...
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Avis Earnings Hit Revised Forecast, Investors Still Cautious (CAR, HTZ, DTG)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 8:13 am

Last week Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) raised its first quarter adjusted EPS estimate from a loss of -$0.19 to a gain of $0.13. Apparently no one believed the ...
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ETP Acquires Sunoco for $5.3 Billion (ETP, SUN, ETE, SXL)

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 8:56 am

Energy Transfer Partners L.P. (NYSE: ETP) announced this morning that it will acquire Sunoco Inc. (NYSE: SUN) in a cash and common unit deal worth $5.3 billion. The transaction gives ...
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Nook, Windows 8 Pairing Doubles B&N Stock Price

Posted: April 30, 2012 at 8:11 am

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) announced this morning that the two companies were forming a “strategic partnership,” called ‘Newco’ for purposes of the announcement, ...
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Top Active Trader Alerts (AKAM, CRUS, CTXS, CROX, EA, EQIX, HTWR, HRB, LOGI, NUAN, SKX, STMP, TQNT, XLNX)

Posted: April 26, 2012 at 8:55 am

There are many stocks on the move this morning and most are due to the endless reports of earnings.  This Thursday morning's top pre-market winners and losers are the following: ...
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Three Huge Tech Losers For Traders (EXTR, RVBD, SNDK)

Posted: April 20, 2012 at 7:13 am

Technology companies are reporting earnings by the dozens now as earnings season is in full swing.  24/7 Wall St. has identified three dismal earnings reports in the technology sector that ...
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Trader Alerts: Unusual Stocks on the Move (URI, ISRG, YHOO, CREE, STX)

Posted: April 18, 2012 at 8:44 am

Here’s a pre-open look at several stocks making moves this morning: United Rental Inc. (NYSE: URI), Intuitive Surgical Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Cree Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE), and ...
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