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UNG   XRT   Notable Late-Afternoon ETF Movers for 11/25: UNG, GDX, XRT Higher; UUP Lower 11/25/09   —  United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG) explodes 6.77% to $9.62. The ETF is up as natural gas Jan 10 futures are up 8% on economic data and some colder forecasts for the Midwest and Northeasten U.S. Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) moving about 2.5% to $52.74. Gold is hitting record highs ...
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PBR   JCG   Notable 52-Week High's and Low's: BMY, JCG, PBR, SLW, INCY, NTAP, QADI, GOLD, BONT Higher; SPWRB Low 11/25/09   —  Notable 52-Week High's and Low's for the NYSE and NASDAQ. NYSE 52-Week Highs: Bristol Meyers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) hits $25.75 today, upon on dissolution of Obama’s more severe health plans; J. Crew Group (NYSE: JCG) up to $44.40 after posting better than expected earnings; Pteroleo Brasileiro (NY...
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GOOG   PBR   Notable 52-Week High's and Low's: BMY, JCG, PBR, SLW, GOOG, INCY, NTAP, QADI, GOLD, BONT Higher; SPWRB Low 11/25/09   —  Notable 52-Week High's and Low's for the NYSE and NASDAQ. NYSE 52-Week Highs: Bristol Meyers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) hits $25.75 today, upon on dissolution of Obama’s more severe health plans; J. Crew Group (NYSE: JCG) up to $44.40 after posting better than expected earnings; Pteroleo Brasileiro (NY...
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QADI   BNHNA   Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 11/25: RTK, QADI, QBC, KBX Higher; BNHNA, DRAM, TBH, CWTR Lower 11/25/09   —  Rentech (AMEX: RTK) <font>36% HIGHER;</font> hearing reports from AdelaideNow that SYNGAS has teamed up with the company and General Electric to progress South Australia's $3 billion coal-biomass-to-diesel Clinton project. Benihana Inc. (NASDAQ: BNHNA) <font>32.6% LOWER;</font> reports Q...
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JCG   UNG   Afternoon ETF Check: UNG, XRT, EWJ Up; VNM, RSX Down 11/25/09   —  HIGHER; United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG) rockets 4.4% to $9.41. The ETF, and natural gas as a whole, advances on news of a larger-than-expected decline in unemployment claims and on investors purchasing contracts as a hedge against colder weather over the Thanksgiving weekend. Weather reports...
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NRG   EXXI   Notable Analyst Ratings Changes 11/25: EXXI, IWA, VPRT Upgraded; BNHN, NRG, GTE Downgraded 11/25/09   —  UPGRADES: Jefferies & Co upgrades Energy XXI (NASDAQ: EXXI) from Underperform to Hold. Price target increased to $2 from $0.60 Morgan Stanley upgrades Iowa Telecommunications Services (NYSE: IWA) from Underweight to Equalweight. Citigroup is upgrading Vistaprint (NASDAQ: VPRT) to a Buy from Ho...
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DDRX   PEET   Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 11/25: PEET/DDRX/GMCR, ERIC, URX 11/25/09   —  Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) has determined that the recently revised offer from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) continues to be a Superior Proposal to the terms of the merger agreement with Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEET) and the exchange offer contemplated t...
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QADI   BNHN   Morning Movers 11/25: RTK, QADI, GGR, HEV, CAEI Higher; BNHN, DRAM, CWTR, CONN Lower 11/25/09   —  Rentech (AMEX: RTK) <font>30.4% HIGHER;</font> hearing reports from AdelaideNow that SYNGAS has teamed up with the company and General Electric to progress South Australia's $3 billion coal-biomass-to-diesel Clinton project. Benihana Inc. (NASDAQ: BNHN) <font>27.9% LOWER;</font> reports ...
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JCG   QADI   After-Hours Movers 11/24: QADI, JCG, ASYS Higher; DRAM, CWTR Lower 11/24/09   —  Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ: DRAM) <font>15.1% LOWER;</font> reports Q2 loss of $0.18, compared to ($0.04) in the same quarter last year. Revenue for the quarter was $10.67 million, versus $7.06 million in Q209. QAD (NASDAQ: QADI) <font>14.1% HIGHER;</font> reports Q3 EPS of $0.15, versu...
