The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Curis, TGC Industries, Verigy, Leap Wireless International, and Magic Software Enterprises. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Xenoport, Dish Network, DIRECTV, and Universal Display.
Shares of Celera Corp. (NASDAQ: CRA) touched a new 52-week high of $8.42 on Friday, as it agreed to be acquired by Quest Diagnostics Inc. (NYSE: DGX) for $8 a share or about $344 million in cash, net of $327 million in acquired cash and short-term investments.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Star Scientific, A-Power Energy Generation, EMCORE, Gulfport Energy and JA Solar Holdings. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: USA Technologies, Neutral Tandem, NXP Semiconductors, Fushi Copperweld and Camtek.
Shares of Princeton Review Inc. (REVU) touched a new 52-week low of $0.49 on Thursday, after reporting a wider-than-expected fourth quarter loss. The company also said it has has appointed John Connolly as interim president and chief executive officer, succeeding Michael Perik who has resigned to pursue other interests.
Shares of RC2 Corp. (RCRC) touched a new more than 3-year high of $27.59 on Thursday, shortly after the Nikkei business daily first reported that Japan's Tomy Co. Ltd. and RC2 were in merger talks.
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: CDC Corp., Ener1, RC2 Corp., Clean Energy Fuels, and Sangamo Biosciences. The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Energy Conversion Devices, Zumiez, Jamba, Stereotaxis, and Clearwire.
Shares of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SPPI) touched a new 52-week high of $7.60 on Thursday. The company posted a decline in fourth quarter earnings as last year period recorded stock warrant gains, but came ahead of Street view.
Shares of Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) touched a new 52-week high of $38.21 on Thursday, while Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) stock touched an all-time high of $62.37. Green Mountain and Starbucks announced a strategic relationship.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Human Genome Sciences, Semtech, Starbucks and Atrinsic. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Coldwater Creek, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Canadian Solar, ARM Holdings, and SIGA Technologies.
Shares of Focus Media Holding Ltd. (FMCN) touched a new 52-week high of $30.27 on Wednesday. The company reported Tuesday higher fourth quarter adjusted earnings as revenue in LCD display (including the movie theater network), in-store and poster frame business increased 45 percent.
Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) said Monday that its board has unanimously recommended to its shareholders to accept the latest sweetened offer from French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis SA (NYSE: SNY) and to tender their shares into the revised offer. The shares of Genzyme touched a new 52-week high of $76.09 on Wednesday.
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Semtech, China Lodging Group, Fuel-Tech, China Sky One Medical, and Iridium Communications. The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Coldwater Creek, The Children's Place Retail Stores, SMTC, SIGA Technologies, and Columbia Laboratories.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Aeterna Zentaris, AeroVironment, Hercules Offshore, Randgold Resources, and ASML Holding. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Finisar, Oclaro, JDS Uniphase, Ciena, Infinera, and Opnext.
Jefferies & Co. believes that Google Inc., Apple Inc., Adobe Systems, Microsoft Corp., and the large advertising agencies are potential acquirers of Velti Plc (NASDAQ: VELT).
Jefferies & Co. initiated its rating on shares of Velti Plc (NASDAQ: VELT) with a buy rating and a price target of $16.50. The company's unique advantage is that it offers customers the ability to deploy mobile marketing campaigns on a global basis, the brokerage said.
Shares of Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: TLCR) touched a new 52-week high of $25.80 on Tuesday. The biotechnology company's stock has been rising since Thursday when it received orphan drug designation from the European Commission for the development of Plasmin, derived from human plasma, to treat acute peripheral arterial occlusion.
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: AeroVironment, Carmike Cinemas, Focus Media Holding, Immersion, and ArQule. The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Finisar, JDS Uniphase, Oclaro, Oplink Communications, Ciena, EMCORE, Opnext, Infinera, Orthovita, and Hutchinson Technology.
Single serve coffee represents a meaningful opportunity for Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX) as it is a $4 billion a year market globally with US growing rapidly from its current base of about $100 million, according to RBC Capital Markets.
Xyratex Ltd.'s (NASDAQ: XRTX) hard disk drive-related business segment Storage Infrastructure is currently under pressure from continued, weak demand and excess supply for 2.5-inch (i.e. notebook) drives, according to RBC Capital Markets.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Atrinsic, BroadSoft, Repligen, RadNet and EMCORE. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Urban Outfitters, Hutchinson Technology, Casey's General Stores, TiVo, and Randgold Resources.
Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating on shares of TomoTherapy Inc. (NASDAQ: TOMO) to neutral from outperform with a price target of $5.
Shares of Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) touched a new 52-week high of $75.90 on Monday. The biotechnology firm's board has unanimously recommended to its shareholders to accept the latest sweetened offer from French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis SA (NYSE: SNY) and to tender their shares into the revised offer.
