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WALL STREET 411’s “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly” TUES 1-24-12

evaluvest — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:06:52 +0000

THE GOOD

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares ACHN -8.47% rose 16% after Piper Jaffray said it is a likely acquisition target.

BioLineRx Ltd. BLRX +69.30% after the Israeli drug developer came to an agreement with France’s Genoscience to develop and market a hepatitis-C treatment.

Coach Inc. shares COH +0.46% gained 6.1% after luxury handbag maker reported 2nd-quarter results ahead of consensus estimates.

EMC Corp. shares EMC +7.25% rose 6.8% after data-storage provider reported 4th-qrtr earnings & revenue above expectations.

Quest Diagnostics Inc. shares DGX -1.81% climbed 7% after medical-lab operator reported 4th-quarter earnings exceeded expectations.

VMware Inc. shares VMW +0.68% gained 8.2% a day after software maker reported 4th-quarter profit above expectations.

THE BAD

Rubicon Technology Inc.’s RBCN -8.63% shares fell 7.6% after a downgrade of the crystalline-products maker to hold from buy.

Zions Bancorp shares ZION -7.31% dropped 7.8%. also on a downgrade.

THE UGLY

InterDigital Inc. shares IDCC +0.33% plummeted 19% a day after the developer of wireless technology said board of directors finished its review of a potential sale.

P4 Market Analyzer Update

evaluvest — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:17:13 +0000

Our P4 Market Analyzer remains in the highly overbought realm. The P4 is telling us all to keep our powder dry for now and/or use protective strategies in our positions. The Market Analyzer has a long storied history of success and is an excellent confirmation tool to consider in trading strategies.

WS411 RADIO: ON AIR, ONLINE & ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE

evaluvest — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:10:39 +0000

ON AIR: 810AM M-F 5-6pm

ONLINE: tiny.cc/WallStreet411

ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE: tiny.cc/ForYourMobileDevice

NEWS: DOW Stock McDonald’s (MCD) Beats Earnings

evaluvest — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:56:38 +0000

http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/earnings/story/2012-01-24/mcdonalds-4q-earnings/52764718/1

We have discussed McDonald’s a lot as one of two stocks that made up over half the gain in the DOW 30 last year. IBM was the other. This is interesting long term for the DOW this year as well.

WALL STREET 411’s “The Good, The Bad & The Ugly” MON 1-23-12

evaluvest — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:15:23 +0000

THE GOOD

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) up 6.3% today after the natural-gas producer said it plans to reduce dry-gas drilling activity by 50% and curtail its gas production by about 8% after a drop in natural-gas prices.

PetMed Express (PETS) gained 11% on a surprise third-quarter profit increase with revenue UP 12% on a 29% surge in orders.

THE BAD

Research in Motion (RIMM) fell 8.5% after the BlackBerry maker’s co-CEO said they would step down. Thorsten Heins, one of two prior CEOs, is expected to be named CEO.

Fifth Street Finance (FSC) lost 5.1% after the company launched a public sale of 10 million shares of common stock.

Halliburton (HAL) fell 2.1% after the oil-services company reported 4th-quarter earnings that matched estimates.

THE UGLY

Netflix (NFLX) dropped 6.3% to lead declines in the S&P 500 after the company had some management changes.