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After-Hours Movers 11/11: COMS, JMBA, GRRF, CTRP, UBET Higher; GMCR, PDC, BZ, ONTY, BRCD, TTEK Lower Nov 11, 2009 05:36PM

3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) 36% HIGHER; HP (NYSE: HPQ) announced plans to acquire 3Com for $7.90 per share in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $2.7 billion. The terms of the transaction have been approved by the HP and 3Com boards of directors. HP anticipates that the transaction will be slightly dilutive to fiscal 2010 non-GAAP earnings. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of calendar 2010.

Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ: JMBA) 12.7% HIGHER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.04, 4 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.00. Revenue for the quarter was $79 million, which compares to the estimate of $74.32 million.

China Grentech Corp Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRRF) 10.5% HIGHER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.12, 5 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.07. Revenue for the quarter was $57.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $56.87 million.

Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTRP) 9% HIGHER; reports Q3 adjusted EPS of $0.44, 12 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.32. Revenue for the quarter was $80 million, which compares to the estimate of $72.23 million. Sees Q409 revs of $72.6 - $75.5 million, versus $75.8 million consensus.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) 8.7% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.34, 1 cent better than the analyst estimate of $0.33. Revenue for the quarter was $222.2 million, which compares to the estimate of $216.62 million.

Pioneer Drilling Company (AMEX: PDC) 8% LOWER; today announced that it is publicly offering up to 3.82 million shares of its common stock pursuant to the Company's effective shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Jefferies & Company, Inc. will serve as the sole underwriter for this offering. The Company has granted the underwriter an over-allotment option to purchase up to 573,000 additional shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discount and commission, within 30 days. The offering is subject to market conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, working capital, acquisitions or the repayment or refinancing of indebtedness.

Boise Inc. (NYSE: BZ) 7.9% LOWER; today announced plans for a secondary offering of 17 million shares of common stock. Pursuant to the offering, all of the shares will be sold by the selling stockholders, Boise Cascade Holdings, L.L.C., and trusts affiliated with Jason Weiss, one of Boise Inc.'s directors. All proceeds of the offering will go to the selling stockholders.

Youbet.com (NASDAQ: UBET) 7.2% HIGHER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.03, ex-items, inline with the analyst estimate of $0.03. Revenue for the quarter was $27.9 million, which compares to the estimate of $28.11 million.

LJ International Inc. (Nasdaq: JADE) 6.6% HIGHER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.05, compared to $0.02 in the same quarter last year. Revenue for the quarter was $26.2 million, versus $33 million in Q308. Raises its Q4 sales guidance to over $30 million and its EPS guidance to over $0.08. For FY09, sales are expected to exceed $100 million, with EPS of $0.14.

Oncothyreon Inc. (NASDAQ: ONTY) 6% LOWER; reports Q3 loss of $0.24, versus the analyst estimate of ($0.15). Revenue for the quarter was $4,000, which compares to the estimate of $20,000.

Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) 5.2% LOWER; falling amid the HP/3Com deal. Previously, Brocade was thought to be a great takeover target for HP.

Tetra Tech (NASDAQ: TTEK) 5.2% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.33, inline with the analyst estimate of $0.33. Revenue for the quarter was $367 million, which compares to the estimate of $356.17 million. Sees Q1 EPS of $0.28-$0.30, versus the consensus of $0.., on sales of $330-$345 million, which compares to the Street estimate of $ million. Sees FY09 sales of $1.45-$1.55 billion, versus the Street estimate of $1.38 billion.

Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) 3.4% HIGHER; reports Q2 EPS of $1.40, 5 cents better than the analyst estimate of $1.35. Revenue for the quarter was $4 billion, which compares to the estimate of $4.01 billion. Reaffirms outlook.

Danaos Corp. (NYSE: DAC) 3% LOWER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.30, 4 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.26. Revenue for the quarter was $79.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $81.26 million.

Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: AAP) 2.9% LOWER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.65, versus the analyst estimate of $0.66. Revenue for the quarter was $1.26 billion, which compares to the estimate of $1.26 billion.

