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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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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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AXK flies, CSCO steady, SCMF goes south

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Accelr8 Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AXK) shares surged 56.9% to $3.17. Share volume was 637, 851 shares, or better than 20 times its daily average. AXK focuses to develop and commercialize an integrated system to identify bacteria and their mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in critically ill patients.

Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) traded widely Thursday, dealing in 52.1 million shares Thursday, catching up on its daily average of 74.8 CSCO prices nipped up 0.7% to $18.70

Southern Community Financial Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMF) plummeted 14.9% in price Thursday to $1.26. Volume was 115,000 shares, better than five times its daily average, after entering into a consent order with regulators.

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