Traders Are Gambling on: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Heritage Financial Group (NASDAQ:HBOS), Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE), BT Group (NYSE:BT)

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has earned an “AA-” credit rating from Morningstar. The research firm’s “AA-” rating indicates that the company is a very-low default risk. They also gave their stock a two star rating. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 12.20% and weekly performance is -3.51%. On last trading day company shares ended up $23.39. Applied Materials, Inc. … Continue reading Traders Are Gambling on: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Heritage Financial Group (NASDAQ:HBOS), Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE), BT Group (NYSE:BT)

Active Watch List: Valley Financial Corp. Virginia (NASDAQ:VYFC), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Ryland Group Inc. (NYSE:RYL), Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE:OWW), Cavco Industries (NASDAQ:CVCO)

Valley Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:VYFC) announced its consolidated financial results for the third quarter of 2014 and reported record quarterly net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended September 30, 2014 of $1,805,000 and $0.37 per diluted share as compared to $1,762,000 and $0.36 per diluted share for the prior year’s third quarter, increases of 2% and 3% respectively. Valley Financial Corp. Virginia … Continue reading Active Watch List: Valley Financial Corp. Virginia (NASDAQ:VYFC), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Ryland Group Inc. (NYSE:RYL), Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE:OWW), Cavco Industries (NASDAQ:CVCO)

Why Making Dramatic Moves: Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF), Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY), SDT

Israeli-based global specialty foundry Tower Semiconductor Ltd.( NASDAQ:TSEM) announced that it has re-financed its existing bank debt. The company has replaced the present loans previously scheduled to be repaid during the coming two years, with a $111 million term loan maturing by October 2018. Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM) in last trading activity increased 5.88% to close at $9.91. Company weekly performance is 11.47% while its … Continue reading Why Making Dramatic Moves: Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX), J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF), Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY), SDT

Hot Alert: Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL), AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX)

Williams Companies, Inc. ( NYSE:WMB) begin trading ex-dividend on September 10, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.56 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 29, 2014. Shareholders who purchased WMB stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 31.76% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $57.96, the dividend yield … Continue reading Hot Alert: Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL), AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX)

Stock Highlights – Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) , Westmoreland Coal Company (NASDAQ:WLB) , OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX)

Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) reached a 52-week high during trading today, primarily on the back of its hit game application— Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. Currently, the stock is up more than 12%. Year-to-date, the stock has yielded returns of more than 53%. In an interview to Bloomberg today, Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo de Masi said the game may well be the company’s biggest hit this year. … Continue reading Stock Highlights – Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) , Westmoreland Coal Company (NASDAQ:WLB) , OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX)

Healthcare Active Stocks: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), TherapeuticsMD (NYSEMKT:TXMD), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX)

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ARNA ) shares dropped 9.4% following news that its CEO Jack Lief, has sold around 40% of his stake in the company. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) stock performance was -5.29% in last session and finished the day at $5.01. Traded volume was 7.44million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 4.98million shares. The beta of the … Continue reading Healthcare Active Stocks: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), TherapeuticsMD (NYSEMKT:TXMD), Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX)