Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Ctrip.com (CTRP) Beats Analyst Estimates - Cabot Wealth Advisory


Ctrip.com (CTRP) Beats Analyst Estimates
Cabot Wealth Advisory
CTRP was unchanged in after-hours trading, but its US shares have popped from 20 in primeval March to nearly 55 at Tuesday's close, according to IBD. ...

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P&G Volume Tanker (PG, CL)

Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) is a disappointment this morning.  The consumer products behemoth gave earnings saying that quarterly acquire fell 18% and said it expects slow sales and choppy earnings to continue for the near future.  Earnings were $2.5 1000000000 or $0.80 EPS and estimates from composer Reuters were $0.79 EPS. Revenue fell 11% to $18.7 1000000000 vs. $19.4 1000000000 estimates.  Next lodge was put at $0.95 to $1.00 EPS against estimates of $1.00 EPS and 2009 was put at the same prior guidance of $3.65 to $3.80 EPS vs. $3.76 estimates. Because of the tone and because of weak sales, shares are downbound 3.8% at $53.36 on most 350,000 shares pre-market as of 8:42 AM EST.  Average volume is over 12 million shares, but that should easily be hit today.   We would watch for secondary state in Colgate-Palmolive Co. (NYSE: CL) based upon this report.  -JON OGG


Allstate attracts bullish options-08/05/2009 - NASDAQ


Allstate attracts bullish options-08/05/2009
NASDAQ
ALL ended the regular session up 2.96 percent to $28.17 but slipped $0.22 in after-hours trading. The shares are up 17 percent in the last month. ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips following results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips following results
Interactive Investor
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Dish prevails over TiVo in initial patent ruling - BusinessWeek


Dish prevails over TiVo in initial patent ruling
BusinessWeek
Shares of Dish rose by 2 cents to $18.20 in after-hours trading, and rose by 73 cents, or 4.2 percent, to $18.18 in the regular session. TiVo fell 28 cents, ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips following results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips mass results
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Coinstar plans to focus on counting coins, Redbox going forward - Seattle Times


Coinstar plans to focus on counting coins, Redbox going forward
Seattle Times
Wall Street applauded, sending shares of the company's stock up in after-hours trading Tuesday to $35. The stock gained 35 cents in the regular session to ...

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Dollar Thrifty' stock rises - CompareCarrentals.com


Dollar Thrifty' have rises
CompareCarrentals.com
In after hours trading the have rose to $19.10 after the acquire announcement was made. The acquire results came as the company posted strait losses for the ...

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Options Traders Bet on Allstate Move Higher - TheStreet.com


Options Traders Bet on Allstate Move Higher
TheStreet.com
Allstate ended the regular session up nearly 3% to $28.17, but slipped 22 cents in after-hours trading. The property and accident underwriter needs to climb a ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips following results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips following results
Interactive Investor
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Electronic Arts earnings call: Big game launches on the horizon - VentureBeat


VentureBeat

Electronic Arts earnings call: Big game launches on the horizon
VentureBeat
EA stock is up slightly at $21.98 a deal in after-hours trading, but it relic far beneath its $50.17 a deal peak over the time 52 weeks. ...

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips following results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips following results
Interactive Investor
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Earnings: EA Boosts Digital Revs By Almost 40 Percent; Trims Losses - paidContent.org


Earnings: EA Boosts Digital Revs By Almost 40 Percent; Trims Losses
paidContent.org
The improved performance sent its shares up by over 4 proportionality in after-hours trading. All about digital: EA is disagreeable to lead the pack when it comes to ...

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Matrix profits up 42.9 pct for year, down 24.7 pct for quarter - Journal Record (subscription) (subscription)


Matrix profits up 42.9 pct for year, downbound 24.7 pct for quarter
Journal Record (subscription) (subscription)
... Matrix shares endured a roller-coaster ride Tuesday that ended with a 1.3-percent gain, only to give it back in after-hours trading. ...

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American Capital has $547 mln loss, shares tumble - Reuters


American Capital has $547 mln loss, shares tumble
Reuters
Shares of the company fell 55 cents, or 15.2 percent, to $3.06 in after-hours trading mass the announcement. The loss equaled $2.52 per share, ...

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Whole Foods says consumers may be 'trading down' less - Los Angeles Times


Whole Foods says consumers may be 'trading down' less
Los Angeles Times
Whole Foods' shares rocketed to $28.25 in after-hours trading. The price was up 2 cents to $24.82 in regular trading, before the results were announced. ...


AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips following results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips following results
Interactive Investor
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USEC Sees After-Hours Action (USU)

USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) is looking up considerably, though this is not a partitioning to its woes.  There were reports that the Department of Energy said it would retard its final decision to give the company time to foregather test and business goals over its polity loan guarantee.  As of 6:00 PM EST we have seen some 90,000 shares trade hands since the closing bell, but the toll is up 10% at $4.72 on correct at 90,000 shares.  Put this one on your watch lists because if there is a belief on Wednesday that the DOE will probable roll over and approve a loan guarantee, then this one could be off to the races….-JON OGG


AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips following results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Kraft slips following results
Interactive Investor
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Whole Foods Heads To New Valuations (WFMI)

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) is soaring after it beat earnings estimates, despite it maintaining very conservative guidance.  At 4:49 PM EST we have shares trading up 13% to new 52-week highs at $28.00.  We have also seen nearly 1.1 million shares trade hands since the 4:00 PM Closing Bell.

FULL Earnings Details…. Stay tuned, unless they sat on really bad news this will be one to watch tomorrow after the valuation gathering fights the momentum crowd.

JON OGG


EA 1Q loss widens but results surpass expectations - The Associated Press


The Associated Press

EA 1Q expiration widens but results surpass expectations
The Associated Press
Shares rose nearly 2 percent in after-hours trading as EA posted an adjusted expiration Tuesday that was far smaller than Wall Street estimates, thanks to strong ...

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HealthSouth Swings To 2Q Loss On Settlement Charge >HLS - Wall Street Journal


HealthSouth Swings To 2Q Loss On Settlement Charge >HLS
Wall Street Journal
Shares rose 4.8% to $15.40 in after-hours trading. The stock has regained over a third of its value this year. HealthSouth has improved its operative ...

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Stock and Options Alert in Eastman Kodak (EK)

Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK) is seeing elevated options state and elevated stock volume.  Shares are up 26% at $4.11 and as of 1:20 PM EST we have seen 11,825,618 shares trade hand. The average intensity is roughly 5.1 million shares.  Eastman Kodak shares have traded in a range of $3.15  to $ 4.15 today and its 52-week range is $2.01 to $17.71. Due to the sell-off and erosion, its market cap after today’s 26% gain is still exclusive $1.11 billion.  The options state is trading close to 10,000 contracts among the $4.00 CALL and $5.00 CALL Strike Prices from the August, September and Oct expiration months. This is one of the older private equity buyout names from backwards during the buyout bubble of 2005 to 2007 but that was exclusive if the stock went low enough.  We have been looking for other data, but there has been whatever retiree action to prevent benefits being revilement to pensioned employees. -JON OGG


Foreign Buyers Behind jci's 0.9% Advance - Jakarta Globe


Foreign Buyers Behind jci's 0.9% Advance
Jakarta Globe
... 3.1 percent to $71.58 on Monday in New York, before dropping to $70.53 a barrel in after-hours trading at the close of the topical market on Tuesday. ...


PayPal Experiences Global Outage - RedOrbit


PayPal Experiences Global Outage
RedOrbit
... material to their earnings or revenue," he said. EBay shares were up 3.7 percent in the regular session, but fell 2 cents to $22.02 in after-hours trading.

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Options Activity Heats Up In King Pharma (KG, ABT)

King Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: KG) intensity exploded on August $10 calls with nearly 4,000 trading before 10:30 AM as a rumor that Abbott Labs (NYSE: ABT) is looking at the Company for a $16.00 offer.  Implied irresolution initially overturned higher from 91% to 98%.  King shares are cheap on most metrics and it trades just 5X change value with solid drug prospects, despite some past FDA rejections.  King will inform earnings before the open on August 6th and with a 2.28B market cap, this name could definitely be in play.  Large lots are being bought offer side, showing institutional interest.

-JOE KUNKLE, OPTIONSHAWK.COM

Update: as of 10:48 AM EST we have seen over 5,900 contracts change safekeeping in the AUG-$10 CALLS versus a preceding open interest of 2,789 contracts.


Foreign Buyers Behind jci's 0.9% Advance - Jakarta Globe


Foreign Buyers Behind jci's 0.9% Advance
Jakarta Globe
... 3.1 percent to $71.58 on Monday in New York, before falling to $70.53 a containerful in after-hours trading at the close of the local mart on Tuesday. ...


Duoyuan Global Water's Shares Explode in the US - ChinaStakes.com


Duoyuan Global Water's Shares Explode in the US
ChinaStakes.com
Duoyuan Global Water's shares exploded in "after-hours trading" markets in the US up $4 per share within an ...


Ahead of the Bell: Herbalife guidance in focus - The Associated Press


Ahead of the Bell: Herbalife guidance in focus
The Associated Press
He reaffirmed a "Buy" rating and $42 price target. Shares dipped most 10 proportionality in after-hours trading weekday after closing at $35.77 in the regular session.

