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- Wednesday, 23 May 2012 3:13 PM ETBy: Giovanny Moreano
Comstock | Getty ImagesDell [DELL Loading... ()
] traded more than 4-times its 10-day average volume on Wednesday, after the company missed earnings' estimates and issued downbeat revenue guidance for the current quarter.
Earlier in the session, the stock was down as much as 18 percent, its worst one-day drop since November 2000.
Here's a look at other stocks in the S&P 1,500 index [.SPSUP Loading... ()] displaying unusual volume.
» Read More - Wednesday, 16 May 2012 2:26 PM ETBy: Robert Hum
Getty ImagesWith Facebook now upping its initial public offering, as first reported by CNBC's Kate Kelly last night, it still remains roughly $2 billion shy of becoming the biggest U.S. IPO ever.
If priced at the high end of its current range of $34-$38, Facebook would raise $16 billion, which is less than Visa's [V Loading... ()
] record $17.9 billion back in March 2008.
It would also be behind the second largest U.S. IPO, ENEL SpA's, which rose $16.5 billion back in November 1999.At the $16 billion mark, Facebook would become the 7th largest IPO to list globally, pushing General Motors' November 2010 IPO back to 8th place.
- Monday, 14 May 2012 4:26 PM ET
Jack Vearey | Getty ImagesGold gave up all of its 2012 gains Monday, as the U.S. dollar strengthened for the eleventh consecutive session and posted its longest winning streak since August 2008.
Gold futures prices [GCCV1 Loading... ()
], which are denominated in U.S. dollars, settled at $1,561, down 0.4 percent so far this year.
Since bullion closed near a 4-month high of $1,788 back on Feb. 28, it has fallen 13 percent. - Friday, 4 May 2012 3:50 PM ETBy: Kristen Scholer
Energy stocks Friday took a pounding along with crude oil prices Friday, capping their worst week of 2012.
Marathon Oil [MRO Loading... ()
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The S&P Energy sector [.GSPE Loading... ()] has now broken below its 200-day moving average — the only S&P sector to trade around those levels.
Energy is now the worst performing sector so far this year, and only one of two to trade in negative territory (utilities are also in the red). - Wednesday, 2 May 2012 1:55 PM ETBy: Giovanny MoreanoComstock | Getty Images
Papa Johns International [PZZA Loading... ()
] traded more than 5-times its 10-day average volume on Wednesday, after the company beat earnings' estimates and raised its full-year outlook.
Earlier in the session, the stock was up as much as 20.8 percent, its best one-day gain ever.
Here's a look at other stocks in the S&P 1,500 index [.SPSUP Loading... ()] displaying unusual volume.
» Read More - Wednesday, 25 Apr 2012 5:06 PM ETBy: Giovanny Moreano
Getty ImagesSo far this earnings season, 200 companies in the S&P 500 index reported Q1 2012 results. Of those firms, 75 percent beat their estimates, while 15 percent missed and 10 percent matched.
In a typical quarter (since 1994), 62 percent of companies beat estimates, 18 percent match and 20 percent miss estimates, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters.
The current earnings surprise factor stands at 12.1 percent (7.5 percent when Apple is excluded), while the revenue is 6.6 percent.
Compared to the same period a year ago, financials and utility companies have taken the lead, showing EPS growth of 17 percent and 14 percent, respectively.The biggest surprise factor came from companies in the telecom and technology sectors.
» Read More - Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012 1:24 PM ETComstock | Getty Images
Big Lots [BIG Loading... ()
] traded more than 6-times its 10-day average volume on Tuesday, after the retailer sharply lowered its first-quarter U.S. same-store sales expectations.
Earlier in the session, Big Lots shares were down as much as 21.8 percent, their worst intraday loss since Nov. 2008.
The stock is now trading 7 percent below its 200-day moving average.
Here's a look at other stocks in the S&P 1,500 index [.SPSUP Loading... ()] displaying unusual volume.
» Read More - Friday, 20 Apr 2012 2:36 PM ET
Getty ImagesFire boats battle a fire at the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana.Two years after the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, BP shares are still down by nearly a third but have rebounded 57 percent from their lowest level following the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history.
BP shares closed at $60.48 on April 20, 2010, hours before the explosion that killed 11 workers. A day before the second anniversary, the stock closed at $42.50, 30 percent lower.
In the first 100 days after BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, the company's market cap value plummeted $70.3 billion, or about 59 percent.
While BP and the federal government struggled to stop the estimated 35,000 to 60,000 barrels of oil discharged into the gulf each day, the company's shares hit their lowest level in 14 years, closing at $27.02 on June 25, 2010.
- Thursday, 19 Apr 2012 2:32 PM ETComstock | Getty Images
eBay [WPI Loading... ()
] traded more than 5-times its 10-day average volume on Thursday, after the company reported better than expected earnings.
Earlier in the session, eBay shares were up as much as 16.6 percent, their best intraday gain since Oct. 2008.Here's a look at other stocks in the S&P 1,500 index [.SPSUP Loading... ()
] displaying unusual volume.
» Read More - Thursday, 19 Apr 2012 2:27 PM ET
Source: Ian WilsonGlaxoSmithKlineShares of Human Genome Sciences [HGSI Loading... ()
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On the news, the NYSE Arca Biotech Index [.BTK Loading... ()] is having its best day since December 2010.
Among the best performing stocks in the index, Gilead Sciences [GILD Loading... ()]stock rose after one of its drugs showed positive results from a key hepatitis-C study.
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