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Best 1) ARCA biopharma (NASDAQ: ABIO): Trading up 32.4% from yesterday's close to $2.48. Shares have traded over seven times its average daily volume in today's session. 2) Gulf Resources (NASDAQ: GFRE): Trading up 16.7% from yesterday's close to $3.15. Gulf Resources published its final response...

Best 1) ARCA biopharma (NASDAQ: ABIO): Trading up 16% from yesterday's close to $2.18. Shares have already traded over three times average daily volume. 2) Dillard's (NYSE: DDS): Trading up 14.3% from yesterday's close to $55.55. Dillard's reported earnings of $1.37 versus estimates of $0.91....

Best 1) Oxigene (NASDAQ: OXGN): Trading up 27.2% from yesterday's close to $2.99. 2) LSB Industries (NYSE: LXU): Trading up 17.3% from yesterday's close to $43.47. LSB reported diluted earnings of $0.90 per share versus $0.07 per share for the same period last year. The company posted net sales...

Best 1) Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates (NASDAQ: VSEA): Trading up 51.3% from yesterday's close to $61.37. Varian is being acquired by Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) for $63 per share in cash. The deal is valued at $4.9 billion. 2) ZST Digital Networks (NASDAQ: ZSTN): Trading up 22.9...

Best 1) Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates (NASDAQ: VSEA): Trading up 51.3% from yesterday's close to $61.37. Varian is being acquired by Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) for $63 per share in cash. The deal is valued at $4.9 billion. 2) Silicon Graphics International (NASDAQ: SGI): Trading...

Seeking Alpha lists Biotech stocks that are currently very cheap, but are anticipating significant growth in the future. Chelsea Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CHTP) is one to watch, Seeking Alpha explains, “Chelsea Therapeutics (CHTP) is trading around $4. CHTP is a biotechnology company, based in North...

According to Bloomberg, U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) has plans to launch a new program aimed at extremely wealthy customers to better manage their wealth. Bloomberg explains, “The initiative, called Ascent Private Capital Management, will help clients focus on wealth-transfer goals rather than only...

Best 1) TradeStation (NASDAQ: TRAD): Trading up 30.5% from yesterday's close to $9.67. The company is being acquired by Tokyo-based brokerage Monex Group Inc. for $9.75 per share. 2) Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO): Trading up 21.8% from yesterday's close to $89.24. The company reported better than...

If Star Scientific's (NASDAQ: CIGX) press release is to be believed, we might be on the precipice of a genuine breakthrough. James Altucher took a moment to translate the confusing and unusually written press release into what he calls “Investor-English.” His conclusion is that Star Scientific has...

OpenTable Inc.'s (NASDAQ: OPEN) stock has seen a run-up of over 200% since January 2010 and one has to wonder if the his growth can continue at this pace or if the stock will soon falter. OpenTable is an online network that allows people to view and reserve available tables as restaurants. A...

Backstory Any fundamental analyst who takes a look at the operating metrics and balance sheet of China MediaExpress Holdings (NASDAQ: CCME) would find what appears to be a gem of a company. CCME reported net profit margins for Q3 of 2010 of 54.66% versus 43.48% in the year ago period. Operating...

James Altucher has taken an interesting look at Pharmathene, Inc. (AMEX: PIP), a company he believes can go from its current price, $2.64, to $20 or higher. There are two reasons for his prediction. The first relates to a lawsuit against SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA), a company that was...