Market Currents

• Wednesday, December 23, 2009

• 08:44 AM Stem cell stocks up premarket on this story: A stem cell treatment developed in Newcastle, U.K., has restored good vision to eight people who had lost sight in one eye. STEM +5.9%. GERN +1.1%. Comment!

• Tuesday, December 8, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: YONG +7%. GERN +5%. ARIA +4%.
  Losers: EBS -15%. KR -12%. RSO -9%. NBG -9%. AIB -9%. RBS -7%. IRE -7%. CELG -5%. BCS -4%. HBC -4%. SNV -4%. FTR -4%. Comment!

• Thursday, July 30, 2009

• 17:06 PM Geron (GERN): Q2 EPS of -$0.23 misses by $0.04. Revenue of $183,000 (-8%) vs. $800,000. Shares -4.1% AH. (PR) Comment!
• 00:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday's close: ARBA, ARIA, ARRS, BMRN, CPT, CYH, DIS, DRYS, DTE, ESLR, EXEL, FSLR, GERN, GNW, HLIT, HLTH, IM, LVS, MET, MHK, MWW, PBI, PDLI, PKI, SGY, SLW, SWN, SYNA, VPRT, VSEA, WRI, YRCW Comment!

• Monday, July 6, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: FRPT +5%. DNDN +5%. GERN +5%.
  Losers: SPPI -16%. LDK -8%. CTIC -8%. SSL -7%. RTP -6%. LCC -6%. GFI -6%. HMY -5%. BHP -5%. GST -5%. SAY -5%. DDSS -5%. GOLD -4%. MT -4%. Comment!

• Tuesday, June 30, 2009

• 15:51 PM Geron (GERN +15.3%) has agreed to provide stem cells to GE Healthcare (GE -0.3%) for drug toxicity treatments, and analysts expect Geron to begin receiving royalties as early as next year. Comment!
• 08:59 AM Premarket gainers: VICL +23%. GERN +18%. XCO +15%. STEM +11%. AEZS +9%. APOL +7%. RAD +6%. AIB +5%.
  Losers: CNA -4%. ELX -3%. Comment!

• Wednesday, May 6, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: APAC +38%. ARM +23%. CKSW +22%. ACOR +21%. CROX +17%. AIB +17%. CTIC +16%. SUMT +17%. FIG +14%. LNC +14%. BEE +13%. ABK +11%. DAN +11%. PLT +11%. BYD +11%. HOV +9%. SRZ +9%. GNW +10%. ANR +8%. DIS +7%. CLF +7%. KFN +7%. BZH +7%. BAC +7%. HBC +6%. FITB +6%. BRCD +6%. BX +6%. DRYS +6%. HIG +5%. WFC +5%. EXM +5%. HMY +5%. ALU +5%. MGM +5%. COF +5%. AU +5%. CRXL +5%. GFI +5%. GERN +5%. Comment!

• Tuesday, May 5, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: ACAD +24%. MGM 16%. LVS +13%. XTXI +12%. AIG +11%. THC +10%. TKLC +9%. GERN +9%. EGLE +8%. ALKS +7%. FIG +6%. DRYS +6%. VRX +6%. AMLN +6%. YGE +6%. KFT +5%. CENX +5%. CTSH +5%. PCX +6%. CSIQ +5%. BZH +5%. NM +4%. EXM +4%. CDE +4%.
  Losers: BZ -21%. HOLX -20%. HLIT -15%. MYGN -14%. LM -11%. NMM -10%. PQ -10%. AXA -9%. PNX -8%. HEP -8%. ADM -7%. CHK -6%. DHI -5%. FITB -4%. RDN -5%. AKS -4%. AIB -4%. UL -4%. IRE -4%. KFN -4%. Comment!

• Wednesday, April 29, 2009

• 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!

• Wednesday, April 22, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: PFCB +17%. SNDK +8%. F +8%. MEDX +7%. GERN +6%. GILD +6%. SLW +5%. ELN +5%. DNDN +4%. STEM +4%. GM +5%. BA +4%. TROW +4%. BRCD +4%.
  Losers: PPDI -19%. FRE -12%. FITB -9%. RF -9%. COF -8%. PUK -9%. MS -8%. JAH -8%. ETFC -8%. HBAN -8%. PXP -7%. TXT -7%. VNO -6%. ILMN -6%. AMD -6%. USB -5%. WFC -5%. TCK -5%. BHP -5%. HBC -5%. AKS -5%. HIG -5%. Comment!

• Tuesday, April 14, 2009

• 09:01 AM Premarket gainers: C +12%. CTIC +11%. HBAN +10%. ETFC +9%. SWC +9%. DYN +9%. DNN +8%. FITB +8%. MGM +7%. AIG +8%. NTT +7%. GERN +7%. LVS +6%. GM +5%. HBC +4%. PHG +4%. DRYS +3%. CEO +3%. CIT +3%. EGLE +3%. LYG +3%. Comment!

• Tuesday, March 10, 2009

• 09:03 AM Premarket losers: AVAV -30%. DOW -9%. STEM -8%. GERN -2%. Comment!

• Monday, March 9, 2009

• 16:13 PM As speculated, President Obama lifted restrictions on federal funding for stem-cell research, but promised the door would never be opened to human cloning. GERN +16.5%. STEM +41.3%. ASTM +33.3%. Comment!
• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: GERN +29%. SAY +16%. SGP +12%. F +4%. SNE +4%. Comment!