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President Obama Set to Announce New Crackdown on 'Patent Trolls' Tuesday

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:07:02 -0400

President Obama is set to announce a new round of patent legislation Tuesday aimed at curbing the power of patent-holding companies, commonly referred to as patent trolls. The curbs to the system come as the administration is concerned that these companies are abusing the patent system and disrupting competition in

A few stocks to watch next week

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:14:00 -0400

Stocks to Watch for April 26, 2013

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:33:00 -0400

UPDATE: VirnetX Files New Suit Against Microsoft Citing Willful Infringement

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:17:00 -0400

VirnetX™ Holding Corporation (NYSE: VHC), an Internet security software and technology company, announced today that on April 22, 2013, it filed a complaint against Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division. The complaint includes allegations of willful patent infringement regarding

Stocks to Watch for April 11, 2013

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:24:00 -0400

Stocks to Watch for April 9, 2013

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:22:00 -0400

Stock Watch List for Thursday, April 04

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:52:00 -0400

Market Wrap for Monday, April 1: Nasdaq OMX Acquires eSpeed from BGC Partners, Tesla Sales Exceed Estimates

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:29:15 -0400

Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.24 percent to 14,543.27 while the NASDAQ dropped 1.06 percent to 3,232.48. The S&P also declined, falling 0.61 percent to 1,559.00.

Major Averages After the Close

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.04 percent to 14,572.85.

The S&P 500 closed down 0.45 percent

Mid-Afternoon Market Update: VirnetX Falls as Markets Remain Down

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:42:47 -0400

Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.24 percent to 14,543.27 while the NASDAQ dropped 1.06 percent to 3,232.48. The S&P also declined, falling 0.61 percent to 1,559.00.

Top Headline Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) said that it projects to report its first quarterly profit. The company said sales

Mid-Afternoon Market Update: VrinetX Falls as Veeco Continues to Boost

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:37:52 -0400

Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.48 percent to 14,452.18 while the NASDAQ dropped 0.33 percent to 3,234.06. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.38 percent to 1,551.26.

Index Technicals: The S&P 500 looks to be showing support at 1,545, with overhead resistance at 1,562.

The Dow is showing support

Thursday March 21th watchlist

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:03:00 -0400

VirnetX Tumbles Despite Gilford Reiteartion

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:39:02 -0400

Shares of VirnetX (NYSE: VHC) dropped over 10% on Friday despite getting defended at Gilford Securities. The firm reiterated its Buy rating and $65 price target.

A jury ruled Thursday that while VirnetX's patents are valid, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) did not infringe upon them.

VirnetX has been a

Gilford Securities Reiterates Buy on VirnetX Holding Corporation on Jury Decision

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:00:39 -0400

In a report published Friday, Gilford Securities analyst Robert V. Tango, Jr. reiterated his Buy rating and $65.00 price target on VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSE: VHC).

In the report, Tango noted, “Four key aspects were to be examined: infringement, validity, willful infringement, and damages. Yesterday the Jury determined Cisco

Friday’s movers: Bank of America, J.P. Morgan

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:59:32 -0400

Shares of Bank of America Corp. rose on Friday in premarket trading as BB&T Corp. shares declined, and several financial stocks trended on Twitter.

The Dow Makes New High Again! SPX, Nasdaq, NFLX, LNKD, GOOG, AMZN, PCLN, ULTA, VHC, IRSG, WLT, CLF, CSCO, CELG, BAC, C, AXP, GS, JPM, CVLT, SHLD

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:09:51 -0400

The broader market continued to push higher this week, with the Dow making new highs each day. The Dow ended at 14,539.14 today, up another +83.86 points. However, some higher flyers have pulled back a bit. Both GOOG and PCLN were down for the second day. AMZN received a downgrade today and fell almost $10. [...]

STTG Market Recap Mar 14, 2013

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:07:27 -0400

And the beat goes on. The nearly non stop grind up continued Thursday as better than expected weekly jobless claims helped put a bid under the market. The S&P 500 gained 0.56% and the NASDAQ 0.43%. Remarkable the Dow Jones Industrial Average has not had one down day in March! The Dow is now up 10 straight sessions, the longest streak since 1996. Since 1948 there have been four rallies of 10 days, two stopped at 11 and one hit 12. The record is 13 up days in a row, which came in 1987.

Original post: STTG Market Recap Mar 14, 2013

VirnetX Holding Plunges as Bloomberg Reports Jury Stalemate in Cisco Case

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:18:21 -0400

Shares of intellectual patent play VirnetX Holdings (NYSE: VHC) plunged intra-day on Thursday after Bloomberg reported that a jury evaluating a patent case against Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has been unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

At last check, the stock was down around 13 percent and

Market Close: Big Winners & Losers for March 14, 2013 (ABIO, SSNI, KWK, DYNT, MW, VHC, SCON, VELT, OPTT, VRS)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:12:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: Here are today's five biggest gaining stocks at closing: ARCA biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ABIO) is up 44.4% at $3.32. Silver Spring Network Inc. (NYSE: SSNI) is up 29.4% at $22.00. Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE: KWK) is up 26.9% at $2.74. Dynatronics ... Read more

Market Close: Big Winners & Losers for March 13, 2013 (ABIO, SSNI, KWK, DYNT, MW, VHC, SCON, VELT, OPTT, VRS)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:12:00 -0400

VirnetX Stock Tumbles on Hung Jury

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:52:00 -0400

DailyFinance.com: In a patent infringement case similar to the one it won against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), a jury has been unable to reach a verdict in lawsuit brought by patent licensing firm VirnetX Holding Corp. (NYSEMKT: VHC) against network titan Cisco Systems ... Read more

Thursday March 7th watchlist

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:37:00 -0500

VirnetX Accuses Cisco of Patent Infringement (VHC,CSCO)

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:12:05 -0500

VirnetX Holding Corp(VHC) accused technology company, Cisco Systems, Inc.(CSCO) of infringing on patents related to a virtual private online network. VHC is now accusing Cisco of infringing patents over secure private communications technology. CSCO began using an VirnetX invention to improve their security in 2005. The company made $1 billion in revenue related to the [...]

