Basic Material Active Runners: Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY)

Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Investors bought 9,887 put options on the stock, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. This represents an increase of approximately 108% compared to the average daily volume of 4,752 put options. Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) stock performance was -0.56% in last session and finished…

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Market Alert: Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL), Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLXN), Zoetis Inc. (NYSE:ZTS), Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR)

Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL) and Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) on Dec. 22 released a slew of details related to the Houston-based oilfield services companies’ pending acquisition deal. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 10.70% and weekly performance is 1.27%. On last trading day company shares ended up…

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5 Active Stocks: Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW), Allergan Inc. (NYSE:AGN), Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA), Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) sweetened its final offer only slightly from its first bid for rival Baker Hughes Inc., but the bump was magnified by a drop in Baker Hughes’s share price during merger talks this autumn between the world’s second- and third-largest oil-field service companies. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net…

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Morning Movers: Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), MER Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ:MTSL), Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ:ASBC), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL)

The flurry of promotions in the wireless industry are taking a toll on America’s biggest phone companies — AT&T Inc. (T) and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ). Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 13.50% and weekly performance is -4.46%. On last trading day company shares ended up $46.92. Verizon…

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5 Stocks Under Wall Street’s Radar: MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Consolidated Tomoka Land (NYSEMKT:CTO), EL, Huttig Building Products (NASDAQ:HBP)

MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE:MTG) wrote $3.3 billion primary new insurance in October, its operational summary of its insurance subsidiaries for its primary mortgage insurance said. The company started the month with 83,154 loans in its primary delinquent inventory and ended with 82,369 delinquencies on file. MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG) belongs to Financial sector. Its net…

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Trending Tickers : Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), ArcelorMittal SA (ADR) (NYSE:MT), Columbia Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CXP), Coherent Inc. (NASDAQ:COHR), Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECYT)

On Oct 21, As fracking accelerates in North American shale fields, oilfield services providers Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) and Baker Hughes Inc are stockpiling sand to protect themselves against rising costs and are buying more railcars to transport the haul. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 10.70% and weekly…

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