Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Paul Kangas' Stocks in the News - Nightly Business Report


Paul Kangas' Stocks in the News
Nightly Business Report
In after hours trading, the stock was up $1 from the price you see here. Apple (AAPL) topped the active list with a gain of $1.02. ...


Textron CEO Campbell To Retire; COO Donnelly Named Successor - Update - RTT News


Textron CEO Campbell To Retire; COO Donnelly Named Successor - Update
RTT News
Textron shares closed Wednesday's regular trading session at $19.20, down 17 cents but gained 5 cents in after hours trading. by RTT Staff Writer.

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AFTER THE BELL-Paychex tumbles after quarterly results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Paychex tumbles after quarterly results
Interactive Investor
(Reporting by Leah Schnurr) Keywords: MARKETS STOCKS AFTERTHEBELL Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and ...

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Microsoft Says It Has 'No Plans To Acquire' Electronic Arts - Wall Street Journal


Microsoft Says It Has 'No Plans To Acquire' Electronic Arts
Wall Street Journal
... a Microsoft acquisition, noting that the company would seem to have little need for EA. Shares of EA fell more than 1% to $19.54 in after-hours trading.

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Cintas Q1 Profit Declines, Yet Tops Estimate - Trading Markets (press release)


Cintas Q1 Profit Declines, Yet Tops Estimate
Trading Markets (press release)
... closed Wednesday's regular trading session at $28.35, down $1.43or 4.80%. The stock is currently gaining $0.35 or 1.23% in after hours trading.


AFTER THE BELL-Paychex tumbles after quarterly results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Paychex tumbles after quarterly results
Interactive Investor
(Reporting by Leah Schnurr) Keywords: MARKETS STOCKS AFTERTHEBELL Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and ...

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Gold slips as dollar manages to move higher - Forbes


Gold slips as dollar manages to move higher
Forbes
But prices declined further in after-hours trading as the dollar recovered from a brief, sharp drop following the announcement. The Fed's decision to keep ...


Asian stocks rise on G-20 expectations to end slowdown - Business Mirror


Asian stocks rise on G-20 expectations to end slowdown
Business Mirror
It was $71.33 a barrel in after-hours trading. SK Energy Co., South Korea's largest oil refiner, climbed 4.9 percent to 128000 won. ...

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Asian stocks rise on G-20 expectations to end slowdown - Business Mirror


Asian stocks rise on G-20 expectations to end slowdown
Business Mirror
It was $71.33 a barrel in after-hours trading. SK Energy Co., South Korea's largest oil refiner, climbed 4.9 percent to 128000 won. ...

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ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ: ATPG) Is Today's Top Stock To Watch - Emailwire


ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ: ATPG) Is Today's Top Stock To Watch
Emailwire
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (NASDAQ: ATPG) slide 9% to $20.13 in after hours trading after the energy producer announced and offering of $125 million in ...

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Netease.com Down on Big Block Trade (NTES)

Netease.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) looked like it is seeing a lot of action this morning, yet there is a single block trade that has accounted for this.  Because of the big gain yesterday, it is hard to know if this is a carryover trade or if that was a real block without digging into it.  Based upon the bid/ask, this may be a carryover trade.  While it won the rights for World of Warcraft in China, it is said to have illegally begun operating the new system already ahead of the rollover date.  At 7:35 AM EST we have seen 497,318 shares trade hands in one single print and the average volume is 2.1 million shares.  The last trade was down 2.5% at $43.79. The 52-week high is $46.94.  Stay tuned here because there are many moving parts to this story that could take shares in either direction. -JON OGG


Harbinger Capital Selling 20 Million Calpine Shares >CPN - Wall Street Journal


Harbinger Capital Selling 20 Million Calpine Shares >CPN
Wall Street Journal
In after-hours trading, Calpine's shares traded down 4.4% at $11.81. The stock is up almost 70% this year, but remains down 8.9% compared to this time last ...

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Soybean Output to Rise as India Drought Spares Crop - Bloomberg


Soybean Output to Rise as India Drought Spares Crop
Bloomberg
Soybean meal for delivery in December lost as much as 0.8 percent to $276.50 a short ton in after-hours trading in Chicago. That compares with about ...

