Insider trading can be a sign for investors to jump on board.

Priceline.com, which was writen off as dead after the technology bubble implosion, has roared back with powerful earnings growth and confounded skeptics.

Some more thoughts on Priceline.com (PCLN) after the news. If you own stock like Dollar Bill Shatner go re-order your marble back scratchers.For anyone else?Well after hours on Monday the stock traded within the 10% range anticipated via the options board. And even on the open Priceline was up about 10-11%. Volatility went down to the low 40s -- about what the options board suggested -- so not a disaster.And then it became Amazon (AMZN) of two weeks ago: Stock broke the early range and options crept up to a high 40s volatility. If you were short premium ahead ...

U.S. stocks trade slightly higher in the early going, as a rise in consumer-company issues offset losses in the materials and financial sectors, which led the previous session’s jump.

Asian stocks rose overnight. The Hang Seng and the Nikkei were up 0.27% and 0.63% respectively. European stocks were however a bit of a mixed bag early this morning. And here in the US we're currently trading higher.Here’s what I’m focused on this morning:Electronic Arts (ERTS): The publisher of video games was out with its second-quarter numbers. Excluding items it put up $0.06 which wasn’t too swift because the estimate I’m seeing was for $0.07. However its adjusted revenue appeared to be a bit better than expected.My take:1. For a while now the two bones I have to pick ...

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