http://seekingalpha.com/currents/all SA Currents RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/321071?source=feed 321071 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:36:22 -0400 SeekingAlpha Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW): Q1 EPS of $0.13 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $1.81M (+12.3% Y/Y) beats by $110M. Shares +2% AH. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/321061?source=feed 321061 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:32:07 -0400 SeekingAlpha Limited Brands (LTD): Q1 EPS of $0.41 in-line. Revenue of $2.15B (-2.9% Y/Y) in-line. Shares -3% AH. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/321051?source=feed 321051 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:31:48 -0400 SeekingAlpha Struggling solar wafer/polysilicon vendor MEMC (WFR) is up 8.9% AH after announcing CFO Mark Murphy is resigning to become President of Praxair Surface Technologies, and will be replaced by product VP Brian Wuebbles. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/321041?source=feed 321041 1 comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:29:07 -0400 SeekingAlpha GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT): FQ4 EPS of $0.65 misses by $0.06. Revenue of $354M (+30.3% Y/Y) misses by $39M. (PR) 1 comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/321031?source=feed 321031 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:26:58 -0400 SeekingAlpha HFC) announces a special dividend of $0.50/share and a 50% increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.15 from $0.10/share. HFC +0.6% AH. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/321021?source=feed 321021 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:23:34 -0400 SeekingAlpha RRGB): Q1 comes in mixed, beating on a per share basis but coming up short on revenue estimates. Total revenues were lackluster due to declining guest counts, but it bottom line results were helped by a boost in the average guest check, better operating profit margins and tighter expense management. Shares are volatile after hours, dropping nearly 8% immediately following the earnings report, but have since recovered and are currently trading 1.7% higher. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/321011?source=feed 321011 1 comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:23:23 -0400 SeekingAlpha FB) IPO hits a fever pitch, the company is increasing the number of shares available at the end of its IPO lockup period (lasts 91 days) by 96M to 268M. Of course, many institutional holders are using the IPO itself to cash out. 1 comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/321001?source=feed 321001 1 comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:21:26 -0400 SeekingAlpha TM) teams up with Nintendo (NTDOY.PK) to turn the Nintendo DS into a navigational tool. For a cool $3K bucks, a driver can buy Toyota's Smart Navi system to add a Super Mario experience to the simple function of driving around town. 1 comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320991?source=feed 320991 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:19:48 -0400 SeekingAlpha BYD) plans to acquire Peninsula Gaming for $1.45B in a deal that will add five new casino properties at locations in Iowa, Kansas, and Louisiana. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will make an additional payment in 2016 if the Kansas Star property's EBITDA exceeds $105M in 2015. Shares +0.9% AH. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320981?source=feed 320981 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:17:39 -0400 SeekingAlpha Spartan Stores (SPTN): FQ4 EPS of $0.40 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $614M (+7.6% Y/Y) misses by $16M. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320971?source=feed 320971 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:16:10 -0400 SeekingAlpha Cost Plus (CPWM): Q1 EPS of $0.01 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $215M (+7.5% Y/Y) beats by $2M. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320961?source=feed 320961 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:14:39 -0400 SeekingAlpha Jack in the Box (JACK): FQ2 EPS of $0.27 misses by $0.04. Revenue of $506.6M (+0.3% Y/Y) beats by $4M. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320951?source=feed 320951 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:13:00 -0400 SeekingAlpha cooling off. PwC believes only 9 Internet M&A deals were conducted in Q1, down from 20 in the year-ago period. For the tech sector overall, deal volume fell to 64 from 76 in the year-ago period, and 69 in Q4. However, average deal size rose to $452M from $330M. The decline in deal activity could prove a headache for bigger tech names that badly need to buy an upstart to shore up a product weakness. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320931?source=feed 320931 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:10:54 -0400 SeekingAlpha 8x8 (EGHT): FQ4 EPS of $0.04 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $24.2M (+33% Y/Y) beats by $0.7M. Shares +0.8% AH. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320941?source=feed 320941 1 comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:10:16 -0400 SeekingAlpha Market recap: Stocks stumbled again as confusion over Greece's future trumped solid U.S. economic data (I, II). Fed minutes showed a divisive stance on further easing. The dollar added to its lengthy rally vs. the euro; crude oil prices tumbled 1.2% to a fourth straight 2012 low at $92.81 as U.S. inventories hit a 22-year high. NYSE decliners topped advancers two to one. 1 comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320921?source=feed 320921 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:10:13 -0400 SeekingAlpha WFR) says it will transition the Chief Financial Officer role to Brian Wuebbels from the company's current CFO, Mark Murphy, who resigned earlier today. Mr. Murphy plans to return to Praxair(PX) to become President of Praxair Surface Technologies. Mr. Murphy will work with WFR in a consulting role over the near term to assist in the transition. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320911?source=feed 320911 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:08:25 -0400 SeekingAlpha 21Vianet Group (VNET): Q1 EPS of $0.12 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $55M (+71% Y/Y) in-line. Shares +5.5% AH. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320901?source=feed 320901 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:41 -0400 SeekingAlpha Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB): Q1 EPS of $0.71 beats by $0.05. Revenue of $300M (+4.4% Y/Y) misses by $6M. Shares -7.7% AH. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320891?source=feed 320891 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:03:59 -0400 SeekingAlpha Hot Topic (HOTT): Q1 EPS of $0.09 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $172M (+6.4% Y/Y) in-line. Shares -5.7% AH. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320881?source=feed 320881 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:19 -0400 SeekingAlpha At the close: Dow -0.23% to 12604. S&P -0.41% to 1325. Nasdaq -0.68% to 2874.