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Stocks to Watch (STX,FUL,GIS,ATPG,INCY,DAC) - Benzinga


Stocks to Watch (STX,FUL,GIS,ATPG,INCY,DAC)
Benzinga
The stock surged 5.50% in after hours trading. General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS) is forecast to post earnings of $1.02 a share in the fiscal first quarter, ...


Smith International Draws Call Buyers - TheStreet.com


Smith International Draws Call Buyers
TheStreet.com
The stock finished the regular session Tuesday up 5.8% to $29.79 and rose to $30.28 in after-hours trading. The shares haven't closed above $30 since June ...

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Seagate: Street Moves Up Numbers On Rev, Margin Guidance Boost - Barron's (blog)


Seagate: Street Moves Up Numbers On Rev, Margin Guidance Boost
Barron's (blog)
(The stock gained 6 cents, to $15.74, in after hours trading on Tuesday, after rising 23 cents in the regular session.) Reid also jumped his EPS estimate ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results
Interactive Investor
Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ...


Tuesday, September 22, 2009

S&P to Make Substitution in SmallCap 600 Index - New York Times


S&P to Make Substitution in SmallCap 600 Index
New York Times
In after-hours trading, they gained 96 cents, or 8.3 percent, to $12.59. Stocks often rise after they are added to major indexes as they are bought by ...

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Asian Stocks Advance on G-20 Expectations, New Zealand Rebound - Bloomberg


Asian Stocks Advance on G-20 Expectations, New Zealand Rebound
Bloomberg
It was $71.33 a barrel in after-hours trading. SK Energy Co., South Korea's largest oil refiner, climbed 4.9 percent to 128000 won. ...


AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results
Interactive Investor
Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ...


Pa. DEP issues violation notice to Cabot Oil & Gas - Forbes


Pa. DEP issues violation notice to Cabot Oil & Gas
Forbes
Shares of Cabot rose $1.12, or 3 percent, to close at $38.42. In after-hours trading, they fell 14 cents to $38.28.

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AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results
Interactive Investor
Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ...


S&P to make substitution in SmallCap 600 index - Forbes


S&P to make substitution in SmallCap 600 index
Forbes
In after-hours trading, they gained 96 cents, or 8.3 percent, to $12.59. Stocks often rise after they are added to major indexes as they are bought by ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Calpine shares fall - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Calpine shares fall
Interactive Investor
Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ...

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AAR 1Q Profit Down 32% On Weak Commercial Airline Segment - Wall Street Journal


AAR 1Q Profit Down 32% On Weak Commercial Airline Segment
Wall Street Journal
AAR's shares rose 0.6% to $19.10 in after-hours trading. The stock has almost doubled from a three-year low last October.

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ATP raises more Telemark cash - Upstream Online


Upstream Online

ATP raises more Telemark cash
Upstream Online
ATP shares fell by 7% today to $20.65 in after hours trading when investors learned of the offering. The ATP Titan floating drilling and production platform ...

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Rumor Hits AIG Late In The Day (AIG)

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) was up back at the end of August and first of September highs this morning.  It was even back above $50.00.  But that is all in the past at the end of the day.  Rumors are out there that a large secondary offering or a large securities offering may be hitting the tape sooner or later.  At 3:45 PM EST we have shares down 5% at $46.03 on over 114 million shares.  The intraday high was $54.40 and the opening price was $52.47.  Outside of this, there is unfortunately not much more that can be added. -JON OGG


ArvinMeritor (NYSE: ARM) Completes Sale of Wheels Business - TransWorldNews (press release)


ArvinMeritor (NYSE: ARM) Completes Sale of Wheels Business
TransWorldNews (press release)
However, it rose 10 cents in after-hours trading. Sign Up for Free Hot Penny Stocks' FREE Penny Stock Newsletter. Free Hot Penny Stocks is a financial ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results
Interactive Investor
Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ...


Smith International Sees Options Surge (SII)

Smith International Inc. (NYSE: SII) has been under-performing and still cannot close above its 200 day EMA, but there is bullish action in the name today with shares at $29.37 as more than 4,000 November $32 calls are bought offer side in a large block trade.  Smith is looking to breakout at $30, and shares are beginning to look cheap to peers at 12.4X free cash flow and 11.4X trailing earnings.
UPDATE at 2:20 PM EST: since then around 11,000 more calls have traded at that strike.  Shares are now up over 5% at $29.60 on volume of 3.6 million shares versus an average daily volume of 5.1 million shares.  Smith (SII) is an oil services company and there has been consolidation in the sector when BJ Services (BJS) entered into a deal with Baker Hughes (BHI).

