]> MarketMinute.com Stock News http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/ Real-Time Stock News en Copyright 2010 17 Mar 2010 14:35:45 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Star Scientific Widens Losses Star Scientific Inc. (Nasdaq: CIGX) widened losses for 2009 due to a patent infringement settlement paid to RJ Reynolds. The stock price tumbled 39 cents to close at $1.60....

Star Scientific Inc. (Nasdaq: CIGX) widened losses for 2009 due to a patent infringement settlement paid to RJ Reynolds. The stock price tumbled 39 cents to close at $1.60.

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/star-scientific-widens-losses.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6662 CIGX 17 Mar 2010 14:35:45 -0700 Central Pacific Financial Appoints New Chairman

Central Pacific Financial Corp. (NYSE: CPF) appointed John C. Dean to the position of Chairman of the Board. The stock price rose 23 cents to close at $1.87.

 

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/central-pacific-financial-appo.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6661 CPF 17 Mar 2010 14:34:52 -0700 Court Requests Patent Office Review Decision For Medicines Co.

A federal court requested that the patent office review its decision to deny a patent extension for Medicines Co.'s (Nasdaq: MDCO) Angiomax anti-clotting drug sending the stock price soaring $1.57 to close at $9.83.

 

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/court-requests-patent-office-r.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6660 MDCO 17 Mar 2010 14:28:11 -0700 FUQI Overstated 2009 Quarterly Earnings Analysts downgraded FUQI International Inc. (Nasdaq: FUQI) after the company announced that earnings were overstated for the first, second and third quarters of 2009 due to accounting errors. The stock price plummeted $6.84 to $12.16....

Analysts downgraded FUQI International Inc. (Nasdaq: FUQI) after the company announced that earnings were overstated for the first, second and third quarters of 2009 due to accounting errors. The stock price plummeted $6.84 to $12.16.

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/fuqi-overstated-2009-quarterly.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6657 FUQI 17 Mar 2010 11:23:33 -0700 LSI Lifts Guidance

LSI Corp. (NYSE: LSI) lifted its first quarter guidance as sales climbed. The stock price rose 60 cents to $6.42.

 

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/lsi-lifts-guidance.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6656 LSI 17 Mar 2010 11:22:45 -0700 Polycom May Go Private

Financial Times reported that private equity firm Apax has been engaged in discussions to take Polycom Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM) private sending the stock price soaring $3.22 to $33.66.

 

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/polycom-may-go-private.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6655 PLCM 17 Mar 2010 11:12:04 -0700 CKX Narrows Losses CKX Inc. (Nasdaq: CKXE) narrowed fourth quarter losses to 5 cents per share from 15 cents per share last year as revenue surged. The stock price leaped $1.16 to close at $5.84....

CKX Inc. (Nasdaq: CKXE) narrowed fourth quarter losses to 5 cents per share from 15 cents per share last year as revenue surged. The stock price leaped $1.16 to close at $5.84.

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/ckx-narrows-losses.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6651 CKXE 16 Mar 2010 14:22:17 -0700 Bank Consolidations In Puerto Rico Lifts Popular

A Wall Street Journal report of possible bank consolidations in Puerto Rico lifted shares of Popular Inc. (Nasdaq: BPOP) 30 cents to close at $2.56.

 

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/bank-consolidations-in-puerto.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6650 BPOP 16 Mar 2010 14:21:02 -0700 Financial Engines Surges On First Trading Day Shares of Financial Engines Inc. (Nasdaq: FNGN) surged $5.25 to close at $17.25 on its first day of trading.

 

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/financial-engines-surges-on-fi.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6649 FNGN 16 Mar 2010 14:14:59 -0700 Harley-Davidson Rumored To Be Acquisition Target

Rumors circulated that private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts may be interested in acquiring Harley-Davison Inc. (NYSE: HOG) lifting the stock price $1.72 to $28.22.

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/harley-davidson-rumored-to-be.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6646 HOG 16 Mar 2010 11:01:37 -0700 Lexicon Prices Offering

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: LXRX) priced its public offering of more than 87.7 million shares at $1.15 per share. The stock price slipped 12 cents to $1.30.

 

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/lexicon-prices-offering.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6645 LXRX 16 Mar 2010 11:00:53 -0700 Sequenom Widens Losses Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM) widened fourth quarter losses more than expected to 30 cents per share from 25 cents per share a year earlier as revenue dropped and expenses increased. Shares of the diagnostic test maker plunged $1.57 to $6.19.... Sequenom Inc. (Nasdaq: SQNM) widened fourth quarter losses more than expected to 30 cents per share from 25 cents per share a year earlier as revenue dropped and expenses increased. Shares of the diagnostic test maker plunged $1.57 to $6.19.

 

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/sequenom-widens-losses-1.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6644 SQNM 16 Mar 2010 10:53:57 -0700 Gramercy Exploring Options For Its Realty Business

Gramercy Capital Corp. (NYSE: GKK) retained the services of EdgeRock Realty Advisors to explore strategic alternatives for its Gramercy Realty business sending the stock price plummeting $1.70 to close at $2.50.

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/gramercy-exploring-options-for.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6640 GKK 15 Mar 2010 14:08:35 -0700 FDA Requests Additional Data From Mannkind

The Food and Drug Administration requested additional data from Mannkind Corp. (Nasdaq: MNKD) for its inhalabel insulin Afrezza. Shares of the biopharmaceutical plunged $2.59 to close at $7.89.

 

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/fda-requests-additional-data-f.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6639 MNKD 15 Mar 2010 14:06:42 -0700 St. Jude Announces Upbeat Trial Results St. Jude Medical Inc. (NYSE: STJ) announced that its advanced atrial fibrillation treatment for a heart rhythm disorder was more effective than medication. The stock price soared $3.06 to close at $40.56.

 

 

 http://blog.marketminute.com/financial_stock_news/2010/03/st-jude-announces-upbeat-trial.html tag:blog.marketminute.com,2010:/financial_stock_news//4.6638 STJ 15 Mar 2010 14:00:40 -0700