Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are Coldwater Creek (Nasdaq: CWTR), Parexel (Nasdaq: PRXL) and Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT). Top Percentage Losers — Thursday, June 3, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Coldwater Creek (Nasdaq: CWTR) $5.24 -11.8% $9.20 $4.14 Parexel (Nasdaq: PRXL) $21.44 -9.0% $25.64 $11.04 Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) $71.20 -4.8% $99.45 $29.02 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are Coldwater Creek (Nasdaq: CWTR), Parexel (Nasdaq: PRXL) and Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT). Top Percentage Losers — Thursday, June 3, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Coldwater Creek (Nasdaq: CWTR) $5.24 -11.8% $9.20 $4.14 Parexel (Nasdaq: PRXL) $21.44 -9.0% $25.64 $11.04 Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) $71.20 -4.8% $99.45 $29.02 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 10:53AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Retail: Excuses to Sell Executives at Coldwater Creek (Nasdaq: CWTR) would like you to notice that the women’s apparel vendor posted a surprise first-quarter profit. But investors are focusing on the fact that the fiscal second quarter is off to a slow start, which will force the retailer into markdowns. That will crimp profit margins and lead to… Read More

I’ve been on a kick lately researching global brands. The reason is because these companies not only make for great defensive positions to have in a down market, but a certain number of these stalwarts have been able to reinvent themselves in recent years. This oftentimes transforms companies from boring,… Read More

After plunging steadily in recent weeks, share prices in the oil and gas exploration appear to have finally found a floor. Some stocks such as Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) and Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) sharply rose on Wednesday after falling close to their 52-week lows, while other stocks such as Diamond Offshore… Read More

We’re just over a quarter of the way into 2010, and already 60 new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have hit the marketplace. That’s about half the number that launched in all of 2009. Don’t expect this wave to die down anytime soon. There are… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Wednesday’s early trading are Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), Continental Air (NYSE: CAL), Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) and Isle of Capri (Nasdaq: ISLE). Top Percentage Gainers — Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Isle of Capri (Nasdaq: ISLE) $10.62 +14.3% $14.40 $7.05 Continental (NYSE: CAL) $22.22 +9.5% $24.29 $7.86 Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) $23.16 +9.5% $35.22 $18.11 Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) $9.27 +6.4% $12.00 $6.27 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Wednesday’s early trading are Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM), Continental Air (NYSE: CAL), Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) and Isle of Capri (Nasdaq: ISLE). Top Percentage Gainers — Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Isle of Capri (Nasdaq: ISLE) $10.62 +14.3% $14.40 $7.05 Continental (NYSE: CAL) $22.22 +9.5% $24.29 $7.86 Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) $23.16 +9.5% $35.22 $18.11 Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) $9.27 +6.4% $12.00 $6.27 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 11:52AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Halliburton Leads an Energy Turnaround Shares of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) are up more than +9% today as investors start to wade back into the offshore oil and gas sector. Rival Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) and Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) are rising in tandem, up +5% today, though Transocean (NYSE: RIG), with its still-to-be-determined liability, is not… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Wednesday’s early trading are Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ), Westport Innovations (Nasdaq: WPRT) and Shoe Carnival (Nasdaq: SCVL).  Top Percentage Losers — Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) $9.94 -13.9% $33.68 $9.21 Westport Innov. (Nasdaq: WPRT) $14.33 -7.8% $20.44 $6.60 Shoe Carnival (Nasdaq: SCVL) $23.24 –7.3% $29.26 $10.97 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Wednesday’s early trading are Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ), Westport Innovations (Nasdaq: WPRT) and Shoe Carnival (Nasdaq: SCVL).  Top Percentage Losers — Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) $9.94 -13.9% $33.68 $9.21 Westport Innov. (Nasdaq: WPRT) $14.33 -7.8% $20.44 $6.60 Shoe Carnival (Nasdaq: SCVL) $23.24 –7.3% $29.26 $10.97 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All percentage returns are listed as of 11:00AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Canadian Solar Fesses Up Shares of Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) are off around -20% after the company warned that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating its accounting practices. Questions about sales returns are at issue, and management not only postponed a conference call planned for today, but also lowered second-quarter sales forecasts,… Read More

Company executives may not know much about the stock market. But they know plenty about their own business. That’s why many investors track their every move. When these insiders notify the Securities and Exchange Commission that they have just bought company stock, investors sit up and take notice, because… Read More

If you go back and trace the ups and down of the Israeli stock market, you’ll find almost no correlation with the broader conflicts taking place in the region. Shares on the Tel Aviv stock exchange slump when Hamas or Hezbollah pounds the war… Read More

On May 6th, a group of heavyweight private equity firms began to circle the wagons. The aim: the largest private equity buyout since the financial crisis began in 2007, a deal estimated to be worth nearly $15 billion. Discussions continued for… Read More