Midday Gainers: Intermune Doubles; Tekmira Advances to Record High; Diamond Rock Hits 6-Year High

InterMune (NASDAQ:ITMN) more than doubled Tuesday to its highest value since May 2011 after saying data from a phase 3 trial showed its Pirfenidone drug significantly reduced the progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Near midday, ITMN had jumped 126.6% at $31.63 per share in recent trading. Earlier it hit $37.22. Also, significant treatment effects were demonstrated on both of the key secondary endpoints of six-minute … Continue reading Midday Gainers: Intermune Doubles; Tekmira Advances to Record High; Diamond Rock Hits 6-Year High

Aircastle (NYSE:AYR) Q4 Results Top Expectations; Bloomin Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) Beats Street

Aircastle (NYSE:AYR) reported Q4 earnings and sales that topped analysts expectations and struck a deal worth $900 million to buy eight Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from LATAM Airlines Group and then to lease them back. The buyer, leaser and seller of aircraft back to commercial airlines said adjusted net income rose to $0.68 per share from $0.52 the year earlier, coming in well ahead of the … Continue reading Aircastle (NYSE:AYR) Q4 Results Top Expectations; Bloomin Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) Beats Street

Morning Movers – TMUS, TSLS, IMUC

Telecommunications company T-Mobile, US Inc. (NYSE:TMUS) reports a Q4 2013 loss of $19 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, which would have been better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $(0.13). In the same period last year, the company had a profit of $42 million, or $(0.01) per diluted share. Revenues totaled $6.9 billion versus $4.9 billion in the prior-year period. T-Mobile ended the fourth … Continue reading Morning Movers – TMUS, TSLS, IMUC

Pre-Market Movers: Home Depot (NYSE:HD), GE (NYSE:GE), Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR)

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) reported Q4 sales shy of expectations Tuesday morning while also beating on EPS and hiking its dividend. Home Depot has just favored a long-term reversal pattern between the sessions, cutting back or reversing course in the following regular sessions after 20 of the last 36 pre-market earnings events we’ve tracked. Looking deeper into the performance data, HD is recently favoring the long … Continue reading Pre-Market Movers: Home Depot (NYSE:HD), GE (NYSE:GE), Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR)

After-Hours Market Movers – Zulily (NASDAQ:ZU), Haverty Furniture (NYSE: HVT), Oil Tanking Partners (NYSE:OILT)

Zulily (NASDAQ:ZU) is higher in after hours trading after the e-commerce company reported better-than-expected financial results for Q4, and issued revenue guidance for Q1 above estimates and for fiscal 2014 in line with forecasts. Shares are up 9.71% at $47, with a 52-week range of $34.19 – $44.96. ZU reported Q4 earnings of $0.10 per share, ex one-time items, compared with the prior-year period’s $0.03 … Continue reading After-Hours Market Movers – Zulily (NASDAQ:ZU), Haverty Furniture (NYSE: HVT), Oil Tanking Partners (NYSE:OILT)

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Oculus Innovative Sciences (NASDQ:OCLS) Drops 9% Pre-Bell; Celsion (NASDAQ:CLSN) up 6%

Shares in Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. (NASDQ:OCLS) fell more than 9% pre-market Monday after the company said it will sell 450,620 units to two institutional investors for $3.00 each.  The units will be made up of common stock, and Series A and Series B warrants. The company will raise about $1.35 million gross from the sale for general corporate purposes. The Series A warrants carry the … Continue reading Oculus Innovative Sciences (NASDQ:OCLS) Drops 9% Pre-Bell; Celsion (NASDAQ:CLSN) up 6%