(EZPW) - buy
EZCORP reported fiscal Q1 profit rose 73% on higher revenue driven by demand for pawn shop loans.

(IGT) - buy
International Game Technology fiscal Q1 profit rose 20% as they trimmed costs by 25% to $375.4M from $501.5M.

(ISRG) - buy
Intuitive Surgical profit increased 53% in Q4 as sales of its da Vinci robotic surgical devices continued to grow. Shares soared over 7% in aftermarket trading.

(ED) - short
Consolidated Edison Q4 earnings fell short of est hurt by expenses and costs related to pension and post retirement benefits; forecast lower-than-expected profit for 2010.

(FSC) - short
Fifth Street Finance forecasts investment income to fall short of market estimates and said it will sell 7M shares to repay debt.

(SYNA) - short
Synaptics reported Q2 profit dropped 30% as sales fell and costs increased. Shares fell over 12% during after market trading.

(ELX) - short
Emulex fiscal Q2 income fell as operating costs grew and revenue remained flat sending shares lower by over 1% during aftermarket trading.

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