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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 8/12: USS, APII, CMLS, LDK Higher; ALTU, SCA, SIL, COMV Lower
StreetInsider.com Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers:Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTU) 48.4% LOWER; announced today that its Phase 3 efficacy trial of Trizytek(TM) in patients with cystic fibrosis successfully met its primary endpoint of improvement in fat absorption, however, analysts were expecting a larger improvement. Also, Altus said that some patients in other counties did not show any improvements versus the placebo.Syncora Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: SCA) 34.3% LOWER; reports a Q2 loss of $7.67, including items, and does not compare to the analyst estimate of ($0.06). Revenues for the quart...
By  Street Insider   (+0.33%  risk: moderate)  08/12/08 Comment


Pre-Open Movers 7/29: U.S. Steel (X) Up on Strong Results; Zoran (ZRAN) Lower on Results/Guidance
<>StreetInsider.com Pre-Open Movers:

Security Capital Assurance Ltd. (NYSE: SCA) 75% HIGHER; Reaches Agreements with XL Capital Ltd and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Cognex (Nasdaq: CGNX) 22% LOWER; reports Q2 EPS of $0.27, 5 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.22. Revenues for the quarter were $67.1 million, versus the consensus of $66.85 million. Sees q3 eps 14-18 cents versus 23 cents. Sees Q3 revenues $62-$65 million versus $66 million

Network Equipment Technologies (NYSE: NWK) 20% LOWER; reports a Q2 loss of $0.39, 20 cents worse than the analyst estimate of ($0.19). Revenues for th...
By  Street Insider   (+0.33%  risk: moderate)  07/29/08 Comment


Wall Street faces $10 billion in new writedowns

<>More bad news on Wall Street. Citi (C), Merrill Lynch (MER) and UBS (UBS) - the three firms that have taken by far the biggest hits on subprime mortgage-related holdings - could face $10 billion in further writedowns tied to last week’s downgrade of bond insurers Ambac (ABK) and MBIA (MBI), the Financial Times reports. The banks have used deals with the bond insurers to hedge against possible defaults on mortgage-related securities, but those deals are worth less with the insurers getting a lower rating. The FT reports that Wall Street executives were surprised by the timing of the decisi...
By  Colin Barr    06/11/08 Comment


Ambac expects losses of 81.8% of underlying collateral
Shares of Ambac plunged over 40% to an intraday low of $3.08 as Lawyers Scrutinize Contracts On 17 Transactions.
<>Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc. (ABK) has hired legal and forensic experts to examine 17 of its financial guarantee transactions covering residential mortgage-backed securities as performance deteriorates.

During its first quarter earnings conference call Wednesday, David Wallis, Ambac's chief risk officer, said the company is examining transactions that have performed much worse than expected.

Wallis suggested that one prime candidate for legal scrutiny is a deal with Bear ...
By  Michael Shedlock   (+45.30%  risk: moderate)  04/23/08 Comment


The financial sector is under heavy pressure
in pre-mkt trading after the announced BSC fire sale:

BSC -89.1%, LEH -34.5%, CFC -16.2%, WM -16.1%, MER -16.0%, CIT -15.6%, C -15.0%, ABK -14.0%, SCA -12.7%, NCC -12.5%, MBI -10.4%, UBS -10.4%, FNM -10.1%, WB -9.6%, IMB -9.4%, BCS -9.2%, MS -9.0%, GS -8.8%, PMI -8.6%, STT -8.4%, RBS -8.1%, FRE -7.9%, COF -7.9%, CS -6.0%, AIG -5.8%, BAC -5.4%, DB -5.4%, USB -5.0%, WFC -4.9%, BBT -4.2%, BMO -4.2%, MA -3.8%, RF -3.7%, AXP -3.7%, BK -3.5%, CM -3.2%.
By  visualtrader.blogspot.com   (-40.41%  risk: aggressive)  03/17/08 Comment



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pooreptman   (+0.00%)
What is going on ? - a 52-week high of 31.6, now down to .46???? Will it rebound or fade away?
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