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After-Hours Movers 2/9: MCZ, NTGR, CYBI, BIDU, RMTR, FNSR Higher; QUIK, LGF, APPY, VRUS, EXBD Lower

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:40:11 -0500

Mad Catz Interactive Inc. (NYSE: MCZ) 36% HIGHER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.09, compared to ($0.49) in the same quarter last year. Revenue for the quarter was $48.8 million, versus $40.8 million in Q309. QuickLogic Corp. (NASDAQ: QUIK) 14.4% LOWER; reports Q4 adj-loss of $0.04. Revenue for the quarter was $4.3 million, versus $4.28 million in Q408. NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR) 14.3% HIGHER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.34, 12 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.22. Revenue for the quarter was $218.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $178.36 million. NETGEAR sees Q1 sales of $195-$205 million,

Trading Radar for 02/10: Sprint (S), Dean Foods (DF), Scripps Networks (SNI), Vale S.A. (VALE), Level 3 Comm (LVLT) Report

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:06:56 -0500

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: Before Market Opens Economics: 8:30am EST

Trade Balance - Street sees ($35.8B)

Earnings: ACCO Brands (NYSE: ABD) - consensus EPS $0.22 ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) - consensus EPS $0.27 Brookfield Homes Corporation (NYSE: BHS) - no Street consensus Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: CCE) - consensus EPS $0.21 Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) - consensus EPS $1.23 Dean Foods (NYSE: DF) - consensus EPS $0.37 Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) - consensus EPS $0.36 Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) - consensus loss $0.08 Forrester Research (NASDAQ: FORR) - consensus EPS $0.28 IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) - consensus EPS $1.14 L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: ID) -

Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 2/9: ACLI, CLWT, CTIC, NBG, ECPG Higher; TRID, MGAM, CONN, TMRK Lower

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:31:59 -0500

American Commercial Lines Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLI) 25.7% HIGHER; reports Q4 EPS of $1.09 including items, which may not compare to the analyst estimate of $0.06. Revenue for the quarter was $226.9 million, which compares to the estimate of $222.49 million. Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) 20.7% HIGHER; today announced that its subsidiary, Yixing PACT Environmental Technology Company Ltd. has recently been awarded a contract by a Korean stainless steel company, worth about US$ 3.8 million. Click here for the full report. Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTIC) 19.1% HIGHER; announced today that the US FDA informed CTI

Notable ETF Movers for 02/09: XME, OIH, MOO Up; UNG, IRY, UUP Lower

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:27:50 -0500

Notable ETF movers for 02/09: Advancers

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining (NYSE: XME) down 4.52 % to $47.68. Shares surge on a lower dollar and a strong earnings report from Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) topping EPS views by 6 cents. Metal futures across the board are also up.
Oil Services HOLDRs (NYSE: OIH) up 3.61% to $119.15. As future of oil are up on a lower dollar, Nabors (NYSE: NBR) is forecasting that their results will top EPS estimates of $0.16, albeit modestly.
Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (NYSE: MOO) is mooooving up 3.70% to $41.75. Agriculture futures are up

Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 02/09: VOLC, MORN

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:14:59 -0500

Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ: VOLC) announced today that it has acquired the Xtract™ Thrombus Aspiration Catheter device line from Lumen Biomedical. Volcano became the exclusive global distributor of the Xtract™ catheter in May 2009. This acquisition reinforces Volcano's dedication to build a strategic portfolio of diagnostic and therapeutic tools to help patients with coronary artery disease at all levels of complexity, including acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or heart attacks. The Xtract™ thrombus aspiration catheter supports the care of ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI). The main cause of heart attacks is a plaque rupture in one of the main coronary arteries. Plaque

Morning Movers 2/9: ACLI, CTIC, HAR, ADCT, COIN Higher; TRGL, CONN, TRID, TMRK Lower

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:14:52 -0500

American Commercial Lines Inc. (NASDAQ: ACLI) 23.8% HIGHER; reports Q4 EPS of $1.09 including items, which may not compare to the analyst estimate of $0.06. Revenue for the quarter was $226.9 million, which compares to the estimate of $222.49 million. Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTIC) 17.2% HIGHER; announced today that the US FDA informed CTI that due to severe weather conditions in the Washington, D.C. area, the FDA is postponing the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee meeting that was to be held on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 to discuss the pixantrone New Drug Application. The FDA indicated that it intends

Notable Analyst Rating Changes for 02/09: VZ, XCO, WBC, CAT Upgraded; TMRK, PTR, ERTS Downgraded

