Nasdaq Stock Market News
- South Korean Market Trades Marginally Higher Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 10:45PMAfter a positive start and a subsequent fall into negative territory, the South Korean stock market has edged higher on Wednesday with select stocks from banking and technology sectors moving up on strong buying support. The mood, however, remains quite cautious amid concerns about a possible slowdown in the global economic recovery.
- Taser posts $1.4 million loss on lower sales Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 10:04PMLower spending by cash-strapped police departments and fewer international sales led Scottsdale-based Taser International to a second-quarter loss.
- Indonesia Stocks May See Narrow Range Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:44PM(RTTNews) - The Indonesian stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days, continuing to flirt with a fresh record closing high in the process.
- Sanofi may buy Genzyme Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:31AMSanofi-Aventis SA made a takeover approach to Genzyme Corp. of Cambridge, the largest maker of medicines for genetic diseases, about two weeks ago, said two people with knowledge of the matter.
- Release of white iPhone 4 delayed again Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 2:34AMApple Inc. delayed the release of the white iPhone 4 for the second time, saying the model is still harder to manufacture than expected.
- Biz Quicks Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 2:34AMDow rises as investors receiveglobal economy reassurance Investors bought stocks again on the latest reassuring news about the economy.
- UPDATE on Global economies are heading for turbulence, ARE WE IN TROUBLE GOING FORWARD? Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 2:07AMTHE STOCK MARKET PERSPECTIVE The first week past this initial write-up “ Global economies are heading for turbulence – ARE WE IN TROUBLE GOING FORWARD” dated 5th July 2010 saw global markets rose sharply, ahead of the US corporate reporting season, confounding market analysts. European markets rallied on BP’s increasing optimism of resolving its Gulf of [...]
- Stock sale reworked by Tower Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 2:04AMTower Financial Corp. has restructured a stock sale that - if approved - would raise $2.9 million for the company. The company outlined the details in an SEC filing dated July 19 but posted Friday.
- European bank tests give reason to trade up Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 1:07AMNEW YORK - Investors bought stocks again on the latest reassuring news about the economy. This time, it was about European banks.
- MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Upbeat On Earnings, Cautious On Data Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 1:04AMMARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Upbeat On Earnings, Cautious On Data
- US stocks at month high Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 12:46AMEncouraging company earnings have propelled Wall Street stocks to their best levels in a month.
- Dell to Pay $100 Million in SEC Accounting Probe Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 12:35AMDell Inc said on Thursday it has agreed to a $100 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission following an investigation into its accounting practices and its relationship with chipmaker Intel Corp.
- Genzyme’s Surge Triggers Circuit Breakers, Prompting Complaints Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 11:24PMGenzyme Corp.’s rally after reports the drugmaker was approached about a takeover triggered two halts under market circuit breakers adopted in June, frustrating traders trying to speculate on the stock.
- Xero soars but sharemarket less lively than Wall Street Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:36AMXero shares leaped 12.77% today as investors reasoned that if Sam Morgan puts more money into a company it must be a winner
- Microsoft profit beats Street Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:27AMMicrosoft Corp easily beat Wall Street forecasts with a 48 percent rise in quarterly profit but its shares barely moved in the absence of powerful new signs of a rebound in global tech spending.
- Uroplasty prices underwritten public offering of common stock Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:20AMUroplasty, Inc. announced today that its underwritten public offering of 4 million shares of its common stock was priced at $3.50 per share. Uroplasty has granted the underwriters of the offering an option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 shares of common stock within the next 30 days, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. All of the shares in the offering are being offered by ...
- Obama Cracks Down on For-Profit Colleges, Links Loans to Income Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 12:04AMThe Obama administration released a proposal that would tighten for-profit colleges’ access to federal student aid, threatening growth in the industry that receives $26.5 billion in U.S. funds last year.
- Microsoft Rides Windows 7 Success to Record for Fourth-Quarter Revenue Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 11:39PMMicrosoft Corp. , the world’s largest software maker, posted record fourth-quarter revenue after the most successful debut of its flagship operating system.
- Amazon Drops After Capital Spending Surge, Kindle Price Cuts Erode Profit Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 11:29PMAmazon.com Inc. , the largest Internet retailer, dropped in extending trading after a report showed price cuts on the Kindle and record capital spending are taking a toll on profit.
- Asian Shares Advance After Big Wall Street Gains Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 11:28PMAsian stock markets rise, fueled by biggest Wall Street rally in weeks, solid US earnings Wall Street - Stock market - Business - Investing - Stocks and Bonds
- Which Disk Drive Designer Holds More Promise? Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:59PMSeagate and Western Digital are running a closer race than ever, on two very different horses.
- U.S. Stocks Tally Modest Losses As Bernanke Speaks Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:54PMU.S. Stocks Tally Modest Losses As Bernanke Speaks
- Stocks drop as Bernanke warns of uncertain economy Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:45PM(AP:NEW YORK) Stocks are down sharply after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that the economy is "unusually uncertain." Bernanke has told Congress that the economy is fragile, but he is also not expecting it to fall back into recession.
- OceanFirst Financial Corp. Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer Vito R. Nardelli as President Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:45PMTOMS RIVER, N.J. -- OceanFirst Financial Corp. , the holding company for OceanFirst Bank, announced the advancement of its succession plan appointing Vito R. Nardelli, President of the Company and the Bank.
