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TSON in orbit, CSCO buzzes, EBIX swoons

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

TranS1 Inc. (Nasdaq: TSON) shares gained 25.8% to $4.10. Volume was 8.2 million shares, up against a daily average of only 172,000, after the medical-device manufacturer said U.S. regulators had cleared its spinal implant system.

Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) was a volume champion Thursday, with 51.3 million shares changing hands, still below its average of 71.5 million. Share prices for CSCO were down, however, by 1.3% to $17.36.

Ebix Inc. (Nasdaq: EBIX) suffered a price nosedive of 24.2% Thursday to $22.53, on volume of 14.1 million shares, towering over its average of 575,442. Monitoring system BUYINS.NET announced it was updating its coverage of EBIX.

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WOLF howls, DSCM being bought, MNOV slumps

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.(NASDAQ: WOLF) shares jumped 7.2% to $2.23, after it announced that it has completed the sale of its Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to Claremont New Frontier Resort LLC for $4.2 million.

drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq: DSCM) did incredible business Thursday, trading in 53.7 million shares, dwarfing its daily average of 849,685. Share prices for DSCM skyrocketed 111.2% to $3.78, on news Walgreen (NYSE: WAG) was buying the chain for $429 million in cash.

MediciNova Inc. (Nasdaq: MNOV) plummeted in price by 23.3% to $2.73 Thursday. Volume for the stock 850,000 shares, leaving its average of 13,364 in the dust, a day after MNOV priced a firm-commitment underwritten public offering of 2,750,000 units at a price to the public of $3.00 per unit for gross proceeds of $8.25 million.

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PFSW soars, MU far from mute, MSHL moody

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

PFSWEb Inc. (Nasdaq: PFSW) stepped on the accelerator Wednesday, gaining 25.4% in price to $4.15. Volume for the stock was nearly 630,000 shares, trouncing its daily average of 86,789, on better-than-expected Q4 earnings.

Micron Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) proved among the busiest stocks on Wall St. Wednesday, trading in 39.5 million shares, just shy of its daily average around 41 million. Share prices budged 2.7% higher to $10.62, as investors awaited the release of MU’s Q2 financials results.

Marshall Edwards Inc. (Nasdaq: MSHL) slumped 15.7% Wednesday to register at $1.56 near the close. Volume for the stock was 143,091, or nearly double its usual volume.

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OMER gets traction, SIRI gets sued, CREE gets dumped

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Omeros Corp. (Nasdaq: OMER) shares gained 10.6% to $6.69. Volume was 154,491 shares, or 2 and a half times the norm, after the biotechnology company said its potential eye-surgery treatment met key goals in a mid-stage study.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) traded in 44.7 million shares by noon ET Wednesday, in contrast to a daily average of 55.9 million. Share prices dipped a bit, though, by 2.4% to $1.67, after Howard Stern sued the satellite radio provider and at least one analyst cut his rating on the stock.

Cree Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) shares fell 11.7% to $43.29, on volume of 14.2 million, towering over its average of 3.3 million, after the LED manufacturer trimmed its third-quarter revenue forecast.

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DYSL barrels out of blocks, C hires, XOMA trails off

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Dynasil Corporation (Nasdaq: DYSL) shares skyrocketed 70.2% to $6.62, on volume of 156,500 shares, towering over its average of 9,172 a day, after it announced that its research division was granted additional U.S. patent claims for advances in a detector material capable of responding independently to both neutron and gamma radiation.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) was a volume leader in early trading on Wednesday, dealing in 114.7 million shares, against a full-day average of 487.6 million. Share prices eased 1.6% to $4.35, after C announced the hiring of former StanChart banker Martin Lovegrove to head its energy services division.

Xoma Ltd. (Nasdaq: XOMA) shares were off 28.5% to $3.59, on volume of 2.6 million, catching up on a daily average of 4.2 million, a day after the company said a diabetes-treatment candidate did not yield better results than a placebo in a study.

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