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KV surges, BAC trades, JTX swoons

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

KV Pharmaceutical CLA (NYSE: KV-A) increased 14.69 percent in price Wednesday to $2.42. Volume was 480,021 shares, rapidly catching up on its daily average of 548,417. The St. Louis-based KV announced today that it has entered into an agreement with US Healthcare I, L.L.C. and US Healthcare II, L.L. C. affiliates of New York-based Centerbridge Partners, L.P for a senior secured debt financing package of up to $120 million.

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) was a volume leader Wednesday, dealing in 71,100,577shares, compared to its three-month daily average of 196,016,000. The carmaker saw its stock price skid 1.63 percent to $11.74. BAC was ordered by a U.S. judge to return $500 million of deposits it seized from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc shortly after Lehman’s record bankruptcy.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (NYSE: JTX) fell in price by noon Wednesday by 18.88 percent to 82.74 cents. Volume was 1,954,063 shares, more than four times its three-month daily average.

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LDSH jumps on buyout news, F decorated, RINO stumbles on suit

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Ladish Co. Inc. (NasdaqGS: LDSH) increased 55.44 percent in price Wednesday to $45.59. Volume was 3,969,419 shares, easily trumping its daily average of 86,967. Wednesday,  Allegheny Technologies, a maker of specialty metals including titanium alloys, said it would pay $778 million in cash and stock to acquire Ladish of Cudahy, Wisconsin, which makes forged and cast parts for jet engines and other industrial applications.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was a volume leader early Wednesday, dealing in 44,842,506 shares, compared to its three-month daily average of 76,199,500. The carmaker saw its stock price inch ahead 1.88 percent to $16.82. Ford said its 2011 Taurus, Super Duty and Mustang GT have earned Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com Best Resale Value Awards in the full-size car, full-size pickup and high-performance car categories, respectively

RINO International Company (NasdaqGS: RINO) fell in price in early trading Wednesday by 16.78 percent to $5.95. Volume was 3,421,180 shares, more than triple its three-month daily average. On Wednesday, RINO revealed it was the target of a lawsuit on behalf of investors who purchased the common stock of RINO International Corporation from March 31, 2009 to November 11, 2010.

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HYC hyper over deal, C goes lending, IIIIU sinks

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) increased 14.85 percent in price soon after the opening at $7.04. Volume was a whopping 10,009,714 shares, compared to a daily average of 753,455. VeriFone Systems Inc. said Wednesday that it has agreed to buy Hypercom Corp. in an all-stock deal valued at about $485 million.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) traded widely Wednesday, dealing in 139,571,329 shares, compared to its three-month daily average of 473,962,000. The stock’s price slipped 0.95 percent to $4.18. The banking giant said Wednesday it has raised a $600-million collateralized loan obligation for Guggenheim Investment Management LLC, according to people familiar with the deal.

Information Services Group Inc. (NasdaqGM: IIIIU) fell in price in early trading Wednesday by 20.04 percent to $4.15. Volume was 72,715 shares, its three-month daily average not available at press time.

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SAR leaps, GE steady, SSE fades

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Saratoga Investment Corp. (NYSE: SAR) jumped in price 8.63 percent to $22.66. Volume in SAR was 48,333 shares, or more than 10 times its usual daily volume. The New York-based business development company today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $4.40 per share payable on December 23, 2010 to common shareholders of record on November 19, 2010.

General Electric Corporation (NYSE: GE) was one of the main volume leaders Monday, trading in 39,121,632 shares, still well below its daily average of 59,528,300.  Even so, the giant trailed Friday’s close in price by 0.31 percent to $16.20.  GE Marine, a unit of GE Transportation, and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced today the start of the commissioning of 13 tugboats for use in the Panama Canal. The 26-engine order represents the largest in the history of GE Marine.

Southern Connecticut Bancorp (AMEX: SSE) fell in price Monday, 34.52 percent to $4.06. Volume in SSE was 57,132, or about eight to nine times its average daily volume. The holding bank announced Friday it had entered into a Mutual Termination Agreement, related to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 22, 2010, as amended on September 17, 2010.

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UTA takes flight, INTC has chipper volume, CTIB falters

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Universal Travel Group (NYSE: UTA) took off in Monday trading, gaining 9.59 percent in price to close at $5.94. Volume in UTA was 1,008,419, easily better than its three-month daily share average of 706,830. The Chinese-based company announced Monday that it will hold a conference call Tuesday to discuss its third-quarter financial results.

Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) was among the volume leaders Monday, trading in 42,935,569 shares, still below its three-month daily average of 68,486,200. The company stumbled a bit on the price scale, though, losing 1.02 percent to $21.31. INTC said Friday its board approved a 15-percent increase in quarterly cash dividends.

CTI Industries Corp. (NasdaqCM: CTIB) slumped 17.31 percent in price Monday to close at $ 5.35. Volume was 283,292 shares, or about nine times its average. The Lake Barrington, Ill-based company said last Tuesday its net income rose 19 percent in the third quarter as revenue edged up.

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