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Metal ETFs Round-Up for 11/11: PTM, GLD, GDX, SLV Higher; GDXJ Introduced Nov 11, 2009 05:29PM

Metals were up today on a weaker dollar, positively affecting many of the ETF's that track the commodities. Some notables are:

Platinum:

• E-TRACS UBS Long Platinum ETN (NYSE: PTM) Closed up 3.81% to $16.90

Gold:

• SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) Closes up 1.12% to $109.60.
  
  
• Introduced today was the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDXJ) which tracks smaller companies involved in the metal and mining business. GDXJ's big brother, Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) is up 0.48% to $49.90.

Silver:

• iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) Finishes up 1.53% to 17.29.

Trading Radar for 11/12: Wal-Mart (WMT), Blockbuster (BBI), Nordstrom (JWN), Walt Disney (DIS), Kohl's (KSS) Report Nov 11, 2009 03:05PM

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session:

Before Market Opens:
Economics:
8:30am ET

• Initial Jobless Claims - Street Sees 510K

Earnings:

Addus Homecare Corp. (NYSE: ADUS) – no consensus
AECOM (NYSE: ACM) – consensus EPS $0.46
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK) – consensus EPS $2.07
AmBev - Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (NYSE: ABV) – consensus EPS $2.51
Brooks Automation (NYSE: BRKS) – consensus loss $0.25
China Automotive Systems Inc. (NYSE: CAAS) – consensus EPS $0.15
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp (NYSE: CIDM) – no consensus
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (NYSE: CBD) – consensus EPS $1.52
Dovers Saddlery Inc. (NASDAQ: DOVR) – consensus EPS $0.04
Evolution Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: EPM) – consensus loss $0.02
Gammon Gold Inc. (NYSE: GRS) – consensus EPS $0.05
Global Sources Ltd. (NASDAQ: GSOL) – consensus EPS $0.05
Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: HBE) – no consensus
HSN, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSNI) – consensus EPS $0.18
Incredimail Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAIL) – no consensus
Intelligent Systems (NYSE: INS) – no consensus
Kohls Corporation (NYSE: KSS) – consensus EPS $0.61
Kongzhong Corp. (NASDAQ: KONG) – consensus EPS $0.10
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE) – no consensus
MAXIMUS, Inc. (NYSE: MMS) – consensus EPS $0.79
P&F Industries (NASDAQ: PFIN) – no consensus
Pharmathene (NYSE: PIP) – consensus loss $0.19
Quigley (NASDAQ: QGLY) – consensus loss $0.26
Rand Logistics Inc. (NASDAQ: RLOG) – consensus EPS $0.26
RRSATGlobal Communications Networks Ltd. (NYSE: RRS) – consensus EPS $0.20
Seahawk Drilling (NASDAQ: HAWK) – consensus loss $1.65
Telefonica S.A. (NYSE: TEF) – no consensus
The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) – consensus loss $0.03
VCG Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: VCGH) – consensus EPS $0.05
VirtualScopics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSCP) – consensus loss $0.01

Intraday or Not Specified:
Economics:
11:00am ET

• Crude Inventories - no Street consensus
  
  
• Treasury Budget - Street Sees ($150 billion)

Earnings:

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATSG) – no consensus
American Medical Alert (NASDAQ: AMAC) – no consensus
ARYx Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ARYX) – consensus loss $0.01
Banco de Chile (NYSE: BCH) – consensus EPS $0.82
BCE, Inc (NYSE: BCE) – consensus EPS $0.68
Birner Dental Management Services (NASDAQ: BDMS) – no consensus
BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ: BPHX) – consensus EPS $0.05
Brasil Foods S.A. (NYSE: PDA) – consensus EPS $0.37
Cenveo (NYSE: CVO) – consensus EPS $0.11
Chaparral Energy Inc (NYSE: CPR) – no consensus
China Transinfo Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: CTFO) – consensus EPS $0.17
EFJohnson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: EFJI) – consensus EPS $0.02
EnCana Corporation (NYSE: ECA) – consensus EPS $1.17
First California Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCAL) – consensus loss $0.02
Hong Kong Highpower Tech Inc (NYSE: HPJ) – no consensus
Interleukin Genetics (NYSE: ILI) – consensus loss $0.06
Inuvo, Inc. (NASDAQ: INUV) – no consensus
Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) – no consensus
MDRNA, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) – no consensus
Medcath Corporation (NASDAQ: MDTH) – consensus EPS $0.12
MER Telemanagement Solutions (NASDAQ: MTSL) – no consensus
Meridian Bioscience, Inc (NASDAQ: VIVO) – consensus EPS $0.21
Nash Finch Company (NASDAQ: NAFC) – consensus EPS $1.04
Netsol Technologies (NASDAQ: NTWK) – consensus loss $0.02
NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE: NTN) – no consensus
Point.360 (NASDAQ: PTSX) – no consensus
Repsol YPF (NYSE: REP) – consensus EPS $0.41
Sapiens International (NASDAQ: SPNS) – no consensus
Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE: SPH) – consensus loss $0.57
TAM S.A. (NYSE: TAM) – consensus EPS $0.69
Transcept Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: TSP) – consensus EPS $0.22
Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) – consensus EPS $0.35
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) – consensus EPS $0.81
Winland Electronics (NYSE: WEX) – no consensus
Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited (NYSE: XSE) – consensus EPS $0.11

After Market Closes:
Earnings:

3SBIO Inc. (NYSE: SSRX) – consensus EPS $0.15
AFC Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: AFCE) – consensus EPS $0.17
Banks.com, Inc. (NYSE: BNX) – no consensus
Biofueld Energy Corp. (NYSE: BIOF) – no consensus
Blockbuster Inc. (NYSE: BBI) – consensus loss $0.11
Charles & Colvard (NYSE: CTHR) – no consensus
Copa Holdings SA (NYSE: CPA) – consensus EPS $1.00
Darling International (NYSE: DAR) – consensus EPS $0.15
eDiets.com, Inc. (NYSE: DIET) – consensus loss $0.09
ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) – consensus EPS $0.77
Flexible Solutions International Inc. (NYSE: FSI) – no consensus
ICX Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ICXT) – consensus loss $0.07
Image Entertainment (NYSE: DISK) – no consensus
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (NYSE: IILG) – consensus EPS $0.15
IRIDEX (NYSE: IRIX) – no consensus
Jamba Juice (NYSE: JMBA) – consensus EPS $0.00
Key Technology (NYSE: KTEC) – consensus EPS $0.02
Lime Energy Co. (NYSE: LIME) – no consensus
Matthews International (NYSE: MATW) – consensus EPS $0.58
Microsemi (NYSE: MSCC) – consensus EPS $0.23
Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) – consensus EPS $0.39
North American Palladium (NYSE: PAL) – no consensus
OccuLogix, Inc. (NYSE: TEAR) – no consensus
Psivida Corp. (NYSE: PSDV) – no consensus
Qualstar Corporation (NYSE: QBAK) – consensus loss $0.09
Taseko Mines (NYSE: TGB) – no consensus
Telestone Technologies Corp. (NYSE: TSTC) – no consensus
The Management Network Group (NYSE: TMNG) – no consensus
Vision-Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: VSCI) – no consensus
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) – consensus EPS $0.41
WebMediaBrands Inc. (NYSE: WEBM) – no consensus
Westport Innovations (NYSE: WPRT) – consensus loss $0.30
Willdan Group Inc. (NYSE: WLDN) – consensus loss $0.04

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Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 11/11: NCST, SMI, MSN, CHLN Higher; TONE, RHIE, CLWR, STV Lower Nov 11, 2009 01:08PM

NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: NCST) 69% HIGHER; announced today the execution of a definitive agreement with subsidiaries of Smith & Nephew plc. (NYSE: SNN) for the sale to Smith & Nephew of substantially all of Nucryst's operations and assets including all rights to its proprietary nanocrystalline silver technology for cash consideration of $21 million plus the value of working capital and subject to certain adjustments. Click here for the full report.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (NYSE: SMI) 54.3% HIGHER; spiking on news that its CEO will resign and that it has settled all pending lawsuits with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM).