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:09:51 -0500

UPGRADES Sanford C. Bernstein upgrades Verizon (NYSE: VZ) from Underperform to Market Perform. Goldman Sachs upgrades EXCO Resources (NYSE: XCO) from Neutral to Buy with a $25 6-month price target. Click Here for more color. J.P. Morgan upgrades WABCO Holdings (NYSE: WBC) from Neutral to Overweight. Price target increased from $26 to $31. Morgan Stanley upgrades Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) from Underweight to Overweight, price target raised from $51 to $70. Click Here for more color. For daily real-time Upgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades DOWNGRADES Jefferies & Co downgrades Terremark (NASDAQ: TMRK) from Buy to Hold. Price target $8. Goldman Sachs downgraded PetroChina

After-Hours Movers 2/8: HAR, SLRY, ADCT, CRL Higher; ERTS, TMRK, TRID, CMP, EVEP, DDR Lower

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:33:29 -0500

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) 9.6% LOWER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.33, 2 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.31. Revenue for the quarter was $1.24 billion, which compares to the estimate of $1.34 billion. Sees Q110 EPS of $0.02 - $0.06, versus $0.13 consensus. Sees Q110 sales $800 - $850 million, versus $851 million consensus. Sees Fy10 EPS of $0.50 - $0.70, versus $0.74 consensus. Also sees FY10 sales of $3.65 - $3.90 billion, versus $4.1 billion consensus. Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMRK) 7.2% LOWER; reports a Q3 loss of $0.13, 5 cents worse than the analyst estimate

Trading Radar for 02/09: Coca-Cola (KO), Pulte Homes (PHM), Agrium (AGU), BJ Services (BJS), Baidu.com (BIDU) Report

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:34:54 -0500

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow’s trading session: Before Market Opens: Economics: 10:00am EST

Wholesale Inventories - Street sees 0.5%

Earnings: AECOM (NYSE: ACM) - consensus EPS $0.39 Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) - consensus EPS $0.45 Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) - consensus EPS $1.05 Celanese Corp (NYSE: CE) - consensus EPS $0.47 Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) - consensus EPS $0.52 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE: CHD) - consensus EPS $0.80 Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH) - consensus EPS $0.46 Coventry Health Care, Inc (NYSE: CVH) - consensus EPS $0.56 Cynosure, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYNO) - consensus loss $0.11 Energy Conversion Devices (NASDAQ: ENER) - consensus loss $0.43 Gartner

Notable ETF Movers 2/8: XHB, SMH Up; GDX, TAN Down

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:44:09 -0500

Notable ETF Movers of the Day: Advancers

SPDR S&P Homebuilders (NYSE: XHB) up 2.33% to $15.37. Shares of the homebuilders are on an upswing ahead of Pulte Home's (NYSE: PHM) earnings report scheduled for tomorrow, February 9, 2010. Additionally, click here to get a little more color. iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction (NYSE: ITB) is also up about 3% to $12.78.
Semiconductor HOLDRs (NYSE: SMH) up 1.08% to $25.36. Shares advancing as Micron Technology (NYSE: MU) unveiled a new 42-nm DRAM process technology.

Decliners

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) down 1.89% to $41.61. Despite impressive numbers

Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 2/8: IIG, CFSG, PNX, HAS Higher; CTIC, SHIP, NVAX, NBG Lower

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:28:34 -0500

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTIC) 27.4% LOWER; shares are under pressure Monday following documents from the FDA showing that reviewers questioned the effectiveness of the company's experimental lymphoma drug, pixantrone. The FDA reviewers also noted substantial side effects. An FDA advisory panel will meet on Wednesday and decide if they should recommend approval. Imergent Inc. (NYSE: IIG) 26% HIGHER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.08, compared to a loss of $0.89 in the same quarter last year. Revenue for the quarter was $13.20 million, versus $20.08 million in Q408. China Fire & Security Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFSG) 24.7% HIGHER; sees

Notable Analyst Rating Changes of the Day 02/08: HD, AMZN, ARAY, WGO Upgraded; BMRN, ARG, HK Downgraded

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:45:52 -0500

UPGRADES Morgan Stanley upgrades Home Depot (NYSE: HD) from Equal Weight to Overweight with a $35 price target. Collins Stewart upgrades Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) to Buy. Price target $150. Click Here for more color. Jefferies & Co upgrades Accuray (NASDAQ: ARAY) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $6.50 to $8. Baird upgrades Winnebago Industries (NYSE: WGO) from Underperform to Neutral. Price target $11. For daily real-time Upgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades DOWNGRADES Brean Murray downgrades BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: BMRN) from Buy to Hold. Airgas (NYSE: ARG) downgraded by two banks:

