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PLA jumps, BAC busy, DV falters

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Playboy Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: PLA) shares gained 16.8% to $6.08 Monday. Volume of 6,658,738 shares dwarfed its usual volume of 126,632, after the publisher said it had inked a deal with IconAcquisition Holdings LP to be taken private.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) traded in volume of 90,768,343 shares, catching up on its daily average of 222,870,000. Prices for BAC nipped up 0.6 percent to $14.33.

DeVry, Inc. (NYSE: DV) tanked 14.2 percent in Monday to $40.79. Volume for the stock was 1,839,619 shares, nearly double its daily average. DeVry University is one of the largest, private sector universities in North America, with nearly 93,000 students enrolled in the United States and Canada.

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HNHI climbs, CMGR busy, SWWH drops

Monday, January 10th, 2011

H & H Imports Inc. (OTCBB: HNHI) shares climbed 140 percent to 24 cents, on volume of 2.99 million Monday morning. That tramples over its all-day average of 31,128 shares. H&H Imports, Inc. is the parent company of TV Goods Holding Corporation.,a direct response marketing company.

Camelot Entertainment Group Inc. (OTCBB: CMGR) dealt in 125.74 million shares Monday, compared to an all-day average of 276.88 million shares. Prices for the stock doubled Monday to two-100ths of a cent.

Sound Worldwide Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: SWWH) plummeted 78.4 percent to 11 cents Monday. Volume was 172, 100 shares, besting an all-day average of 34,162. SWWH is a holding company, engaged in the manufacturing of denim fabrics in China and, through its subsidiary, Asian Point Investment Limited, in the sale of those fabrics to vendors located throughout the world.

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SKH healthy, PFE prolific, CRWS loses steam

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE: SKH) grew 11.9 percent in price Thursday to $10.69. Volume of 1,671,080 shares proved better than four times its normal daily volume. The Calif.-based SKH today announced it has updated its 2010 full year non-GAAP earnings estimates and expects consolidated revenue to be approximately $816 million to $819 million.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) traded Thursday in 116,762,111 shares, nearly triple its daily average. Prices for the stock inched up 0.4 percent to $18.18 to close Thursday afternoon.

Crown Crafts Inc (Nasdaq: CRWS) lost 11.4 percent in Thursday trading to $4.43. Volume for the stock was 116,796 shares, nearly 10 times its daily average. Louisiana-based CRWS projected net sales for fiscal 2011 to be in the $91.0 million to $93.0 million range.

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MITD leaps, CCTR active, ASVP dives

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

MIT Holding Inc. (OTCBB: MITD) skyrocketed 340 percent in price to 11 cents Thursday. Volume was 469,670 shares, compared to an average of 16,877. MITD, through its three wholly owned subsidiaries, distributes wholesale pharmaceuticals, administers intravenous infusions, operates an ambulatory center where therapies are administered, and sells and rents home medical equipment.

China Crescent Enterprises Inc. (OTCBB: CCTR) traded widely Thursday, dealing in 89 million shares, compared to a daily average of 22.7 million. Share prices were 15-100ths of a cent, down 6.3 percent from Wednesday.

American TonerServ Corp. (OTCBB: ASVP) fell 48.6 percent in price Thursday to 72-100ths of a cent, on volume of 128,500 shares, compared with 43,346 shares normal average. ASVP is a leader in the highly fragmented $6-billion printer supplies and services industry.

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DQ gains, F deals, RES takes header

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

DAQQ New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) shot 19.4 percent in price Thursday to $13.46. Volume was 1,361,295 shares, nearly triple normal volume. DQ a leading polysilicon manufacturer based in China that aims to become a vertically integrated photovoltaic product manufacturer.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was a volume leader late Thursday, with 75,257,554 shares traded, just shy of its daily average of 82,335,800. Prices for the car maker’s stock gained 1.7 percent to $18.20, amid word F was closing in on Toyota’s number-one position in U.S. sales.

RPC Inc. (NYSE: RES) tottered 11.2 percent in Thursday trading to $16.35. Volume for the stock was 1,884,038 shares, besting its daily average by more than 50 percent. RPC provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services and equipment primarily to independent and major oilfield companies.

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