Market Currents

• Monday, December 7, 2009

• 09:12 AM Akamai Technologies (AKAM): Sees Q4 EPS of $0.42-0.43 vs. $0.40 consensus. Sees Q4 revenue of $230-235M vs. $221M consensus. "We have been seeing stronger volume growth this quarter as compared to the same quarter last year in our commerce and media verticals, and we anticipate this trend will continue through the end of the year." Shares +5.1% premarket. (PR) 1 Comment
• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: ROY +47%. NVDA +11%. NYB +9%. TRA +9%. ASIA +9%. SNTS +6%. CTIC +6%. KERX +6%. SNV +5%. AKAM +5%. S +5%. SEED +5%. VG +4%. AMD +4%. SPWRA +4%.
  Losers: ALTH -11%. RBS -5%. CAL -5%. Comment!

• Friday, December 4, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: BIG +13%. SNV +10%. LDK +10%. MRVL +9%. RDN +6%. GT +6%. JAVA +6%. AKAM +5%. RMBS +5%. SEED +5%. STEM +5%. PMI +4%. SOLF +4%. ID +4%. MTG +4%. RF +4%.
  Losers: TTWO -31%. SWHC -14%. GSS -8%. REG -5%. WES -5%. NG -4%. Comment!

• Thursday, October 29, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: AMSC +15%. AIXG +12%. RBS +12%. PQ +11%. LYG +10%. AKAM +10%. MITI +10%. ING +9%. FNM +8%. ABK +8%. CTIC +8%. DB +8%. FITB +7%. FRE +7%. SWSI +7%. BCS +6%. MOT +6%. IRE +6%. ALU +6%. TCK +5%. RCL +5%. RTP +5%. CS +5%. HL +5%. ACGY +5%. MT +5%. GNW +5%. HGSI +5%. FAS +5%. GOLD +5%. LVS +5%. HIG +5%. MGM +4%. CNO +4%. ASML +4%. NCS +4%. LCC +4%. VALE +4%. PG +4%.
  Losers: FSLR -15%. BCRX +4%. FLS -4%. Comment!

• Wednesday, October 28, 2009

• 16:35 PM Akamai Technologies (AKAM): Q3 EPS of $0.38 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $207M (+5%) vs. $199M. Shares +3.7% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable post-market earnings: AEM, AFL, AKAM, AVB, BDN, CBG, CDNS, CERN, DRE, EQR, ESRX, FSLR, GNK, HGSI, HLX, LNC, LSI, NLY, O, OI, ORLY, RYL, STR, SYMC, TER, TRN, XL Comment!

• Tuesday, October 20, 2009

• 13:54 PM Galleon wiretap fallout: "Who knows IBM? And who’s in bed with AMD? Put Danielle’s name on the f----n’ ticket." - allegedly said by Danielle Chiesi, Bear Stearns veteran accused in the Galleon Group insider-trading case, who prosecutors say was shorting Akamai Technologies (AKAM) while facing a $63,226 lien for unpaid federal taxes. New Castle Funds has severed its relationship with Chiesi. Comment!

• Thursday, July 30, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: CIT +19%. EMKR +12%. CVC +11%. BT +11%. ARIA +11%. IRE +10%. HIG +10%. MOT +8%. NWL +8%. AKRX +7%. MA +7%. AIB +7%. ALU +7%. GE +6%. RTP +6%. ELY +5%. ARMH +5%. GNW +5%. AXL +7%. RCL +5%. TSM +5%. EGLE +5%. LVS +5%. YGE +5%. BCS +5%. MGM +4%. BHP +4%. SOL +4%. MT +4%. CLF +5%. CNO +4%. USU +4%.
  Losers: PCBC -17%. AKAM -16%. INO -12%. GMR -9%. TOO -9%. SYMC -9%. CATY -7%. GHL -6%. CTV -6%. Comment!

• Wednesday, July 29, 2009

• 16:13 PM Akamai Technologies (AKAM): Q2 EPS of $0.40 misses by $0.01. Revenue of $205M (-2.7%) vs. $211M. Shares -3.2% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: AEM, AFL, AIZ, AKAM, AMKR, AVB, BARE, BMR, CBG, CCI, CDNS, CERN, CLF, CTV, DRE, ELY, EQR, ESRX, FISV, FLEX, FLS, FMC, GG, GMCR, GNK, HBI, HIG, HIW, HLX, LNC, LRCX, LSI, MTZ, O, OI, ORLY, RYL, SYMC, TER, TRN, TSO, URI, V, VAR, WLL, XRAY Comment!

• Friday, July 17, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: BCRX +49%. CIT +34%. CHINA +8%. MAT +6%. SAY +5%. NVAX +5%. C +4%.
  Losers: AIB -7%. AKAM -5%. ANPI -5%. GE -4%. Comment!

• Thursday, June 4, 2009

• 13:37 PM With big content providers like Microsoft (MSFT) rapidly moving away from third-party CDNs (content-delivery networks) to their own internal versions, Dan Rayburn worries how CDNs like Limelight Networks (LLNW) and Akamai Technologies (AKAM) will cope. Comment!

• Thursday, April 30, 2009

• 09:04 AM Premarket gainers: MGM +55%. HGSI +28%. PCX +22%. AEG +20%. LVS +19%. FSLR +15%. DOW +14%. MPEL +12%. ARRS +11%. ING +11%. IP +10%. ESLR +10%. DRYS +9%. BCS +9%. AKAM +9%. SRZ +9%. OMX +8%. CMCSA +8%. SOL 8%. SOLF +8%. ACAS +8%. JASO +8%. SPWRA +8%. LDK +7%. RFMD +7%. UBS +7%. TYC +6%. AIB +8%. HBAN +6%. FITB +6%. WYNN +6%. RAD +6%. HBC +6%. AZ +6%. TSM +6%. RF +6%. ETFC +6%. ORLY +5%. LSI +5%. GM +5%. BAC +5%. MTL +5%. CTXS +5%. C +5%. Comment!

• Wednesday, April 29, 2009

• 16:11 PM Akamai Technologies (AKAM): Q1 EPS of $0.43 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $210M (-1%) in-line. Announces $100M share repurchase. Shares +4% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 15:10 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: AEM, AFL, AIZ, AKAM, AMKR, ANH, ARRS, AVB, BDN, BMR, BXP, CBG, CBL, CCI, CDNS, CLF, CNQR, CTXS, CVD, DRC, DRE, DTE, EQR, ERJ, ESRX, ESS, FLEX, FLS, FSLR, GERN, GNK, HAR, HGSI, HIW, ICO, JDSU, LSI, O, OI, OII, OKE, ORLY, OSIP, PLD, STR, RYL, SBUX, STM, TCO, TER, TRN, UNM, URI, V, VAR, WLL, WLT, WSH Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday's close: AEM, AFL, AIZ, AKAM, AMKR, ANH, ARRS, AVB, BDN, BMR, BXP, CBG, CBL, CCI, CDNS, CLF, CNQR, CTXS, CVD, DRC, DRE, DTE, EQR, ERJ, ESRX, ESS, FLEX, FLS, FSLR, GERN, GNK, HAR, HGSI, HIW, ICO, JDSU, LSI, O, OI, OII, OKE, ORLY, OSIP, PLD, STR, RYL, SBUX, STM, TCO, TER, TRN, UNM, URI, V, VAR, WLL, WLT, WSH Comment!