52 Week Highs and Lows

NYSE

New Highs 38 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      HIGH                VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
Arch Cap Gp 6.75% Pfd C       ARHpC       25.65                3,900 
BB&T Corp                     BBT         32.74              149,021 
Barnes & Noble                BKS         26.00            3,202,649 
BlackRock Mun Inco            BBF         15.40                3,451 
Brookfield Cda Office         BOXC        27.02                1,000 
CBS Corp A                    CBS/A       35.21                  653 
Calpine                       CPN         18.96              327,801 
CapLease Pfd. Series B        LSEpB       25.08                3,565 
Core Labs                     CLB         136.46              23,651 
Dollar General                DG          48.74              165,243 
Education Realty Trust        EDR         11.41                9,316 
F M C Corp                    FMC         112.89              54,257 
Fst Niagara Finl Pfd B        FNFGpB      28.50                  321 
First Pfd Cap Tr IV Secs      FBSpA       20.21                  300 
FortuneBrandsHome&Sec         FBHS        22.64               95,083 
Franklin Universal            FT          7.29                 9,047 
Gap Inc                       GPS         29.01              510,632 
Gartner Inc                   IT          43.85               13,219 
Global Cash Access            GCA         8.71                31,657 
Haemonetics                   HAE         72.00               47,528 
John Hancock Pfd Inc III      HPS         19.23               27,809 
Harman Intl Indus Inc         HAR         52.23              272,969 
Kraft Foods                   KFT         39.88              811,191 
Midstates Petroleum           MPO         16.94               62,642 
Newcastle Inv                 NCT         7.15               137,785 
PPG Industries                PPG         106.40             113,968 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust       PEB         23.94               15,351 
PennyMac Mortgage Inv Tr      PMT         20.25               19,057 
RailAmerica                   RA          23.90               21,536 
Rentech Nitrogen Ptrs LP.     RNF         30.39              159,974 
Sally Beauty Hldgs            SBH         26.90              106,494 
SandRidge Miss Tr II          SDR         23.91               57,721 
Sturm Ruger                   RGR         57.70              244,888 
Sunoco Inc                    SUN         49.50            2,554,800 
Thai Fund Inc                 TTF         16.59                1,617 
Vantiv Inc                    VNTV        22.49               21,725 
Watson Pharma                 WPI         77.73              161,198 
Wisconsin Energy              WEC         36.65               40,300 

New Lows 6 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      LOW                 VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
Accretive Health              AH          9.10               251,393 
Edgen Group Cl A              EDG         8.76               120,350 
Gafisa                        GFA         3.75               210,182 
Heckmann                      HEK         3.79               446,226 
KT Crp ADS                    KT          12.82              124,887 
LDK Solar ADS                 LDK         2.54               727,482

NASDAQ

New Highs 51 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      HIGH                VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
ASB Bancorp                   ASBB        13.32                  100 
Acorn Energy                  ACFN        12.49               45,294 
America First                 ATAX        5.89                25,719 
Amer Cap Agency Pfd A         AGNCP       25.55                8,124 
AmeriServ Fincl               ASRV        2.98                 5,000 
Biogen Idec                   BIIB        134.21              76,116 
Casey's General Stores        CASY        57.68                9,922 
ClearSign Combustion          CLIR        6.57                15,400 
Conceptus                     CPTS        17.40              279,929 
CoStar Group                  CSGP        73.65                9,122 
Crimson Exploration           CXPO        5.44                34,766 
Cynosure  (Cl A)              CYNO        22.18               29,471 
Dentsply Intl                 XRAY        41.38               88,363 
Dollar Tree                   DLTR        102.52              53,950 
Eastern Co                    EML         25.00                  249 
eBay                          EBAY        41.96            1,957,964 
Female Health                 FHCO        5.73                 4,936 
First Merchants               FRME        12.45                7,700 
Fresh Market                  TFM         54.97               22,920 
Harleysville Savss Fincl      HARL        19.20                4,300 
Henry Schein                  HSIC        77.72               10,379 
Hibbett Sports                HIBB        60.00               17,516 
ICU Medical                   ICUI        52.98                1,366 
Incyte                        INCY        23.15              176,193 
iShrNasdaqBiotch              IBB         126.65               7,307 
Jacksonville Bancorp          JXSB        16.50                  400 
Linktone   (ADS)              LTON        1.63                11,100 
Luminex                       LMNX        24.95               32,255 
M B T Fincl                   MBTF        3.70                50,269 
MWI Veterinary Supply         MWIV        94.99                1,320 
Maxim Intgrtd Prod            MXIM        30.00              161,076 
Methanex                      MEOH        35.52               33,501 
MidWestOne Fincl Group        MOFG        20.93                  676 
Myriad Genetics               MYGN        26.79               18,669 
Patrick Industries            PATK        13.40               28,252 
Peoples Bancorp  (Ohio)       PEBO        18.82                  400 
ProShs Ult Nsdq Biotech       BIB         100.33                 254 
Retalix                       RTLX        21.25                9,699 
SBA Comm                      SBAC        54.27               84,157 
Saia                          SAIA        18.90               35,943 
Santarus                      SNTS        6.37                37,132 
Spirit Airlines               SAVE        24.23               73,757 
Synergy Pharmaceuticals       SGYP        6.12                59,549 
Synergy Pharms Wt             SGYPW       3.30                 1,281 
TGC Inds                      TGE         11.70              102,093 
Texas Capital Bancshares      TCBI        38.65               32,856 
Trinity Biotech PLC (ADS)     TRIB        11.75                3,425 
Utd Natural Foods             UNFI        50.40                2,984 
Universal Forest Products     UFPI        38.62                7,503 
Washington Federal            WAFD        17.77               15,698 
Wilshire Bancorp              WIBC        5.44                46,502 

New Lows 6 

COMPANY                       SYMBOL      LOW                 VOLUME 
-------                       ------      ----                ------ 
CD Intl Ents                  CDII        0.26               167,402 
China Yida Hldg Co            CNYD        1.31                 4,900 
Federal-Mogul                 FDML        12.62               65,814 
Perfumania Holdings           PERF        7.66                20,133 
Proofpoint                    PFPT        13.00                4,682 
SMART Technologies            SMT         2.57                14,550

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S&P A/D Lines

NASDAQ A/D Lines

-CALLS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
BAC        1/19/13          10.0000        1818            0.5000      dn 0.0500 
AAPL       5/4/12          600.0000        1409            4.5000      dn 6.2500 
AAPL       5/19/12         600.0000        1239           10.5500      dn 7.7500 
DAL        5/19/12          11.0000        1238            0.4000      up 0.1100 
INTC       6/16/12          28.0000        1175            0.9000      up 0.0000 
BRCM       5/19/12          37.0000         995            1.1400      dn 0.0100 
MRK        5/19/12          40.0000         989            0.2400      up 0.1900 
BKS        7/21/12          15.0000         948            8.7000      up 7.5500 
EMN        9/22/12          52.5000         851            4.4000      dn 0.4000 
SUN        6/16/12          50.0000         768            0.9500      up 0.9100 

 -PUTS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
RIMM       5/4/12           14.0000        1194            0.2600      dn 0.0700 
HOLX       5/19/12          20.0000         976            0.8100      up 0.3100 
IAG        1/19/13          11.0000         972            1.2000      up 0.1000 
GRPN       1/18/14           3.0000         903            0.5000      dn 0.3000 
AAPL       5/4/12          595.0000         886           11.5000      up 5.8500 
KO         5/19/12          77.5000         881            1.3600      up 0.0000 
GNC        6/16/12          35.0000         877            1.2000      up 0.8500 
PG         5/19/12          65.0000         854            1.5400      up 0.4900 
AAPL       5/4/12          590.0000         775            9.3000      up 5.1500 
BAC        5/19/12           8.0000         768            0.2000      up 0.0300 

 -VOLUME- 
 CALLS      PUTS           TOTAL 
224201    206501        430702

-CALLS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
MRVL       5/19/12         15.0000         248            0.4200      up 0.0200 
NVDA       5/4/12          15.0000         200            0.0100      dn 0.0100 
GRPN       5/4/12          15.0000         200            0.0200      dn 0.0300 
MRVL       6/16/12         15.0000         172            0.7000      dn 0.0300 
GS         5/4/12         120.0000         120            0.0800      dn 0.0700 
GS         5/4/12         125.0000         120            0.0500      up 0.0000 
AAPL       5/4/12         600.0000         113            5.0000      dn 5.7500 
AA         6/16/12         10.0000         106            0.2600      dn 0.0300 
AAPL       5/4/12         590.0000         102            8.9500      dn 8.0000 
NFLX       5/4/12          95.0000         100            0.1100      dn 0.5700 

 -PUTS- 
OPTION    EXP.DATE       STRIKE PRC.     VOLUME        LAST S/PRC.    NET CHANGE 
BAC        5/4/12           8.0000         410            0.0700      up 0.0100 
NVDA       5/4/12          11.0000         200            0.0100      dn 0.0100 
MRVL       5/19/12         15.0000         164            0.6000      up 0.0900 
C          6/16/12         33.0000         160            1.5200      up 0.1400 
GS         5/4/12         110.0000         122            0.2500      dn 0.0800 
GS         5/4/12         105.0000         120            0.1000      up 0.0100 
WMT        9/22/12         57.5000         100            2.2500      up 0.0700 
NFLX       5/4/12          70.0000         100            0.2700      up 0.1600 
NFLX       5/4/12          75.0000         100            0.5400      up 0.2500 
NVDA       5/4/12          10.0000         100            0.0200      up 0.0000 

 -VOLUME- 
   CALLS      PUTS           TOTAL 
   14317     13476           27793

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People still working need to get there, but #OWS plans to at least delay their arrival come tomorrow…

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“The global economy is mired in a “late Great Depression” despite central bank stimulus policies, says Yale economist and author Robert Shiller.

