Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Digital River battered by loss of Symantec - Pioneer Press


Digital River battered by loss of Symantec
Pioneer Press
The shares lost 5 cents more in after-hours trading. Digital River officials said California-based Symantec, which makes the widely used Norton antivirus ...

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Pier 1 says sales up 9.9% over last September - Dallas Morning News


Pier 1 says sales up 9.9% over last September
Dallas Morning News
... 1 Imports Inc. said late Monday that its September sales increased 9.9 percent from a year ago, sending its stock price higher in after-hours trading. ...

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Monday, October 12, 2009

Asian Stocks Advance on Weaker Yen, Brokerage Recommendations - Bloomberg


Asian Stocks Advance on Weaker Yen, Brokerage Recommendations
Bloomberg
... 0.9 percent to A$51.75, as crude traded at $73 a barrel in New York in after-hours trading, after settling yesterday at a seven-week high of $73.27. ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Pier 1 Imports jumps on margin, sales update - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Pier 1 Imports jumps on margin, sales update
Interactive Investor
Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ...

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Novartis, Vanda in drug deal worth up to $265M - BusinessWeek


Novartis, Vanda in drug deal worth up to $265M
BusinessWeek
Vanda shares jumped $2.10, or 18 percent, to $13.50 in after-hours trading when the agreement was announced. In the regular session, it rose 41 cents, ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Pier 1 Imports jumps on margin, sales update - Reuters UK


AFTER THE BELL-Pier 1 Imports jumps on margin, sales update
Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Pier 1 Imports Inc (PIR.N) jumped more than 12 percent to $4.96 after the bell on Monday after the home goods ...

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Pier 1 sales, stock up - Fort Worth Star Telegram


Pier 1 sales, stock up
Fort Worth Star Telegram
In after-hours trading, the stock rose to $4.95. Pier 1 said sales in comparable stores â€" those for stores open at least a year, an industry benchmark ...

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Interactive Intelligence Expects 3Q Growth - ABC News


Interactive Intelligence Expects 3Q Growth
ABC News
Shares of the communication software maker, whose preliminary results are also ahead of analyst estimates, jumped in after-hours trading, rising $2.93, ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Pier 1 Imports jumps on margin, sales update - Reuters UK


AFTER THE BELL-Pier 1 Imports jumps on margin, sales update
Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Pier 1 Imports Inc (PIR.N) jumped more than 12 percent to $4.96 after the bell on Monday after the home goods ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Interactive Intelligence rises sharply - Interactive Investor


AFTER THE BELL-Interactive Intelligence rises sharply
Interactive Investor
Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ...

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Vascular, Zerusa Win FDA Approval; Sending Shares Up - Wall Street Journal


Vascular, Zerusa Win FDA Approval; Sending Shares Up
Wall Street Journal
Medical-device maker Vascular's shares jumped 23% to $10.25 in after-hours trading. Vascular Solutions Chief Executive Howard Root said the next-generation ...

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Macau Regulatory Risks (WYNN, LVS, MPEL)

Full coverage is over at 24/7 Wall St. of news affecting Macau casino stocks.  The good news is that these have all bounced some from lows, but these are all still lower and on active volume.

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) is down almost 3% at $65.90 on 5.9 million shares versus and average volume of about 4.9 million shares.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) is now down 3% at $17.50 on 39.5 million shares versus an average daily volume of about 45 million shares.

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: MPEL) is down 4.6% at $6.84 on 6.2 million shares versus average volume of 6.6 million shares.

JON C. OGG
1:50 PM EST


Pre-Market Round-Up for October 12, 2009 - Sumfolio.com


Pre-Market Round-Up for October 12, 2009
Sumfolio.com
Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC: 15.62 0.00%) â€" Shares of the sorbent product-maker rose more than 6% in after-hours trading last week after reporting ...


Pre-Market Round-Up for October 12, 2009 - Sumfolio.com


Pre-Market Round-Up for October 12, 2009
Sumfolio.com
Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC: 15.62 0.00%) â€" Shares of the sorbent product-maker rose more than 6% in after-hours trading last week after reporting ...


