Top 10 News Items 10/12-10/16: Dow Crosses 10,000; Google Blows-Out Earnings; Goldman Continues Earnings Dominance, But Traders Sell Oct 16, 2009 03:54PM

Below is a recap of the top news items from this week on Wall Street:

1. Taking traders back to the pre- and post-tech bubble days, the Dow crossed over the battleground 10,000 level this week. Some investors viewed the move as a great vote of confidence for market players, while others viewed it as "simply a number". Much to the chagrin of bears everywhere, the NYSE passed out "Dow 10,000" hats on the NYSE floor.

2. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) reported blow-out Q3 earnings this week, causing the shares to rise by more than 4% on Friday. Surprising even the most bullish analysts, Google ...


Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 10/14: CHIO, ACPW, JADE, CNO Higher; CXM, HILL, UCBH, UPI Lower Oct 14, 2009 01:52PM

China INSOnline Corp. (NASDAQ: CHIO) 40% HIGHER; reports FY09 EPS of $0.23, compared to $0.25 in the same quarter last year. Revenue for the fiscal year was $17.9 million, versus $13.7 million in FY08.

Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACPW) 35.2% HIGHER; today announced it has received a second multimillion dollar order from one of the world's largest Internet search engine providers for more than 16 megawatts of its CleanSource UPS (uninterruptible power supply) systems.

LJ International Inc. (NASDAQ: JADE) 27.4% HIGHER; sees Q3 sales over $25 million and EPS of $0.03-$0.05. Sales at this level would represent ...


FBR Capital Upgrades Conseco Inc. (CNO) to Outperform Oct 14, 2009 09:58AM

FBR Capital upgrades Conseco Inc. (NYSE: CNO) to Outperform after news the company announced a new convertible debenture of up to $293M, as well as ...


Morning Movers 10/14: ACPW, CNO, ZIOP, CHIO, JADE Higher; UPI, UCBH Lower Oct 14, 2009 09:50AM

Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACPW) 38.5% HIGHER; today announced it has received a second multimillion dollar order from one of the world's largest Internet search engine providers for more than 16 megawatts of its CleanSource UPS (uninterruptible power supply) systems.

Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) 24.3% HIGHER; announced today that, as part of a series of transactions intended to enhance its capital position, it entered into a stock and warrant purchase agreement with John Paulson's Paulson & Co. Inc., on behalf of the several ...


Conseco (CNO) Agrees to Sell up to $293M of 7% Convertable Senior Debentures Due 2016 Oct 14, 2009 09:43AM

Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell up to $293.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 7% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2016 in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The 7 ...


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