Friday, October 16, 2009

Lockheed Martin gets $827.4M Air Force contract - Forbes


Lockheed Martin gets $827.4M Air Force contract
Forbes
Shares of the Bethesda, Md.-based company fell 86 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.58 in after-hours trading. During the regular session, they gained 57 cents ...

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Biogen Idec Extends Offer For Facet Biotech To Dec 16 >FACT - Wall Street Journal


Biogen Idec Extends Offer For Facet Biotech To Dec 16 >FACT
Wall Street Journal
In after-hours trading, Facet shares were up 0.4% at $18.09, suggesting that Wall Street is expecting a higher offer from Biogen or another suitor. ...

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SWS Group Files For Mixed-Securities Shelf Of Up To $150 Million - Capital.gr (press release)


SWS Group Files For Mixed-Securities Shelf Of Up To $150 Million
Capital.gr (press release)
In after-hours trading, SWS shares were down 4.6% at $14.03. The stock is down 29% from its 52-week high on New Year's Eve.

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US midday: Dow slides 100 points - ShareCast


US midday: Dow slides 100 points
ShareCast
... for third quarter earnings and also raised estimates for the fourth, though investors still knocked the share price lower in after hours trading. ...

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European close: US earnings weigh - ShareCast


European close: US earnings weigh
ShareCast
... for third quarter earnings and also raised estimates for the fourth, though investors still knocked the share price lower in after hours trading. ...

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Wall Street Set For Weak Start - WIBW


Wall Street Set For Weak Start
WIBW
But shares dropped in after-hours trading as investors expressed disappointment with its lower revenue. Economy: A reading on industrial production and ...

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US open: Dow below 10000 - ShareCast


US open: Dow below 10000
ShareCast
... for third quarter earnings and also raised estimates for the fourth, though investors still knocked the share price lower in after hours trading. ...

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Palomar Suddenly Sees Exponential Trading Volume (PMTI, JNJ)

Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PMTI) is getting hit very hard after disclosing that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is dropping its partnership for its home-use light-based devices used to reduce or reshaping body fat including cellulite, reducing skin aging appearance, and the prevention of acne.   Palomar stock at 10:18 AM EST  is now down 16% at $12.82 on 579,000 shares versus an average daily volume of only about 150,000 shares.   Its 52-week trading range is $5.83 to $18.94.   This is creating a technical event as well as the 50-day moving average is $14.66 and the 200-day moving average is $11.49.  Palomar does have options, but they are thinly traded.

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JON C. OGG
OCTOBER 16, 2009


Morning Call Market Summary -- October 16, 2009 - Comtex Smartrend


Morning Call Market Summary -- October 16, 2009
Comtex Smartrend
... and a positive impact from the declining dollar permitted the firm to report estimate-topping results, sending shares up 3.6% in after-hours trading. ...

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AMD Gets Chopped Down (AMD)

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is getting lashed this morning as shares are down 5.8% at $5.83  As of 8:31 AM EST we have seen only about 350,000 shares trade versus a 27 million share average.  This one fell by 3.72% to $5.96 last night, but on some 8,237,097 shares after earnings.  This one has a lot of air left in it even after this drop as the 50-day moving average is down at $4.93 and the 200-day moving average is $3.70.

JON C. OGG


Comtex SmarTrend(R) Morning Call -- October 16, 2009 - TMCnet


Comtex SmarTrend(R) Morning Call -- October 16, 2009
TMCnet
... and a positive impact from the declining dollar permitted the firm to report estimate-topping results, sending shares up 3.6% in after-hours trading. ...

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Friday's news and tips - Investors Chronicle


Friday's news and tips
Investors Chronicle
... analysts' expectations, pushing Google's shares â€" already up 84 per cent since mid-March â€" $12.15 higher to $542.06 in after-hours trading in New York. ...


IBM profit grows despite sales drop - CNNMoney.com


IBM profit grows despite sales drop
CNNMoney.com
But investors were unimpressed: IBM shares dropped 5% in after-hours trading. IBM (IBM, Fortune 500) said its net income for the quarter rose to $3.2 ...

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IBM's earnings rise 18% in 3Q - Lower Hudson Journal news


IBM's earnings rise 18% in 3Q
Lower Hudson Journal news
But in after-hours trading, shares fell $4.69, or 3.7 percent. Get breaking local news as it happens from LoHud.com. Enter your phone number below:

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


Friday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets
Seeking Alpha (blog)
Other than Google, things are a little soft in after hours trading tonight. AMD reported and the stock got sold as did IBM. There's quite a mania going on ...