KB Home Hit by SEC Issues (KBH, XHB)

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is being hit after the company disclosed in an SEC filing that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating its accounting and disclosure practices.  We show shares down over 5% at $15.60 as of 8:46 AM EST after closing at $16.46 Friday.  The 52-week trading range is $6.90 to $20.70 and average volume is over 4 million shares.  Volume is likely to increase substantially after the specialist frees up more shares.   While this is stock-specific and not a sectorwide issue that we can tell yet, we’d look at tickers LEN, RYL, DHI, TOL, PHM, MDC, and others.  The SPDR S&P Homebuilders (NYSE: XHB) is teh ETF that follows homebuilder stocks.  JON C. OGG


India's Rupee Weakens for a Second Day as Importers Buy Dollars - Bloomberg


India's Rupee Weakens for a Second Day as Importers Buy Dollars
Bloomberg
Crude oil rose as much as 1.9 percent to a three-week high of $73.13 per barrel in after-hours trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. ...

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Asian stock markets gain on growth hopes - Business Mirror


Asian stock markets gain on growth hopes
Business Mirror
... recovers from its deepest recession since World War II. Oil for November delivery climbed as much as 1.1 percent to $72.56 a barrel in after-hours trading.

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Rupee weakens most in 4 weeks - India Infoline.com


Rupee weakens most in 4 weeks
India Infoline.com
Crude oil rose around 1% to a three-week high of US$72.56 per barrel in after-hours trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. India imports more than 70% ...

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LG Electronics Files Lawsuit Against Whirlpool: WSJ - Update - RTT News


LG Electronics Files Lawsuit Against Whirlpool: WSJ - Update
RTT News
WHR closed Friday's regular trading session at $70.50, up $0.89 or 1.28%, on volume of 894 thousand shares. In the after-hours trading shares fell $0.89 or ...

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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Most Asian Stock Markets Gain on Growth Hopes; Cavalier Rises - Bloomberg


Most Asian Stock Markets Gain on Growth Hopes; Cavalier Rises
Bloomberg
Oil for November delivery climbed as much as 1.1 percent to $72.56 a barrel in after-hours trading. Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia's second-largest oil ...

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SEC Adds to KB Home's Troubles - Wall Street Journal


SEC Adds to KB Home's Troubles
Wall Street Journal
Shares of KB Home were down 2.8% to $16.00 in after-hours trading Friday. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. ...

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Yum Brands' Q3 profit beats forecasts, up 18 pct - WJLA


Yum Brands' Q3 profit beats forecasts, up 18 pct
WJLA
... previous forecast of $2.10 per share. Its shares climbed 39 cents to $35.25 in after-hours trading Tuesday after closing at $34.86 during regular trading.

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Investigation Adds to KB Home's Troubles - Wall Street Journal


Investigation Adds to KB Home's Troubles
Wall Street Journal
Shares of KB Home were down 2.8% to $16.00 in after-hours trading Friday. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. ...

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Yum Brands' Q3 profit beats forecasts, up 18 pct - WJLA


Yum Brands' Q3 profit beats forecasts, up 18 pct
WJLA
... previous forecast of $2.10 per share. Its shares climbed 39 cents to $35.25 in after-hours trading Tuesday after closing at $34.86 during regular trading.

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Saturday, October 10, 2009

SEC investigating builder KB Home - MarketWatch


SEC investigating builder KB Home
MarketWatch
... declined to comment beyond the filing. The SEC also declined to comment. Shares of KB Home were down 2.5% to $16.05 in after-hours trading.

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B. of A.'s Krawcheck, Linsz join BlackRock's board - MarketWatch


B. of A.'s Krawcheck, Linsz join BlackRock's board
MarketWatch
... 10 of whom aren't affiliated with the company. BlackRock's shares slid 0.4% to $215.71 in after-hours trading while BofA's shares fell 2 cents to $17.48.

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BofA CEO out by year's end, search on for successor - Alibaba News Channel


BofA CEO out by year's end, search on for successor
Alibaba News Channel
... the Merrill Lynch deal was announced on September 15, 2008, the same day Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, were up 2 percent in after-hours trading. ...

