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LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. - February 13, 2012 (Investorideas.com Newswire) BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX) today announced that Stephen M. Simes, BioSante's president & CEO will present a corporate update at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10:30 am EST in New York City.  

Style Outperformer:Small-Cap Value +.89%Sector Outperformers: 1) Biotech +1.89% 2) Homebuilders +1.67% 3) Airlines +1.39%Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume:REGN, THRX, BMA, SAVE, IPGP, LQDT, PCYC, MPEL, WPRT, CLNE, PCLN, DNDN, DBD, CNK, LNG, DAN and RGCStocks With Unusual Call Option Activity: 1) KBR 2) SVNT 3) ARO 4) DTG 5) GSKStocks With Most Positive News Mentions:1) NVDA 2) AMD 3) TSL 4) DBD 5) NOCCharts:ETFs Rising on...  

Style Underperformer:Mid-Cap Value +.49%Sector Underperformers:1) Coal -.80% 2) Gold & Silver -.60% 3) Gaming -.33%Stocks Falling on Unusual Volume:ACI, ABC, CLF, VVUS, RAIL, NTGR, DMND, AVAV, ACOM, PANL, GRPN, CVV, FSLR, WYNN, GPRO, BWLD, LUFK, BPL, SRI and OSKStocks With Unusual Put Option Activity:1) NTAP 2) CLNE 3) WM 4) NKE 5) FOSLStocks With Most Negative News Mentions:1) ACI 2) FSLR 3) BAC 4) X 5) BRCMCharts:ETFs Falling on Unusual...  

The following is a list of companies trading ex-dividend February 14th, which produce some of the best yields on the Street:CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP), paying 20.25 cents with a current yield of 4.3%; Home Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HME), paying 66 cents with a current yield of 4.4%; Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: HR), paying 30 cents with a current yield of 5.7%; and KKR Financial Holdings LLC (NYSE: KFN), paying 18 cents with...  

Below are stocks making major moves in pre-open trading Monday: HIGHER: Regeneron (Nasdaq: REGN) 10% HIGHER; raises 2012 guidance Diebold (NYSE: DBD) 10% HIGHER; tops Q4 views, guides above the Street SeraCare Life (Nasdaq: SRLS) 10% HIGHER; Acquired for $4/share Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL) 10% HIGHER; upgraded MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD) 5% HIGHER; new Buy rating Amarin (Nasdaq: AMRN) 4% HIGHER; Says FDA Panel Meeting Will Not Be...  

The Cato Corp. saw its shares jump 2.25 percent in value Monday on a day of mixed results for Charlotte stocks. The retail chain (NYSE:CATO) closed at $28.63, up 63 cents. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 73 points Monday to close at 12,799. These stocks gained value: •Bank of America Corp. (NYSE:BAC) closed at $8.25, up 18 cents. •Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) closed at $30.62, up 36 cents. •SPX Corp. (NYSE:SPW) closed at $76.19, up...  

DUBLIN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) today announced the declaration of its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share, payable on March 15, 2012 to stockholders of record as of March 1, 2012. As of Jan. 1, 2012, the Company had approximately 390 million shares of common stock outstanding. Company to Release Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Earnings on March 1 The Company will release its audited financial...  

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: Before The Market Opens Economic: 8:30am ESTRetail Sales - Street sees 0.8% Retail Sales: ex. Auto - Street sees 0.5% Export Prices: ex.Ag - no Street consensus Import Prices: ex. Oil - no Street consensusEarnings: ACI Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACIW) - consensus EPS $0.69 AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVEO) - consensus loss $0.61...  

Earnings season is starting to slow down a bit but we will still have some sector-moving earnings reports from major companies.  24/7 Wall St. has prepared earnings previews for the following companies: Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (NYSE: CRL); Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM); Nordic American Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: NAT); Rackspace Hosting Inc. (NYSE: RAX); Avon Products, [...]  

BloombergTokyo Tackles Trading GlitchWall Street JournalOn top of common stocks, the 241 issues suspended include exchange-traded funds and real estate investment trusts. The halt in trading of some stocks is being caused by a glitch in one of the eight servers the TSE uses for stock data distribution, ...Japan Stocks Rise as Manufacturing Gains in U.S., Europe Boost ConfidenceBloombergJapanese Stocks Gain on Manufacturing Growth in US...  

WISC MadisonEurope Stocks RiseWall Street JournalEuropean equities have had their best start to the year since 1998 and US stocks managed to record their largest January gains in 15 years. Deutsche Bank's strategists noted that the Stoxx Europe 600 index has generated a total return of more than 4% ...Stocks advance to a six month highIrish Timesall 156 news articles »  

Boston.comA look at how some IPO stocks have faredBoston.comBelow is a look at how the stocks of some recently public companies are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely. -- Zynga Inc., developer of online games, first day of trading on Dec.Is Facebook a wise investment?CTV.caFacebook Picks Morgan Stanley to Lead IPOBloombergall 5,153 news articles »  

USA TODAYInsider stock trading measure heads to SenateSan Francisco Chronicle(02-01) 16:22 PST Washington -- As early as Thursday, the Senate may pass a bill that would clarify an existing ban on insider stock trading by members of Congress and require faster disclosure of stock trades on a searchable public website.Insider trading bill may scrutinize Obama administrationCNN (blog)Senators: We shouldn't buy and sell stocksCBS NewsCongressional...  

The Star-Ledger - NJ.comStocks Best Start Since '94 Tops Commodities on US ReboundBusinessWeek“People expected things to be much worse,” David Goerz, chief investment officer at Highmark Capital Management Inc., said in a telephone interview from San Francisco. His firm oversees $17 billion. “The positive economic surprises changed investors' ...Stocks Gain While Dollar, Treasuries Retreat on ManufacturingSan Francisco ChronicleUS stocks erase...  

USA TODAYStocks rise as manufacturing data raises optimism about economic improvement ...Washington Post“This is a market that is hungry for good news, and when it gets it, it responds very positively,” said Alan Gayle, senior investment strategist for RidgeWorth Investments. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 83.55 points, or 0.7 percent, ...Stocks Continue Surprising RallyWall Street JournalUS stocks rise on global manufacturing...