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Earnings and Existing Home Sales Send Market Lower, Hot Stocks: RVBD, FWRD, MAN, RHI, SNDK, JRCC

Wall Street signMultiple disappointing earnings reports send stocks down in early trading with McDonald’s and General Electric trading lower on poor earnings. McDonald’s missed on earnings, but did beat on revenue while General Electric reported earnings that met Street estimates, but revenue that fell below estimates. Existing home sales piled onto the already negative market with sales dropping 1.7% in September.

Google shares are trading slightly higher this morning after yesterday’s 8% drop on its early earnings release. Google reported earnings per share of $9.03, well below analyst estimates of $10.65.

The major stock averages are all down more than 0.5% this morning with the Dow down 103 points, the Nasdaq down 25 points and the S&P 500 down 9 points. [Read more...]

Stocks Head Higher On Draghi Comments, Stocks to Watch: CLRX, VRNG, ARQL, NIHD, CUR, JRCC

The major stock averages are up in midday trading thanks to encouraging comments from ECB President Mario Draghi. Draghi said today that the announcement of the ECB’s bond buying program has helped ease market tensions. He also said the central bank stands ready to buy bonds of any euro zone country that asks for it. This bodes well for the widely expected Spanish bailout that could come as early as this weekend.

Investors will be watching tomorrow very closely as new unemployment numbers are released. At midday, the Dow is up 67 points, the Nasdaq is up 2 points and the S&P 500 is up 7 points. [Read more...]

Nasdaq Stocks Heading South This Afternoon: FRAN, HITK, JRCC, CTIC, CRTX, MBLX

NasdaqFrancesca’s Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN) is down 16.66% today at $30.06. FRAN has traded 7.4 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 805 thousand shares. FRAN shares are sinking today as investors are concerned over the company’s CEO retirement. The company has a market cap of 1.30 billion.

Hi Tech Pharmacal Co. Inc. (NASDAQ:HITK) is down 12.15% today at $32.10. HITK has traded 729 thousand shares so far today, well above its daily average of 93 thousand shares. HITK shares are down today after missing earnings by $0.24 and missing on revenue. The company has a market cap of 419.04 million. [Read more...]

Nasdaq Stocks Trending Lower Today: SAPX, JRCC, ARMH, MNKD, ZLCS, MPWR

Traders at the NYSESeven Arts Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAPX) is down 20.47% in afternoon trading at $1.0483. SAPX has traded 692 thousand shares so far today and trades 5.3 million shares a day on average. Seven Arts Pictures finalized their 1 for 70 reverse stock split before market open today. The company has a market cap of 68.77 million.

James River Coal Co. (NASDAQ:JRCC) has fallen nearly 10% so far today at $2.57. JRCC is seeing lighter than normal volume today with 927 thousand shares traded so far. The stock usually trades just over 2.1 million shares a day. JRCC shares are pulling back following a run up following a court ruling rejecting EPA regulations. The company has a market cap of 89.65 million. [Read more...]

Pre Market Winners: VRNG, BZH, RBN, MDRX, JRCC, AMRN

Wall StreetVringo, Inc. (NYSE:VRNG) is up 4.07% in pre market trading at $3.58. VRNG has traded 278 thousand shares this morning and trades 2.2 million shares a day on average. Vringo announced today it will acquire over 500 patents and applications from Nokia. Vringo also announced a $31.2 million registered direct offering of stock. The company has a market cap of 19.86 million.

Beazer Homes USA Inc. (NYSE:BZH) is up 5.62% in pre market at $2.82. BZH has traded 86 thousand shares this morning and trades 5.1 million shares a day on average. BZH shares were upgraded by JPMorgan today from underweight to overweight. The company has a market cap of 264.46 million. [Read more...]

Six Nasdaq Stocks Trending Lower This Morning: TESO, EXEL, JRCC, CPRX, SRPT, AMRN

NASDAQ Screen at Times SquareTesco Corporation (NASDAQ:TESO) is down 14.68% today at $10.29. TESO has traded 449 thousand shares so far today, double its average volume. Tesco reported second quarter results earlier today and beat EPS estimates by $0.01, but missed on revenue. The company has a market cap of 398 million.

Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) is down 8.51% this morning at $5.11. EXEL is down on heavy volume today with 3.4 million shares, more than double its daily average. EXEL shares are down today after announcing 20 million share offering. The company has a market cap of 753.68 million. [Read more...]

Hot Stocks to Watch: CTEL, AMRS, SSH, JRCC, PAY, YGE

Wall Street signStocks are trending lower this morning as investors await the minutes from the latest Fed meeting. Investors will be keeping a close eye on any hints of another round of QE to help bolster the economy. Sign Up For Free Stock Alerts

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $48.7 billion in May according to the Commerce Department. This was in line with expectations. Wholesale inventories went up 0.3% in May and was also in line with expectations.

The Dow is currently down 44 points, the Nasdaq is down 7 points and the S&P 500 is down 1 point. [Read more...]

6 Nasdaq Stocks Struggling This Morning: MAKO, MTSN, JRCC, DEST, CHTP, AONE

Floor of the New York Stock ExchangeMAKO Surgical Corp. (NASDAQ:MAKO) is down 39.30% today at $14.93. MAKO has traded 12.4 million shares so far today, way above its daily average of 1.7 million shares. MAKO shares are down today after the company lowered its full year financial forecast. The company has a market cap of 628.80 million. Sign Up For Free Stock Alerts

Mattson Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSN) is down 29.35% this morning at $1.1799. MTSN has traded 1.6 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 466 thousand shares. MTSN shares are sinking after the company lowered its second quarter guidance below consensus. The company has a market cap of 69 million. [Read more...]

Nasdaq Stocks Drifting Lower Today: LMNX, CKSW, AONE, BSDM, JRCC, AMRS

NASDAQ Screen at Times SquareLuminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX) is down 12.16% today at $21.39. LMNX has traded 1.1 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 338 thousand shares. Luminex announced this morning it has agreed to buy GenturaDx for $50 million. The company has a market cap of 897.65 million. Sign Up For Free Stock Alerts

ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CKSW) is down 8.98% this morning at $7.60. CKSW has traded 491 thousand shares so far today, well above its daily average of 142 thousand shares. CKSW shares are down today after its second quarter results fell below expectations. The company has a market cap of 237.80 million. [Read more...]

Hot Stocks to Watch: ASUR, PCX, MVIS, JRCC, YELP, NFLX

Traders at the NYSEThe broader markets are coming back with a case of the post-holiday blues. While domestic data surprised to the upside, concerns of the EU continue to ramp up. A series of interest rate cuts by the ECB, China and the UK have spooked traders as we head into the weekend. It shows that global economic conditions remain weak and are expected to remain there.

Domestic data, while positive, have little respite for investors. The ADP report surprised to the upside and jobless claims fell to their lowest level in 6 weeks. The NFP report on unemployment is due out tomorrow before the bell. Sign Up For Free Stock Alerts

A quick check of the market has the Dow down 70, the Nasdaq 12 and the S&P 8. [Read more...]

Nasdaq Stocks Falling in Morning Trading: JRCC, SAPE, VCLK, ALXA, ATPG, CHTP

Wall StreetJames River Coal Co. (NASDAQ:JRCC) is down 18.15% this morning at $2.39. JRCC has traded 1.8 million shares so far today and trades 2.2 million shares a day on average. JRCC shares are down about $1 a share this week after S&P cut its credit rating. The company has a market cap of 82.25 million. Sign Up For Free Stock Alerts

Sapient Corp. (NASDAQ:SAPE) is down 7.43% this morning at $9.25. SAPE has traded 1.3 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 990 thousand shares. SAPE shares were downgraded to sell from neutral this morning at Goldman. The company has a market cap of 1.27 billion. [Read more...]

Hot Stocks: GEVO, MITK, IDIX, AONE, JRCC, MCP

Wall Street signStocks are trading flat this morning as traders are taking a wait and see approach before this afternoon’s announcement from the Fed. The Federal Reserve’s two day meeting ends today and investors and analysts alike are looking to see if the Fed will restart Operation Twist (government asset swap program). Sign Up For Free Stock Alerts

What the Fed says today will more than likely dictate the market for the rest of the week. The Dow is down 2 points right now, the Nasdaq is up a half point and the S&P 500 is down 1 point. [Read more...]

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