Market Currents

• Thursday, November 19, 2009

• 12:15 PM Chinese solar companies, including Trina Solar (TSL +2.9%), Suntech Power Holdings (STP +4.2%) and Canadian Solar (CSIQ +4.2%) are ramping up production, by as much as 40%, as their earnings are beating expectations. "During the downturn these guys did a really good job taking their foot off the pedal," says a Lazard analyst. Comment!
• 07:32 AM Suntech Power (STP): Q3 EPS of $0.16 beats by $0.08. Revenue of $473M (-20.4%) vs. $427M. Shares +3.5% premarket. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable premarket earnings: BKE, DKS, GME, HP, PDCO, PLCE, ROST, SHLD, STP, TSL, WSM Comment!

• Monday, November 16, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: NABI +33%. IBKC +23%. NLST +16%. S +8%. ABK +6%. STP +6%. SOL +6%. FRO +5%. RTP +4%. QTWW +4%. C +4%. MT +4%. HL +4%. RFMD +4%. RCL +4%. SNV +4%. MGM +4%.
  Losers: TBV -22%. ADY -19%. PWRD -5%. AIB -5%. BZH -5%. TRW -4%. IRE -4%. Comment!

• Tuesday, September 8, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: CBY +42%. ORH +25%. HMY +9%. NG +8%. STM +7%. GFI +7%. LTXC +7%. SLT +6%. AUO +6%. NXG +6%. HL +6%. VICL +6%. LYG +6%. CCL +6%. STP +6%. ALV +6%. EGO +6%. NGD +5%. LVS +5%. PAL +5%. PHG +5%. AUG +5%. NOK +5%. MT +5%. MPEL +5%. BHP +5%. GE +5%. ING +4%. GBG +4%. YGE +4%. MU +4%. RMBS +4%. GSS +4%. FNM +4%. ALU +4%. JASO +4%. FCX +4%. NVAX +4%.
  Losers: OSIR -40%. KFT -5%. MCO -5%. AIG -4%. Comment!

• Thursday, August 20, 2009

• 07:10 AM Suntech Power (STP): Q2 EPS of $0.06 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $321M (+2%) vs. $343M. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: BKE, BKS, DKS, GME, HNZ, PDCO, RGS, ROST, SHLD, STP Comment!

• Wednesday, August 19, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: LZB +13%. PRX +4%.
  Losers: YGE -10%. RTK -6%. AXL -5%. YRCW -4%. FNM -4%. DE -5%. HL -4%. AA -4%. STP -4%. ABK -4%. LVS -4%. AIB -4%. SOLF -4%. Comment!

• Monday, August 3, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: AXL +15%. INO +12%. ONTY +11%. VHC +11%. BIF +9%. SVA +9%. DAN +9%. KFN +9%. VICL +8%. RBS +7%. F +7%. HUM +7%. NVAX +6%. BCS +6%. SOL +6%. HBC +6%. ERX +6%. ZQK +6%. RCL +5%. TGB +5%. FRO +5%. NXG +5%. WEN +5%. UBS +5%. EBAY +5%. FIG +5%. AKS +5%. FITB +5%. ALU +4%. TSN +4%. YGE +4%. AIB +4%. MT +4%. KEY +4%. STP +4%. FCX +4%. ELN +4%.
  Losers: HURN -73%. SVNT -25%. Comment!

• Friday, July 31, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: SGY +7%. IRE +6%. CNO +6%. AIB +5%. UBS +5%.
  Losers: LVS -10%. E -6%. STP -4%. LDK -4%. Comment!

• Friday, July 24, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: CIT +26%. CNW +8%. RSH +5%. STP +5%. IR +5%. SOL +5%. LDK +4%.
  Losers: MSFT -8%. WFR -7%. AXP -5%. COF -4%. Comment!

• Monday, July 13, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: CYTR +14%. OSIP +8%. CPHD +6%. AIG +6%. HBAN +6%. STP +6%. JASO +5%. PHG +5%. CTIC +4%. BAC +4%. DAN +4%. GS +4%. DFS +4%. FITB +4%.
  Losers: BEAT -34%. CIT -16%. Comment!

• Monday, July 6, 2009

• 08:40 AM Suntech Power (STP), the world’s largest maker of silicon solar panels, expects China to generate up to 20% of its sales within three years vs. 2% today. "China, once it decides to do something, it happens very quickly. I think with solar it will be similar." Comment!

• Tuesday, June 9, 2009

• 09:11 AM Premarket gainers: MRNA +102%. FCEL +28%. SAY +18%. TXN +7%. CSUN +7%. VVUS +6%. SOL +6%. RFMD +6%. FRO +6%. ADCT +6%. TC + 6%. CSUN +5%. STP +5%. ETFC +5%.
  Losers: ZQK -15%. NAV -10%. ANPI -5%. Comment!

• Thursday, May 21, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: SMRT +36%. DDUP +33%. TSRA +29%. VICL +20%. BPI +14%. BRCD +10%. CSIQ +8%. GM +7%. PLAB +7%. THC +6%. NCS +4%. HEB +4%.
  Losers: ZZ -36%. ESLR -19%. RF -17%. MF -12%. HOTT -12%. GME -11%. PETM -7%. LEA -9%. STP -7%. FITB -6%. HBAN -6%. HTZ -6%. OCNF -5%. DPTR -4%. PCX -4% Comment!
• 06:32 AM Suntech Power (STP): Q1 EPS of $0.01 vs. consensus of -$0.06. Revenue of $316M (-27.4%) vs. $351M. (PR) Comment!