Active Watch List: Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS), ITT Educational Services (NYSE:ESI), FS Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBW), WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC)

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has been under investigation from US regulators since late last year. The computer maker’s Russian unit – ZAO Hewlett-Packard AO pleaded guilty yesterday to the claim that it had bribed Russian government officials for a contract. The unit faces fines of almost $59 million for its conduct. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 4.50% and weekly … Continue reading Active Watch List: Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS), ITT Educational Services (NYSE:ESI), FS Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBW), WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC)

Investors Alert : The Gap (NYSE:GPS), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND), ChyronHego Corp. (NASDAQ:CHYR), FS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSBW)

August’s sales surge did not proverbially lift all boats, however. Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), the San Francisco–based specialty retail giant, reported comp-store declines for its Gap and Banana Republic divisions. The declines were 6 percent and 2 percent, respectively. However, its Old Navy division posted a 2 percent increase in its same-store sales. The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GPS) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is … Continue reading Investors Alert : The Gap (NYSE:GPS), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LGND), ChyronHego Corp. (NASDAQ:CHYR), FS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSBW)