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Evergreen Solar (NASDAQ:ESLR) reported Q4 earnings Wednesday after the closing bell posting a net loss of $11.99 per share, which was much worse than the average $0.85 projected by analysts as well as the loss of $2.88 in the year

The company sees Q2 revenues of $415 million to $435 million, vs.

Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ:CIEN) reported a Q1 loss of $0.14 per share, narrower than consensus estimates for a loss of $0.16 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose to $433.3 million, ahead of consensus estimates of $421.9 million.

An investigation by the Justice Department has revealed a major price-fixing scheme among airlines that artificially inflated passenger and cargo fuel surcharges between 2000-2006 to make up for lost profits. The Associated Press

Bronco Drilling Company (NASDAQ:BRNC) reported Q4 EPS of $0.06, excluding several non-recurring charges, beating consensus estimates of a $0.01 per share loss. Revenues for the quarter were up 7.2% year-over-year, to $37.3 million

For 2011, the company expects revenue of about $110 mln, vs. the Street view of $99 mln. The company expects to report at least breakeven earnings on a GAAP basis. The Street stands at $0.07 per share.

Santarus (SNTS) reports Q4 revenue of $25.9 mln, well ahead of the analyst consensus of $18 mln on Thomson Reuters. Loss for the quarter was $0.03, better than expectations of a loss of $0.28 per share, if comparable.

Jeff Stevens, Western's President and CEO, said, "Throughout 2010, we took a number of steps to improve our financial and operating performance. We believe the actions we took, position Western well for 2011.

Western Refining (NYSE:WNR) reported a Q4 loss of $0.04 per share, missing consensus estimates of a $0.06 per share profit. Revenues for the quarter were down 4.8% year-over-year to $1.86 billion, missing consensus estimates of $1

The stock was cut to "market perform" from "outperform" on the prospect that high fuel prices will cut into JetBlue's 2011 earnings, dropping EPS below Raymond James' 40-cent estimate.

JetBlue opened down 8 cents at $5.51 and fell to a low of $5.45 before broad market sentiment pared losses, lifted by an upbeat private-sector jobs report. The stock has declined about 19% over the past three months in step with o

JetBlue Airways Corp. (JBLU) is down fractionally Wednesday, after it was downgraded this morning by Raymond James.

The bond insurer also reported an adjusted pre-tax loss of $311 million in the latest quarter, versus an adjusted pre-tax loss of $541 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.

MBIA Inc.

MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI) reported net income available to common shareholders of $451 million, or $2.24 per share, which may not be comparable with the consensus estimate for a loss of $0.27 per share. Adjusted Book Value was recorded

In contrast, Q1 2010 saw net income of $236.2 million, or $2.97 per diluted share, on revenues of $319.6 million. The mean analyst estimate was for a Q1 2011 loss of $0.61a share.

The homebuilding company saw a 13% decrease in net contracts from the prior year to 792 homes in the quarter.

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Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) reported Q1 2011 earnings Tuesday following the closing bell with a net loss of $64.1 million, or $0.82 per share, on revenues of $252.6 million.

Revenue for the quarter was $25 million, compared to $21,000 for the same quarter in 2009. FY revenue came in at $48.1 million, compared to $100,000 the year before.

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Dendreon (NASDAQ:DNDN) reported Q4 and FY 2010 earnings results Tuesday during the trading day, posting a disappointing loss of $0.64 per share for the quarter, a bigger loss than the $0.49 analysts were projecting on average. Net