(AGIL) Agile Software indicated up 2% after narrower losses, although revenue and actual earnings may have been slightly under estimates.
(ALTR) Altera guidance now shows 5-7% lower instead of 2-5% lower.
(ARQL) Arqule started Phase I trialenrollments for AQR171.
(BSX) Boston Scientific up1% after Cramer said FDA should keep stents on the market tomorrow.
(BVF) Biovail CFO leaving to join another firm.
(CHIC) Charlotte Russe CFO is leaving the company.
(CPRT) CoPart $0.32 EPS vs $0.31e.
(DEIX) Directed Electronics lowered guidance.
(DIVX) DivX is trying to become the video download standard according to IBS article.
(DOCC) Docucorp gets $10 buyout offer.
(EDS) EDS noted as trying to turn itself around in WSJ.
(ELX) Emulex started a $150 million share buyback plan.
(GOOG) Google CHECKOUT feature is dropping fees.
(IDCC) Interdigital down 10% on lowered guidance.
(IDEV) Indevus trading up 5% after it and Sanofi will license out Novexel to new company.
(KBW) KBW earnings rose y-o-y and shares rose 5% after report.
(MEDI) Medimmune reaffirmed 2006 targets but gave EPS guidance out through 2009.
(MDU) MDU reaffirmed 2006 targets but 2007 looks light.
(MET) Metlife puts 2006 EPS at $4.95 to $5.05 vs $5.04e.
(MRK) Merck put 2006 at $2.48-2.52 vs $2.52e; sees 2007 at $2.51-2.59 vs $2.55-2.56 est.
(NOVL) Novell fell about 10% after earnings beat target but revenues and revenue guidance were soft.
(NSTK) Nastech showed positive Phase I inhaled insulin trial results.
(OPTM) Optium trading up almost 10% after beating earnings estimates.
(PII) Polaris boosts share buyback plan.
(PLAB) Photronics $0.21 EPS vs $0.16e.
(PNRA) Panera said s–s-s doe DEC will be 1.4% instead of 4%.
(POWL) Powell $0.25 EPS vs $0.16e.
(RBAK) Redback won second phase of Guangdong Telecom contract in China.
(SEPR) Sepracor showed nedt day effects of Lunesta in driving for insomnia patients showed same results as placebo.
(TBL) Timberland up 3% after Cramer said VFC should acquire it.
(TWTR) Tweeter -$0.66 EPS vs -$0.55e.
(VNO) Voronado has secondary.
(WIND) Wind River down 10% after posting light revenues.
(WRSP) WorldSpace selling 3M shares from founders.
(YHOO) Yahoo! restructuring top management; Susan Decker dropping CFO role to move to head of Ad unit and they are canning the COO. Semel is still CEO for now.
Pre-Market Stock News (DEC 6, 2006)
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