Pre-Market Stock News (Oct. 3, 2007)

October 3, 2007 by Douglas A. McIntyre

(AAI) AirTran load factor rose 6.7% to 68.5%.
(BEAS) BEA Systems stake raised to 11% by Carl Icahn.
(BOBE) Bob Evans s-s-s rose 0.4%.
(CPST) Capstone Turbine received a microturbine order for for $3.8 million in Germany.
(CTCT) Constant Contact IPO priced at $16, above the $12 to $14 range.
(DB) Deutsche Bank disclosed it will take over $3 Billion in charges.
(DUSA) DUSA Pharma’s Levulan Kerastick received marketing approval in South Korea.
(MBRX) Metabasis rose over 10% on EU Orphan drug status for liver cancer drug study.
(MFA) MFA Mortgage priced a 7 million share secondary offering at $7.90 per share.
(MU) Micron traded down 2% after earnings on cautious commentary.
(OSIS) OSI Systems won a $30 million government contract for carge inspection.
(PFCB) P.F.Chang’s lowered guidance; stock down over 10%.
(PNRA) Panera s-s-s +1.5%; sees $0.35-0.37 EPS vs prior $0.32-0.38 range.
(RPM) RPM Corp. $0.53 EPS vs $0.55 est.
(SVR) Syniverse wins data clearing deal from VimpelCom in Russia.
(TASR) Taser received a follow-on order from U.S. Marshalls.
(VZ) Verizon launches iPhone answers for 2007 holiday season.

Jon C. Ogg
October 3, 2007

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