Posts Tagged ‘siri’

QTM makes headway, SIRI turns up volume, KONE trips

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM) shares added 15.7% to $3.07, on volume of 11.3 million, more than double its 4.5 million average, after the maker of backup programs for computers said NetApp Inc. (Nasdaq: NTAP) would sell its products around the world. NetApp shares increased 1.8% to $48.70.

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) bought and sold 39.3 million shares Wednesday, though below its daily average of 54.2 million. Prices rose 1.4% to $1.84, after announcing its reverse stock split won’t be extended.

Kingtone WirelessInfo Solution (Nasdaq: KONE) fell 9% in price to $1.80 Wednesday, on volume of 414,000, towering over its daily average of 61,000.

ADAT gains, SIRI tunes in, CYH under pressure

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Authentidate Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ADAT) shares shot forward 22.2% to 88 cents, on volume of nearly 532,000 shares, compared to an average of just under 120,000, after it announced that it has been selected by the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) as a supplier for its Telehealth Program, already one of the largest in the world.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) made its presence felt Monday afternoon, dealing in 24.9 million shares, compared to a daily average of 54.2 million. Share prices improved 2% to $1.80.

Community Health Services Inc. (NYSE: CYH) skidded 32.4% to $27.26 Monday, on share volume of 25.7 million, triumphing over a daily average of 1.3 million, on word the company was being sued by Tenet Healthcare.

LB living large, SIRI masterful, GD groggy

Monday, April 4th, 2011

LaBarge Inc. (AMEX: LB) shares rose 9.1% to $19.02 a piece, on volume of 1.9 million shares, dwarfing a daily average of less than 35,000. This, after Ducommun Inc. (NYSE: DCO) said it would buy the electronic manufacturing-services company for $19.25 a share. Ducommun shares improved 3.9% to $25.00.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) saw 25.9 million of its shares change hands, trailing its daily average of 54 million. Prices inched up 2.7% to $1.70, after announcing today it would provide live radio coverage of this week’s Masters Golf Tournament from Augusta, Ga.

General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) shares fell 5.7% to $73.00, on volume of 9.7 million shares, far surpassing its daily average of 1.9 million. This, after a unit of the defense contractor said four employees died Saturday when an aircraft crashed during a test flight.

PRAN makes hay, SIRI sells, KNDI hobbled

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Prana Biotechnology (NASDAQ : PRAN) vaulted 7.6% to $2.83, on volume of 2.5 million or 2 ½ times its daily average. This, after announcing that the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation will provide Prana with a mission-related investment of $700,000 over two years to conduct a clinical trial investigating the potential of PBT2 to reduce the accumulation of beta-amyloid in the brain of people with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) beamed out 43.6 million shares Thursday, catching up on its daily average of 52.6 million. Prices subsided, though, 4.1%, to $1.64, amid word that its antitrust lawsuit has been approved for class-action status.

Kandi Technologies, Corp. (NASDAQ: KNDI) shares dipped 12.5% to $2.95. Volume for KNDI was 367,558, closing the gap with its daily average of around 380,000, after it reported 2010 revenues increased 26.8% to $42.9 million. On a non-GAAP basis, which excludes certain warrants, options and convertible notes related charges, the Company reported 2010 adjusted net income of $5.0 million, up 76% from the prior year.

ALU spikes, SIRI serious, OTIV off-track

Monday, March 28th, 2011

Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE: ALU) shares added 7.7% to $5.75, on volume of 34 million shares, nosing out its average for the day, after the telecom-equipment stock was upgraded to buy from neutral by Goldman Sachs.

Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRI) beamed out to stock traders Monday, dealing in 25.6 million shares by noon ET, compared to a full-day average of 53.7 million. Share prices subsided, though, by 0.6% to $1.71.

On Track Innovations (Nasdaq: OTIV) faded in price 12.3% to $2.21 Monday noon, on volume of nearly 489,000 shares, already outdoing its all-day average of 376,797. Monday, the company announced operating profit of $2.8 million of 2010.