8 Stocks On Watch For Monday

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:26:00 -0500

Apple Must Pay Up

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:28:00 -0500

DailyFinance.com: A federal judge in Texas has upheld a jury verdict totaling $368 million against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The jury's award to VirnetX Holding Corp. (NYSEMKT: VHC) is sweetened further by the judge's denial of several requests by Apple, including to ... Read more

Apple Must Pay Up

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:28:00 -0500

Watchlist for Friday, February 22

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:46:00 -0500

VirnetX, Siemens Enterprise Communications Sign Patent License Agreement

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:12:43 -0500

VirnetX Holding (NYSE: VHC) and Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG, and Siemens Enterprise Communications Inc., today announced they have signed a Patent License Agreement, which will allow VirnetX to license certain of its patents to Siemens Enterprise Communications, for a one-time payment to VirnetX and

Wednesday January 23rd watchlist

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:13:00 -0500

Benzinga's M&A Chatter for Tuesday January 8, 2013

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:07:12 -0500

The following are the M&A deals, rumors and chatter circulating on Wall Street for Tuesday January 8, 2013:

Vivus CEO Reportedly Says Acquisition is 'Inevitable'

CEO Comments:Vivus (NASDAQ: VVUS) CEO Leland Wilson, talking to Deal Reporter at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, said partnership talks have been

Monday December 3rd watchlist

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Friday November 30th watchlist

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:04:00 -0500

Stocks To Watch For November 16, 2012

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:48:00 -0500

Wednesday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:21:58 -0500

Shares of VirnetX rise after reportedly winning a Texas court battle against Apple, while LivePerson shares fall after the firm’s forecast falls short of investor hopes. Rackspace and VirnetX are trending on Twitter.

Apple (AAPL) Hit With $368M in Damages in VirnetX Patent Suit

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:20:34 -0500

A Texas federal court on Tuesday ordered Apple (AAPL) to pay patent holding and security software firm VirnetX Corporation (VHC) $368 million in damages in a patent lawsuit. VirnetX sued Apple for violating its collection of network patents that have a virtual private network technology focus, and that Apple has been apparently incorporating into products [...]

Stocks Watchlist For Thursday, October 18

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:08:00 -0400

Watchlist for Thursday, September 6

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:48:00 -0400

Hot Option Plays: Watching The Chips

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:11:50 -0400

Cusick’s Corner 08-29-2012 There is not much to say about the action today. With the consumer, XLY/XRT, still performing well and domestic economic data stable, it makes it hard to believe that the comments from the Fed will deliver what the “QE-ers” want to hear and again this plays into a grinding type of market. [...]

A few potential plays for Thursday, Aug 30

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:28:00 -0400

Tuesday’s top gaining and declining stocks

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:32:14 -0400

Here are some of Tuesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks in U.S. premarket trade.

VirnetX Holding (VHC) Up 1.1%, Continuing Rally After Signing Patent Agreement

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:43:18 -0400

VirnetX Holding (AMEX: VHC) rose Monday, the third straight day the stock has made gains. The company inked a patent licensing agreement with Mitel (MITL) last week, ending a ...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)

Weekly Wrap-Up June 16, 2012: CME, AAPL, VHC, LNKD, ACOM, EXPE, CELG

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:22:18 -0400

The market had a strong week, as the world looked to the election in Greece tomorrow. Stocks were surprsingly strong on Thursday and Friday after yo-yo’ing up-and-down in an directionless market earlier in the week. We cashed out most of our positions on Monday and did not trade much for the rest of the week. [...]

Market Hovers In A Tight Range: SPX, Nasdaq, AAPL, CME, VHC, POT, MOS, CF, AGU

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:48:59 -0400

On Monday, the market gapped up at open on the news of aid for Spain. But, the market immediately started to take profits, and so did we. We jumped in on longside plays on Friday afternoon. Profits included a +123% gain on AAPL and +77% win on CME: 07:54 | HappyTrading VHC ($34.30) Sold to [...]

6 Trade Setups To Watch next week

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:10:00 -0400

6 Swing Trade Setups to Watch on Wednesday May 30th

Tue, 29 May 2012 18:11:00 -0400

Hot Option Plays: Trick Or Treat?

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:34:01 -0400

Cusick’s Corner What a month — with the S&Ps up over 11% and the impressive move on Friday, consolidation could be somewhat expected. If you take into consideration the overbought nature of the market and how fast it got there, one day, a pullback seems to make some sense. Add in the lack of clear [...]

End-of-Day Market Summary for October 31, 2011

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:16:35 -0400

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' summary for Monday, October 31, 2011, covering headlines from Monday's trading session.Today at market close, the Dow Jones Index traded down about 276.10 points or 2.26%, the S&P 500 traded 2.47% l...

Is InterDigital the Only Patent Play Left?

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:10:15 -0400

InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC) is spiking today more than 5% on rumors that the company could potentially be acquired as companies like Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and others look to beef up their patent port...

Large investors nervous

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:01:33 -0400

There is very little positive to say about the current market, and intermediate-term speculators should remain in a high cash position, writes Kevin Marder.

Stock rebound disappoints

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:01:41 -0400

Following three down days, a market that could not hold its morning gains is one that has a cloud over it, writes Kevin Marder.

Stocks to Watch for Tuesday 07/12/11: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:09:49 -0400

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. nop ...