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DE   CONN   Trading Radar for 11/25: Deere & Co. (DE), Tiffany & Co. (TIF), Conn's (CONN) Report 11/24/09   —  The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: <u>Before Market Opens:</u> Economics: 8:30am ESTPersonal Income - Street sees 0.1%. Personal Spending - Street sees 0.5%. PCE Prices - Street sees 0.1%. Initial Claims - Street sees 500K C...
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TAN   SMH   Afternoon ETF Check: SMH Up; XLF, TAN, EWJ Down 11/24/09   —  HIGHER; Semiconductor HOLDRs (NYSE: SMH) up $0.19, about 0.75%, to $25.54. Semis are up after Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) reported earnings and revenues above Street estimates.LOWER: Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) down 0.95% to $14.67. Financials lower as the FDIC reported the number of tr...
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WH   WIN   Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 11/24: IWA, DRAM, ABG, TIXC Higher; WH, WMG, ABIO, NYNY Lower 11/24/09   —  Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (NYSE: IWA) <font>24.7% HIGHER;</font> Windstream Corporation (NYSE: WIN) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IWA, based in Newton, Iowa, in a transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion. Iowa Telecom shareholder...
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ABG   Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/24: ABG, PRU, RS, AYI, AMLN, TLAB Upgraded; DELL, CIEN, UNP, ALV Downgraded 11/24/09   —  UPGRADES: Deutsche Bank upgrades Asbury Automotive (NYSE: ABG) from Hold to Buy. Price target to $14.50 from $13.50. ...
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WIN   IWA   Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 11/24: WIN/IWA, GMCR/DDRX, PLA 11/24/09   —  Windstream Corporation (NYSE: WIN) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (NYSE: IWA), based in Newton, Iowa, in a transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion. Iowa Telecom shareholders will receive 0.804 shares of Winds...
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WH   WIN   Morning Movers 11/24: IWA, SEED, FEED, AEZS Higher; WH, ORS, ABIO, GRO, LONG Lower 11/24/09   —  Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (NYSE: IWA) <font>25.1% HIGHER;</font> Windstream Corporation (NYSE: WIN) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IWA, based in Newton, Iowa, in a transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion. Iowa Telecom shareholder...
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DY   After-Hours Movers 11/23: CNO, RMBS, NUAN, ADI Higher; HAYN, DY, DBLE, CISG, IPAR, KWR Lower 11/23/09   —  Haynes International Inc. (Nasdaq: HAYN) <font>7% LOWER;</font> reports a Q3 loss of $0.25, versus the analyst estimate of a $0.12 loss. Revenue for the quarter was $438.6 million, which compares $637 million from last year. Haynes also announced that its Board of Directors initiates regular qu...
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BGP   AEO   Trading Radar for 11/24: Heinz (HNZ), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Eaton Vance (EV), Hormel Foods (HRL), J. Crew (JCG) Report 11/23/09   —  The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: <u>Before Market Opens:</u> Economics: 8:30am ESTGDP Preliminary - Street sees 2.9% GDP Deflator Preliminary - Street sees 0.8%9:00am ESTCase Shiller 20 City Index - Street sees (9.05%) Consu...
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KBE   UUP   Afternoon ETF Check: GDX, KBE Higher; UUP Lower 11/23/09   —  HIGHER;Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) up 1.52% to $51.59. Gold prices are higher as the dollar weakened versus the Euro. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard didn’t instill confidence on Sunday when he said that the central bank should retain the authority to buy mortgage-backed secu...
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ABIO   Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 11/23: ABIO, SEED, FNET, CDTI Higher; NYNY, GGR, TTIL, PEET Lower 11/23/09   —  ARCA Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABIO) <font>89.3% HIGHER;</font> today announced that the U.S. FDA has designated as a Fast Track development program the investigation of Gencaro, the Company's investigational, pharmacologically unique beta-blocker and mild vasodilator, for the reduction of cardi...
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Best of the Web 11/23: Suicides On the Rise, U.S. Debt Service Could Top $700B, Really? An Insider Trading Beauty Queen 11/23/09   —  StreetInsider.com Best of the Web: Following the worst recession in decades, early data suggests the number of suicides in the U.S. are rising. "Official data on suicides in the U.S. lag, and a 2008 national tally isn't yet available. In 2007, there were 33,185 suicides, according to preliminary es...
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