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ENSG enviable, ALU alluring, ONSM off

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Ensign Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG) shares advanced 14% to $30.35, on volume of 209,000 shares, more than double its daily average, after the operator of rehabilitative centers reported a rise in fourth-quarter earnings.

Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) was busy Thursday, trading in 51 million shares, doubling and then some its daily average. ALU prices improved 1.9% to $5.00.

Onstream Media Corporation (Nasdaq: ONSM) lost 9.6% in price Thursday to $1.23. Volume was 282,878 shares, more than double its daily average, a day after announcing an agreement with Franchise Professionals to create MarketPlace365 for the franchise industry.

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ECDC rockets, OPTZ trucks along, NWCN falls

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

East Coast Diversified Corp. (OTCBB: ECDC) skyrocketed today, surging 354.6% in price to five cents. Volume for the stock was 893,240 shares, compared to a daily average of 93,135, after the Atlanta-based company announced purchase order and shipment to iFleet, a division of MukriCo LTD for monitoring of oil tankers in  Tanzania.

Optimized Transportation Management Inc. (OTCBB: OPTZ) traded in 49.5 million shares Thursday, more than doubling its daily average. Prices for OPTZ fell 18.2% to nine-100ths of a cent. OPTZ is a Pittsburgh-based supply chain logistics company.

Network CN Inc. (OTCBB: NWCN) dropped 75% of its price strength Thursday to five cents. Volume was 32,700 shares, catching up on its daily average of 33,129. The company is engaged in providing out-of-home advertising in China, serving the needs of branded corporate customers.

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EHTH healthy, SIRI booms, TSTY baked

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

E-Health Inc. (Nasdaq: EHTH) shares rallied 14.5% to $13.33. Volume was 1.8 million shares, triumphing over a daily average of 351,000, after the online health-insurance provider reported fourth-quarter profit that beat forecasts, though it gave a more pessimistic view of 2011 earnings than analysts had forecasted.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) traded in 38.3 million shares Thursday, catching up on its daily average of 51.4 million, SIRI prices improved 0.6% to $1.80.

Tasty Baking Company (Nasdaq: TSTY) lost 10.7% in price Thursday to $2.34. Volume was 299,365 shares, more than four times its daily average.

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DPS pops, INTC active, BBW bearish

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE: DPS) shares rose 5.4% to $36.10, on 3.4 million shares, nearly double its daily average after the beverage maker’s fourth-quarter earnings came in ahead of Wall Street estimates.

Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) dealt in 41.1 million shares Thursday, catching up on its daily average of 53.2 million, INTC prices improved 1.3% to $22.03. President Obama has summoned executives of various tech companies to the White House for a conference.

Build-a-Bear Workshop Inc. (NYSE: BBW) gave back 11.8% in price Thursday to $6.96. Volume was 595,000 shares, more than five times its daily average, after the retailer reported fourth-quarter net income of nearly $8.3 million compared with a loss of $916,000 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009.

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WTW big gains, MSFT heavy volume, THLD takes profits

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Weight Watchers International Inc. (NYSE: WTW) shares surged 41% to $63.32. Share volume was 7.5 million shares, dwarfing its daily average of 303,000, after fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled.

Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) dealt in 37.5 million shares Thursday, catching up on its daily average of 57.2 million, MSFT prices improved 0.8% to $27.23.

Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: THLD) gave back 14.9% in price Thursday to $2.34. Volume was 3.9 million shares, nearly 10 times its daily average, after agreeing with the FDA on a Special Protocol Assessment for a Phase 3 randomized trial of TH-302 in patients with soft tissue sarcoma.

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