Balasubramanyam Seshan

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Openwave Systems, EV Energy Partners, AMAG Pharmaceuticals, ARM Holdings, and VIVUS. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Central European Distribution, Seattle Genetics, A123 Systems, Skyworks Solutions, and Fushi Copperweld.

FBR Capital Markets believes the amendment to re-raise the loan limits at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in high-cost areas will be in the final bill and be enacted into law later this month.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Openwave Systems, GTX, Skullcandy, EV Energy Partners, and Arris Group. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Keynote Systems, Entropic Communications, Glu Mobile, and Skyworks Solutions.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which is the first phone running on Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, is expected to arrive in the United States after Nov. 25, Black Friday. However, some Android smartphone contenders will try their best to spoil the party.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Medivation, Qualcomm, THQ, Qiagen, and Tesla Motors. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Dendreon, WebMD Health, Gentiva Health Services, Encore Capital Group, Fushi Copperweld, and Savient Pharmaceuticals.

Barclays Capital said Apple Inc.'s capital expenditure (capex) projection is really the only major figure it forecasts for investors on an annual basis in every 10Q and 10K filings. The brokerage said capex guidance of $8 billion could mean something for iCloud and revenue.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Novatel Wireless, Wright Medical Group, Anika Therapeutics, Mercadolibre, THQ, Huron Consulting Group, and Qualcomm. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Dendreon, ValueVision Media, WebMD Health, Nutrisystem, and Big 5 Sporting Goods.

Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) said the sale of Pringles to Diamond Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) has moved from the front half to the back half of its fiscal year. The deal, which was earlier said to be closed by December 2011, is now expected to close before the end of June 2012.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Garmin, Silicon Motion Technology, Magic Software Enterprises, Exelixis, and JDS Uniphase. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Syms, Diamond Foods, OpenTable, EZchip Semiconductor, and Cognizant Technology Solutions.

While Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S is marching towards a huge success from around the world, analysts are expecting a 4G LTE iPhone 5 to come in 2012.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Key Tronic, Maxim Integrated Products, Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Silicon Motion Technology, and Ebix. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: QuickLogic, OpenTable, Thoratec, Wright Medical Group, and Diamond Foods.

Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX) said its drug Exparel, which is intended to treat pain following surgery, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The company expects to launch Exparel in January 2012.

The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, which is a follow-up to Galaxy S2 and to hit the market on Nov. 6, is anticipated to give immense competition to Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Neurocrine Biosciences, Leap Wireless International, Winn-Dixie Stores, NPS Pharmaceuticals, and Canadian Solar. The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Exelixis, Powerwave Technologies, Cavium, Cadiz, and GeoEye.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Arkansas Best, Clearwire, Baidu, Brocade Communications Systems, and Spectrum Pharmaceuticals. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: TGC Industries, Nanometrics, Qlik Technologies, Coinstar, and Zix Corp.

Google Inc. and Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Nexus phone running on Ice Cream Sandwich, the newest version of Android, at an event in Hong Kong on Oct. 18. The Galaxy Nexus, which will hit the stores in November, is expected to give stiff competition to Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4S.

Jefferies downgraded its rating on shares of Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ: INTU) to hold from buy with a price target of $55.

Verizon Wireless Thursday started accepting pre-order for Motorola Droid RAZR. Consumers will start getting the phone by the second week of November.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Logitech International, Akamai Technologies, Citrix Systems, Wilshire Bancorp, and Acme Packet. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: TriQuint Semiconductor, AXT, Plexus, 21Vianet Group, and FBR.

The 15th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) ended ahead of schedule due to the predicted path of Hurricane Rina.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Akamai Technologies, SonoSite, Green Plains Renewable Energy, Web.com Group, and InterDigital. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: TriQuint Semiconductor, Electro Scientific Industries, AXT, LHC Group, and Ancestry.com.

Apple Inc. received overwhelming positive responses for iPhone 4S that sold 4 million units during the opening weekend. Despite having fewer features when compared to Samsung Galaxy S2, iPhone 4S promises blazing performance with its A5 chipset and the latest iOS 5.

The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Gen-Probe, Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Panera Bread, Transcept Pharmaceuticals, and F5 Networks. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Amazon.com, Human Genome Sciences, Masimo, Broadcom, and Century Aluminum.

Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ) reported a 14.2 percent increase in third quarter earnings, due to ongoing cost cutting measures. Because of historically strong yen and lower production activities, the company lowered its full year 2011 outlook.

The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Identive Group, Fortinet, Sequenom, JA Solar Holdings, and Wilshire Bancorp. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Netflix, Healthways, Interactive Intelligence Group, Human Genome Sciences, and TriQuint Semiconductor.

The long-awaited biography, Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, was made available Monday. Isaacson briefly mentions that Jobs wanted to create a television with a simple user interface, rescuing consumers from multiple confusing remotes.

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported a loss of 800,000 subscribers as a result of a price hike in July, as well as its September attempt to split and re-brand its DVD-by-mail service as. This has led to a fourth quarter guidance that was substantially below Wall Street's expectations.

With the majority of the banking industry by assets having reported third quarter results, FBR Capital Markets believes that some of the dire scenarios discussed may have hit bank valuations harder than underlying fundamentals indicate.

Jefferies believes Apple Inc. will launch a new video-focused cloud-based service called iTV in the second half of calendar 2012.