by Jon Ray Moll on December 11, 2011
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PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (ETF) (NASDAQ: QQQ) surged 1.60%, to close at $57.02 and its overall traded volume was 55.76M shares during the last session against its average volume of 58.70M. QQQ opened at $56.26 and is trading within the range of $56.24-$57.19. The stock has a 52-week range of $49.93-$59.83. QQQ’s market capitalization is $47.93B and it has 840.65M outstanding shares.
PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 (the Trust) is a unit investment trust that issues securities called PowerShares QQQ Index Tracking Stock. The Trust holds all of the component securities of the Nasdaq-100 Index (the Index). The Investment objective of the Trust is to provide investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index. Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC is the Sponsor of the Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon is the Trustee.
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) surged 1.18%, to close at $25.70 and its overall traded volume was 53.79M shares during the last session the stock had average daily volume of 51.74M shares. MSFT opened the day at $25.52, it made an intraday low of $25.50 and an intraday high of $25.87. The stock has a 52-week range of $23.65-$29.46. MSFT’s market capitalization is $216.19B and it has 8.41B outstanding shares. Microsoft Corporation is engaged in developing, licensing and supporting a range of software products and services. It also designs and sells hardware, and delivers online advertising to the customers. It has five segments: Windows & Windows Live Division (Windows Division), Server and Tools, Online Services Division (OSD), Microsoft Business Division (MBD), and Entertainment and Devices Division (EDD). Its products include operating systems for personal computers (PCs), servers, phones, and other intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments; prod uctivity applications; business solution applications; desktop and server management tools; software development tools; video games, and online advertising. Its cloud-based computing services include Bing and Windows Live Essentials suite. In October 2011, it acquired Skype Global S. a r. l. In November 2011, the Company acquired VideoSurf Inc.
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCSI) percentage change surged 43.65%, to close at $25.11 and its overall traded volume was 50.61M shares during the last session the stock had average daily volume of 2.43M shares. BCSI opened the day at $25.26, it made an intraday low of $25.07 and an intraday high of $25.27. The stock has a 52-week range of $12.25-$32.22. At current market price, the market capitalization of the company stands at $1.07B and it has 42.80M outstanding shares. Blue Coat Systems, Inc. designs, develops and sells proxy and other appliances, and related software and services that secure the delivery of business applications, Web content and other information to distributed users over a wide area network (WAN), or across an enterprise’s gateway to the public Internet (also known as the Web). Its business consists of two categories: products and services. As of April 30, 2011, the Company categorized its products and services into three service and product offerings: Web Security, WAN Optimization and Cloud Service. On January 25, 2010, it acquired 84.5% of the outstanding shares of S7 Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (S7), which is an information technology (IT) research and development outsourcing firm based in Bangalore, India. In July 2010, it acquired an additional 8.4% of the outstanding shares of S7. On November 22, 2010, the Company acquired the remaining 7.1% of the outstanding shares of S7.
Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) percentage change fell -2.05%, to close at $2.14 and its overall traded volume was 48.18M shares during the last session with the total traded volume of 15.90M shares. CLWR opened at $2.20 and is trading within the range of $1.97-$2.27. The 52-week range of the stock is $1.24-$6.28. CLWR’s market capitalization is $1.96B and it has 915.77M outstanding shares. Clearwire Corporation (Clearwire) is a provider of fourth generation (4G) wireless broadband services. Clearwire builds and operates next generation mobile broadband networks that provide high-speed mobile Internet and residential access services, as well as residential voice services. Its 4G mobile broadband network provides a connection anywhere within its coverage area. In its 4G mobile broadband markets, Clearwire offer its services through retail channels and through its wholesale partners. As of December 31, 2010, the Company conducted its operations through its domestic and international subsi diaries. Clearwire Communications has one primary domestic operating subsidiary Clear Wireless LLC, which operates all of its 4G mobile markets. Internationally, its operations are conducted through Clearwire International, LLC, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Clearwire Communications, which also indirectly holds investments in Europe and Mexico.
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) gained 1.21%, to close at $25.01 and its overall traded volume was 44.07M shares during the last session with the total traded volume of 53.60M shares. INTC opened the day at $24.41, it made an intraday low of $24.38 and an intraday high of $25.10. The 52-week range of the stock is $19.16-$25.78. INTC’s market capitalization is $127.35B and it has 5.09B outstanding shares. Intel Corporation is a semiconductor chip maker company. The Company develops advanced integrated digital technology products, primarily integrated circuits, for industries, such as computing and communications. The Company designs and manufactures computing and communications components, such as microprocessors, chipsets, motherboards, and wireless and wired connectivity products, as well as platforms that incorporate these components. The Company’s reportable operating segments are PC Client Group (PCCG) and Data Center Group. It also has non-reportable operating segments, whose product l ines are based on Intel architecture: Embedded and Communications Group, Digital Home Group and Ultra-Mobility Group. The Company’s NAND Solutions Group, Wind River Software Group, and Software and Services Group segments are included within the other operating segments category. In February 2011, it acquired McAfee, Inc.
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