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MTSL mounts charge, MSFT solid, AWR takes on water

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

MER Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (NasdaqCM: MTSL) improved 32.04 percent in price to $2.72 as Thursday’s session wound down. Volume of 153,319 shares was twice-and-a-half MTSL’s normal full-day average volume. The company is an Israel-based global provider of business support systems (BSS) for comprehensive telecommunication management, telecommunications expense management (TEM) solutions and customer care & billing (CC&B) solutions

Microsoft Corporation (NasdaqGM: MSFT) was among the volume leaders late Thursday afternoon, trading in 74,178,631 shares, outpacing its full-day average of 57,943,600. MSFT shares inched up 3.19 percent to $26.87. Thursday, Norton Healthcare announced it had entered into an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to use its health solutions platforms, Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS) and Microsoft HealthVault

American States Water Company (NYSE: AWR) lost 8.40 percent in price Thursday to $34.13, on volume of 414,085 shares, or nearly five times its full-day average. Through its subsidiaries, AWR provides water service to approximately 256,000 Californians and to over 13,000 customers in, Arizona.

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INBG doubles, CYCA busy, IMGM heads south

Monday, November 29th, 2010

International Building Technologies Group Inc. (OTCBB: INBG) doubled in price Monday afternoon to two-100ths of a cent, on 53.55 million shares, also doubling its daily average. The City of Industry, Ca.-based INBG in the business of manufacturing, marketing and providing equipment and materials to the building and construction industries.

Cytta Corp. (OTCBB: CYCA) saw its shares roll off the shelves Monday afternoon, trading in 135.95 million shares, or 17 times its normal daily average volume. The San Francisco-based CYCA helps deliver information ‘in the moment,’ so that health-care practitioners can provide healthcare services appropriately regardless of where their members live..

Imagin Molecular Corp. (OTCBB: IMGM) slid 78.8 percent in price Monday to 1.06 cents. Volume in IMGM was 100,000 was about twenty-three times its normal daily average of 4,320. The Calgary-based company, also called The Planet Bottle Corporation, makes what it calls the “GREENEST Bottle on the Planet”

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BUCY jumps on M&A news, F sells on Focus news, THOR skips a beat

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Bucyrus International Inc. (NasdaqGS: BUCY) exploded in price 28.67 percent to $89.58 Monday morning. Its pre-noon volume of 18,060,713 shares dwarfs its full-day average high of 1,896,260.  The jump comes on word that Caterpillar, the world’s largest maker of mining and construction equipment, is making a try for a $8.6-billion acquisition of Bucyrus International, a maker of draglines, drill, shovels and other equipment used by coal miners.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was among the volume leaders Monday morning, dealing in 83,650,404, surpassing the car maker’s average daily volume.  The shares price hiked 4.23 percent to $16.99. Ford announced Monday that it will introduce the battery-powered Focus compact, its first all-electric passenger car, in 19 U.S. cities in late 2011.

Thoratec Corp. (NasdaqGS: THOR) headed south in price 19.22 percent as Monday’s clock approached noon to $25.00. Volume was 7,367,749 shares, better than seven times its daily average.  The Pleasanton, Calif.-based heart device maker made news last week in announcing it was selling its diagnostic test business to private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC for $55 million.

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PRPH points higher, F rolls off lot, AH ailing

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

ProPhase Labs Inc. (NasdaqGM: PRPH) charged ahead in early afternoon trading Thursday, gaining 32.69 percent to $1.38. Volume was 25,509 shares, or more than four times its daily average. The drug company, based in Doylestown, Pa., Wednesday reported quarterly net sales of $5.20 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to net sales of $4.98 million for the prior-year quarter. PRPH realized quarterly net income of $947,000, or $0.06 per share, compared to net income of $1.2 million, or $0.09 per share, the year before.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) sold widely Thursday, reporting volume in the early afternoon of 59,075,023 shares, compared to a full-day average of 69,745,000.  F shares stepped back 0.57 percent, though, to $16.55. Thursday, Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally said the company “deeply” appreciates the efforts by President Barack Obama and Ambassador Ron Kirk to negotiate a “meaningful” free trade agreement with Korea. Ford will continue to work closely with the Obama administration and Congress to fully open the Korean market to American-made cars and trucks.

Accretive Health Inc. (NYSE: AH) fared not so well in early Thursday afternoon trading, falling in price by 10.15 percent to $8.76. Volume in AH stock was 323,279 shares, compared to a daily average volume of 104,111 shares.  The Chicago-based company, which helps hospital systems manage their revenue cycles, said Thursday it turned a profit in the third quarter. AH said its net income totaled $2.9 million, or three cents per share. In the third quarter of 2009, the company distributed $8 million in dividends on preferred shares, and reported a loss of $3.8 million, or 11 cents per share. Its revenue rose 18 percent to $158.4 million from $134.5 million. However, analysts expected a profit of six cents per share and $172.4 million in revenue.

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Afternoon Buzz: VRML, STRC more robust, Ford among volume leaders, CBAN ailing

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Vermillion Inc. (NasdaqGM: VRML) rocketed up 35.71 percent to $6.65 in mid-afternoon trading on Monday. The company traded in 478,809 shares, more than tripling its three-month daily average of 100, 048. The company, based in Fremont, Calif., and makes diagnostics tests that help physicians to diagnose and treat patients, has an earnings conference call set for Thursday morning.

SRI/Surgical Express Inc. (NasdaqGM: STRC) tacked on 25.81 percent to $3.90 Monday, on volume of 45,785, easily trumping its three-month average of 3,464 shares. The Tampa-based provider of reusable surgical device reprocessing services responded to a proposed takeover bid, by adopting a Shareholder Rights Plan and declaring a dividend of one right on each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was among the volume leaders mid-afternoon Monday with 106,306,518 shares traded. Normal daily volume for the carmaker is 65,873,900 shares. F shares prospered 0.99 percent to $16.37. Ford said Monday it is launching a 60-city tour to push its 2011 F-150 Roundup. Potential buyers can sign up for a Ford representative to bring the truck to the participant’s house or place of work for a 30-minute drive.

Colony Bankcorp Inc. (NasdaqGM: CBAN) dropped 16.98 percent in price Monday afternoon to $4.04. Volume for CBAN was a mere 553, compared to a three-month daily average of 1,838. The regional bank, based in Fitzgerald, Georgia, last reported earnings in late October, and it was not pretty. CBAN’s net loss was $1,384,000, or $(0.16) per diluted share for the third quarter of 2010, down from Q3 2009 net income of $18,000, or $0.00 per diluted share.

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