Thursday, October 15, 2009

Ads drive Google's profit way up - San Francisco Chronicle


Ads drive Google's profit way up
San Francisco Chronicle
Investors applauded the late-day announcement, bidding up shares more than 3 percent, or $17, in after-hours trading to about $547. ...

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AMD still in the red, but picture is improving - Austin American-Statesman


AMD still in the red, but picture is improving
Austin American-Statesman
AMD's stock closed at $6.19 a share, down 6 cents, before results were announced. In after-hours trading, the stock fell to $5.96 a share.

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Tech and oil gains put sentiment back on positive track - Financial Times


Tech and oil gains put sentiment back on positive track
Financial Times
It reported $5.89 earnings per share, beating average analyst forecasts of $5.42 per share, and shares rose in after-hours trading. ...

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Dave Fry's Market Comments For Oct 15, 2009 - istockAnalyst.com (press release)


Dave Fry's Market Comments For Oct 15, 2009
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Other than Google, things are a little soft in after hours trading tonight. AMD reported and the stock got sold as did IBM. There's quite a mania going on ...


IBM profit grows despite sales drop - CNNMoney.com


IBM profit grows despite sales drop
CNNMoney.com
But investors were unimpressed: IBM shares dropped 5% in after-hours trading. IBM (IBM, Fortune 500) said its net income for the quarter rose to $3.2 ...

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AFTER THE BELL-IBM falls after results - Interactive Investor


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

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IBM's 3Q results due after the bell as tech company looks to support its ... - Washington Examiner


IBM's 3Q results due after the bell as tech company looks to support its ...
Washington Examiner
AP SAN FRANCISCO â€" IBM Corp.'s ability to keep boosting profits despite the recession and slumping sales shows how important its high-margin services and ...

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Google earnings blow out Wall Street estimates on cost control, click growth - Daily Finance (blog)


Google earnings blow out Wall Street estimates on cost control, click growth
Daily Finance (blog)
... which handily topped Wall Street estimates, sending the company's stock price nearly three percent higher in after-hours trading. ...

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Frothy Options Trading in Google - TheStreet.com (subscription)


Frothy Options Trading in Google
TheStreet.com (subscription)
As always, this action on Google just ahead of expiration will make for some explosive after-hours trading. I can see Google moving up or down 20 points on ...

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Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. board of directors under investigation - PRLog.Org (press release)


Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. board of directors under investigation
PRLog.Org (press release)
Rubio's Restaurants shares RUBO traded at $7.75 per share in after hours trading after the announcement and were are about $6.50 per share days before the ...

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IBM's 3Q results due after the bell as tech company looks to support its ... - Washington Examiner


IBM's 3Q results due after the bell as tech company looks to support its ...
Washington Examiner
AP SAN FRANCISCO â€" IBM Corp.'s ability to keep boosting profits despite the recession and slumping sales shows how important its high-margin services and ...

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Options Traders Increase Activity in IBM Ahead of Earnings (IBM)

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) is on deck for earnings this afternoon, and traders have begun their last minute bets by using call and put options.  The OCT-2009 CALLS and PUTS expire tomorrow at the close, so these bets are right around the closest strike prices only.  We have included the OCT-2009 CALLS and PUTS only along with trading volume and the listed open interest.

CALL$    Volume    OpInt
120.00    11,228    33,884
125.00    9,571    20,881
130.00    10,166    18,605
135.00    2,180    6,788
PUT$    Volume    OpInt
115.00    1,900    17,011
120.00    3,659    9,824
125.00    5,395    9,586

At 2:32 PM EST we have shares trading down 1.1% at $126.96 and trading volume in the stock is only about 5.5 million shares versus a full day’s trading volume of about 6.7 million shares.  Because of its super high share price and because the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index, our take is that IBM is perhaps more crucial than any other component as far as whether this DJIA 10,000 level can hold.

JON C. OGG


Pre-Market Round-Up for October 15, 2009 - Sumfolio.com


Pre-Market Round-Up for October 15, 2009
Sumfolio.com
However, the stock's rally stalled at the key resistance of $1.11-1.12 per share, and sold off in after-hours trading. The company did not release any news, ...