KeyBanc to Hold. Click Here for more color;
BB&T from

Morning Movers 2/8: CFSG, IIG, LFUS, BBEP Higher; CAGC, CTIC, TONE, SHIP Lower

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:36:46 -0500

China Agritech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAGC) 44.6% LOWER; sees FY09 sales of about $75 million and FY10 sales of $114 million. Click here for the full report. Shares of Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTIC) 27.8% LOWER; are under pressure Monday following documents from the FDA showing that reviewers questioned the effectiveness of the company's experimental lymphoma drug, pixantrone. The FDA reviewers also noted substantial side effects. An FDA advisory panel will meet on Wednesday and decide if they should recommend approval. China Fire & Security Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFSG) 24.3% HIGHER; sees FY09 EPS of $0.87-$0.89, versus the consensus

Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 02/08: RRC/EVEP, TUC, GMCR/DDRX

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:22:13 -0500

Range Resources Corp. (NYSE: RRC) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with EV Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: EVEP) and certain institutional partnerships managed by EnerVest, Ltd. to sell its tight gas sand properties in Ohio for a purchase price of $330 million. The sale is expected to close in late March and is subject to customary closing conditions and purchase price adjustments. Several years ago, Range began to sell non-core properties with the goal of providing additional capital for its higher return projects. In addition, by divesting of its more mature properties, Range strengthens its low-cost structure and

Top 10 News Items 2/1-2/5: 9.7% Unemployment Rate Surprises the Market, Dow Breaks 10,000, But Recovers, Troubles at Toyota Continue

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:29:13 -0500

Here is a recap of the top news items from this week on Wall Street: 1. The always-anticipated jobs Friday didn't disappoint this month, showing a surprise improvement in the unemployment rate. The heavily-tracked macro indicator fell to 9.7% in January, better than the 10% economists had been expecting. U.S. companies cut 20,000 nonfarm payroll jobs last month, while more workers were given overtime hours instead of new hires being added to the workforce. The drop in employment was due in large part to the decline in construction jobs and government positions. 2. After rising to as high as 10,729 less than

Trading Radar for 02/08: Electronic Arts (ERTS), Wausau Paper (WPP), Hasbro (HAS), Rangold Resources (GOLD) Report

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:29:45 -0500

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow’s trading session: Before Market Opens: Earnings: Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE: BWP) - consensus EPS $0.30 Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P (NYSE: BIP) - consensus EPS $0.03 Chindex International, Inc (NASDAQ: CHDX) - consensus EPS $0.11 CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS) - consensus EPS $0.78 HealthSpring, Inc. (NYSE: HS) - consensus EPS $0.62 Littelfuse Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS) - consensus EPS $0.50 Loews Corp. (NYSE: L) - consensus EPS $0.95 Mercury General (NYSE: MCY) - consensus EPS $0.68 Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: NTE) - consensus EPS $0.03 Randgold Resources Limited (NASDAQ: GOLD) - consensus EPS $0.23 Sirona Dental Systems (NASDAQ: SIRO) - consensus

ETF Movers 02/05: SMH, IRY, UNG Up; XLE, USO, XHB Down

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:03:09 -0500

Notable ETF Movers 02/05: Gainers

Semiconductor HOLDRs (NYSE: SMH) up 1.43% to $24.86. Though American Semi (AMEX: ASX) noted that shipments in Q110 would be flat to slightly below those for Q409, the ETF is up as the SEC said they were dropping a suit against Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) that was brought about by allegations of backdating by four previous executives. Also, analysts made positive comments on the sector.
iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate (NYSE: IYR) up 0.63% to $43.04. The ETF is being led by Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) as the company beat expectations and saw FY10

Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 2/5: ARG, PWER, BEBE, ARAY Higher; INPH, PFWD, CFI, EGOV Lower

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:26:46 -0500

Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) 40.1% HIGHER; Air Products (NYSE: APD) made an offer to acquire Airgas for $60.00 per share in cash. Click here to see the full report. Interphase Corp. (Nasdaq: INPH) 26.4% LOWER; reports Q4 loss of $0.57, versus loss of $0.20 last year. Revenue for the quarter was $4.7 million, which compares to $5.2 million last year. Phase Forward Incorporated (NASDAQ: PFWD) 26% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.13, even with the analyst estimate of $0.13. Revenue for the quarter was $58.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $58.59 million. Sees FY10 EPS of

Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 02/05: APD/ARG

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:47:56 -0500

Air Products (NYSE: APD) made an offer to acquire Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) for $60.00 per share in cash. The offer was made in a letter to Airgas' Board of Directors yesterday after the CEOs of the two companies had previously discussed Air Products' interest in acquiring Airgas and after Air Products had made two written offers, and these offers and Air Products' requests to discuss them were rejected by Airgas. At $60.00 per share, the offer provides a 38% premium to Airgas shareholders based on yesterday's closing price of $43.53 and is 18% above Airgas' 52-week high. The total value of the

Notable Analyst rating Changes for 02/05: RMD, WFR, ALKS, SFN, BEBE Upgraded; FWD, EGOV, LEAP, COH, CIEN Downgraded

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:45:30 -0500

UPGRADES Wells Fargo upgrades ResMed Inc. (NYSE: RMD) from Underperform to Market Perform. Valuation range increased from $45-47 to $53-58. Click Here for more color. MEMC Electronic (NYSE: WFR) upgraded by two firms:

Credit Suisse ups to Outperform from Neutral and raises their price target to $19.50 from $17. Click here for more color; and
Gabelli ups to Buy from Hold

Hapoalim Securities upgrades Alkermes (NASDAQ: ALKS) to Buy. Price target $14. Click Here for more color. BMO Capital upgrades Spherion (NYSE: SFN) from Market Perform to Outperform. Price target increased from $6 to $9. Roth Capital upgrades Bebe Stores

Morning Movers 2/5: ARG, KOOL, PWER, BEBE, END Higher; PFWD, EGOV, INPH, N, PTEC Lower

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:36:02 -0500

Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) 40.1% HIGHER; Air Products (NYSE: APD) made an offer to acquire Airgas for $60.00 per share in cash. Click here to see the full report. Phase Forward Incorporated (NASDAQ: PFWD) 27.2% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.13, even with the analyst estimate of $0.13. Revenue for the quarter was $58.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $58.59 million. Sees FY10 EPS of $0.54 - $0.60, compared to $0.63 consensus. The stock was also downgraded to Hold at Needham & Company. NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) 24.4% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.04, versus the

After-Hours Movers 2/4: PWER, OPTR, PTIX, HA, TSYS Higher; PWAV, TTMI, MFLX, SNCR, BMI Lower

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:48:36 -0500

Power-One (NASDAQ: PWER) 18.3% HIGHER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.05, 8 cents better than the analyst estimate of ($0.03). Revenue for the quarter was $142 million, which compares to the estimate of $114.87 million. Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTR) 18% HIGHER; announced positive top-line results from the second of two pivotal Phase 3 trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of fidaxomicin (OPT-80) in patients with Clostridium difficile Infection. This study was conducted in approximately 100 clinical sites throughout North America and Europe. The Company plans to use data from this study to support submission of a New Drug Application

Trading Radar for 02/05: Beezer Homes (BZH), Tyson Foods (TSN), Weyerhaeuser (WY) Report

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:18:27 -0500

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow’s trading session: Before Market Opens: Economics: 8:30am EST

Nonfarm Payrolls - Street sees 15K
Unemployment Rate - Street sees 10%
Average Workweek - Street sees 33.2
Hourly Earnings - Street sees 0.2%

Earnings: Aceto (NASDAQ: ACET) - consensus EPS $0.05 Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (NYSE: ASX) - consensus EPS $0.11 Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) - consensus EPS $0.42 Allegheny Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE) - consensus EPS $0.50 American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (NYSE: AXL) - consensus EPS $0.12 Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON) - consensus EPS $0.81 Apartment Investment & Management (NYSE: AIV) - consensus EPS $0.36 Beazer Homes USA Inc. (NYSE: BZH) - consensus loss $0.90 Brookfield

Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 2/4: HDNG, AFFX, CYCC, DCTH, EDZ Higher; LAD, DBTK, MWW, SPR Lower

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:07:57 -0500

Hardinge Inc. (Nasdaq: HDNG) 46.7% HIGHER; Industrias Romi S.A. announced that it has submitted an all-cash offer to the Board of Directors of Hardinge to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Hardinge for $8.00 per share. Affymetrix (NASDAQ: AFFX) 31.6% HIGHER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.04, versus the analyst estimate of ($0.10). Revenue for the quarter was $88.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $82.87 million. The stock was also upgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan. Lithia Motors, Inc. (NYSE: LAD) 23.6% LOWER; sees Q4 adj-EPS of $0.00-$0.02, with same store sales of new vehicles up about

Notable ETF Movers 2/4: VXX, UUP Higher; FXI, USO, SLV (and Most Others) Lower

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:02:54 -0500

Notable ETF Movers of the Day 02/04: Gainers

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) up 9% to $31.79. The CBOE VIX is up on an increase in jobless claims and worries in Europe, signaling a some weakness in the economic recovery.
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (NYSE: UUP) up 0.64% to $23.55. The dollar is seeing some gains as investors are fleeing the euro.

