Wednesday, November 11, 2009

BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Higher After Fed Talk - Wall Street Journal


BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Higher After Fed Talk
Wall Street Journal
Shares rose 1.6% to $4.53 in after-hours trading. Luxury home-building company Toll Brothers reported sharply improved results for its fiscal fourth quarter ...

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Clearwire secures yet more funding - HEXUS


Clearwire secures yet more funding
HEXUS
... per cent since Intel and co made their initial investments, fell a further 3.5% to $7 in after-hours trading after rising 6.6% in the regular session. ...

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Nofs takes Senate seat - Battle Creek Enquirer


Nofs takes Senate seat
Battle Creek Enquirer
Ralcorp shares were down $1.37, or about 2.5 percent, in after-hours trading an hour after the report was announced. Medical Weight Loss Clinic, ...

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Cotton Sales by India to Double on Demand From China, Pakistan - Bloomberg


Cotton Sales by India to Double on Demand From China, Pakistan
Bloomberg
Futures for December delivery gained 0.2 percent to 69.20 cents a pound at 9:17 am in after-hours trading in New York. Futures rose 2.1 percent yesterday, ...

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Asian Stocks, Currencies Rise on Japan, China Data; Gold Gains - Bloomberg


Asian Stocks, Currencies Rise on Japan, China Data; Gold Gains
Bloomberg
Gold futures in New York increased for an eighth-straight session today in after-hours trading, rising 0.5 percent to $1107.60 an ounce. ...

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Atmos posts 4Q loss on drop in natural gas prices - The Associated Press


Atmos posts 4Q loss on drop in natural gas prices
The Associated Press
Atmos shares gave up 73 cents, or 2.5 percent, to $28.51 in after-hours trading following the release of its earnings report. In the regular session, ...

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Asian Stocks, Currencies Rise as Japan, China Beat Forecasts - Bloomberg


Asian Stocks, Currencies Rise as Japan, China Beat Forecasts
Bloomberg
Gold futures in New York increased for an eighth-straight session today in after-hours trading, rising 0.5 percent to $1107.60 an ounce. ...

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Asian Stocks Advance as Japan Machinery Orders Beat Estimates - Bloomberg


Asian Stocks Advance as Japan Machinery Orders Beat Estimates
Bloomberg
Gold futures in New York increased for an eighth-straight session today in after- hours trading, rising 0.5 percent to $1107.60 an ounce. ...


BofA Blues for Top Job; Dodd Seeks Teeth for Reforms; Cautious on Recovery - International Business Times


BofA Blues for Top Job; Dodd Seeks Teeth for Reforms; Cautious on Recovery
International Business Times
... to drop 30 percent, but blew past Wall Street's expectations by nearly $100 million, and the company's shares rose 5.4 percent in after-hours trading. ...

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Clearwire 3Q Loss Narrows, Secures Financing - EasyBourse.com


Clearwire 3Q Loss Narrows, Secures Financing
EasyBourse.com
Clearwire shares fell 1.4% to $7.15 in after-hours trading. The funding was originally reported by The Wall Street Journal. The investors each have a stake ...

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Toll Brothers 4Q Results Up Sharply; Orders Top 2007 - Wall Street Journal


Toll Brothers 4Q Results Up Sharply; Orders Top 2007
Wall Street Journal
The news sent shares of the builder up 4.95% in after-hours trading to $19.30. "We have definitely progressed from one year ago," said Chairman and Chief ...

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AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results - Reuters UK


AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results
Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shares of MBIA Inc (MBI.N) briefly dropped more than 17 percent after the closing bell on Monday after the bond insurer provided ...

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AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results - Forbes


AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results
Forbes
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shares of MBIA Inc briefly dropped more than 17 percent after the closing bell on Monday after the bond insurer provided a ...


Options Alert in Terra-Agrium-CF Merger Saga (TRA, CF, AGU)

Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA) is seeing a lot of options action today with 17,164 calls trading as of 2:00 PM EST, and 45% offer side buying with shares at $35.65.  Interestingly enough, a trader bought 5,000 November $40 calls at 35 cents on a 25-40 spread, a bullish bias.  Another large buyer of December $39 calls came in around 1:20pm for 5,000 calls at the offer.  Implied volatility is gaining 7% today to 60% as holders are urged to reject CF Industries’ (NYSE: CF) latest takeover offer.  The current offer would give a value around $40 for Terra shares.  This is occurring as CF is busy rejecting Agrium’s (NYSE: AGU) raised takeover offer.  It appears the with this trading today we may get some clarity soon on the M&A saga, a possibly a bid Terra can not resist.

