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After-Hours Watch List Scorecard: TTWO, ULTA, FNSR, SEAC

Here's how the stocks on Wednesday's After-Hours Watch List performed during today's regular session. AFTER HOURS REGULAR SESSION TTWO: +12.9% +7.3% ULTA: +9.3% +18.3% FNSR: +11.6% +14.6% SEAC: -17.4% -15.6%

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AMR Corp's American Airlines Says August Traffic, Capacity Rise - Shares Flat in After-Hours

Parent AMR Corp. (AMR) reports August traffic at American Airlines rose 3.1% to 11.51 billion revenue passenger miles from 11.17 billion a year ago. A revenue passenger mile equals one passenger flown one mile. August capacity also increased by 3.2% to 13.61 billion available seat miles. Load fac...

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MidnightTrader's Analyst Notebook: DRIV

Digital River (DRIV) closed the regular session down 0.2%, reversing its premarket gain of 3.7%. Wedbush reportedly upgraded DRIV to Outperform from Neutral this morning and hiked its price target to $36 from $28 per share. In six analyst actions MidnightTrader has tracked between the sessions, D...

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MidnightTrader's Analyst Notebook: MFE

McAfee (MFE) closed up 0.2%, just up from unchanged during the premarket session. MFE was reportedly downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Cowen this morning. In six analyst-driven pre-market moves MidnightTrader has tracked, MFE has seen a wider follow-on regular session move in the same dire...

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Closing Update: Stocks Gain for Fourth Day, Up for Week as Jobs Picture Not as Worrisome as Feared

-DJIA up 127.8 (1.2%) to 10,448 -S&P 500 up 14.4 (1.3%) to 1,105 -Nasdaq up 33.7 (1.5%) to 2,234 GLOBAL SENTIMENT Hang Seng up 0.49% Nikkei up 0.57% FTSE up 1.06% UPSIDE MOVERS (+) TTWO continued evening jump that followed surprise profit. (+) FNSR continued evening jump that followed b...

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TSX Edges Higher Near Close - Eighth Consecutive Advance for Stocks

The S&P/TSX Composite Index got a late push and finished Friday's session slightly higher after another early rally faded as the session advanced. Copper and other basic material producers were higher, picking up strength after encouraging jobs data from the United States dampened fears of a doub...

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TSXV Most Actively Traded

The most actively traded on the S&P TSX Venture Composte Index are: GCM-WT.V, unchanged. EZ.V, -5.7%. ADD.V, unchanged. SUP.V, +12.7%. DIA.V, unchanged. ATC.V, +20%.

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Stocks Close Solidly Higher After Late Surge, Up Around 3% for Week

The major stock averages close preliminarily up 1.2%-1.5% Friday, making another charge toward the session high late in the day. Stocks shot higher initially on a better-than-expected August jobs report, but pared that gain on disappointing service-sector data and as jobs report analysis painted ...

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TSX Most Actively Traded

The most actively traded on the S&P TSX Composite Index were: AND.TO, +45.1%. XIU.TO, +0.1%. HNU.TO, +5.7%. K.TO, +1.1%. MFC.TO, +2.9%. BBD-B.TO, +0.8%. MNB.TO, +1.8%.

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Slightly Better Than Even Chance of Rate Rise Next Week: Report

Market data indicate a slightly better-than-even chance Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney will increase the official short-term interest rate to 1% on September 8.

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Forecast Report Update: ULTA Long Play Nets 10% Gain

In last evening's Forecast Report, Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance (ULTA) signaled a potentially attractive long entry point for early Friday at 24 to 24.20. In pre-market trading, the stock ranged between 24 and 25.25. A move in at 24, measured to the day-session high of 26.42, is a 10% winner...

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TMX Group Up Over 1% As Regulators Reported to be Investigating Alternative Trading Platform

TMX Group Inc., owner of the TSX stock exchange, was up about 2% during much of Friday's session following reports that Canadian stock regulators may be investigating an alternative trading platform co-owned by many of the country's largest brokerages. The Globe and Mail newspaper says letters we...

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Forecast Report Update: FNSR Long Play Up 6%

In last evening's Forecast Report, Finisar (FNSR) indicated a potential long play for early Wednesday with an entry point near 14.60 to 14.85, even up to the 15.05 area. In pre-market trading, the stock ranged between 15.04 and 15.56, mostly above our target. But for traders who moved in at the b...

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Forecast Report Update: TTWO Long Play Up 3.5%

In last evening's Forecast Report, Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) signaled an attractive entry point for longs might emerge early Friday in the 9.90 to 10 range. In pre-market trading, the stock ranged between 9.84 and 10.35. A buy around 9.90, as measured to the day-session high of 10.25, ...

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