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Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Gains on Reports it’s Considering Offering Free Music to Prime Customers

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock rose 1.2% on Friday on a report saying the online reis investigating giving its Prime subscription customers free music as it does with movies and television shows. Tech news site Recode reports industry sources say the online retailer is engaged in serious talks with big music labels as the company considers rolling out a Spotify-like music service to be offered to Prime … Continue reading Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) Gains on Reports it’s Considering Offering Free Music to Prime Customers

Afternoon Investor Alert: IRM, POM, IG

Records management services provider Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) reports Q4 2013 adjusted EPS of $0.15 on revenues of $769 million. Analysts had expected adjusted EPS of $0.22 and revenues of $775 million, according to Capital IQ. Year-ago adjusted EPS was $0.20 on revenues of $758 million. For 2014, the company reiterated its adjusted EPS and revenue targets. It said adjusted EPS should be in the … Continue reading Afternoon Investor Alert: IRM, POM, IG

Why Ampio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:AMPE) Shares are Dropping This Morning

Shares of Ampio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:AMPE) fell in Friday’s pre-market session, after the biopharmaceutical company priced a public offering of 8.5 million shares at $7 per share, a 12% discount to the stock’s Thursday closing price. The shares were off 6.2% at $7.45 in recent pre-market trading. They have a 52-week range of $3.75 to $10.86. Net proceeds of the offering are expected to be approximately … Continue reading Why Ampio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:AMPE) Shares are Dropping This Morning

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Morning Analysis: DRQ; NRG; BSFT

Dril-Quip, Inc. (NYSE:DRQ), which makes engineered offshore drilling and production equipment, said net income rose to $47.1 million, or $1.15 per diluted share, from $31.0 million, or $0.76 per diluted share, beating analysts’ estimates by one cent, according to Capital IQ. The company said the Q4 results for 2013 results were hit by an after-tax foreign exchange loss of $2.3 million, or $0.06 per diluted … Continue reading Morning Analysis: DRQ; NRG; BSFT

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Morning Movers: EXLP, ACMP, PMC, RVBD, LXRX

Exterran Partners (NASDAQ:EXLP) said it has agreed to buy natural gas compression assets from Chesapeake Energy’s (NYSE:CHK) subsidiary Perrigo Company (NYSE:PRGO) said it has acquired a number of over-the-counter products sold in Australia and New Zealand from Aspen Global for $51 million in cash. The maker and distributor of among others OTC and generic prescription pharmaceuticals said the products include Herron analgesics, vitamins and supplements … Continue reading Morning Movers: EXLP, ACMP, PMC, RVBD, LXRX

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Friday Earnings Roundup: MAIN; NCT; AMPE; FOE; MDVN

Financial shares were mixed in the pre-market session Friday as a few financial institutions reported earnings. In financial stocks news, Main Street Capital (NYSE:MAIN) reported net income for Q4 of $57 per share, up from 26% a year prior.  And, Chambers Street Properties (CSG) reported Q4 FFO of $0.17 per share, edging past the Street view of $0.16 per share. Revenue of $65.23 million was … Continue reading Friday Earnings Roundup: MAIN; NCT; AMPE; FOE; MDVN