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Linktone Sees Exponential Trading Volume (LTON)

Linktone Ltd. (Nasdaq: LTON) is surging on news that the wireless interactive entertainment company in China has entered into a mobile video agreement to make video highlights of Major League Baseball games available to customers in China with China National Radio Mobile Media (Beijing) Co. Ltd.  This is traditionally a low volume stock with only about 62,000 shares trading per day.  At 10:41 AM EST we have seen an exponential volume day with some 385,000 shares traded (6X volume) and the stock is up 20% at $2.50.  JON C. OGG


IBM's 3Q results due after the bell as tech company looks to support its ... - Washington Examiner


IBM's 3Q results due after the bell as tech company looks to support its ...
Washington Examiner
AP SAN FRANCISCO â€" IBM Corp.'s ability to keep boosting profits despite the recession and slumping sales shows how important its high-margin services and ...

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Stocks Likely To Give Back Some Ground In Early Trading - US Commentary - Forex Hound


Stocks Likely To Give Back Some Ground In Early Trading - US Commentary
Forex Hound
Lazzard Inc (LAZ) might be in focus after the stock declined more than 50 percent in after-hours trading following the news of the demise of its Chairman ...

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FDA Panel Likes Acorda's Multiple Sclerosis Drug - Wall Street Journal (blog)


FDA Panel Likes Acorda's Multiple Sclerosis Drug
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Shares of Acorda Therapeutics, a small company that's developing the drug, rose more than 40% in after-hours trading. As often happens when a small ...

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IBM's 3Q results due after the bell as tech company looks to support its ... - Washington Examiner


IBM's 3Q results due after the bell as tech company looks to support its ...
Washington Examiner
AP SAN FRANCISCO â€" IBM Corp.'s ability to keep boosting profits despite the recession and slumping sales shows how important its high-margin services and ...

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Acorda Volume Goes Exponential Before Market Open (ACOR)

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOR) is getting some of its lost mojo back.  The company’s fampridine-SR for multiple sclerosis was given a favorable FDA panel review yesterday in a 12-1 vote in support of a future marketing approval for the drug.  The stock was halted yesterday and FDA comments last week battered the stock.  This morning we have a 54% gain to $25.90 after Tuesday’s $16.74 close.  As of 8:46 AM EST we have seen a whopping 1.7 million shares trade hands, making this already an exponential volume alert versus 800,000 on average and the market is not even officially yet open.

JON C. OGG
OCTOBER 15, 2009


US Stock Futures Point To Lackluster Opening - RTT News


RTT News

US Stock Futures Point To Lackluster Opening
RTT News
Lazzard Inc (LAZ) might be in focus after the stock declined more than 50% in after-hours trading following the news of the demise of Wasserstein. ...


Rubio's gets $80 million takeover bid - San Diego Union Tribune


Rubio's gets $80 million takeover bid
San Diego Union Tribune
In after-hours trading, the stock price soared nearly 27 percent to $7.61 a share. “We're in discussions with our attorneys on this,” Rubio's Chief ...

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GS - They Made the Rally ? - Benzinga


GS - They Made the Rally ?
Benzinga
It appears, based on after hours trading, that GS is continuing to "rally" with a last trade of 194.65 - a gain of 2.37 from the official Close. ...


Blackstone Draws Call Buyers - TheStreet.com


Blackstone Draws Call Buyers
TheStreet.com
Blackstone rose 7.6% to $17.60 Wednesday on heavy volume and moved up another 2.9% in after-hours trading. For the calls Wednesday to turn a profit, ...

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wasserstein Dies, Leaves Deal-Making Legacy - Wall Street Journal


Wasserstein Dies, Leaves Deal-Making Legacy
Wall Street Journal
Lazard's shares rose 5.5% Wednesday, but trading in its stock was halted before news of Mr. Wasserstein's death. In after-hours trading, Lazard shares fell ...

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China's Stocks Gain for Third Day; BoCom, Jiangxi Copper Climb - Bloomberg


China's Stocks Gain for Third Day; BoCom, Jiangxi Copper Climb
Bloomberg
Crude oil rose as much as 1 percent to $75.94 a barrel in after-hours trading in New York, the highest in a year, and copper added 1.8 percent yesterday. ...

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Crown Holdings 3Q Profit Down 5.3% On Restructuring Charge - Wall Street Journal


Crown Holdings 3Q Profit Down 5.3% On Restructuring Charge
Wall Street Journal
Crown's shares fell 1.8% to $28.70 in after-hours trading. The stock has more than doubled from a three-year low last November and reached a new 52-week ...