-Joe Kunkle, OptionsHawk.com


AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results - Reuters UK


AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results
Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shares of MBIA Inc (MBI.N) briefly dropped more than 17 percent after the closing bell on Monday after the bond insurer provided ...

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Entertainment Properties Slammed on Secondary (EPR)

Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE: EPR) is getting hit after the company announced last night that plans to file a supplement to its shelf registration statement with the SEC for a public offering of 4,500,000 of common stock.  J.P. Morgan and RBC Capital Markets Corporation are the joint book running managers, with Citigroup, Barclays, KeyBanc Capital Markets, and FBR Capital Markets as co-managers.  We have not yet seen a pricing but this is supposed to be priced this morning and we have seen only 30,000 shares trade this morning but at a drop of 5.4% at $31.83. The 52-week range is $11.88 to $36.10.

JON OGG


Futures point to lower open on Wall Street - Reuters India


Futures point to lower open on Wall Street
Reuters India
O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose in after hours trading on Monday -- while those of nustarenergy (NS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and MBIA (MBI. ...

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BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Slightly Lower - Wall Street Journal


BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Slightly Lower
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street applauded the results, sending Lions Gate's shares up 5.2% to $5.69 in after-hours trading. Electronic Arts Inc.'s (ERTS) fiscal second-quarter ...

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AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results - Reuters UK


AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results
Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shares of MBIA Inc (MBI.N) briefly dropped more than 17 percent after the closing bell on Monday after the bond insurer provided ...

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JA Solar Shining (JASO)

JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) managed to turn a profit as earnings were $17.3 million, or $0.10 EPS, compared to a loss a year ago of some $18 million or -$0.36 EPS.  Revenue was $193.3 million, but Thomson Reuters estimates were $0.03 EPS on $136.23 million in revenues.  This quarter was also JA Solar’s highest ever quarterly shipments.  Shares in JA Solar rose nearly 7 percent in pre-market trade to $4.40 per share.  Shares are up 7.5% at $4.43 on over 800,000 shares at 8:54 AM EST.  Average volume is 5.6 million shares and the 52-week trading range is $1.55 to $6.29.

JON OGG


Futures point to lower open on Wall Street - Reuters India


Futures point to lower open on Wall Street
Reuters India
O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose in after hours trading on Monday -- while those of nustarenergy (NS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and MBIA (MBI. ...

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BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Edge Back After Rally - Wall Street Journal


BEFORE THE BELL: US Stock Futures Edge Back After Rally
Wall Street Journal
Shares sank 16% to $4.03 in after-hours trading as the bond insurer posted its fifth quarterly loss in the past two years. Priceline.com's third-quarter ...

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AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results - Reuters UK


AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results
Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shares of MBIA Inc (MBI.N) briefly dropped more than 17 percent after the closing bell on Monday after the bond insurer provided ...

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Futures point to lower open on Wall Street - Reuters


Futures point to lower open on Wall Street
Reuters
O) rose in after hours trading on Monday -- while those of NuStarEnergy (NS.N) and MBIA (MBI.N) fell -- after the companies released quarterly results. ...

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AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results - Reuters UK


AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results
Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shares of MBIA Inc (MBI.N) briefly dropped more than 17 percent after the closing bell on Monday after the bond insurer provided ...

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Monday, November 9, 2009

TV series help propel Lions Gate to profit - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times

TV series help propel Lions Gate to profit
Los Angeles Times
... $5.5 million for worldwide rights to the picture. In after-hours trading following the release of its earnings, Lions Gate stock rose nearly 6% to $5.71.

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AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results - Reuters UK


AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results
Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shares of MBIA Inc (MBI.N) briefly dropped more than 17 percent after the closing bell on Monday after the bond insurer provided ...

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Bullish Technical Breakout Alerts (NASDAQ:NCOC), (OTC:BIEL.OB) - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)


Bullish Technical Breakout Alerts (NASDAQ:NCOC), (OTC:BIEL.OB)
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
... tremendous buying pressure leading into market close, and National Coal Corp. saw its shares rise 7.62% within after hours trading on high volume. ...


AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results - Reuters UK


AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results
Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shares of MBIA Inc (MBI.N) briefly dropped more than 17 percent after the closing bell on Monday after the bond insurer provided ...

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EC Issues Objections To Oracle-Sun Deal - Wall Street Journal


EC Issues Objections To Oracle-Sun Deal
Wall Street Journal
In after-hours trading, Sun shares recently traded at $8.25, below Oracle's $9.50 offer price. Oracle shares slipped 4 cents to $21.79. ...