TierOne (Nasdaq: TONE) 34.5% LOWER; in a Form 8-K last night, TierOne announced that the Office of Thrift Supervision has informed the bank that it is below both the enhanced capital requirements set forth in the supervisory agreement as well as the ratios normally required to be deemed "well capitalized" by the OTS. The regulator said it may be forced to take added actions.

Emerson Radio (NYSE: MSN) 31.4% HIGHER; reports Q2 EPS of $0.12, 5 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.07. Revenue for the quarter was $51.77 million, which compares to the estimate of $48.65 million.

China Housing & Land Development Inc. (NASDAQ: CHLN) 25.5% HIGHER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.07, ex-items, 1 cent lower than the analyst estimate of $0.08. Revenue for the quarter was $23.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $20.40 million. Sees Q4 contract sales of $32-$34 million.

Sypris Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYPR) 22.1% HIGHER; Sypris Electronics, LLC, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, announced today that it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract from the United States Department of Defense for its RASKL (KIK-30) electronic key fill device. This contract is in support of the DoD's modernization effort to replace the aging KYK-13 key fill device. The product was designed and will be produced at the Sypris Electronics facility located in Tampa, Florida. The RASKL IDIQ contract is for a five-year period with a not-to-exceed value of $200 million.

Universal Security Instruments Inc. (NYSE: UUU) 20.9% HIGHER; reported Q2 EPS of $0.39, compared to $1.64 in the same quarter last year. Revenue for the quarter was $7.90 million, versus $8.31 million in Q208.

RHI Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: RHIE) 12.9% LOWER; continuing lower today following yesterday's 62% drop on a Q3 miss. This morning, the stock was downgraded at both Thomas Weisel and JPMorgan.

Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) 12.7% LOWER; reports a Q3 loss of $0.43, in-line with the analyst estimate of ($0.43). Revenue for the quarter was $68.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $66.62 million.

China Digital TV Holding Co. Ltd (NYSE: STV) 12% LOWER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.08, 2 cents worse than the analyst estimate of $0.10. Revenue for the quarter was $12.2 million, which compares to the estimate of $12.62 million. Based on information available as of November 10, 2009, China Digital TV expects smart card shipments for the fourth quarter of 2009 to be in the range of 2.2 million to 2.4 million. Net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 are expected to be in the range of US$12.5 million to US$13.6 million, representing a year-over-year decrease in the range of 25% to 19%. (Revenue consensus is $14.32M)

Helicos BioSciences (Nasdaq: HLCS) 11.9% LOWER; shares are continuing lower today follow yesterday's 14% decline on news of a $50 million shelf filing.

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Notable ETF Movers: XLF, XHM, AGQ, SGG Up; IEO, EWU, TBT Down Nov 11, 2009 12:05PM

StreetInsider.com Notable ETF Movers:

HIGHER;

• Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) up 1.2% following comments from bank executives at a BofA/ML banking conference. Citigroup's (NYSE: C) Vice Chairman Ned Kelly said the company's balance sheet is very liquid.
  
  
• SPDR S&P Homebuilders (NYSE: XHB) up about 2.4% to $15.20 after Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) reported strong preliminary four quarter results.
  
  
• Ultra Silver ProShares (NYSE: AGQ) is trading about 1.1% higher as December silver futures are up about 1.8%, after a relatively flat trading day yesterday. Weakness in the dollar is contributing to the move higher.
  
  
• iPath DJ AIG Sugar TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSE: SGG) up 3.44% to $63.98 as futures rise on news that India may need to import 2.5 - 3 million tons on drought capping production at 15.3 million tons, short of the country's annual consumption.
  
  

LOWER:

• iShares Dow Jones US Oil & Gas Ex Index (NYSE:
  IEO) down about 1.2 % on the eve of the crude inventory report. Futures were lower in Asia after a U.S. industry report showed a surprise build in crude and distillate stocks.
  
  
• iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index (NYSE: EWU) is trading down about 1% as the GBP falls compared to the USD.
  
  
• UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury ProShares (NYSE: TBT) down about 1.7% to $47.02 following a massive $25 billion U.S. treasury auction yesterday. The bond market is closed today due to Veterans Day.