A Six-month Follow Up Of Some Of Our "Stocks To Watch" - Update

Priceline.com Inc. (PCLN) - PCLN was featured on RTTNews' Stocks to Watch column on May 11, after posting an 82% rise in first-quarter profit. The stock closed Tuesday's trade at $204.22, up 99.7% from its May 11 opening price of $102.25.

Priceline rises

Fuqi International, Inc. (FUQI) was featured on our Stocks to Watch column on May 15, after posting better-than-expected first-quarter profit, and raising 2009 earnings forecast. The stock closed Tuesday's trade at $19.80, up 174% from its May 15 opening price of $7.23. During this period, the stock touched an all-time high of $32.68 on September 15, up 352%, before correcting to the present value.

Fuqi glitters

Diedrich Coffee Inc. (DDRX) was featured on our Stocks to Watch column on April 21, after turning around to a third-quarter profit. The stock has certainly traveled a mighty distance from its April 21 opening price of $3.70, to its Tuesday closing price of $26.30, up 611%. During this period, the stock touched a maximum price of $31.34 on October 26, up 747%, before correcting to the present value. Diedrich is being acquired by Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. (PEET) for about $213 million or $26 per share in a cash and stock deal.

Diedrich brews strong Q3

Human Genome Sciences Inc. (HGSI) was featured on our Stocks to Watch column on April 30, on merit of its spectacular first-quarter results. The stock simply did not look back from its April 30 opening price of $1.76, and has gained 1522% to close Tuesday's trade at $28.55.

Human Genome Sciences' spectacular Q1

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) made its way into our Stocks to Watch column on April 2, after the company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sheldon Adelson, made a huge bet on the stock, by buying 7.8 million shares for $23.2 million, averaging to $2.95/share between March 27 and March 30. From its April 2 opening price of $4.07, the stock closed Tuesday's trade at $16.97, gaining 317%. During this period, the stock peaked at $20.73 on September 16, gaining 409%, before correcting to the present value.

The CEO's $23 mln bet on Las Vegas Sands

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