MGN mighty, GE does bright business, ACMR falters

Posted on Monday, December 6th, 2010

Mines Management Inc, (AMEX: MGN) strengthened 24.31 percent in price to $3.58. Volume of 704,193 shares trounced the stock’s normal full-day average volume of 118,542. Last week, the Spokane-based MGN announced it closed out the quarter with $7.4 million of unrestricted cash and certificates of deposit.

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) traded in 58,589,131 shares, making it a leader in volume, edging its daily average. Shares in GE inched down 0.48 percent to close Monday at $16.70. GE today announced that it will provide gas turbine technology to Mass Global Investment Company, an independent power producer, to help meet northern Iraq’s growing demand for electricity. Under the agreement, GE will supply three Frame 9E gas turbines and generators for the 375-megawatt expansion of the Arbil Power Plant, located in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts Inc. (NasdaqGS: ACMR) faded in price 12.86 percent Monday afternoon to wind up at $1.93, on volume of 354,971 shares, seven times its daily volume average. ACMR is a specialty retailer of arts, crafts and floral merchandise for a wide range of customers.


MCP marches, PFE trades widely, MCOX falls

Posted on Monday, December 6th, 2010

Molycorp. Inc (NYSE: MCP) was a winner Monday, muscling up 18.06 percent in price to $32.82. Volume of 7,226,528 shares was near triple MCP’s normal full-day average volume. Colorado-based Molycorp, Inc. is the only rare earth oxide (REO) producer in the Western hemisphere and currently produces approximately 3,000 tons of commercial rare earth materials per year.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) traded in 45,357,434shares, making it a leader in volume, edging its daily average of 42,923,900. Shares in PFE inched up 0.42 percent to close Monday at $16.83. PFE announced today that a significantly higher proportion of patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia who were treated with bosutinib (39% ) experienced a major molecular response (MMR), a secondary endpoint, compared with patients treated with imatinib (26% ) in the intent-to-treat population

Mecox Lane Ltd. (NasdaqGM: MCOX) faded in price 11.54 percent Monday afternoon to wind up at $6.90, on volume of 1,491,840 shares, slightly above its daily volume average. MCOX operates China’s leading online platform for apparel and accessories as measured by revenues in 2009.


IRE above crowd, MSFT busy, KUTV bruised

Posted on Monday, December 6th, 2010

Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) gained in price by 17.11 percent to $2.16 Monday afternoon. Volume of 30,914,748 shares was near quadruple IRE’s normal full-day average volume.

Microsoft Corporation (NasdaqGS: MSFT) fell in price 63 percent to 26.85 nearing the bell Monday. The company traded in 23,942,216 shares, while making it a leader in volume, it was still considerably below MSFT’s daily average of 62,814,900. Microsoft announced monday announced the “Cloud CRM for Less” offer for Salesforce.com and Oracle customers.

Ku6 Media Co. Ltd. (NasdaqGM: KUTV) stumbled in price 11.87 percent Monday afternoon to $7.05, on volume of 179,666 shares, nearly three times its full-day average. KUTV is leader in online video portal operations in China.


ASCQ ascends, LFBG in front, SUGO sets

Posted on Monday, December 6th, 2010

Ascend Acquisition Corp. (OTCBB: ASCQ) rocketed up 382.32 percent to lift its price Monday to 15 cents. Volume of 16,930 shares improved on its daily average of 9,233. The company serves as a vehicle to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with a currently unidentified operating business.

Left Behind Games Inc. (OTCBB: LFBG) left many of the other stocks behind, at least in volume, trading in 123.95 million shares, besting its full-day average of 101.85 million shares. The share price nipped up by 3.57 percent to 58-100ths of a cent. LFBG, the world’s leading publisher of Christian video games, announced today that revenues in the current quarter continue to exceed expectations as a result of reorders, projecting sales for the quarter to exceed $1 million.

Sungro Minerals Inc. New (OTCBB: SUGO) saw the luster go from its price Monday, losing 52.54 percent to 5.6 cents. Volume of 1.23 million swarmed its daily average of 186,864. The Rhode Island-based SUGO Friday announced that it has completed a round of bridge funding needed to complete the long expected NI-43101 report as well as providing for the completion of annual payments associated with the maintenance of the property and claims.


SHZ jumps, BAC peddles wares, CDCS takes bruising

Posted on Monday, December 6th, 2010

China Shen Zhou Mining and Resrouces Inc. (AMEX: SHZ) picked 22.4 percent to $1.77 early Monday afternoon. Volume of 3,852,723 shares nearly quadrupled its normal full-day average volume. SHZ is engaged in the exploration, development, mining and processing of fluorite, zinc, lead, copper, and other nonferrous metals in China ,

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) was among the volume leaders mid afternoon Monday, trading in 77,841,291 shares, catching up on its full-day average, which is near 203,314,000. The price slid, however, 1.26 percent to $11.71.

CDC Software Corp. (NasdaqGM: CDCS) took a beating in price 12.38 percent Monday afternoon to $6.23, on volume of 79,163 shares, besting its full-day average of 46,456. CDCS’ Ross Systems, Inc. announced today that it came out on the short end of a verdict Friday, in fraud litigation between Ross Systems, Inc. and Sunshine Mills, Inc., a major employer based in Red Bay , Alabama . In the lawsuit, Sunshine Mills alleged fraud related to the sale and implementation of a beta Ross ERP system in early 2005. The jury awarded a total of $61 million in damages to Sunshine Mills