-Joe Kunkle, OptionsHawk.com


realnetworks' Explosive Volume: Reason Unclear - Seeking Alpha (blog)


realnetworks' Explosive Volume: Reason Unclear
Seeking Alpha (blog)
Stock volume was nearly 3.5 times the average turnover, pushing RNWK up 6.18 percent to $3.61 in the regular session and another 1.11 in after-hours trading ...


AIG Reaching Into New Near-Term Highs (AIG)

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is surging again like it is another financial junk company trading party.  At 8:00 AM EST we have seen a gain of 11% at $53.75 on close to 4 million shares of stock after closing at $48.40 yesterday.  Be advised that AIG’s highest post-shenanigan close is $50.23 and shares hit $55.90 on that day at one point.  It only other $50+ day was August 27 when it hit $50.04.  Yesterday’s gain was 21% on over 114 million shares.

JON C. OGG


AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results
Interactive Investor
Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ...


AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results
Interactive Investor
Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ...


RealNetworks' Explosive Volume: Reason Unclear - Seeking Alpha (blog)


RealNetworks' Explosive Volume: Reason Unclear
Seeking Alpha (blog)
Stock volume was nearly 3.5 times the average turnover, pushing RNWK up 6.18 percent to $3.61 in the regular session and another 1.11 in after-hours trading ...

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Delta Petroleum Finds Some Interest After 45% Drop (DPTR)

Delta Petroleum Corp. (NASDAQ: DPTR) is trading a bit firm this morning considering yesterday’s atrocious news on a poor well drilling performance.  Shares lost about 45% of their value yesterday on over an unbelievable 84 million shares of stock.  As of 8:50 AM EST we have shares up 1.3% at $2.24 on over 500,000 shares.  This is not much considering the magnitude of yesterday’s drop, but usually these huge downward moves are not met by immediate recovery.  Average volume is now 7 million shares but that was about 4 million shares last week before it became a news trading stock again. Anything is possible and any newsw could change, but if the news and information stays static we’d look for this one to trade all over the place for a few days. -JON OGG


OptionMonster Draws Heavy Call Buying - TheStreet.com


OptionMonster Draws Heavy Call Buying
TheStreet.com
... was nearly 3.5 times the average turnover, pushing the Seattle company up 6.2% to $3.61 in the regular session and another 1.1% in after-hours trading. ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Palm shares up after results
Interactive Investor
Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ...


Monday, September 21, 2009

Potash Corp. shares fall on lower profit outlook - CBC.ca


CBC.ca

Potash Corp. shares fall on lower profit outlook
CBC.ca
... shares fell $4.05 â€" or 4.2 per cent â€" to $93.09 US on the New York Stock Exchange, although it regained a little of that in after-hours trading. ...

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Tenet Healthcare To Sell $300M Of Convertible Preferred Stock - Wall Street Journal


Tenet Healthcare To Sell $300M Of Convertible Preferred Stock
Wall Street Journal
Shares fell 2.1%, to $5.73 in after-hours trading. The stock has climbed fivefold this year, but is still down about 7% from a year ago. ...

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Navy awards $60M deal to 3 wireless providers - The Associated Press


Navy awards $60M deal to 3 wireless providers
The Associated Press
based Sprint Nextel fell 3 cents to $4.25. New York-based Verizon added a penny to $29.50 in after-hours trading, after falling 10 cents to close at $29.49.


Oclaro raises outlook for its 1Q revenue - The Associated Press


Oclaro raises outlook for its 1Q revenue
The Associated Press
Oclaro shares jumped 22 cents, or 21.6 percent, to $1.24 in after-hours trading, after falling 4 cents, or 3.8 percent, to finish regular trading at $1.02.

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Israel stocks fall; Israel Chemicals, Bank Leumi, El Al in focus - MarketWatch


Israel stocks fall; Israel Chemicals, Bank Leumi, El Al in focus
MarketWatch
Rival Mosaic Co. shares also had declined in after-hours trading on Friday. Leader Capital Markets said in a note that the "negative surprise is very ...