Treasurys: 30-year +0.26%. 10-yr +0.01%. 5-yr -0.06%.
Commodities: Crude -1.46% to $92.61. Gold -1.15% to $1539.25.
Currencies: Euro -0.17% vs. dollar. Yen +0.14%. Pound +0.54%. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320871?source=feed 320871 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:59:52 -0400 SeekingAlpha MM -15.7%), crushed yesterday following its Q1 report (I, II), has plummeted to new post-IPO lows yet again. The post-earnings selloff in fellow mobile ad firm Velti (VELT -34.2%) is likely playing a role, though concerns about Millennial's business have been taking a toll for a while. Jim Edwards recently pointed out that, like Yelp, Millennial's strong Q1 revenue growth was eclipsed by its opex growth, thanks to a major increase in sales headcount. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320861?source=feed 320861 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:57:02 -0400 SeekingAlpha AMZN). He wonders if it's really a better business than the companies it's taking a bite out of. "Operating profits haven't grown at all. They've taken $30B in profitless revenues from other retailers." (previous) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320851?source=feed 320851 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:56:16 -0400 SeekingAlpha EONGY.PK) confirms the sale of its natural gas transmission grid to a consortium led by Macquarie (MQBKY.PK) for €3.2B ($4.07B). E.ON's sale of Open Grid Europe will help the German utility reduce debt amid a weak domestic electricity market; the Australian bank will gain a network that accounts for ~70% of Germany's total annual shipping volume. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320841?source=feed 320841 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:52:38 -0400 SeekingAlpha CVV -9.3%) gets hit hard after coming up short on its Q1 earnings late yesterday. The company reported an EPS of $0.12 per share, on revenues of $7.1M. Street estimates had its EPS pegged at $0.10 on revenues of $7.3M. Separately, Renaissance Technologies also reports in its 13-F filing it's liquidated the stock from its portfolio. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320831?source=feed 320831 4 comments!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:46:15 -0400 SeekingAlpha More from Einhorn. 4 comments!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320821?source=feed 320821 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:40 -0400 SeekingAlpha HLF +8.9%) soars as the company's name has not (yet) been uttered by David Einhorn at Ira Sohn. More from Einhorn. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320811?source=feed 320811 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:41:38 -0400 SeekingAlpha server connectivity problems for Activision's (ATVI -3%) just-released Diablo 3 are taking a chunk out of shares. According to PC Magazine, ATVI took down the game's servers yesterday at "10:22 a.m. PT for an hour, then from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., then from 2:15 p.m. PT until 3:30 p.m." This, after ATVI had spent over a decade developing the well-received game. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320801?source=feed 320801 2 comments!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:38:21 -0400 SeekingAlpha MLM -10.6%) plunges as it gets the David Einhorn treatment at Ira Sohn. Snippets: MLM's CEO is a megalomaniac; the company is overvalued and benefited from a one-time stimulus. Ouch. Vulcan Materials (VMC -6.1%) 2 comments!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320791?source=feed 320791 1 comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:49 -0400 SeekingAlpha from Gundlach at Ira Sohn: He suggests another contrarian pairs trade - Long Spain (EWP), short SPY. One he mentioned a few weeks ago - long natural gas, short Apple is performing famously well. Believing the Fed isn't raising rates anytime soon, he suggests a leveraged long position in Libor. 1 comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/320781?source=feed 320781 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 15:27:47 -0400 SeekingAlpha KLAC -4.7%), Lam Research (LRCX -4.5%) and Novellus (NVLS -4.4%) to Underweight, predicting a "downtick" in capital expenditures by chip foundries in H2 of this year, and that capex in the memory and logic sectors of the business will be lower than many investors expect. Post your comment!]]>