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Major Volume Alert in Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG, PEP)

Pepsi Bottling Group (NYSE: PBG) is getting momentous pre-market intensity on reports that Pepsico (NYSE: PEP) has agreed to pay $36.50 per share in a higher bidding price to secure the buyout it has pursued.  At 8:26 AM EST we hit seen whatever 340,000 shares trade hands compared to an average intensity of about 2 meg shares.  We’d expect this to be at 2 meg or more by 9:00 AM EST if this intensity state holds up.  We are awaiting confirmation on every the terms of the deal before saying anything is formal or final here.  -JON OGG


BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Drift Lower After Hitting Peaks - Wall Street Journal


BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Drift Lower After Hitting Peaks
Wall Street Journal
However, shares dropped 10% to $31.89 in after-hours trading as Stec separately said two of its executives would offer 7.5 million shares in a public ...


After-Hours Trading: Another Market Anomaly - Seeking Alpha


After-Hours Trading: Another Market Anomaly
Seeking Alpha
As strange as it might seem, the following companies (excel format) traded down or up in after-hours trading in the literal dollar turn that they traded up ...


Monday, August 3, 2009

Intel Halts SSD Sales Following Data Loss - Enterprise Storage Forum


Intel Halts SSD Sales Following Data Loss
Enterprise Storage Forum
In another SSD news, STEC (NASDAQ: STEC) shares fell 10 percent in after-hours trading tonight after the enterprise SSD market leader's quarterly results beat ...

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Anadarko Profit Craters on Price Drop - TheStreet.com


Anadarko Profit Craters on Price Drop
TheStreet.com
Shares of Anadarko gained $1.44, or 3%, at $49.64 by the closing bell. It was swing on added 36 cents in after-hours trading.

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Pulte Homes Q2 Loss Widens - Trading Markets (press release)


Pulte Homes Q2 Loss Widens
Trading Markets (press release)
... to $17.32 over the time year, closed Monday's lawful trading conference at $11.76, up 39 cents or 3.43% but forfeited 40 cents or 3.40% in after hours trading.

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Ebay's PayPal shut globally for an hour - Reuters


Ebay's PayPal shut globally for an hour
Reuters
EBay shares, which gained 3.7 percent in the regular session, dipped 2 cents to $22.02 in after-hours trading. (Reporting by Clare Baldwin; Editing by Edwin ...

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Anadarko Petroleum Swings To Q2 Loss - RTT News


RTT News

Anadarko Petroleum Swings To Q2 Loss
RTT News
... closed Monday's lawful trading session at $49.64, up $1.44 or 2.99% and gained an additional 36 cents in after hours trading. by RTT Staff Writer.

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Wright Medical Posts 2Q Gain, But Soft Sales Hurt Guidance - EasyBourse.com


Wright Medical Posts 2Q Gain, But Soft Sales Hurt Guidance
EasyBourse.com
Shares of the Arlington, Tenn., company slipped in after-hours trading and were recently down 3.7% to $13.10. They were soured 2.3% during Monday's regular ...


CIT Price/Volume Alert (CIT)

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) has seen its shares halted for news pending, and then they reopened higher after it has amended its pending tender offer for its $1 billion of Floating Rate Senior Notes due August 17, 2009.  Notes under the new amended tender will receive the amended purchase price of $875 in change per $1,000 principal turn of notes kinda than the prior $825 per $1,000 principal turn of notes.  CIT stock is today up 15% at $1.00 and its 52 meg share average regular intensity has just been hit on brawny block volume.  Roughly half of that intensity has come since shares were re-opened for trading. -Jon C. Ogg


Huron Consulting Group, Inc. Focus of Investigation on Behalf of ... - Business Wire (press release)


Huron Consulting Group, Inc. Focus of Investigation on Behalf of ...
Business Wire (press release)
As a result of Huron's announcements, company stock collapsed by more than 57 percent in after hours trading. If you invested in Huron stock between April ...


Huron Consulting Group Investor Investigation - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)


Huron Consulting Group Investor Investigation
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
As a termination of this news, so the investigation, shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN) declined in after-hours trading on July 31, 2009, ...

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Exponential Volume in Keryx (KERX, AEZS)

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KERX) is up huge after the company announced an commendation with the bureau on a Special Protocol Assessment for its Phase 3 Trial of KRX-0401 in the treatment of multiple myeloma.  KERX is up almost 50% from this morning’s programme and we hit seen almost 9.9 million shares change hands as of 10:38 AM ESt.  This trades an cipher of about 2.2 million shares and its 52-week arrange is $0.09 to $1.88.

This programme also has partner Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) trading up nearly 7% at $2.80 on 490,000 shares.  Its 52-week arrange is $0.26 to $3.25 and cipher intensity is 235,000 shares.

