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The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Thursday, August 29
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 12:45pm | 783There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful or just down right comical. 1. Ian Estepan Ian Estepan ( @ianestepan ) tweeted out this morning about the latest...
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The Top 10 Financial Tweets For Tuesday, August 20
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 12:13pm | 792There are millions of tweets written every day. Benzinga sifts through the maelstrom of information to find the ten best tweets of the day that are either informative, insightful or just down right comical. 1. Bloomberg Commodities News Bloomberg Commodities News ( @BNCommodities ) tweeted out this...
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EXCLUSIVE: CEO of Vringo on Effect of Internet Articles and Share Price
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 3:47pm | 319As many investors know, internet articles, especially on Seeking Alpha, have had the ability to move shares of Vringo (NASDAQ: VRNG) at an unprecedented level. Almost 85 percent of Vringo shares are owned by retail traders, meaning a lot of investors are relying on speculative information....
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Seeking Alpha Article Spikes Micro-Cap Biotech Name EDAP
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 4:03pm | 202Shares of EDAP TMS S.A. (NASDAQ: EDAP) are spiking on Monday after a Seeking Alpha article suggested that the stock is undervalued. The French biotechnology concern, with a market-cap of only $50 million, is small by most measures, but the stock is already up 83 percent in 2013. On Monday, EDAP...
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Zynga Pops, Then Drops on Facebook M&A Rumors
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 1:23pm | 331Shares of social gaming company Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) experienced a wild ride during Monday's trading session after rumors circulated that Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) may be looking to acquire the gaming company. According to Seeking Alpha, Facebook could acquire Zynga because the price is attractive....
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The Opko Health Battle: High Short Interest with Heavy Insider Buying
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 7:49pm | 2343In the hyper-competitive biotech space, mid-cap name Opko Health (NYSE: OPK) is a classic battleground stock. The company's unorthodox structure, which houses a myriad of diverse, speculative, and complicated business lines, has led to wildly varying estimates of the stock's proper value. As a...
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Seeking Alpha Article Triggers Sell-Off in ZAGG Before Earnings
Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 4:12pm | 367A detailed Seeking Alpha article suggesting that small-cap company Zagg, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZAGG) may be inflating their sales numbers sent the stock plunging at the open on Thursday. After opening the session at $12.58, ZAGG fell all the way to a low of $10.84. The stock has since recovered, but is...
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Yesterday's Strength in FX Energy is Likely Attributed to Positive Seeking Alpha Article
Friday, February 24, 2012 - 11:52am | 11Read more here.
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Silvercorp Fights Off Short Seller Accusations
Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 12:49pm | 598Earlier this week, Silvercorp Metals (NYSE: SVM) announced their lawyers are now working with Deer Consumer Products (NASDAQ: DEER)—another Chinese company that has recently seen its share price drop on short seller fraud allegations—to fight against (what the company characterizes as) "false"...
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Thursday's Top Percentage Gainers and Losers
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 2:37pm | 1007Best 1) Caliper Life Sciences (NASDAQ: CALP): Shares of Caliper Life Sciences are currently trading up 41% from yesterday's close to $10.41. The company will be acquired by PerkinElmer (NYSE: PKI) for $10.50 per share. The deal is valued at $600 million. 2) Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:...
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Paychex a Possible Buyout Candidate, According to Seeking Alpha Blog
Monday, September 5, 2011 - 3:51pm | 65Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) may be ready for a takeover, according to a Seeking Alpha blog. The blog mentions the company's Chairman and 3-time New York gubernatorial candidate, Tom Golisano, may be ready for retirement. Warren Buffet is mentioned as a possible buyer. Read the complete blog here.
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The GeoTeam Publishes Fraud Call on Zhongpin
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 10:56am | 214On Wednesday, The GeoTeam published a report on Zhongpin (NASDAQ: HOGS), a reverse-merger Chinese pork company. In the report, GeoTeam alleges that the company has overstated its income and has deceptive financial filings. GeoTeam writes, "Over 6 years HOGS' revenue has increased 20 fold (2,000...
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Absaroka Capital Management Questions Lihua International
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 1:14pm | 236In a Seeking Alpha post on August 1st, Absaroka Capital Management raised questions regarding Lihua International (NASDAQ: LIWA). ACM cites questions in regards to management, writing, "Danyang Huaying Resource Recycling, a company that is registered at the same address as Lihua, also provides a...
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Zillow Increases Proposed IPO Deal Size -SeekingAlpha
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 11:52am | 38Zillow (NASDAQ: Z), online real estate marketplace, raised the proposed deal size for its upcoming IPO on Friday. The Seattle, Washington,-based company now plans to raise $59 million by offering 3.5 million shares at a price range of $16 to $18.
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The Curious Case of Harbin Electric
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 3:54pm | 704It has been a wild month for shares of Harbin Electric (NASDAQ: HRBN). The company, which designs, manufactures, supplies, and services electric motors in the People's Republic of China, has been the target of much scrutiny, as allegations of fraud have run rampant, wreaking havoc on share prices...