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Dollar Tree Lifts FY Outlook, Shares Gains (DLTR)
Discount retailer, Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) reported on Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter earnings increased 15%, driven by stronger-than-expected growth in comparable-store-sales. The Company also upwardly revised its full-year earnings guidance. The discount retailer, which operates stores under the names of Dollar Tree, Deal$, Dollar Tree Deal$, Dollar Giant and Dollar Bills, anticipates [...]
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Micro-Caps on the Move; WellQuest Medical & Wellness Corp. (WEQL), Virtual Piggy Inc. (VPIG), Generex Biotechnology Corporation (GNBT)
Shares of WellQuest Medical & Wellness Corp. (OTC: WEQL), a provider of an integrated medical delivery site with family physician healthcare services, preventive/wellness services, and medical skin-care services, are seeing a huge rally in trading today. At last check, WEQL shares were trading 266.67% higher at $0.110 on above average volume of 3.42 million. The [...]
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Hewlett-Packard Provides Upbeat Earnings Outlook for Q3, Beats Q2 Earnings Estimate (HPQ)
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) reported late on Wednesday that its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 32% as revenue declined across all segments; however, shares rallied in aftermarket trading as adjusted earnings topped street’s estimations, thanks to cost cutting measures. The Company also provided optimistic guidance for the current quarter. For the current quarter, the Palo [...]
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Major Movers on May 22; ZLC, NTAP, TGT, TOL, SKS
Shares of Zale Corp. (ZLC) catapulted more than 20% by afternoon trade after the jewelry retailer reported on Wednesday that it swung into fiscal third quarter profit. The Company also announced that the appointment of its new Chairman, Terry Burman, who previously served at the Chief Executive at rival firm, Signet Jewelers Ltd. For the [...]
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Toll Brothers Beat Q2 Estimates (TOL)
Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) reported on Wednesday that its fiscal second-quarter profit climbed 46% as vastly improving U.S. housing market allowed the luxury homebuilder to sell more homes at higher average prices. Shares rallied after the results were announced. The Horsham Pa. based Company has been benefitting due to record low interest rates, [...]
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Micro-Caps on Watch; Freddie Mac (FMCC), Alternative Energy Partners Inc. (AEGY), Globalink Limited (GOBK)
Shares of Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC), a provider of liquidity and stability to the secondary mortgage market, are up sharply in trading today. At last check, FMCC shares were trading 12% higher at $1.69 on above average volume of 23.13 million. The stock hit a 52-week high of $1.70 earlier today. FMCC shares have gained [...]
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Teenagers Like Twitter More Than Facebook (FB)
For the young generation, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) isn’t cool thing anymore. Indeed! According to a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center, teens are showing “waning enthusiasm” for the social networking site, reported All Things Digital, a technology blog on Tuesday. Pew Research Center’s survey, which was conducted last September and made public [...]
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Major Movers on May 21; CCL, MDT, TIVO, SKS, URBN
Shares of Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) fell about 4.30% by afternoon trade after the cruise company late on Monday downwardly revised its full-year outlook. Higher costs, current pricing strategy has resulted in more-than-expected dip in revenue yields, the Company said. Besides, higher-than-expected number of voyage cancellations is also expected to weigh on the top line. [...]
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The Daily Insider Buying Stock for 05/23/2013 is SMTC Corporation Description
SMTC Corporation. Director John Randall Waterfield bought 115,455 shares on 05-17-2013 at $ 1.99
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Overview
SMTC Corporation is a mid-tier provider of end-to-end electronics manufacturing services, or EMS, including product design and sustaining engineering services, printed circuit board assembly, or Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (“PCBA”), product ...
The Daily Insider Buying Stock for 05/22/2013 is Griffon Corporation Description
Griffon Corporation. President & COO ROBERT F MEHMEL bought 20,000 shares on 05-16-2013 at $ 11.08.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
The Company
Griffon Corporation (the “Company” or “Griffon”), is a diversified management and holding company that conducts business through wholly-owned subsidiaries. Griffon oversees the operations of its subsidiaries, allocates resources among t ...
The Daily Insider Buying Stock for 05/21/2013 is MediciNova, Inc. Description
MediciNova, Inc. Director Tatsuo Izumi bought 158,730 shares on 05-13-2013 at $ 3.15.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Overview
We are a development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases with unmet medical needs with a commercial focus on the U.S. market. We are currently focusing our development ac ...
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The Daily Activist Stock for 05/23/2013 is Epiq Systems Description
Filed with the SEC from May 09 to May 15:
Epiq Systems (EPIQ)
Goodgate Holdings decreased its holdings to 1,675,686 shares (4.7%) after it sold 89,734 shares from Feb. 27 through April 25 at prices from $12.70 to $14.28 apiece.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
General Development of Business
Epiq Systems, Inc. is a provider of integrated technology-enabled solutions for electronic di ...
The Daily Activist Stock for 05/22/2013 is Consumer Portfolio Services Description
Filed with the SEC from May 09 to May 15:
Consumer Portfolio Services (CPSS)
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners decreased its holdings to 3,774,508 shares (17%) after it sold 358,131 shares from April 23 through May 8 at prices in a range of $7.86 to $9.39.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Overview
We are a specialty finance company. Our business is to purchase and service retail auto ...
The Daily Activist Stock for 05/21/2013 is Alere Description
Filed with the SEC from May 09 to May 15:
Alere (ALR)
Coppersmith Capital Management sent a letter to the company expressing "strong disappointment at the management and board's failure to address the numerous issues facing Alere or engage in a constructive dialogue with Coppersmith...."
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
GENERAL
Alere Inc. enables individuals to take greater control of ...
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