Jon C. Ogg
August 3, 2009 (10:38 AM EST)


Huron Consulting Group Investor Investigation - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)


Huron Consulting Group Investor Investigation
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
As a result of this news, so the investigation, shares of Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN) declined in after-hours trading on July 31, 2009, ...

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First Solar's Great News...No, Terrible News...Wait... - Seeking Alpha


First Solar's Great News...No, Terrible News...Wait...
Seeking Alpha
As presently as they announced it, First Solar shares started to fall in after-hours trading. Mark Bachman, an analyst with Pacific Crest Securities, ...

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Price/Volume Alert: Oncothyreon Inc. (ONTY)

Oncothyreon Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTY) is a rare stock for volume alerts. It showed clinical data relating to long-term communication with Stimuvax were presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s 13th World Conference on Lung Cancer in San Francisco over the weekend. As of April 2009, 10 of the 16 unnatural patients were alive without grounds of disease progression and eight continued to obtain therapy with Stimuvax after 6.3 to 8.2 years. The remaining two experience patients discontinued Stimuvax therapy after 2.4 and 5.8 years and were without grounds of disease progression. Nine of the 10 experience patients had stage IIIb NSCLC upon entry to the trial, while digit had stage IV disease. Six of the 10 experience patients had a complete salutation to their first-line chemotherapy or chemo-radiation, while four patients had stable disease. The remaining six of the 16 patients discontinued Stimuvax after 2.0 to 5.1 years of communication as a result of disease progression and are deceased.  A 8:23 AM EST we have seen nearly 100,000 shares trade hands versus an cipher daily volume of wrinkled 400,000 shares per day.  Shares are up 13% at $5.25 after closing at $4.629 on Friday.  -JON OGG


Finkelstein Thompson LLP Announces Investigation of Huron ... - Stockhouse


Finkelstein Thompson LLP Announces Investigation of lake ...
Stockhouse
When this news was revealed, lake shares plummeted more than 57 proportionality in after-hours trading on July 31, 2009, dropping from the approaching price of $44.35 ...

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First Solar's Great News...No, Terrible News...Wait... - Seeking Alpha


First Solar's Great News...No, Terrible News...Wait...
Seeking Alpha
As soon as they declared it, First Solar shares started to fall in after-hours trading. Mark Bachman, an analyst with Pacific Crest Securities, ...


REFILE-Law firms weigh shareholder claims against Huron - Reuters


REFILE-Law firms matter shareholder claims against Huron
Reuters
Shares of the company, which provides consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, sank more than 57 proportionality in after-hours trading on Friday, ...

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Palm oil futures soar up to 4.3pc - Business Times - Malaysia


Palm oil futures soar up to 4.3pc
Business Times - Malaysia
November-delivery soybeans surged as much as 5.1 per coin in after-hours trading on the Chicago Board of Trade, extending last week's 7.3 per coin advance. ...

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Sunday, August 2, 2009

REFILE-Law firms weigh shareholder claims against Huron - Reuters


REFILE-Law firms weigh shareholder claims against Huron
Reuters
Shares of the company, which provides consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, sank more than 57 percent in after-hours trading on Friday, ...

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Law firms weigh shareholder claims against Huron - Reuters


Law firms weigh shareholder claims against Huron
Reuters
Shares of the company, which provides consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, sank more than 57 proportionality in after-hours trading on Friday, ...

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How Earnouts are Costing Huron its CEO, CFO and CAO - ZDNet Blogs


How Earnouts are Costing Huron its CEO, CFO and CAO
ZDNet Blogs
Reuters is news that Huron's stock price fell by most half in after hours trading Friday. Huron, it should be noted, is chock flooded of Arthur Andersen ...


Law firms weigh shareholder claims against Huron - Reuters


Law firms weigh investor claims against Huron
Reuters
Shares of the company, which provides consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, sank more than 57 percent in after-hours trading on Friday, ...

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Saturday, August 1, 2009

CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Huron CEO, CFO quit as restatements slash profits - Reuters


CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Huron CEO, CFO quit as restatements slash profits
Reuters
... which says it provides consulting services to Fortune 500 companies and leading academic institutions, sank more than 57 percent in after-hours trading, ...

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Business briefs - Dubuque Telegraph Herald


Business briefs
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
The have slipped 3 cents in after-hours trading. NEW YORK -- Chevron on Friday said that its second-quarter profits fell 71 percent, and the second-largest ...

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Business briefs - Dubuque Telegraph Herald


Business briefs
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
The stock slipped 3 cents in after-hours trading. NEW YORK -- Chevron on Friday said that its second-quarter profits lapse 71 percent, and the second-largest ...

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