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BofA CEO out by year's end, search on for successor - Alibaba News Channel


BofA CEO out by year's end, search on for successor
Alibaba News Channel
... since the announcement of its takeover of Merrill Lynch, the same morning Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, gained 2 percent in after-hours trading. ...

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Asian stocks advance as chip prices rise; utilities decline - Tehran Times


Asian stocks advance as chip prices rise; utilities decline
Tehran Times
Bullion lost 0.8 percent in after-hours trading today. A measure of six metals traded on the London Metal Exchange, including copper and zinc, ...


Friday, October 9, 2009

SEC Investigating Builder KB Home - EasyBourse.com


SEC Investigating Builder KB Home
EasyBourse.com
... declined to comment beyond the filing. The SEC also declined to comment. Shares of KB Home were down 2.5% to $16.05 in after-hours trading.

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GM, General Dynamics JV Gets $646.9M Stryker Pact - Wall Street Journal


GM, General Dynamics JV Gets $646.9M Stryker Pact
Wall Street Journal
... 2988 Strykers have been built. General Dynamics' shares rose 1.3% to $67 in after-hours trading. The stock has gained 9% in the past year.

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Ford Names Gioia To New Job Of Global Electrification Director - NASDAQ


Ford Names Gioia To New Job Of Global Electrification Director
NASDAQ
Ford's shares slid 0.1% to $7.11 in after-hours trading. Ford was the only Detroit auto maker that did not accept a government bailout or file for ...

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Acorda Options Worth Second Look (ACOR)

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOR) was covered already this morning for its significant price-volume alert.  Including teh after-hours session at 4:45 PM EST we saw some 14.54 million shares trade and the stock closed out down 21% at $17.52.  This volume is impressive even if the price drop is not, but there was also a huge jump in the options trading for OCT-2009.  Here is the options volume today with a comparison to the open interest to show just how active this was:

CALL$    Volume    OpInt
17.50    6,020    931
20.00    20,124    1,184
22.50    2,536    6,054
25.00    35,130    5,919
30.00    6,497    8,258
PUT$    Volume    OpInt
7.50    1,805    310
10.00    6,758    1,484
12.50    4,989    2,511
15.00    14,979    9,448
17.50    10,468    12,271
20.00    4,884    10,206

The FDA made its data public today:

JON C. OGG
OCTOBER 9, 2009


Daily ETF Roundup: TBT, SMH Rise, SGG, UNG Fall - ETF Database


Daily ETF Roundup: TBT, SMH Rise, SGG, UNG Fall
ETF Database
... which helped push the entire industry higher, although it appears as if Texas Instruments is giving up most of its gains in after hours trading. ...


Alcoa, Liz Claiborne, NCR, PepsiCo big movers - Financial News USA (press release)


Alcoa, Liz Claiborne, NCR, PepsiCo big movers
Financial News USA (press release)
Shares of Dana dropped a penny to $6.87 in after-hours trading. They rose 14 cents, or 2.1 percent, to close at $6.88 during the regular session. ...

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Traders Keep Nibbling on Sequenom (SQNM)

Sequenom Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM) is surging higher again today.  At 10:35 AM EST we have not seen an exponential volume alert as the volume is now just over 7 million shares versus 9.4 million on average.  But the stock is up another 9.8% at $3.67.  This one has risen since meeting with the SEC and other regulatory and enforcement agencies.  Traders keep touting that there may be no intentional wrongdoing from management and the top brass that was recently canned, although it seems a bit premature to make any definite assumptions along that line.  Trust is just hard enough to come by, let alone in companies which have had issues such as this.  This is still very much an at-risk company, although making any predictions at this point would be based entirely upon incomplete data that still has many unknowns.  Stay tuned.   -JON OGG


Omeros Stock Sinks in Market Debut - American Chronicle


Omeros Stock Sinks in Market Debut
American Chronicle
The stock slipped a further 10 cents in after-hours trading. Omeros, the first Pacific Northwest-based company to go public in nearly two years, ...