- Wall St up on tech Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:59PMUS stocks rose on Monday, spurred by optimism ahead of earnings from key technology companies and after Dow component Boeing announced strong orders.
- Stock Cheat Sheet: Google Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:59PMOne formula can help investors learn about how this company makes lots of money.
- Stocksrebound as investors await earnings Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:57PMThe stock market is fulfilling predictions of an uneasy trek through second-quarter earnings season.
- Zions Second-Quarter Loss Widens More Than Analysts Expected Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:56PMZions Bancorporation, this year’s second best-performing stock in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, reported a loss that widened more than analysts expected.
- Will Earnings Sink the Market Again? Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:53PMBuy the rumor, sell the news, has been the pattern of the previous two earnings seasons. January earnings were followed by a 9% drop, April earnings were followed by a 17% drop. What will July earnings be like?
- Mixed leads signal flat start for stocks Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:53PMThe Australian stock market has received a mixed lead from offshore markets. Plus, everything you need to know for the trading day ahead.
- SCOREBOARD: Follow the leader? Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:52PMLeading indicators suggest a double-dip recession, but the risk appetite of investors is still healthy. 20 Jul 2010 7:39 AM
- Recon Technology Receives New Oil Field Market Access Certificate Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 8:00AMRecon Technology, Ltd. , a leading Chinese non-state-owned oil field services provider, announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been granted a new access certificate that authorizes the company to operate in the CNPC Jilin oil field market.
- Stocks try to bounce back; futures rise Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 7:58AM(AP:NEW YORK) Stocks were set to bounce back modestly Monday after a brutal close to the previous week. Futures edged higher. Investors were ready to buy stocks in the first session after the Dow Jones industrial average plummeted 261 points.
- Stocks try to bounce back; futures rise Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 7:57AMStock futures rise as investors try to recover after brutal end to last week
- Washington Federal Reports Quarterly Net Income of $12.7 Million Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 7:53AMSEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - July 19, 2010) - Washington Federal, Inc. ( NASDAQ : WFSL ), parent company of Washington Federal, today announced earnings of $12,668,000, or $.11 per diluted share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to $2,500,000, or $.03 per diluted share, for the same period one year ago, a 406% increase. For the nine months ended June 30, 2010, earnings were $102,690 ...
- Weak corporate revenues undercut global stocks Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 3:07PMGlobal share prices slid on Friday after disappointing revenue reports from bellwether US corporations dovetailed with subdued US inflation and slumping consumer confidence data, driving up the price of Treasuries as investors sought safety.
- Proposed mine has some wary in Champaign, Vermilion counties Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 1:37PMDANVILLE – Indiana-based Sunrise Coal LLC continues to explore the possibility of a new mine in East Central Illinois, seeking mineral rights leases with landowners in Champaign and Vermilion counties. read more
- London Biscuits primed for follow-through rebound Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 1:26PMSHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia staged mild follow-through rebounds last week. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) continued to stay above its critical support of 1,300 points when it closed at 1,336.65 on Friday.
- VocalTec soars 150% on YMAX merger Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 12:30PMYMAX is the creator of magicJack.
- London Biscuits primed for follow-through rebound Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 11:08AMSHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia staged mild follow-through rebounds last week. The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) continued to stay above its critical support of 1,300 points when it closed at 1,336.65 on Friday. Key heavyweight index-linked counters led the rebounds. The FBM KLCI staged a rechallenge of its overhead resistance of 1,340 when it hit an intra-week high ...
- Indian ADRs lose $5 bn in a week; Infosys top loser Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 10:32AMAgencies New York, July 18: Indian stocks trading on American bourses collectively witnessed a value erosion of $five billion last week, with IT bellwether Infosys Technologies accounting for nearly half of the total losses.
- Sun: TASE falls after Wall St drops Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 9:30AMTeva fell after a US court ruled against it in a patent case.
- ADRs lose $5 b in a week; Infy top loser Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 7:44AMNEW YORK: Indian stocks trading on the American bourses collectively witnessed a value erosion of whopping $5 billion last week, with IT bellwether Infosys Technologies accounting for nearly half of the total losses.
- Wall St set for earnings dive in week ahead Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 8:52PMWeak economic data, disappointing results expected to weigh. 18 Jul 2010 11:45 AM
- Earnings to drive US stocks Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 4:09PMAfter ugly economic data and an unexpected downturn in sentiment on quarterly earnings, Wall Street will face a tough time battling back from the latest sell-off.
- Bank reports drag down stock market - From the Poughkeepsie Journal Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 2:55PMNEW YORK — Investors are finding disappointment everywhere and taking out their frustration on stocks.
- U.S stocks open lower Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 8:03AMUS stocks opening lower after Citigroup and Bank of America reported lower revenues.
- Press Release Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 6:18AMIllumina Inc. Posted on:16 Jul 10 Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the appointment of B. Melina Cimler, Ph.D., as Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, reporting to Christian Henry, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and General Manager, Life Sciences.
- U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise; GE, Goldman Sachs Shares Advance Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 6:05AMU.S. stock-index futures rose after General Electric Co. profit topped forecasts and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s settlement of a federal government fraud lawsuit overshadowed disappointing earnings from Google Inc.
- Stock market ends session with strong turnaround Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 6:03AMInvestors gave the stock market a biglast-hour turnaround on the anticipationof Goldman Sachs settling the government’scivil fraud charges.