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News Breaks | | | | December 18, 2012 | | 16:24 EDT |  | GTAT, ARB, ORCL, HEB, RGR, NLSN, SWHC | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were higher, with the buying spurred on by optimism surrounding the fiscal cliff negotiations. After surging higher during the first half of the trading session, the averages moved in a narrow range through the afternoon, though held onto gains and closed right near their highs... ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the National Association of Home Builders index of builder confidence increased to 47, as was forecast. Also, the current-account deficit in the U.S. narrowed in the third quarter to $107.5B from a $118.1B shortfall in the prior quarter. Economists expected the deficit would narrow to about $103B... COMPANY NEWS: After the bell, Oracle (ORCL) reported earnings and revenues that beat Street expectations. Shares, which had been up 1.67% during the trading session, moved up another 1.5% in after hours trading following the report... Gunmakers Smith & Wesson (SWHC) and Sturm, Ruger (RGR) continued their recent weakness as private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management's decision to put gunmaker Freedom Group up for sale added new pressure on those stocks. Shares of Smith & Wesson lost 86c, or 9.99%, to close at $7.79, while shares of Sturm, Ruger fell $3.40, or 7.73%, to close at $40.60... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was Arbitron (ARB), up $8.99, or 23.63%, to $47.03 after agreeing to be bought by Nielsen (NLSN) for $48 per share in cash. Shares of acquirer Nielsen also gained $1.30, or 4.39%, to $30.92. Among the noteworthy losers was GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT), which was downgraded at Raymond James and Stifel Nicolaus and saw shares fall 39c, or 11.27%, to $3.07 after issuing guidance well below consensus. Also lower was Hemispherex Biopharma (HEB), down 27.6c, or 42.86%, to 36.8c, after the FDA posted documents in advance of a review of the company's Ampligen drug, noting that the agency had concerns with the drug's efficacy and safety data... INDICES: The Dow was up 115.57, or 0.87%, to 13,350.96; the Nasdaq was up 43.93, or 1.46%, to 3,054.53; and the S&P 500 was up 16.43, or 1.15%, to 1,446.79. | |
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| May 24, 2013 | | 10:50 EDT |  | ORCL | Oracle slips to lows of the session, levels to watch
The shares are down over 1.9% to $33.53, with a session low at $33.42. At that price, next support is at $32.91. Resistance is at $34.24. | | | May 23, 2013 | | 05:49 EDT |  | ORCL | Stocks with implied volatility movement; MNKD ORCL
Stocks with implied volatility movement; MannKind (MNKD), Oracle (ORCL) according to IVolatility. | | | 05:45 EDT |  | ORCL | Big companies remove subsidiaries based on SEC disclosure rules, WSJ reports
 Subscribe for More Information | | | May 22, 2013 | | 07:22 EDT | | ORCL | Fusion-io may be in play after valuation decline, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 20, 2013 | | 15:04 EDT |  | SWHC | Smith & Wesson initiated with a Neutral at Sidoti
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 17, 2013 | | 06:26 EDT |  | GTAT | GT Advanced to hold a conference call
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:55 EDT | | NLSN | comScore, Nielsen battle for clients, WSJ reports
Companies that measure the reach of online ads are battling for clients, reports the Wall Street Journal. The latest is ad-buying giants Starcom MediaVest Group and ZenithOptimedia saying they signed on to use comScore's (SCOR) online advertising ratings system, a blow to TV ratings leader Nielsen,(NLSN) which offers advertisers a comparable service. The ad-buying firms, both of which are owned by Publicis Groupe (PUBGY) had been testing both services.Reference Link | | | May 16, 2013 | | 15:42 EDT |  | GTAT | GT Advanced acquires Thermal Technology
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 15, 2013 | | 11:48 EDT | | ORCL | Appaloosa reports new stakes in Comcast, Ashland, sells Oracle
David Tepper's Appaloosa in its quarterly filing report new positions in Comcast (CMCSA), Prudential (PRU), Hess Corp. (HES), Check Point (CHKP), KBR (KBR) and Ashland (ASH). The fund sold its stakes in Oracle (ORCL) and Noble Corp. (NE). Appaloosa's top position is in Citigroup (C), with a stake worth over $376.9M. | | | 11:28 EDT | | ORCL | David Tepper's Appaloosa liquidates stake in Oracle
Subscribe for More Information | | | | May 14, 2013 | | 07:26 EDT | | SWHC | Society of Manufacturing Engineers to host a conference
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:20 EDT | | NLSN | JPMorgan to host a conference
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:00 EDT |  | NLSN | Nielsen 35M share Secondary priced at $35.01
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 13, 2013 | | 07:31 EDT | | ORCL | Brightcover to host a conference
3rd Annual Brightcove PLAY Global Customer Conference is being held in Boston on May 13-15. | | | 06:55 EDT | | NLSN | Nielsen files to sell 35M shares of commons stock
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