Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are Westwood One (Nasdaq: WWON), Hot Topic (Nasdaq: HOTT) and Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: SMI). Top Percentage Losers — Thursday, May 20, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: SMI) $3.49 -12.3% $6.74 $2.29 Hot Topic (Nasdaq: HOTT) $5.86 -10.3% $9.96 $5.25 Westwood One (Nasdaq: WWON) $9.15 -10.2% $17.99 $0.04 *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… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are Westwood One (Nasdaq: WWON), Hot Topic (Nasdaq: HOTT) and Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: SMI). Top Percentage Losers — Thursday, May 20, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: SMI) $3.49 -12.3% $6.74 $2.29 Hot Topic (Nasdaq: HOTT) $5.86 -10.3% $9.96 $5.25 Westwood One (Nasdaq: WWON) $9.15 -10.2% $17.99 $0.04 *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 10:40AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Westwood One Continues Its Losing Streak With the advent of satellite radio companies like Sirius XM (Nasdaq: SIRI) and the time-sucking phenomena known as YouTube and Facebook, a number of national radio chains saw declining audiences and were forced into bankruptcy in recent years. One of the last publicly-traded radio operators, Westwood One (Nasdaq: WWON), looks headed for a similar fate. #-ad_banner-#The company managed to stem a long-standing decline in ad sales in… Read More

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has notched another loss this morning, a triple-digit decline as I write this, with some wondering if the blue-chip index can remain above the 10,000 mark. All sectors are in the red. What… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Wednesdays’s early trading are Pactiv (NYSE: PTV), Advance America (NYSE: AEA), Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA).  Top Percentage Gainers –Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Pactive (NYSE: PTV) $29.46 +5.6% $29.71 $19.64 Advance America (NYSE: AEA) $6.20 +5.7% $7.45 $3.48 Visa (NYSE: V) $6.20 +4.1% $97.19 $58.00 MasterCard (NYSE: MA) $2.84 +2.1% $269.88 $155.51 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. Read More

