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DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) is challenging the $7.00-mark again this morning.  Some of this move is being tied to part of the Baltic Dry index, but shares were actually very active yesterday as well with a gain of more than $0.50 to $6.77 on 31 million shares.  At 9:07 AM EST we have seen 755,000 [...]

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is screaming higher after settling its claims with Intel.  The move is so much you have to wonder if it will stick.  The basic terms are: AMD and Intel obtain patent rights from a new 5-year cross license agreement, Intel and AMD will give up any claims of breach [...]

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is getting roasted on its own this morning after earnings and guidance.  The company reported earnings ahead of estimates but guidance was not what everyone wanted to see to justify the valuations.   It sees $0.11 to $0.15 EPS on 61 to 66% sales growth.  Analysts were at $0.19.  [...]

JDS Uniphase Corp. (NASDAQ: JDSU) is riding the 3Com coattails this morning.  We already noted this week from OptionsHawk.com how JDSU was being tossed around as a potential buyout candidate in the options trading.  There might be many hurdles in that, but shares at 8:51 AM EST have seen 132,000 shares trade hands and the [...]

3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) is setting multi-year record trading volume for this particular stock even from its prior merger. You know the news, but the stock at 8:45 AM EST has already traded 46.3 million shares versus ‘only’ 16 million in the after-hours session alone just last night.  Back on FEB 20 2008 it had [...]

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRCD) is getting spanked now that H-P is buying 3Com rather than it.  We have also seen downgrades from Piper Jaffray, ThinkEquity, and Lazard.  At 8:35 AM EST we have already seen 3.8 million shares trade hands and the stock is down some 10% at $8.31.  We would watch options [...]