Insider’s Sell off: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC)

Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) EVP Olivier M Jarrault sold 28,563 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 21. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.49, for a total transaction of $385,314.87. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock performance was 0.15% in last session and finished the day at $13.51. Traded volume was 23.71million shares in the … Continue reading Insider’s Sell off: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC)

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NASDAQ Losers: Medidata Solutions (NASDAQ:MDSO), Abraxas Petroleum (NASDAQ:AXAS), Unilife Corp (NASDAQ:UNIS), Arotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTX)

Shares of Medidata Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MDSO) tumbled Tuesday after the software-as-a-service developer reported Q1 earnings and revenue trailing analyst expectations. Medidata Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:MDSO) stock performance was -22.74% in last session and finished the day at $40.71. Traded volume was 10.52million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 763.52K shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.65. Medidata Solutions … Continue reading NASDAQ Losers: Medidata Solutions (NASDAQ:MDSO), Abraxas Petroleum (NASDAQ:AXAS), Unilife Corp (NASDAQ:UNIS), Arotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTX)

Stocks Downgrades: Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), CommonWealth REIT (NYSE:CWH), QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP), Zillow (NASDAQ:Z)

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) was downgraded by analysts at Standpoint Research from a buy rating to a hold rating. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) stock performance was 0.51% in last session and finished the day at $23.52. Traded volume was 28.73million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 44.52million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.37. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) … Continue reading Stocks Downgrades: Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), CommonWealth REIT (NYSE:CWH), QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP), Zillow (NASDAQ:Z)

Gilead Sciences GILD NASDAQ:GILD

Why These Stocks Gained: Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE), Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl (NYSE:VRX), MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Solar company Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE) surged 11.9% following a report that activist investor David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital had taken a position in the company. Bond prices were mixed. Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE) stock performance was 11.88% in last session and finished the day at $20.06. Traded volume was 33.42million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 12.55million shares. The … Continue reading Why These Stocks Gained: Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE), Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl (NYSE:VRX), MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Bullish Stocks: Allergan (NYSE:AGN), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS), The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Valeant, meanwhile, announced a bid to buy Allergan Inc. (NYSE:AGN) for $45.7 billion, part of its announced strategy to join the ranks of the world’s five biggest drugmakers. Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) stock performance was 15.25% in last session and finished the day at $163.65. Traded volume was 32.43million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 3.08million shares. The beta … Continue reading Bullish Stocks: Allergan (NYSE:AGN), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS), The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)

Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Q2 Earnings Preview and Projections

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has been one stock which has not put a foot wrong in 2015. The Cupertino based tech giants have performed well in the market, something which has been expected from them. Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) stock has traded around the levels of $125 which is way ahead of the $95 level which it was on in the latter part of last year. Much … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Q2 Earnings Preview and Projections