Among the biggest winners in Wednesdays’s early trading are Pactiv (NYSE: PTV), Advance America (NYSE: AEA), Visa (NYSE: V) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA).  Top Percentage Gainers –Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Pactive (NYSE: PTV) $29.46 +5.6% $29.71 $19.64 Advance America (NYSE: AEA) $6.20 +5.7% $7.45 $3.48 Visa (NYSE: V) $6.20 +4.1% $97.19 $58.00 MasterCard (NYSE: MA) $2.84 +2.1% $269.88 $155.51 *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. Signs of Continued Consumer Distress are Pushing these Stocks Higher Advance America (NYSE: AEA) and BJ’s Wholesale (NYSE: BJS) are both up nearly +5% in Wednesday trading, highlighting the fact that consumers remain under duress. Advance America offers cash advances to credit-constrained consumers, and often sees business spike when the economy is in a funk. BJ’s, like other discounters, is posting solid results with its no-frills low-prices… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Wednesday’s early trading are Chico’s FAS (NYSE: CHS), Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF) and Cost Plus (Nasdaq: CPWM).    Top Percentage Losers — Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Chico’s FAS (NYSE: CHS) $12.21 +13.7% $16.57 $7.46 Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF) $6.08 +9.8% $10.78 $4.48 Cost Plus (NYSE: CPWM) $4.80 +10.7% $5.98 $0.95 *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… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Wednesday’s early trading are Chico’s FAS (NYSE: CHS), Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF) and Cost Plus (Nasdaq: CPWM).    Top Percentage Losers — Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Chico’s FAS (NYSE: CHS) $12.21 +13.7% $16.57 $7.46 Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF) $6.08 +9.8% $10.78 $4.48 Cost Plus (NYSE: CPWM) $4.80 +10.7% $5.98 $0.95 *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 10:30AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Retailers’ Slump Presents Opportunity for Chico’s Investors often get spoiled. Once they see a company repeatedly blow past estimates, they expect more of the same. So when Chico’s FAS (NYSE: CHS) simply met first quarter profit forecasts on Wednesday, shares were dumped to the tune of -8%. Investors had only recently chased up shares of retailers on expectations of sustained sales and profit growth. But that retail trade has evaporated: shares of Chico’s, in particular,… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s early trading are Ambac Financial (NYSE: ABK), Fidelity National Info (NYSE: FIS) and Netease.com (Nasdaq: NTES). Top Percentage Losers — Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Ambac Financial (NYSE: ABK) $1.27 -13.7% $3.39 $0.51 Netease.com (Nasdaq: NTES) $30.39 -5.5% $28.54 $18.02 Fidelity National (NYSE: FIS) $27.67 -4.2% $30.78 $18.25 *Table includes companies with minimum market capitalizations of $200 million and three month trading volumes of at least 100,000 shares. All… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s early trading are Ambac Financial (NYSE: ABK), Fidelity National Info (NYSE: FIS) and Netease.com (Nasdaq: NTES). Top Percentage Losers — Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Ambac Financial (NYSE: ABK) $1.27 -13.7% $3.39 $0.51 Netease.com (Nasdaq: NTES) $30.39 -5.5% $28.54 $18.02 Fidelity National (NYSE: FIS) $27.67 -4.2% $30.78 $18.25 *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 11:14AM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. Ambac’s Pain Spells Opportunity for Rival As we noted a week ago, bond insurer MBIA (NYSE: MBI) is on the ropes, creating an opportunity for rival Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO). Investors failed to heed that advice, as AGO’s shares have fallen roughly -10% since then. Well, another data point just underscored the bullish investment thesis for AGO. Rival Ambac Financial (NYSE: ABK)… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are American Superconductor (Nasdaq: AMSC), Tivo (Nasdaq: TIVO) and Deer Consumer Products (Nasdaq: DEER). Top Percentage Gainers — Monday, May 17, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Deer Consumer Products (Nasdaq: DEER) $8.51 +10.5% $18.97 $5.09 American Superconductor (Nasdaq: AMSC) $33.01 +6.6% $43.95 $21.31 Tivo (Nasdaq: TIVO) $10.75 +5.8% $18.93 $6.41 *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… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are American Superconductor (Nasdaq: AMSC), Tivo (Nasdaq: TIVO) and Deer Consumer Products (Nasdaq: DEER). Top Percentage Gainers — Monday, May 17, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Deer Consumer Products (Nasdaq: DEER) $8.51 +10.5% $18.97 $5.09 American Superconductor (Nasdaq: AMSC) $33.01 +6.6% $43.95 $21.31 Tivo (Nasdaq: TIVO) $10.75 +5.8% $18.93 $6.41 *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 12:15PM Eastern Standard Time. Click on ticker symbols for up-to-the-minute price quotes and percentage gain data. China’s Deer Consumer Products raise Outlook, plans Buyback Shares of China-based Deer Consumer Products (Nasdaq: DEER) are up nearly +11% after management made moves to highlight the apparently low valuation of the company’s stock. Deer makes a wide range of kitchen appliances for both the domestic market, as well as brand-name U.S. manufacturers such as Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK). During the past six months, Deer has continually raised sales and… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Monday’s early trading are Perfect World (Nasdaq: PWRD), A123 Systems (Nasdaq: AONE) and Lowe’s (NYSE: LOW). Top Percentage Losers — Monday, May 17, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High… Read More

For years, the business jet sector was one of the hottest growth areas in aviation. What a difference a global economic meltdown makes. Business jets, sometimes called private jets – or “bizjets” in industry jargon – is the term used for jet aircraft of smaller size that… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are Hain Celestial (Nasdaq: HAIN), Pozen (Nasdaq: POZN) and Dillard’s (NYSE: DDS). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, May 14, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Dillard’s (NYSE: DDS) $28.50 +10.8% $31.22 $7.10 Hain… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA), Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq: CRUS) and CA (NYSE: CA). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, May 14, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA) $13.19 -10.0% $18.96 $8.33 Cirrus… Read More