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Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) Misses On Revenues, But Back In The Black - Green Stocks Central


Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) Misses On Revenues, But Back In The Black
Green Stocks Central
... strong bipartisan support and we remain optimistic that this will be passed in the near future.” Shares of CLNE are off about 5% in after hours trading.

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AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results - Reuters UK


AFTER THE BELL-MBIA shares tumble after results
Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Shares of MBIA Inc (MBI.N) briefly dropped more than 17 percent after the closing bell on Monday after the bond insurer provided ...

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EA Rises, But Sloppy Sloppy Numbers (ERTS)

Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) is rising after the close despite some mixed reports.  The video game giant posted non-GAAP earnings at $0.06 EPS on $1.15 billion in revenues versus Thomson Reuters consensus estimates of $0.07 EPS and $1.13 billion in revenues.  More importantly, EA reported more cost reductions and will close several facilities and make job cuts of 1,500 by March 31, 2010.  While it will have $130 to $150 million in restructuring costs, this will give it $100 million in expected annual savings.  The new guidance for 2010 is $0.70 to $1.00 EPS and $4.20 to $4.40 billion in revenues.  Thomson Reuters has estimates at $0.89 EPS on $4.27 billion in revenues.  If were not for the cost cuts, this would be ugly as sin.

EA shares are up 2% at $19.95 after closing up 2.8% at $19.53 in regular trading.  While there were over 12 million shares in the regular trading session, we have seen 950,000 shares trade in the after-hours session since the $PM closing bell.

JON C. OGG


Fluor board appoints David Seaton to newly created position of chief operating ... - Washington Examiner


Fluor board appoints David Seaton to newly created position of chief operating ...
Washington Examiner
Shares of Fluor fell $2.51, or 5.2 percent, to $45.10 in after-hours trading, after adding $2.61, or 5.8 percent, to close at $48.01.

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Fluor Q3 Profit Declines 11%, Cuts FY09 Earnings Outlook - RTT News


RTT News

Fluor Q3 Profit Declines 11%, Cuts FY09 Earnings Outlook
RTT News
Following the news, shares of Fluor lost more than 6% in after-hours trading. For the third quarter, net earnings attributable to Fluor were $162 million, ...


MBIA Options Alert! (MBI, ABK)

MBIA Inc. (NYSE: MBI) is trading 9,900 calls and 1,804 puts ahead of earnings tonight with ISE Sentiment indicating that the offer side buying in the November $5 calls is mostly new opening buyers, as 7,000 trade against OI of 9,700.  Implied volatility is also jumping 8% to 132 % on the day.  Shares of the insurance and investment company trade 2X forward earnings estimates, 1X cash, and has a 35.5% short float, so we could see a major squeeze on positive developments.  MBIA could report a similar blowout quarter to Ambac on credit derivative gains.  Shares of Ambac gained 46% on earnings, and MBIA is likely having more success writing new business and also will see similar accounting gains.  (2:35 PM EST)

Joe Kunkle, OptionsHawk.com


Asian stocks gain on G-20; weaker dollar drives gold to record - Tehran Times


Asian stocks gain on G-20; weaker dollar drives gold to record
Tehran Times
Crude oil for December delivery in New York rose as much as 2 percent to $78.95 a barrel in after-hours trading as Hurricane Ida, packing 105 mile-an-hour ...

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Options Update: General Electric Co. Bull and Bear Debit Spreads Abound - Schaeffers Research


Options Update: General Electric Co. Bull and Bear Debit Spreads Abound
Schaeffers Research
Following the report, NVDA shares jumped nearly 6% higher in after-hours trading, and the stock has added to this lead in today's trading, advancing nearly ...


Leveling Teton (TEC)

Teton Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: TEC) is getting killed today on trading volume that goes above and beyond ‘exponential trading volume’ when you look at it.  Yet it is pretty sad when a whopping $600,000.00 worth of volume at the current price constitutes a volume spike.  Teton’s self description is that the firm engages in the development, production, and marketing of natural gas and oil properties, but apparently it was not good at any of it.  Teton filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will effectively sell itself.  Shares are down 78% at $0.0666 right now.  We have also seen over 9 million shares trade hands as of 11:00 AM EST.

While the company discusses that Rise Energy Partners II, LLC is acquiring the company, here is all you need to know as a common holder: Teton would like to inform investors that it believes it is likely that there will be no value for its common stockholders in the bankruptcy process. If you have ever been on a jet that had an engine blow out, this is one of those situations for Teton.  The difference is that this is a crash and burn.

