Among the biggest winners in Wednesday’s early trading are Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Expeditors Int’l (Nasdaq: EXPD) and Adtran (Nasdaq: ADTN). Top Percentage Gainers — Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low Expediators Int’l (Nasdaq: EXPD) $40.07 +7.8% $42.39… Read More

In the land of consumer technology, it’s hard to stay as the king of the hill. Two decades ago, Sony (NYSE: SNE) ruled the roost, with its hot-selling Walkmans and Trinitron TVs. About a decade ago, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) looked poised to dominate the global cell phone market, and more recently, Motorola’s (NYSE: MOT) RAZR set that company up for a long-term run as a consumer favorite. All those companies can now be seen in Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) rear-view mirror. With each passing year, Apple’s brand only seems to get stronger. Forget about this month’s iPhone antenna… Read More

In the land of consumer technology, it’s hard to stay as the king of the hill. Two decades ago, Sony (NYSE: SNE) ruled the roost, with its hot-selling Walkmans and Trinitron TVs. About a decade ago, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) looked poised to dominate the global cell phone market, and more recently, Motorola’s (NYSE: MOT) RAZR set that company up for a long-term run as a consumer favorite. All those companies can now be seen in Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) rear-view mirror. With each passing year, Apple’s brand only seems to get stronger. Forget about this month’s iPhone antenna glitch, which has pushed shares down from their peak. Those kinds of issues are just noise, and will soon be forgotten. But on a much broader level, there’s real reason for concern. Just as Apple is celebrating a successful rollout of the iPad and the latest version of the iPhone, a key competitor is set to steal Apple’s thunder. The competitor in question: well, it’s a $155 billion (in market value) company that made a name for itself in the field of Internet search. Read More

Among the biggest losers in Tuesday’s early trading are CommVault (Nasdaq: CVLT), Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) and Infosys (Nasdaq: INFY). Top Percentage Losers — Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) $26.89 -23.2% $64.28 $24.66 CommVault… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Tuesday’s early trading are VIVUS (Nasdaq: VVUS), Ivanhoe Mines (NYSE: IVN) and Brooks Automation (Nasdaq: BRKS). Top Percentage Gainers — Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low VIVUS (Nasdaq: VVUS) $11.98 +12.5% $13.68 $5.57… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Monday’s early trading are Acxiom (Nasdaq: ACXM), Aon Corp (NYSE: AON) and VIVUS (Nasdaq: VVUS). Top Percentage Losers — Monday, July 12, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week… Read More

Among the biggest winners in Monday’s early trading are Weyerhauser (NYSE: WY), Leapfrog (NYSE: LF) and China MediaExpress (Nasdaq: CCME). Top Percentage Gainers — Monday, July 12, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low China MediaExpress (Nasdaq: CCME) $10.71 +11.9%… Read More

Get ready for earnings season. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) kicks off the fun on Monday, followed by a big slate of blue chips. By the end of next week, we’ll have a clear tone in place for the remainder of earnings season. Read More

Among the biggest winners in Friday’s early trading are Nanometrics (Nasdaq: NANO), ScanSource (Nasdaq: SCSC) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG). Top Percentage Gainers — Friday, July 9, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Gain 52-Week High 52-Week Low ScanSource (Nasdaq: SCSC) $26.45 +5.4% $32.40… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Friday’s early trading are Big Five Sporting Goods (Nasdaq: BGFV), Conceptus (Nasdaq: CPTS) and Grand Canton Education (Nasdaq: LOPE). Top Percentage Losers — Friday, July 9, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low Conceptus… Read More

Among the biggest losers in Thursday’s early trading are H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), The Gap (NYSE: GPS) and Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS). Top Percentage Losers –Thursday, July 8, 2010 Company Name (Ticker) Intra-Day Price Intra-Day % Loss 52-Week High 52-Week Low H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) $14.30 -7.7% $23.23 $13.58… Read More