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Chevron production rises, downstream flat - Reuters


Chevron production rises, downstream flat
Reuters
Chevron shares rose 0.8 percent to as high as $72 in after-hours trading Thursday, after closing 1.3 percent higher at $71.45, on a day when Conoco jumped ...

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AVANIR Surging on Data (AVNR)

AVANIR Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVNR) is surging on strong volume this morning.  The company announced additional detailed results from the confirmatory double-blind Phase III STAR trial evaluating two doses of the investigational drug Zenvia™ in the treatment of pseudobulbar affect among patients with underlying multiple sclerosis (MS) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Zenvia met the primary efficacy endpoint by reducing PBA episode rates by an incremental 11.9% beyond placebo. The lower dose Zenvia group did not achieve a statistically significant reduction in PBA episode rates compared to placebo.  Where this ultimately trades is still up in the air, but shares at 8:43 AM EST have seen 385,000 shares trade and the last trade was up 13% at $2.60.  The average volume is 1.95 million shares and the 52-week trading range is $0.23 to $4.09. -JON OGG


BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Weaker On Bernanke Hike Pledge - Wall Street Journal


BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Weaker On Bernanke Hike Pledge
Wall Street Journal
Shares jumped 16% to $6.50 in after-hours trading. Regal-Beloit Corp. (RBC) raised its third-quarter earnings guidance despite holding its revenue view ...

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CAW To Resume Talks With Ford Motor On Oct. 26 - Update - RTT News


CAW To Resume Talks With Ford Motor On Oct. 26 - Update
RTT News
In after hours trading F declined $0.03 or 0.42% and traded at $7.15. MTLQQ.PK rose $0.08 or 14.92% and closed Thursday's regular trading at $0.67. by RTT ...

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Asian Stocks Advance as Chip Prices Rise; Utilities Decline - Bloomberg


Asian Stocks Advance as Chip Prices Rise; Utilities Decline
Bloomberg
Bullion lost 0.8 percent in after-hours trading today. A measure of six metals traded on the London Metal Exchange, including copper and zinc, ...

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Thursday, October 8, 2009

CAW To Resume Talks With Ford Motor On Oct. 26 - Update - RTT News


CAW To Resume Talks With Ford Motor On Oct. 26 - Update
RTT News
In after hours trading F declined $0.03 or 0.42% and traded at $7.15. MTLQQ.PK rose $0.08 or 14.92% and closed Thursday's regular trading at $0.67. by RTT ...

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Most Asian Stocks Gain as Chip Prices Rise; Utilities Decline - Bloomberg


Most Asian Stocks Gain as Chip Prices Rise; Utilities Decline
Bloomberg
Bullion lost 0.8 percent in after-hours trading today. Newcrest Mining Ltd., Australia's largest gold producer, gained 1.3 percent to A$35.62. ...

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US Justice Dept. continues probe of Monsanto - Reuters


US Justice Dept. continues probe of Monsanto
Reuters
Monsanto shares fell about 1 percent in after hours trading on the New York Stock Exchange to $74.17. St. Louis-based Monsanto, the world's largest seed ...

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Barnes & Noble To Sell Its Own E-book Reader, Report Says - RTT News


Barnes & Noble To Sell Its Own E-book Reader, Report Says
RTT News
Barnes & Noble shares closed Thursday's regular trading session at $21.13, down $2.76 or 11.55% but gained 2 cents in after hours trading. by RTT Staff ...

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eBay Options Trading Surge (EBAY)

eBay Inc. (EBAY) shares have hit 52-week highs today as a lawsuit against Skype is dropped and shares were upgraded at Kaufman to a Buy.  Shares are trading 15X forward earnings, and estimates seem too low for a company still seeing growth in core assets like Skype and PayPal, with the ability to spin off these assets as well.  Earnings are set for October 21st and November call action is exploding, as 17,677 November 426 calls and 25,087 November $27 calls trade against low open interest with shares at $25. A massive block of over 1.3 million shares traded around the same time so a large covered call position is responsible for much of the volume. The 200 week EMA at $27.50 is the next resistance area that coincides with the 38.2% Fib level.  Implied volatility is relatively cheap at 43% considering the 15% move after last quarter’s results.

