It’s not a stretch to figure out from its name that Conceptus (Nasdaq: CPTS) is a leading player in the birth control market. Its mainstay procedure, called Essure — which can be performed without general anesthesia at a doctor’s office in less than 10 minutes — received… Read More
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Among the biggest losers in Monday’s early trading are PetMed Express (Nasdaq: PETS), Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV). Top Percentage Losers — Monday, July 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week… Read More
Among the biggest winners in Monday’s early trading are Quicksilver Resources (NYSE: KWK), Yongye Int’l (Nasdaq: YONG) and Corinthian Colleges (Nasdaq: COCO). Top Percentage Gainers — Monday, July 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Quicksilver Resources (NYSE: KWK)… Read More
Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are Charles Schwab (Nasdaq: SCHW), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Biovail (NYSE: BVF). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, July 16, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Charles Schwab (Nasdaq: SCHW)… Read More
Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Vivus (Nasdaq: VVUS), Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, July 16, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Vivus (Nasdaq: VVUS) $5.16 -57.4% $13.68 $4.90… Read More
Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are OPNET (Nasdaq: OPNT), Key Energy Services (NYSE: KEG) and Kulicke & Soffa (Nasdaq: KLIC). Top Percentage Losers –Thursday, July 15, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low OPNET (Nasdaq: OPNT) $13.75 -13.5% $17.72… Read More
Among the biggest winners in Thursday’s early trading are Arena Pharma (Nasdaq: ARNA), Clean Energy (Nasdaq: CLNE) and West Marine (Nasdaq: WMAR). Top Percentage Gainers — Thursday, July 15, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Arena Pharma (Nasdaq: ARNA) $4.80… Read More
Las Vegas is full of tales of the “good old days.” One of the more fascinating is a story that allegedly took place back in 1969. The story goes that Frank Sinatra told every Las Vegas casino owner they either bought their liquor from a buddy of… Read More
“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” That’s the conundrum that the Obama administration faces as it tries to get doctors, pharmacies, hospitals and patients into the 21st Century. Too many medical professionals have been wary of the digital age, preferring to scribble out… Read More
Among the biggest losers in Wednesday’s early trading are Allied Irish Banks (NYSE: AIB), Whitney Holdings (Nasdaq: WTNY) and Lexmark (NYSE: LXK). Top Percentage Losers –Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Whitney Holdings (Nasdaq: WTNY) $8.56 -14.2%… Read More