Dell Agrees to Buy Perot Systems for $3.9 Billion - PC World


Dell Agrees to Buy Perot Systems for $3.9 Billion
PC World
In after-hours trading, the stock traded at $29.70 early on Monday morning. The boards of Dell and Perot agreed to the terms of the transaction on Sunday, ...

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Calls Active in Airliners (CAL, DAL, LCC, JBLU)

Airliners are seeing massive call option action today with Continental (NYSE: CAL) trading more than 7,700 October $18 calls with shares at $16.80; Delta (NYSE: DAL) trading more than 13,200 October $10 calls with shares at $9.35; and US Air (NYSE: LCC) trading more than 10,600 October $6 calls with shares at $5.18.  Furthermore, JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) October $7 calls are trading 10,900 October $7 calls with shares at $6.50.  The trades have seen some very large blocks hit, and it may be a “shotgun approach” looking for consolidation in the airline industry, or just a bullish view as oil breaks below $70 a barrel and the airline companies seem to have seen the worst.  Most of the airline stocks are at 52 week highs after jet fuel recently hit long time lows, which will improve margins plus the added benefit of a rebounding economy generating more air traffic and better fill rates on planes.

Joe Kunkle, OptionsHawk.com

11:00 AM EST


Dell Agrees to Buy Perot Systems for $3.9B - PC World


Dell Agrees to Buy Perot Systems for $3.9B
PC World
In after-hours trading, the stock traded at $29.70 early on Monday morning. The boards of Dell and Perot agreed the terms of the transaction on Sunday, ...

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Amgen Study Helps (AMGN)

Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) is seeing some positive action this morning.  The biotech and drug maker announced Phase 3 trial results evaluating denosumab versus Zometa in advanced cancer patients with solid tumors or multiple myeloma showing that denosumab delayed skeletal related events (osteoporosis etc.).  Shares are up over 2% at $62.20 on over 175,000 shares as of 8:52 AM EST. As this is already the leader here, the fallout may be limited in competitors. If you can believe it, Amgen is now within about 3% of its 52-week highs.  -JON OGG


Sunday, September 20, 2009

Potash Downgrade Pressures Fertiliser Companies - International Business Times Australia


Potash Downgrade Pressures Fertiliser Companies
International Business Times Australia
Potash shares fell more than 4% during after hours trading in the US early Saturday, Australian time, after the fertilizer giant slashed its earnings ...

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SNDY, RBTI, PSOF, HYTM, September 21 Stocks to Watch - TransWorldNews (press release)


SNDY, RBTI, PSOF, HYTM, September 21 Stocks to Watch
TransWorldNews (press release)
HYTHIAM INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: HYTM) "Up 9.41% in after hours trading on Friday" Hythiam, Inc. provides through its Catasys subsidiary, ...


Potash Downgrade Pressures Fertiliser Companies - International Business Times Australia


Potash Downgrade Pressures Fertiliser Companies
International Business Times Australia
Potash shares fell more than 4% during after hours trading in the US early Saturday, Australian time, after the fertilizer giant slashed its earnings ...

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Potash Downgrade Pressures Fertiliser Companies - International Business Times Australia


Potash Downgrade Pressures Fertiliser Companies
International Business Times Australia
Potash shares fell more than 4% during after hours trading in the US early Saturday, Australian time, after the fertilizer giant slashed its earnings ...

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Potash Downgrade Pressures Fertiliser Companies - International Business Times Australia


Potash Downgrade Pressures Fertiliser Companies
International Business Times Australia
Potash shares fell more than 4% during after hours trading in the US early Saturday, Australian time, after the fertilizer giant slashed its earnings ...

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Oracle's Profits Up, Revenues Down in Fiscal Q1 - Ethiopian Review


Oracle's Profits Up, Revenues Down in Fiscal Q1
Ethiopian Review
The common stock price tumbled about 4 percent to $21.44 in after-hours trading, as new license revenue â€" a key indicator of future software sales growth ...

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Potash lowers 2009 guidance, stock still looks bullish - Examiner.com


Examiner.com

Potash lowers 2009 guidance, stock still looks bullish
Examiner.com
On Friday, POT closed at $97.14, and moved down to the $93 level in after hours trading on news of the reduced profit guidance. ...