NASDAQ Market News

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BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY): Consequent to the launch of its new BB10 devices, the company has received a spate of upgrades. Wells Fargo upped its recommendation for the stock from Market Perform to Outperform.

AstraZeneca Plc (NYSE:AZN): The pharma company offers 5.83 percent dividend yield, making it an attractive income stock. AstraZeneca is likely to keep performing well despite posting weak results for the fiscal fourth quarter. The company‘s net profit for the quarter dropped to $6.3 billion while it revenue stood at $28 billion.

CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS): The company reported 6 percent increase in its profits for the fourth quarter. CVS Caremark earned 90 cents per share, up from 81 cents per share it had earned in the corresponding quarter of the last year. Its revenue also increased 11 percent to $31.39 billion.

Vringo Inc. (AMEX:VRNG), which deals in mobile technologies and intellectual properties, has announced the filing of a law suit against Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) for infringement of two patents. I/P Engine, a 100% subsidiary of Vringo filed the suit in New York.

Automatic Data Processing Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP): The company is scheduled to announce its quarterly earnings on 5th of February. ADP Inc. is expected to report its quarterly profit at 71 cents per share while its revenue is likely to be at $2.72 billion, up 5.4 percent from the revenue it had reported a year back for […]

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL): The stock is trading up after the renewed rumors about its LBO. It is expected that the deal may be announced as early as Monday. The probable deal price has been set at $15 to $16 per share.

Amdocs Limited (NYSE:DOX): The company reported 7 percent increase in its first quarter profits and scored a new 52 weeks high price. Amdocs announced its first quarter net income at $99 million. Its revenue for the quarter grew 2 percent to $826.4 million.

National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ:FIZZ): The company is involved in the business of developing and marketing flavored beverages. Its EVP of finance, George Bracken bought 400,000 shares of the company stock for $20 million. The average purchase price for the transaction stood at $50 apiece.

Beazer Homes USA Inc. (NYSE:BZH): The company slid to loss in the first quarter of the year. Beazer Homes reported its quarterly loss at $20.4 million. On per share basis, its loss stood at 84 cents per share.