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StreetInsider.com Morning Movers

Alesco Financial Inc.

(NYSE: AFN) 40% HIGHER; reports Q3 GAAP EPS of $1.07, compared to a loss of $8.36 in the same quarter last year.

Revenue for the quarter was $16.79 million, versus the consensus of $19.96 million.

Health Net Inc. (NYSE: HNT) 21% LOWER; Disappointing Q3 results, lowers guidance

Evergreen Solar Inc.

(Nasdaq: ESLR) 20% HIGHER; Solar stocks higher this AM

Akorn, Inc.

StreetInsider.com After-Hours Movers: Tempur Pedic International (NYSE: TPX) 12% LOWER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.32, in-line with the analyst estimate of $0.32.

Revenues for the quarter were $252.8 million, versus the consensus of $259.07 million. Sees FY08 sales of $930-$950 million, versus the consensus of $1 billion.

EPS for the year are expected to be in the range of $0.90-$1.00, versus the Street estimate of $1.10. Evergreen Solar, Inc.

(Nasdaq: ESLR) 10% LOWER; reports a Q3 loss of $0.18, 8 cents lower than the analyst estimate of ($0.10).

StreetInsider.com Pre-Open Movers: Sequenom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SQNM) 15% HIGHER; Announces Additional, Positive Results for Down Syndrome Test at Analyst Briefing Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.

(NASDAQ: ENER) 6.5% HIGHER; The U.S. Senate today passed a $17 billion energy tax credit which will affect solar and wind power companies, as well as refineries that process heavy oil.

Evergreen Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: ESLR) 6% HIGHER; The U.S. Senate today passed a $17 billion energy tax credit which will affect solar and wind power companies, as well as refineries that process heavy oil.

StreetInsider.com After-Hours Movers:

Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR) 11% LOWER; reports a Q2 loss of $0.08, 2 cents better than the analyst estimate of ($0.10).

Revenues for the quarter were $18.1 million, versus the consensus of $22.14 million. Sees Q3 revs of $24.5-$25.5 million, versus the consensus of $26.5 million.

Sees Q3 loss of $0.10, versus ($0.08).

Informatica (Nasdaq: INFA) 8% HIGHER; reports Q2 EPS of $0.17, 1 cent better than the analyst estimate of $0.16.

Revenues for the quarter were $113.8 million, versus the consensus of $109.91 million.

StreetInsider.com After Hours Movers:

Huntsman (NYSE: HUN) 35% LOWER; Hexion Specialty Chemicals filed suit in the Delaware Court of Chancery alleging its $10.6 billion merger agreement with Huntsman is no longer viable.

Coventry Health Care, Inc.

(NYSE: CVH) 20% LOWER; cut second quarter and full year 2008 earnings per share estimates. The Company expects second quarter diluted earnings per share (EPS) in the range of $0.55 to $0.57 and full year diluted EPS in the range of $3.65 to $3.75.

The consensu sis $1.04 and $4.43, respectively.

Evergreen Solar, Inc.

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes: UPGRADES: Merrill Lynch upgrades Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) from Neutral to Buy.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) from Sell to Neutral. Stifel Nicolaus upgrades Expedia (Nasdaq: EXPE) from Hold to Buy.

Price target $30. For daily real-time Upgrades go to http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades DOWNGRADES: Merrill Lynch downgraded Evergreen Solar Inc.

StreetInsider.com Pre-Open Movers:

Evergreen Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR) 25% HIGHER; Signs $1 billion in new sales contracts.

Blue Coat (Nasdaq: BCSI) 24.9% LOWER; reports Q4 earnings of $0.33 per share, ex-items, below the consensus of $0.40.

Revenues came in at $88.2 million, versus the consensus of $89.5 million.

Westell Technologies (Nasdaq: WSTL) 16% LOWER; reports a Q4 loss of $0.05, 1 cent better than the analyst estimate of ($0.04).

Revenues for the quarter were $44.7 million, versus the consensus of $45 million.