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Jefferies & Company has downgraded Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP) from Hold to Underperform and maintains its $24 price target.

South Jordan, Utah-based Headwaters Incorporated (NYSE: HW) released its financial results on Tuesday morning. Headwaters Incorporated reported that its 1st quarter net loss widened to $20.7 million, or 34 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $13.9 million, or 23 cents per share, a year...

Headwaters Incorporated (NYSE: HW) reports its Q1 loss at $0.34 per share, versus the expected loss of $0.28 per share. HW reports its Q1 revenue at $155 million, versus the consensus of $146.66 million. HW shares fell 1.13% to close at $5.26 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

At 10:15 am, the Dow rose 0.10% to 11,835.62, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.26% to 1,279.68 and the NASDAQ composite index fell 0.13% to 2,683.29. The industries that are supporting the market today are: Computers Wholesale: This industry jumped 1.64% by 10:15 am. The top...

 A strong rally led by natural resources and tech shares helped markets to close in the green with the Dow nearing its psychological 12000 mark for the first time since June 2008. Tech stocks zoomed after chip maker Intel announced increased dividends and possible buy back of shares.  The Dow Jones...

 A strong rally led by natural resources and tech shares helped markets to close in the green with the Dow nearing its psychological 12000 mark for the first time since June 2008. Tech stocks zoomed after chip maker Intel announced increased dividends and possible buy back of shares.  The Dow Jones...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alphatec Holdings (ATEC) Carmike Cinemas (CKEC) Catalyst Health Solutions (CHSI) Cemex ADR (CX) Citizens Republic Bancorp (CRBC) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALPHATEC HLDGS (ATEC): Free Stock Analysis Report CATALYST...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Alphatec Holdings (ATEC) Carmike Cinemas (CKEC) Catalyst Health Solutions (CHSI) Cemex ADR (CX) Citizens Republic Bancorp (CRBC) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ALPHATEC HLDGS (ATEC): Free Stock Analysis Report CATALYST...

The semiconductor - specialized industry was the top performing industry on Monday. This sector gained 4.25%, and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) led the gainers in the space with a 11.30% increase in price. Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ: SOLF) added 7.33%, and First Solar, Inc...

At 10:30 am, the Dow gained 0.43% to 11,922.77, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.20% to 1,285.95 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.30% to 2,697.53. The industries that are driving the market today are: Semiconductor - Specialized: This industry jumped 2.14% by 10:30 am....

Analysts at UBS upgrade CRH Plc (NYSE: CRH) from “neutral” to “buy.” CRH shares gained 1.31% to close at $20.83 on Friday. More Analyst Ratings here

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Oriental Bioengineering Inc (AOB) China Mobile Ltd (CHL) Eagle Materials Inc (EXP) Emergent BioSolutions Inc (EBS) Employers Holdings Inc (EIG) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER ORIENT BIO (AOB): Free Stock...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Oriental Bioengineering Inc (AOB) China Mobile Ltd (CHL) Eagle Materials Inc (EXP) Emergent BioSolutions Inc (EBS) Employers Holdings Inc (EIG) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER ORIENT BIO (AOB): Free Stock...

Jefferies International has published a research report on Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) and has downgraded the company from Buy to Hold. In the report, Jefferies writes "In addition to amending our forecasts for the better than expected Q2 results, we have made two further changes. First, our new...