-Joe Kunkle, OptionsHawk.com


Costco Entering Holiday Shopping Season in Strong Position - istockAnalyst.com (press release)


Costco Entering Holiday Shopping Season in Strong Position
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Investors, who love a positive surprise, sent the stock price up $1.07 to $59 a share in regular trading, then another 10 cents in after-hours trading. ...

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Costco Entering Holiday Shopping Season in Strong Position - istockAnalyst.com (press release)


Costco Entering Holiday Shopping Season in Strong Position
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Investors, who love a positive surprise, sent the stock price up $1.07 to $59 a share in regular trading, then another 10 cents in after-hours trading. ...

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Pre-Market Round-Up October 7, 2009 - Sumfolio.com


Pre-Market Round-Up October 7, 2009
Sumfolio.com
Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI) â€" Shares of the light fixture manufacturer rose in after-hours trading yesterday after its earnings beat analyst estimates, ...

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Plug Power Surges on 3M Pact (PLUG, MMM)

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) has just seen a major volume spike with a move to the upside on a news headline.  A press release was issue that 3M (NYSE: 3M) and Plug Power entered into an exclusive commercial supply agreement for 3M membrane electrode assemblies to be used as a critical component in Plug Power’s GenSys proprietary proton exchange membrane reformate stacks. The continuous run GenSys(R) prime power fuel cell systems are being deployed into rural India and will replace diesel generators at remote telecommunication sites.

PLUG shares are now up 20% at $1.10 on over 2 million shares as of 10:17 AM EST.  The headline hit at 10:14 AM EST so this is a sudden burst move as the average daily volume here is only about 600,000 shares.  The 52-week trading range is $0.64 to $1.55 and the market cap is a mere $145 million.

JON C. OGG


Asian Stocks Up On Job News, Metal Earnings - AHN


Asian Stocks Up On Job News, Metal Earnings
AHN
Its shares increased nearly 6 percent in after-hours trading. In Tokyo, the Nikkei climbed for the third session, finishing up 0.34 percent to 9832.47. ...

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Morning Business Brief - KELOLAND TV


Morning Business Brief
KELOLAND TV
Shares of Alcoa rose in after-hours trading. The aluminum producing giant reported a profit in the latest quarter, helped by reduced costs. ...

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DryShips Cruises On (DRYS)

DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) is seeing a surge in pre-market trading, although it may seem muted in comparison to the good old days when this would open up or down by more than 10% on what felt as though was almost every day.  This higher yesterday at $6.73 on the Baltic Dry index but then Alcoa is helping.  If metals fabrication is up, then hopefully mining is and therefore hopefully shipping is not very far behind.  At 8:49 AM EST we are seeing a 4.5% gain to $7.03 on over 500,000 shares.  DRYS trades 23 million shares a day and this oen is still way down from those old $100+ highs.   This appears to be the highest trading level since September 24 when it hit an intraday high of $7.08 and had seen highs of $7.30 and $7.28 in the two days before that.  -JON C. OGG


Barchart US Morning Call - Inside Futures


Barchart US Morning Call
Inside Futures
Alcoa (AA) jumped over 5% in after-hours trading and is now trading over 7% higher in Europe after the largest US aluminum producer reported an unexpected ...

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Thursday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets - Seeking Alpha (blog)


Thursday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets
Seeking Alpha (blog)
By this author: If after hours trading is any indication, then we should be heading much higher tomorrow. The bulls are taking over once again driving ...


Alcoa posts surprise Q3 profit of US$77M; forecasts higher global demand - Metro Canada - Ottawa


Alcoa posts surprise Q3 profit of US$77M; forecasts higher global demand
Metro Canada - Ottawa
Investors cheered the news, sending Alcoa's shares up 5.2 per cent in after-hours trading. Alcoa earned US$77 million, or eight cents per share, ...

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Alcoa delivers profit surprise - Financial Post


Alcoa delivers profit surprise
Financial Post
Shares in the Pittsburgh-based aluminum producer rose in after-hours trading yesterday as much as 5.1% to US$14.60, after closing at US$13.89. ...

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