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Stocks Fall Big on Stock Market Today: SNSS, UVXY, MWW, AEZS, KERX, BVSN

March 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Wall StreetStocks are taking a licking today as Greek fears sends the Dow down more than 200 points. Greece is just one of many worries investors are facing right now including slower growth in China and in Europe. Even gold, which is seen as a flight to safety, is getting hit hard today. Oil prices are also dropping today and are currently around $105/barrel, down from nearly $110 last week.

There are some positive stocks in the stock market, but they are few and far between. Let’s take a quick look at some of the more active stocks today.

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNSS) is up 17.65% this afternoon at $2.40. Analysts coverage was initiated today on SNSS by Canaccord Genuity and has a buy rating right now. Volume is well above average today with over 1.8 million shares traded, the stock trades about 156 thousand shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 113.51 million. [Read more...]

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Hot Stocks This Afternoon: MDR, BAC, F, MWW, MS, SPLS

March 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Wall StreetStocks continue to trend slightly higher in afternoon trading as investors react to economic news from this morning. Jobless claims fell slightly last week to 351,000, 2,000 less than the prior week’s revised total. The market lost most of its early gains after manufacturing data fell below expectations. Stocks are still in positive territory this afternoon with the Dow up 45 points, the Nasdaq is up 27 points and the S&P 500 is up 10 points.

McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) is up 16% today at $15.15. McDermott shares are up today despite posting disappointing fourth quarter results yesterday. The company’s EPS missed estimates by $0.16 per share and also missed on revenue. Guidance for fiscal year 2012 was in-line with analyst estimates. MDR has traded 8.9 million shares so far today, more than double its average volume of 3 million shares. The company has a market cap of 3.57 billion. [Read more...]

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Midday Movers As Market Close To Being Negative: CSIQ, GENE, MLNX, MNTA, MWW, LOGI

January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Stocks have given up much of their early gains from this morning after an unexpected decline in new home sales. The market is turning sharply lower thanks to the Feds decision to hold interest rates near zero for the next two years and better than expected earnings from companies. Right now the Dow is up just 5 points, the Nasdaq is down 9 points and the S&P 500 is down 5 points.

Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) is up 11.64% in midday trading at $3.55. CSIQ shares are bouncing today after a module deal with Abu Dhabi Firm. CSIQ has traded 1.5 million shares so far today, 50% more than its daily average. The company has a market cap of 154.49 million. Check out one of the best swing traders on the street.

Genetic Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:GENE) is up 8.56% today at $4.68. GENE has traded 461 thousand shares today, way above its daily average of 43 thousand shares. Over the past two days GENE has seen a huge increase in volume and price. In the past two days the stock has jumped $1.40 a share. The company has a market cap of 63.63 million.

Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ:MLNX) is up 15.47% today at $35.98. MLNX has traded 1.3 million shares so far today, more than five times its daily average. MLNX shares are up today after the company reported earnings yesterday. Mellanox beat estimates on revenue with $72.7 million and earnings per share with $0.31. The company has a market cap of 1.41 billion.

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNTA) is down 20.36% today at $15.22. MNTA has traded 6 million shares at midday, more than six times its daily average. MNTA shares dropped today after Amphastar wins stay in Lovenox case. The company has a market cap of 763.25 million. Check out one of the best swing traders on the street.

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:MWW) is down 20.49% in midday trading at $7.13. MWW has traded 6.6 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 3.4 million shares a day on average. MWW shares are down after reporting fourth quarter earnings. Monster missed EPS by $0.01, missed revenue and announced it will be cutting 400 jobs. The company has a market cap of 899.63 million.

Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) is down 12.47% today at $7.16. LOGI shares are dipping today after missing on its fiscal third quarter results by $0.03. It also missed on revenue and lowered fiscal year 2012 revenue guidance. LOGI has traded 1.1 million shares so far today, double its daily average. The company has a market cap of 1.24 billion.

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After Hours Losers: BKU, NAT, PWAV, MRGE, AOL, MWW

January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) is down 11.82% in after hours trading at $22.00. BKU shares are slipping after the company announced it will remain independent and will not sell. BKU shares were already down earlier today and closed down nearly 4% at $24.95 with 1.6 million shares traded. The company has a market cap of 2.43 billion.

Nordic American Tankers Limited (NYSE:NAT) is down 7.13% in after hours at $14.46. NAT shares fell after market close after the company announces an underwritten public offering of 5.5 million common shares. NAT was up 2.70% in regular trading hours today and closed at $15.57 with 1.1 million shares traded. The company has a market cap of 736.43 million.

Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV) is down 6.04% in after hours trading at $1.71. No recent news on PWAV as the stock jumped more than 6% today. PWAV traded average volume today with 614 thousand shares traded. The company has a market cap of 57.67 million.

Merge Healthcare Incorporated (NASDAQ:MRGE) is down 3.37% in after hours trading at $4.87. MRGE closed the day slightly higher at $5.04 with 638 thousand shares traded. MRGE has been trading in a range between $4.50 and around $5 for more than a month now. The company has a market cap of 455.24 million.

AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL) is down 2.93% at $15.24 in after hours trading. AOL announced earlier today it hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter results on February 1 at 8:00 am. AOL closed the day up 4.39% at $15.70 before seeing some selling after market close. The company has a market cap of 1.53 billion.

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:MWW) is down 1.72% at $8.41 in after hours trading. MWW will announce its most recent quarterly results on January 26 prior to market open. MWW closed today up 7.13% at $8.56 with 1.8 million shares traded. The company has a market cap of 1.05 billion.

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