Thursday, October 22, 2009

2009-10-23 MEMC hops PV value chain to acquire SunEdison for... - New Energy Matters (subscription)


2009-10-23 MEMC hops PV value chain to acquire SunEdison for...
New Energy Matters (subscription)
... was made after the close of trading for MEMC's stock at USD 15.43, but shares were down about 4% at USD 14.80 per share in after hours trading. ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Align Technology up - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Align Technology up
Interactive Investor
Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ...

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Capital One earnings up despite drag of joblessness - Washington Post


Capital One earnings up despite drag of joblessness
Washington Post
... shares finished the regular trading session up $1.70, or 4.6 percent, at $38.33, then gained $3.27, or 8.5 percent, to reach $41.60 in after-hours trading.

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Bucyrus Intl. Q3 Profit Surges, Tops Street View - Update - RTT News


Bucyrus Intl. Q3 Profit Surges, Tops Street View - Update
RTT News
BUCY finished Thursday's regular trading at $42.53, down 5 cents or 0.12% on volumes of 2.919 million shares on the Nasdaq. In after hours trading, ...


MEMC Electronic Slips To Q3 Loss; Buys SunEdison For $200 Mln - Update - RTT News


MEMC Electronic Slips To Q3 Loss; Buys SunEdison For $200 Mln - Update
RTT News
WFR last traded at $15.43, down 2 cents or 0.13% on Thursday. In after-hours trading, shares fell 3.82% or 59 cents. by RTT Staff Writer.

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Consumers still flock to Amazon: profit up 62 pct - The Associated Press


Consumers still flock to Amazon: profit up 62 pct
The Associated Press
The results and outlook sent Amazon shares up $8.35, 8.9 percent, to $101.63 in after-hours trading. Before the earnings report the stock had finished ...

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After-Hours Best & Worst (AMZN, BRCM, COF, SPWRA, SYNA)

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is a screamer after the close after the online retail giant posted $0.45 EPS on a 27% revenue gain of $5.45 billion, Thomson Reuters was at $0.33 EPS and $5.03B in revenues.  The guidance was $8.12 to $9.12 billion vs. $8.12 billion estimates. FULL NEWS at 24/7 Wall Street.  AMZN: $107.56, up 15.10% on 6,192,434 shares since the close.

Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) is in trouble in the after-hours trading session.  The communication chip maker posted earnings of $0.40 in non-GAAP EPS (was $0.16 in GAAP EPS) and a 20% revenue jump sequentially and 3.4% lower than a year ago to $1.254 billion.  Thomson Reuters estimates were $0.33 non-GAAP EPS and $1.16 billion in revenues.  It is guiding revenues flat sequentially.  BRCM: $28.00, down 8.88% on 1,416,728 million shares since the close.

Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) posted net income of $425.6 million, or $0.94 EPS and income from operations of $1.03 EPS compared to estimates of $0.14 EPS. “We are successfully weathering the storm, but the storm is not over…” FULL NEWS at 24/7 Wall Street.  COF: $41.00, up 6.9% on 1,144,909 shares since the close.

SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWRA) is getting clobbered. The solar company beat estimates: $0.42 EPS as revenues rose 56% to $466 million vs. Thomson Reuters estimates of $0.40 EPS and $420.1M revenue; Gross margin was down 1.9 percentage points at 20.7%.  The problem is mixed guidance: $1.15 to $1.25 EPS for 2009 vs. $1.21 consensus on revenues of $1.425 to $1.50 billion (prior was $1.35 to 1.70 billion and estimate is $1.43 billion. SPWRA: $29.80, down 10.5% on 622,724 shares since the close.

Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA) is getting a relief rally after beating estimates. Earnings were $0.48 EPS and a 3% revenue gain to $119.6M vs. Thomson Reuters estimates of $0.42 EPS and $116.4 million in revenue. Gross margin of 40.4% was soft with some expecting 40.5% or 40.6%.  The company talked up its opportunities and production.  SYNA: $26.50, up 12.00% on 273,606 shares since the close.

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Broadcom posts lower third-quarter profit - MarketWatch


Broadcom posts lower third-quarter profit
MarketWatch
Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) shares fell more than 8% in after-hours trading. Watch a clip of CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer talk about Windows 7 during the press ...

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Cephalon Options Jump (CEPH)

Cephalon Inc. (NASDAQ: CEPH) is active in the first hour of trading. There was a buyer of 15,000 December $60 calls at the mark with shares at $54.63 and headed higher, potentially  benefiting  from the bullish earnings report at Celgene (CELG).  Cephalon is scheduled to report earnings on October 27th and shares are very cheap at 8.5X earnings and 2.8X cash value.  The 11.7% short float is also attractive.  Shares are bouncing off a potential double bottom at $52.50, a major support level on the charts.

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EBay Sees Turnaround Efforts Start to Pay Off - Wall Street Journal


EBay Sees Turnaround Efforts Start to Pay Off
Wall Street Journal
Investors expressed disappointment, sending eBay shares down almost 6% to $23.60 in after-hours trading. The stock, up about 80% this year through the close ...

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Amgen profit rises, shares decline - NephrOnline


Amgen profit rises, shares decline
NephrOnline
Shares fell $2.15, or 3.6%, to $57.25 in after-hours trading, after gaining $1.26 during the regular trading session.


Edwards Lifesciences 3Q Profit Jumps - Wall Street Journal


Edwards Lifesciences 3Q Profit Jumps
Wall Street Journal
Edwards shares rose 1.3% to $72 in after-hours trading after sinking 0.7% during Wednesday's regular trading session. Shares are up more than 29% on the ...

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Weekly Digest Issue No. 488 - ElectricNews.net


Weekly Digest Issue No. 488
ElectricNews.net
Wall Street responded well, with shares in Google rising 3.3 percent to USD547.30 in after-hours trading following the results announcement last Thursday. ...


vmware Sees 50 Percent Drop In Profits - eWEEK Europe UK


vmware Sees 50 Percent Drop In Profits
eWEEK Europe UK
vmware shares improved slightly to $45.45 per share in after-hours trading on Oct. 21. Investors are obviously bullish on the company; a year ago, ...

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eBay profits continue to slump despite revenue turnaround - StrategyEye (subscription)


eBay profits continue to slump despite revenue turnaround
StrategyEye (subscription)
Shares in eBay fell 5% in after-hours trading as the company forecast a tough fourth quarter and lower-than-expected results, disappointing investors who ...

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EBay Q3 earnings drop 29 per cent despite higher revenue - Journal Pioneer


EBay Q3 earnings drop 29 per cent despite higher revenue
Journal Pioneer
Shares in eBay, which also forecast third-quarter results in line with analyst estimates, fell $1.31, or 5.2 per cent, in after-hours trading. ...

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Rice Losses May Swell in Philippines on Typhoon, Official Says - Bloomberg


Rice Losses May Swell in Philippines on Typhoon, Official Says
Bloomberg
January-delivery rice traded at $13.78 per 100 pounds in after-hours trading in Chicago at 12:30 pm Singapore time. Futures advanced as much as 2.8 percent ...

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