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Stocks hitting 52-week highsAmazon.Com (NASDAQ: AMZN ): The online retail website company has gained about 5.5% so far today after posting better-than-expected second-quarter results. Revenue surged 52% from the year-earlier quarter to $9.9 billion. Analysts were expecting $9.4 billion in sales. Earnings also exceeded analysts’ expectations of 35 cents per share, coming in instead at 41 cents.
Tempur-Pedic International (NYSE: TPX ): The bedding company best known for its brand name mattresses has woken up to an 11% gain this morning, after reporting strong second-quarter results. Driven by increased demand for its quality mattresses and pillows, revenue increased 30% from the year-ago period to $342.2 million. Earnings jumped to 76 cents per share, from 46 cents in the comparable year-ago quarter.
Questcor Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ: QCOR ): The biotech company that provides prescription drugs from the central nervous system and inflammatory disorders has flared up about 20% this morning on better-than-expected second-quarter results. Strong demand for its multiple sclerosis drug, H.P. Acthar Gel, helped boost revenue 62% from the year-ago period, to a record $46 million. Earnings rose to 21 cents, from 14 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter.
Stocks hitting 52-week lowsAOL Inc (NYSE: AOL ): The web services and online content provider has slipped about -5% this morning after announcing the launch of AOL HD, an app that will deliver high-definition (HD) video to users connected to certain TV platforms. Investors appear skeptical the app will bring success to AOL’s business line.
Advanced Energy Industry (NASDAQ: AEIS ): The manufacturer of industrial power conversion products, like solar panels and semiconductor devices, has dropped about -3% this morning after reporting mixed second-quarter results. Due to oversupply and increasing competition in the market, revenue stayed flat from the previous quarter, despite increasing 38% from the comparable year-ago period, to $138.2 million. Earnings increased to 74 cents from 46 cents in the year-ago period.
Popular (NASDAQ: BPOP ): The retail and consumer bank that services clients in Puerto Rico and the U.S. is looking about -1% less popular this morning, despite reporting positive second-quarter results. The publicly owned holding company swung to a profit of 11 cents per share, from a loss of -28 cents in the year-ago quarter. However, investors appear to be selling the stock due to weakness in the overall financial sector, as a result of the looming U.S. debt crisis.
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“There are some things that should simply never be passed on,” said Donald Mays, senior director of product safety at Consumer Reports. The list of items to avoid is a long one, he added. Baby cribs, for instance: From 2007 to 2010, 150 deaths were
Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (NYSE: TPX) manufactures and distributes mattresses and pillows made from its proprietary TEMPUR(R) pressure-relieving material. It is the worldwide leader in premium and specialty sleep. The Company is focused on
Tempur-Pedic International (NYSE:TPX): The bedding company best known for its brand name mattresses has woken up to an 11% gain this morning, after reporting strong second-quarter results. Driven by increased demand for its quality mattresses and
Lewis continues, “A new company promises that their silver-infused mattresses can kill dust mites, reduce allergens, and improve your quality of sleep.” On that note, just got wind of another company bringing a new product to the market that
Founded more than 20 years ago and based in Minneapolis, Select Comfort Corporation designs, manufactures, markets and supports a line of adjustable-firmness mattresses featuring air-chamber technology, branded the SLEEP NUMBER ® bed, as well as bases
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Think Dr. Scholl’s and foot powder and orthotics come to mind but one manufacturer is hoping the Dr. Scholl's name will help sell mattresses. Using a cool blue gel on top of a foam mattress, Technogel is hoping its mattress can do for your body what Dr. Scholl’s innersoles do for your feet.
The European manufacturer claims the mattress redefines the sleep experience—likening it to floating in water. The gel is different from the one used in Dr. Scholl’s gel insoles, but the mattress company is using the Dr. Scholl’s trademark in U.S. stores and brochures to gain instant recognition with American consumers, says Alvise Bertoncello, vice president of sales and marketing for Technogel .
The company claims that the layer of gel molds to a person’s body, allowing pressure to evenly distribute and resulting in improved blood circulation. This “redefined” sleep experience isn’t cheap—the mattresses cost $2,800 to $4,000. (For $150 to $210 you can get a pillow.) But the mattresses do come with a 20-year warranty. For now distribution is limited to upscale bedding and furniture stores in Colorado and Pennsylvania. Gel beds join the specialty mattress category that includes polyurethane memory foam, inflatable air with separate adjustments for firmness on each side, and models with an abundance of springs mounted in two layers, such as Duxiana. Even so, innerspring mattresses remain the biggest sellers.
Many mattress retailers sell similar models under different names, making it very difficult to compare models. To help you shop, we cut into 11 innerspring mattresses to find out how they were constructed, and 54 staffers took part in blind comfort tests. We don’t rate mattresses because of the role personal preference plays and the fact that competing retailers do not carry the same models, but our survey of more than 17,000 online subscribers reveals their satisfaction with mattress brands and stores .
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