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CDNS higher, YHOO steady, AMP stumbles

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Cadence Design Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) shares rose 7.5 percent to $9.49, on volumes of 10.4 million – more than quadruple its average — after the software maker forecast first-quarter earnings above expectations.

Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) dealt in 24.1 million shares Thursday, topping its all-day average of 18.3 million. Prices for YHOO nipped up 1.7 percent to $16.85, after linking up with Zillow on a real-estate site.

Ameriprise Financial Inc. (NYSE: AMP) shares shed 7.1 percent to $58.07, amid volumes of 6.1 million shares, compared to an average of 1.8 million, after the asset manager’s fourth-quarter profit came in below expectations.

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AN hits gas pedal, NWSA busy, CME falls

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

AutoNation Inc. (NYSE: AN) shares rose 12 percent to $31.65, on volumes of 3.7 million, four times its daily average, after the car retailer reported fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s estimates.

News Corporation (Nasdaq: NWSA) dealt in 23.5 million shares, compared to its daily average of 14.4 million. Share prices jumped 5.3 percent to $16.84, after the media company announced better than expected Q2 earnings

CME Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CME) shares were off 4.9 percent to $299.78, on volumes of 1.2 million, compared to averages of 412,000 after the operator of the world’s largest futures exchange reported quarterly profit short of expectations.

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EVPH answers call, HLWX active, CWBYF wobbles

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Everybody’s Phone Company (Pink Sheets: EVPH) saw its shares pop 87.5 percent Thursday to 2.3 cents. Volume for the stock was 11.8 million shares, compared to a daily average of only 106,811. Thursday, EVPH announced a marketing plan for phone service in Texas from which it projects $10 million in profits.

Helix Wind Corp. (OTCBB: HLXW) proved among the popular micro-cap stocks Thursday, trading in more than 50.4 million shares, narrowly outdistancing an all-day average of 49.4 million. Prices skidded 12.5 percent to seven-100ths of a cent. The Poway, California HLWX is a renewable energy company.

Carthew Bay Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: CWBYF) moved backward 49.2 percent in price Thursday to three-10ths of a cent. Volume was 276,600 shares, compared to the 48,480 shares it usually trades in a day. Toronto-based CWBYF is a leader in subsurface printing and fabric dyeing technologies, providing products and services to the promotion, apparel, commercial furnishings and home decor markets.

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DSCI ascends, MSFT steady, TZOO mauled

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Derma Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: DSCI) shares traveled 39.3 percent Thursday to $9.29 Thursday, on volumes of 494,316, compared to its full-day average of around 27,000, after learning its diabetic foot-wound drug met their mid-stage trial goal.

Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) bought and sold 34.3 million Thursday, trailing its all-day average of 59.4 million. Share prices dipped back 1.1 percent to $27.63, after announcing MSFT may use a sale of debt products to reward shareholders.

Travelzoo Inc. (Nasdaq: TZOO) fell in price 15.6 percent to $44.52 Thursday. Volume was 1.3 million compared to a daily average of 281,000, after announcing quarterly EPS of 23 cents, compared to nine cents in the prior-year quarter.

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FRG shines, CSCO busy, CCME staggers

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Fronteer Gold Inc. (AMEX: FRG) shares traveled 38.6 percent to $14.46 Thursday, on volumes of 14.9 million, dwarfing its full-day average of 1.4 million, after announcing that Newmont Mining would acquire FRG.

Cisco Systems Inc, (Nasdaq: CSCO) traded in 35.7 million Thursday, catching an all-day average of 73.3 million. Share prices gained one percent to $21.83, after Oppenheimer pegged CSCO as a potential $25 stock.

China MediaExpress Inc. (Nasdaq: CCME) took a price header Thursday, sliding 22.6 percent to $12.86. Volume was 10.5 million or six times its daily average.

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