“Our whole economy has been affected by variations in confidence. Central banks are sort of trusted, but the actions they have often affect people’s confidence by appearance rather than substance. We’re not in the most trusting mood now,” Shiller tells CNBC.

The Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England have propped up their respective economies via liquidity injections known as quantitative easing, tools designed to spur recovery but dubbed by critics as printing money out of thin air.

He says the world is in a “new age of austerity.”

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“(Reuters) – Cellphone maker Nokia is in talks to sell its UK luxury subsidiary Vertu, which hand makes some of the world’s most expensive mobile phones, a source familiar with the company’s strategy said on Monday.

Earlier the Financial Times reported that talks with private equity group Permira were at an advanced stage on a possible sale which would raise about 200 million euros ($265 million)….”

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$SOHU guided lower and as a result trades lower in premarket…

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Cost are rising in unlikely places due to obesity in America….

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“Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Ratings Services announced on Monday that it had lowered the credit rating of 16 Spanish banks. The downgrade came ahead of an announcement of Spain’s first quarter GDP figures, which showed the country had fallen back into recession….”

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Gapping up

DMD +49%, SUN +22.2%, MNKD +7.1%, CY +2.9%, HUM +1.7%, VLO +1.5%, VE +1.2%,

LIFE +0.8%, WCRX +0.6%,  AZN +1% , KFT +0.9%,  SAIA +1.2%, DG +1.8%, AMRN +2.5% ,

SD +3.7% , SCHL +10.4%, HOLX +1.3%, ECA +2.2%, COG +2.1%, TSO +1.9%, CHK +1.9% ,

HFC +0.9%, WNR +0.7%, BKS +72.1% ,  IOC +6.8%,  MDRX +4.4%, CY +2.9%, EBAY +1.1%

Gapping down

LDK -11.1%, CS -5.4%, GOLD -1.5%, TOT -1.4%, AMZN -0.8%, PLX -3.6% ,  SHFL -2.6%,

PAY -2.1% , GNC -3.6%, DB -1.7%, UBS -1.1%, BCS -0.9%, SOHU -4.9%, HUM -3.7%, TEN -1.4%,

BUD-1.1%

“Citigroup upgrades British Sky Broadcasting from neutral to buy

Goldman Sachs upgrades India’s biggest real estate developer DLF to buy fro neutral

Canaccord said Rovi Corporation (ROVI : NASDAQ) is still a buy and upped its target pric to $48″

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DPM, XOM, HES, GM, HOME, MRK, MYL

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“LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Humana Inc. said Monday that its first-quarter profit fell 21 percent as the health insurer paid out more in claims and bolstered spending in anticipation of growth in its lucrativeMedicare Advantage membership.

The Louisville-based company nudged up its earnings expectations for the full year to a range of $7.55 to $7.75 per share, up from its prior forecast of $7.50 to $7.70 per share.

But the first-quarter results and the increased forecast were short of Wall Street expectations. Its shares fell more than 2 percent in premarket trading….”

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“BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Medical device maker Hologic Inc. said Monday that it will buy diagnostic test maker Gen-Probe for about $3.72 billion in an all-cash deal.

Bedford, Mass.-based Hologic will pay $82.75 for each Gen-Probe share.

The price represents a 20 percent premium ….”

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“Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) agreed to buy Sunoco Inc. (SUN), a pipeline and gasoline station owner, for $5.3 billion in shares and cash to add oil terminals and transportation assets.

Energy Transfer, a Dallas-based natural-gas pipeline owner, will pay $25 in cash and 0.5245 shares for each Sunoco share, giving Sunoco investors $50.13 a share, according to a statement today. Energy Transfer is paying a 23 percent premium above the April 27 closing price for Sunoco. That’s less than the 48 percent average premium of 97 deals in the pipeline sector in North America in the past 12 months, according to data compiled by Bloomberg….”

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“German retail sales rebounded in March as declining unemployment, slowing inflation and higher wages bolstered households’ purchasing power.

Sales, adjusted for inflation and seasonal swings, rose 0.8 percent from February, when they fell a revised 0.9 percent, the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden said today. Economists forecast a gain of 1 percent, the median of 26 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey showed. Sales increased 2.3 percent from a year earlier…”

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