Green Opening For Stocks
Stocks appear set to open higher
Tuesday.
Apollo Group
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to the S&P 500 index after the close on Tuesday.
Thomas Weisel Partners upgraded
Extreme Networks
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enterprise spending appears to be picking up, in addition to the current
valuation.
News Corp
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of 18 cents for Q3, beating analysts’ expectations of 15 cents according to a
survey taken by Multex.
Emisphere
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Phase III trial results for the company’s drug Heparin were disappointing.
Emisphere’s Oral Heparin is used for preventing deep vein thrombosis in hip
replacement surgery.
Banc of America upgraded Learning Tree
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stabilizing, and it should prove well for the company’s earnings climate.
Invision
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earnings and revenues guidance for Q2. The company sees earnings coming in at 25
cents a share and revenues of at least $66 million..
Jewelry store chain Zales
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reported earnings for Q3 of 22 cents a share, beating analysts’ estimates by 2
cents according to a survey taken by Multex.
UBS Warburg upgraded Sears
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Hold to Buy after the company announced plans to acquire Land’s End
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Wal-Mart
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of 37 cents a share for Q1, beating analysts’ expectations of 36 cents a share
according to a survey taken by Multex.
Luxury jewelry store Tiffany & Co
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analysts’ consensus according to Multex.
Robertson Stephens upgraded Intel
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from Market Perform to Buy based on beliefs that demand will pick up in the
second half of the year due to seasonality.