Top Stocks: Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MSTX), John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE:JW-A), UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI), Investors Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:ISBC)

Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) says a financial advisor at the firm’s New York City headquarters has admitted to stealing client information pertaining to roughly 350,000 customers after some of those records ended up on the web. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 16.80% and weekly performance is -6.52%. On last trading day company shares ended up $36.42. … Continue reading Top Stocks: Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MSTX), John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE:JW-A), UGI Corporation (NYSE:UGI), Investors Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:ISBC)

Notable Ups And Down: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB), Ophthotech Corporation (NASDAQ:OPHT), Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS-A), Citigroup (NYSE:C)

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (NYSE:PBR) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 14th, there was short interest totalling 88,765,318 shares, a drop of 5.1% from the October 31st total of 93,559,567 shares, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 6.20% and weekly performance … Continue reading Notable Ups And Down: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB), Ophthotech Corporation (NASDAQ:OPHT), Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS-A), Citigroup (NYSE:C)

Stocks to Keep Eyes On: General Electric (NYSE:GE), Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS), WellCare Health Plans (NYSE:WCG), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Evans Bancorp (NYSEMKT:EVBN)

US group General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) is currently evaluating the possibility of expanding the production at its Ploiesti-based oil equipment factory to include offshore drilling equipment. GE bought the Ploiesti factory in 2013 from the US-based company Lufkin. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) belongs to Industrial Goods sector. Its net profit margin is 11.10% and weekly performance is -6.34%. On last trading day company shares ended … Continue reading Stocks to Keep Eyes On: General Electric (NYSE:GE), Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS), WellCare Health Plans (NYSE:WCG), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Evans Bancorp (NYSEMKT:EVBN)

Why These Are Hot: The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW), The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), Steiner Leisure (NASDAQ:STNR), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC)

Charles Schwab Corp (NASDAQ:SCHW) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are presently covering the company, Analyst Ratings Network reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit … Continue reading Why These Are Hot: The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW), The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU), Steiner Leisure (NASDAQ:STNR), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC)

Stock News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Buys Another Interesting Startup

After the hugely successful acquisitions of WhatApp and Instagram, Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has brought another start-up. The name of the acquired start-up is Wit.ai. This startup deals with voice recognition. It makes technology which helps in the conversion of voice into actionable data. Facebook would be looking to make the most of this acquisition. Here in this article, we will take a close look at … Continue reading Stock News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Buys Another Interesting Startup

Market Movers: Borderfree, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRDR), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), China Lodging Group, Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)

On Dec 30, Borderfree, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRDR) announced that Michael DeSimone, Chief Executive Officer, and Ed Neumann, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 17th Annual Needham Growth Conference, to be held at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, January 14th at 9:20 AM ET. Borderfree, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRDR) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -1.40% and weekly performance … Continue reading Market Movers: Borderfree, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRDR), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), China Lodging Group, Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)