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Wall St in shock at sudden death of Lazard chief - Independent


Wall St in shock at sudden death of Lazard chief
Independent
Lazard shares fell almost 4 per cent in after-hours trading last night. The firm named Steve Golub, vice-chairman and a Lazard veteran of 25 years, ...

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Lazard Names Golub As Interim CEO After Wasserstein's Death - Wall Street Journal


Lazard Names Golub As Interim CEO After Wasserstein's Death
Wall Street Journal
... financial advisory business, among other posts. Lazard's shares fell 3.5% to $41.75 in after-hours trading. The stock has climbed 12% in the past year.

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WD-40 posts stronger 4Q; guides higher for 2010 - San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription)


WD-40 posts stronger 4Q; guides higher for 2010
San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription)
(Nasdaq: WDFC) shot up more than $2 in after-hours trading -- almost 7 percent -- after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales and ...


Intel earnings on the rise - Computing


Intel earnings on the rise
Computing
Intel shares rose almost 5 per cent on the news in after hours trading. Intel's strong third-quarter results reported a profit of $2.6bn (£1.6bn), ...

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Intel earnings on the rise - Computing


Intel earnings on the rise
Computing
Intel shares rose almost 5 per cent on the news in after hours trading. Intel's strong third-quarter results reported a profit of $2.6bn (£1.6bn), ...

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Morning Business Brief - KELOLAND TV


Morning Business Brief
KELOLAND TV
Intel shares rose strongly in after-hours trading. The semiconductor giant reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue, and raised the outlook for ...

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Intel Beats Estimates In 3Q - InformationWeek


Intel Beats Estimates In 3Q
InformationWeek
But the chip maker easily beat Wall Street estimates, driving its stock up in after hours trading. Intel reported Tuesday that net income for the quarter ...

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Conseco Surging From Paulson & Co. Stake (CNO)

Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) might have been lower on its secondary offering, but word that esteemed hedge fund and investor Paulson & Co. took a 9.9% stake has shares running higher on the news.  The full details from last night are available at 24/7 Wall Street.  At 8:36 AM EST we have shares trading up a sharp 21% at $6.05 on over 400,000 shares after a $4.99 close on Tuesday.  Average volume here is about 7 million shares and this one traded over 2 million shares last night and went out at $5.79 in the after-hours according to exchange data.  Look for this to be very active today as an exponential volume mover.

JON C. OGG


Stocks mixed after Johnson & Johnson posts 5% drop in sales - Los Angeles Times


Stocks mixed after Johnson & Johnson posts 5% drop in sales
Los Angeles Times
The chip giant's stock jumped as much as 5% in after-hours trading. The market could also get a lift from comments by Michael J. Ward, chief executive of ...

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China's Stocks Rise to Four-Week High; State Construction Gains - Bloomberg


China's Stocks Rise to Four-Week High; State Construction Gains
Bloomberg
Crude oil for November delivery gained as much as 1.4 percent to $75.15 a barrel in after-hours trading. The following companies were among the most active ...

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Asian Stocks Mostly Higher; Nikkei Falls - TheStreet.com


Asian Stocks Mostly Higher; Nikkei Falls
TheStreet.com
US equity markets closed Tuesday below the break-even line, but reversed throughout the after-hours trading session when Intel's(INTC Quote) quarterly ...

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Global Market Outlook: Asia Up, Gold And Crude Oil At A New High - Forex Pros


Global Market Outlook: Asia Up, Gold And Crude Oil At A New High
Forex Pros
... which gained ground on the uptrend seen in the commodity markets. after-hours trading session, when Intel's quarterly results hit the wires. ...

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Asian Stocks Rise as Intel's Sales Forecasts Beat Estimates; Samsung Gains - Bloomberg


Asian Stocks Rise as Intel's Sales Forecasts Beat Estimates; Samsung Gains
Bloomberg
Intel shares jumped 4.3 percent in after-hours trading. Mitsubishi UFJ sank 3.4 percent to 484 yen, the biggest single drag on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index. ...

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Paul Kangas' Stocks in the News - Nightly Business Report


Paul Kangas' Stocks in the News
Nightly Business Report
The stock rose $1 a share in after hours trading. Intel (INTC) closed down $0.09, but rose about $1 in after hours trading on those better than expected ...

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