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WWWW is wow, F drives big volume, AHCI sick

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Web.com Group Inc. (Nasdaq: WWWW) shares climbed 19.4% to $11.78, on volume of 1.7 million shares, compared to a daily average of 304,659, after upbeat Q4 results.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) traded in 57 million shares Wednesday, still trailing its daily average of 92.6 million. Prices dipped nearly one percent to $16.08, after announcing vehicles in its Mexican market.

Allied HealthCare International (Nasdaq: AHCI) shares faded 12.6% to $2.15 Wednesday. Volume of 2.9 million shares towered over a full-day average of 99,000, after announcing its quarterly profits were hit by U.K. budget cuts.

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JDSU joyful, SIRI does serious volume, USNA sells off

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

JDS Uniphase Corp. (Nasdaq: JDSU) shares climbed 7.1% to $24.47, on volume of 24.5 million shares, compared to a daily average of 5.4 million. The maker of optical networking equipment reported great earnings last week, and shares are up an astonishing 36% since then.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) traded in 30 million shares Wednesday, still trailing its daily average of 49.1 million. Prices dipped 0.8% to $1.77, after the company hinted revenues will beat expectations on next week’s release of “Valentine’s Radio,” a four-day, limited-run channel.

USANA Health Sciences Inc. (NYSE: USNA) shares faded 12.5% to $35.20 Wednesday. Volume of 273,149 shares towered over a full-day average of 41,636, after announcing its fourth-quarter profit improved 21% over the year before.

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RAPT roars, GERS gets going, CHYU retreats

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Raptor Technology Group Inc. (OTCBB: RAPT) proved it’s far from extinct, leaping 116.1% Wednesday to 60.5 cents, on volume of 12.3 million shares, trouncing its usual volume around 250,000, after signing a long-term agreement for mineral recovery.

Greenshift Corp. (OTCBB: GERS) was a volume champion Wednesday among micro-caps, trading in 276.8 million shares, even better than its average of 115.8 million. Its price, however, was halved to one-100th of a cent.

China Youth Media Inc. (OTCBB: CHYU) slid in price 65.2% to 31-100ths of a cent Wednesday, on volume of about 15,000, a fraction of its daily average around 43,000. CHYU is a China focused youth marketing and media company whose business is to deliver advertising and content to one of the most sought after and fastest growing demographics in the world.

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LBIX leads, INTC in the chips, WHRT skips a beat

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

Leading Brands Inc. (Nasdaq: LBIX) leaped 19.3% to $3.59 Wednesday, on volumes of 141,194 shares or about six times its normal volume, after doubling its quarterly net income over last year.

Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) traded in 32.9 million shares Wednesday, still trailing its daily average of 54.5 million. Prices dipped 0.7% to $21.49.

World Heart Corporation (Nasdaq: WHRT) shares faded 16.1% to $1.56 Wednesday. Volume of 266,048 shares more than tripled its full-day average, after pausing enrollment in its heart device study.

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SWS goes into stratosphere, MSFT manages, NVTL goes lower

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

SWS Group Inc. (NYSE: SWS) improved 36.8% to $5.87 Wednesday, on volumes of 2.2 million or about six times its normal volume, after the brokerage house struck a regulatory pact to fix its bank woes.

Microsoft Inc. (Nasdaq: MSFT) traded in 32.2 million shares Wednesday, closing in on its daily average of 56.8 million. Prices dipped 0.8% to $28.07, on announcing it’s promoting Senior Vice President Satya Nadella, who was instrumental in the launch of Bing search engine, to lead one of its fastest growing and most profitable divisions — the server and tools business.

Novatel Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq: NVTL) shares tumbled 14.9% to $6.29 Wednesday. Volume was 2.3 million shares, more than triple its full-day average, after an analyst lowered his investment rating on the broadband services provider, citing increasing competition.

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