The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Rudolph Technologies, Ossen Innovation, Tibco Software, YRC Worldwide, Keynote Systems, Mindspeed Technologies, Exceed Company, ARM Holdings, and Ener1.
The 2010 Census results show that the jobs market and population growth go hand in hand.
The Hong Kong property market -- fueled by strong capital inflows -- soared almost 20 percent so far this year.
Stocks rose moderately, boosted by some M&A activity and an easing of hostilities in Korea, with the Dow Jones index reaching a 28-month high and the Nasdaq at a three-year high, albeit in light pre-holiday trading.
NIKE Inc. (NYSE: NKE) reported net income of $457-million, or diluted earnings of $0.94 per share, on revenues of $4.8-billion for the fiscal second quarter of 2011.
It makes sense for China to invest heavily in green energy.
The stock market rallied modestly on U.S. mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities and China’s continued support for European Union’s (EU) sovereign debt market.
Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) shares are surging 15.62 percent in mid-day trading after it signed an agreement with Hitachi Metls Ltd. of Japan that may lead to the production of rare earth magnets in the U.S. sometime next year.
Apple said it expects sales of its new Apple TV to top one million units later this week.
Stock buybacks among companies in the S&P 500 surged by 128.3 percent in the third quarter from the year-ago period, according to data from Standard & Poor's.
Jabil Circuit's (NYSE: JBL) have leapt this morning in response to the company’s robust fiscal first-quarter earnings which were released yesterday after the market closed.
U.S. stocks advanced in early trade on Tuesday as upbeat earnings from Adobe Systems, and a couple of M&A deals buoyed sentiment.
Adobe Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBE) is rising in early trading, on the strength of a strong fiscal fourth quarter earnings report the company released yesterday after closing.
Leisure company Carnival Corp. & Plc reported a 29 percent rise in fourth quarter profit, as 4.9 percent capacity increase and higher revenue yields drove revenue growth.
EUR/USD gained ground on Tuesday and moved off an 18-day low it hit on Monday. The pair now has immediate resistance around 1.3285, a Fibonacci retracement level which comes just above 50-day and 100-day SMAs on 4-hour chart. RSI also suggests bullishness for the pair.
California-based start up Kno Inc. announced it has begun shipping its Linux-based touch screen educational tablet for students, letting them read textbooks, take notes and browse the Web.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Finisar, InterMune, AutoNavi Holdings, SGOCO Group, Atmel, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Art Technology Group, and Oracle.
The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: LaserCard, Martek Biosciences, Adobe Systems, Incyte, Magic Software Enterprises, AudioCodes, Power-One, Netflix, ZST Digital Networks, and SanDisk.
AUD/JPY added to Monday's gains on Tuesday and is currently trying to retest the 7-month high of 83.66 hit early last week. A break above that level may take the pair to 85.3 before marching towards 88.035, the 1-1/2-year high it hit late April.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the departure of Mark Hurd as the chief Executive officer from Hewlett-Packard Co. (NASDAQ:HPQ) as part of its broad inquiry in to various claims, including insider trading by the former executive.
The companies which are expected to see active trade on Tuesday are Nike, Jabil Circuit, Adobe Systems, Red Hat, CarMax, Carnival Corp and Paychex.
China has assured the European Union its rare earths shipments to the bloc will not be disrupted, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said in Beijing on Tuesday.
Barclays Capital raised profit estimate of online retailer Amazon.com, Inc., citing strong online holiday season.
Scientists in the UK are developing technology using nanopores that could ultimately sequence a person’s genome in mere minutes, unlike available commercial methods, which require complex process.
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Dish Network, Columbia Laboratories, Finisar, VeriSign, ICAgen, Sourcefire, China Shengda Packaging Group, Interactive Brokers Group, Penn National Gaming, and Zions Bancorp.
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: LaserCard, Incyte, Adobe Systems, Sonus Networks, Myriad Genetics, YRC Worldwide, SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Perficient, MannKind, and Web.com Group.
Stocks finished essentially flat in listless pre-holiday trading amidst low volume and a dearth of economic data.
The stock market is up slightly as Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) jumped 8.41 percent and financial stocks rose broadly. However enthusiasm was tempered by the downgrade of American Express (NYSE:AXP).
Shares of SLM Corp. (NYSE: SLM) are soaring this morning, reaping the benefits of a favorable report in Barron’s over the weekend, citing that the stock looks expensive, given future earnings prospects.
Shares of American Eagle Outfitters Inc (NYSE: AEO) are sinking this morning after Susquehanna Financial Group downgraded the stock’s rating to neutral, citing a sluggish December sales picture.