Losers [Note: most ETFs are down today.]

Shares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (NYSE; FXI) down 3.69% to $38.37. China cut its discounts on mortgage rates and won't inject more capital into three of its

Notable Analyst Rating Changes of the Day 02/04: V, AKAM, LCC, BRCM Upgraded; WU, VZ, MWW, AVNW, RBS, EDMC Downgraded

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:02:51 -0500

Notable Analyst Rating Changes of the Day: UPGRADES Visa, Inc. (NYSE: V) upgraded by several firms:

Barclays to Overweight from Equalweight, price target increased to $97 from $91;
Raymond James upgrades from Outperform to Strong Buy; and
Duncan-Williams upgrades from Buy to Strong Buy with a price target increased from $100 to $105. Click Here for more color.

Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) upgraded by two majors:

Goldman Sachs from Sell to Neutral with a price target raised to $27.50 from $21.50. Click Here for more color; and
Raymond James upgrades from Market Perform to Outperform.

J. P. Morgan upgrades US Airways (NYSE: LCC) from

Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 02/04: MWW/YHOO, JNY, CEU

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:24:58 -0500

Monster Worldwide (NASDAQ: MWW) has reached an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) to buy the jobs-wanted site HotJobs for $225 million. Investors are not reacting well to Monster's decision, as shares of the job hunting service are down in pre market trade. The deal will also give Yahoo! users content from Monster under the terms of a three-year commercial traffic agreement. The deal will have Monster making performance-based annual payments to Yahoo! based on the interest and number of clicks by Yahoo! users. Yahoo! purchased HotJobs eight years ago for $439 million in cash and stock, and according to a JPMorgan analyst

Morning Movers 2/4: HDNG, AFFX, UHAL, CYCC, OTEX, OPNT Higher; DBTK, LAD, MWW, MSTR, SPR, WFR Lower

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:20:20 -0500

Hardinge Inc. (Nasdaq: HDNG) 46.6% HIGHER; Industrias Romi S.A. announced that it has submitted an all-cash offer to the Board of Directors of Hardinge to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Hardinge for $8.00 per share. Affymetrix (NASDAQ: AFFX) 26.6% HIGHER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.04, versus the analyst estimate of ($0.10). Revenue for the quarter was $88.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $82.87 million. The stock was also upgraded to Neutral at JPMorgan. Double-Take Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: DBTK) 21.2% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.08 ex-items, versus the analyst estimate of $0.13. Revenue for

After-Hours Movers 2/3: AFFX, THQI, MKSI, JOEZ, CELL, TBI Higher; DBTK, LAD, AKAM, SPF Lower

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:40:26 -0500

Affymetrix (NASDAQ: AFFX) 19% HIGHER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.04, versus the analyst estimate of ($0.10). Revenue for the quarter was $88.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $82.87 million. Double-Take Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: DBTK) 13% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $0.08 ex-items, versus the analyst estimate of $0.13. Revenue for the quarter was $22.8 million, which compares to the estimate of $23.23 million. Sees Q110 adj EPS of $0.02 - $0.04, versus $0.09 consensus. And Q110 sales of $20 - $21.2 million, versus $21.3 million consensus. Also sees FY10 EPS $0.29 - $0.39, versus $0.52 consensus. And

Trading Radar for 02/04: Bunge (BG), Spectra Energy (SE), MasterCard (MA), Con-Way (CNW), Hospira (HSP) Report

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:58:49 -0500

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: Before Market Opens: Economics: 8:30am EST

Initial Claims - Street sees 455K
Continuing Claims - Street sees 4581K
Productivity - Preliminary - Street sees 6.5%
Unit Labor Costs - Prelim. - Street sees (3.4%)

Earnings: AGL Resources (NYSE: AGL) - consensus EPS $0.86 Allergan (NYSE: AGN) - consensus EPS $0.77 Alliant Energy (NYSE: LNT) - consensus EPS $0.45 Arch Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: ARJ) - consensus loss $0.04 Argon ST (NASDAQ: STST) - consensus EPS $0.20 BCE, Inc (NYSE: BCE) - consensus EPS $0.51 Belo (NYSE: BLC) - consensus EPS $0.17 Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) - consensus EPS $0.17 Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG)