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TPI is tip-top, DELL a dilly, MNKD melts down

Monday, February 14th, 2011

Tianyin Pharmaceutical Company Inc. (AMEX: TPI) shares vaulted 24.7% to $3.23, on volume of better than one million shares, routing normal daily volume of less than 86,000, amid record quarterly revenues, increased 69.6% year over year to $25.3 million, and operating income jumping 69% to $5.3 million

DELL Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL) dealt in 21.4 million shares Monday, surpassing a daily average of 19.6 million. Prices for DELL increased 0.9% to $14.10, on predictions of increased sales when it reports Tuesday.

MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD) dropped in price 8.2% Monday to close at $3.48. Volume was 8.1 million shares, or nearly twice its average, amid word the company was cutting 41% of its workforce.

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KV just the tonic, NVDA hooks up, QTWWD spooked

Monday, February 14th, 2011

KV Pharmaceutical Co. (NYSE: KV.A) shares screamed higher 39.7%, to $6.12, on volume of 6.0 million, or eight times its normal daily volume. KV said Monday it expects to raise $32 million through a private placement of Class A stock

Nvidia Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) dealt in 29.4 million shares Monday, surpassing a daily average of 24.7 million. Prices for NVDA subsided, though, by 1.6% to $23.10, after announcing over the weekend partnerships with Samsung and Atmel.

Quantum Fuel systems Technological Inc. (Nasdaq: QTWWD) eased in price by 15.6% Monday to $6.06. Volume was 271,711 shortly before the close, or more than five times its average, after announcing a quarterly operating loss of $4.9 million.

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HGR sprints, S hangs in there, PACR falls off pace

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Hanger Orthopedic Group (NYSE: HGR) shares rocketed 20.5% to $27.43 Thursday, on volume of just more than a million shares, already five times its daily average, after announcing a 10% surge in sales, though profits were down.

Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) traded in 100.5 million shares Thursday, more than twice its daily average. Prices sprang up 3.9% to $4.52, amid higher subscription rates.

Pacer International Inc. (Nasdaq: PACR) shares plummeted 20.8% to $5.46. Volumes of two million shares quadrupled its daily average, after reporting Wednesday a surprise quarterly loss of $1.1 million, compared to a $9.3-million gain in the prior-year quarter.

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LMLP gets paid, MSFT busy, IDIX sick

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

LML Payment Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: LMLP) shares gained 14.1% to $4.48 Thursday, on volumes of 975,224 shares, already nine times its daily average, after announcing higher revenues and profits, both quarterly and nine-month.

Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) traded in 33 million shares Thursday, pursuing its daily average of 56.5 million. Prices faded 1.7% to $27.50.

Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: IDIX) shares plummeted 24.9% to $3.01. Volumes of 880,000 shares proved five times its daily average, after packing in the development of its Hepatitis C drug on toxicity concerns.

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IPGP in the picture, ALU not aloof, MRNA below surface

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

IPG Photonics Corporation (Nasdaq: IPGP) shares gained 33.6% to $46.42 Thursday, on volumes of 636,815 shares, already triple its daily average, after the Oxford, Mass. company said it expects Q4 revenue of about $100 million, ahead of its forecast of $80 million to $86 million. It expects Q4 earnings of 53 to 56 cents a share, ahead of its earlier view of 30 to 35 cents a share.

Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) traded in nearly 57 million shares Thursday, trumping its daily average of 16.6 million. Prices leaped 20% to $4.28, after the telecom-equipment group said profit soared in the fourth quarter on rising demand for broadband networks across the globe.

Marina Biotech Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA) shares declined 28.6% to 80 cents. Volumes of 5.2 million shares made mincemeat of a daily average of 375,934, a day after the Bothell, Wash. company announced that it intends to offer and sell common stock and warrants in an underwritten public offering.

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