Jon C. Ogg
November 9, 2009


Public Storage 3Q results better than expected - November 09 - KMPH Fox 26


Public Storage 3Q results better than expected - November 09
KMPH Fox 26
Public Storage shares rose 34 cents to $77.03 in after-hours trading after closing Thursday at $76.69, up $2 from a day earlier.


Andersons shares fall on weak 3Q profit - Sify


Andersons shares fall on weak 3Q profit
Sify
Andersons shares fell $2.48, or 8.3 percent, to $27.51 in after-hours trading. Before the results were released the shares had fallen 6 percent to close at ...


Abercrombie Raised Ahead of Earnings (ANF)

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) is soaring on an analyst upgrade from Credit Suisse to outperform from neutral on hopes that the teen and young adult retailer will beat its earnings estimates this week.  A&F stock has now doubled from its lows of late-2008.  At 8:40 AM EST we have shares up 5% at $36.85 on right at 80,000 shares.  Average volume is over 4 million shares, but this is still well under half of its share price when it was a very popular growth story.

Jon C. Ogg
November 9, 2009


Public Storage 3Q results better than expected - November 09 - KMPH Fox 26


Public Storage 3Q results better than expected - November 09
KMPH Fox 26
Public Storage shares rose 34 cents to $77.03 in after-hours trading after closing Thursday at $76.69, up $2 from a day earlier.


METALS-Shanghai copper to open lower, tracking LME losses - Reuters India


METALS-Shanghai copper to open lower, tracking LME losses
Reuters India
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange MCU3 fell $40 to $6490 a tonne on Friday, but recovered to $6495 in after-hours trading. ...

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Asian Stocks Gain on G-20; Weaker Dollar Drives Gold to Record - Bloomberg


Asian Stocks Gain on G-20; Weaker Dollar Drives Gold to Record
Bloomberg
Crude oil for December delivery in New York rose as much as 1.7 percent to $78.78 a barrel in after-hours trading as Hurricane Ida, packing 105 mile-an-hour ...


Sunday, November 8, 2009

Asian Stocks Gain on G-20 Stimulus, Axa Takeover; Dollar Falls - Bloomberg


Asian Stocks Gain on G-20 Stimulus, Axa Takeover; Dollar Falls
Bloomberg
Crude oil for December delivery in New York rose as much as 1.2 percent to $78.38 a barrel in after-hours trading as Hurricane Ida, packing 105 mile-an-hour ...

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METALS-Shanghai copper to open lower, tracking LME losses - Reuters India


METALS-Shanghai copper to open lower, tracking LME losses
Reuters India
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange MCU3 fell $40 to $6490 a tonne on Friday, but recovered to $6495 in after-hours trading. ...

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METALS-Shanghai copper to open lower, tracking LME losses - Reuters India


METALS-Shanghai copper to open lower, tracking LME losses
Reuters India
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange MCU3 fell $40 to $6490 a tonne on Friday, but recovered to $6495 in after-hours trading. ...

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

AFTER THE BELL-Myriad Genetics shares fall after results - Interactive Investor


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


Jimmy Espy: After the bell!!!! - Daily Citizen


Jimmy Espy: After the bell!!!!
Daily Citizen
I graduated from Chattooga High School in 1980. It was a good school and to this day several of my closest friends are my former classmates. ...

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Radioshack to begin carrying Apple's iPhone in limited areas - MarketWatch


Radioshack to begin carrying Apple's iPhone in limited areas
MarketWatch
Wireless phones and services generate about a third of RadioShack's sales. In after-hours trading, RadioShack shares are up 2% at $18.10.

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Wal-Mart Challenges Target, Amazon In DVD Price War - RedOrbit


Wal-Mart Challenges Target, Amazon In DVD Price War
RedOrbit
Shares of Amazon.com were up $5.59, closing at $126.20, while shares of Target were down 20 cents to $49.50 during after hours trading on Friday.

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Wal-Mart Challenges Target, Amazon In DVD Price War - RedOrbit


Wal-Mart Challenges Target, Amazon In DVD Price War
RedOrbit
Shares of Amazon.com were up $5.59, closing at $126.20, while shares of Target were down 20 cents to $49.50 during after hours trading on Friday.

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Friday, November 6, 2009

AFTER THE BELL-Solar energy shares drop after First Solar earns - Reuters UK


AFTER THE BELL-Solar energy shares drop after First Solar earns
Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Shares in solar energy companies fell in extended trading on Wednesday after industry bellwether First Solar (FSLR. ...

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AFTER THE BELL-Fannie Mae shares tumble after results - Interactive Investor


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