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On October 27, Moody’s Investors Service has changed to positive from stable the outlook on the Ba2 corporate family rating (CFR) of Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), following the company’s stronger-than-expected results for the first nine months of 2014, as well as the upward revision to slightly above 11% from 5%-10% of its guidance for 2014…

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Active Stocks : Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX), Gray Television Inc. (NYSE:GTN), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T)

Telecoms gear maker Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) suffered a fall of 5.9 percent in third-quarter sales and delivered a net loss of 18 million euros in a tough market for the industry, but squeezed out more costs to improve its gross profit margin to 34 percent from 31.9 percent a year earlier. Alcatel Lucent…

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Tech Stocks to Watch: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iCloud service for users in mainland China has been hit by an attack that could allow perpetrators to intercept and see usernames, passwords and other personal data, activists and security analysts said. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) belongs to Consumer Goods sector. Its net profit margin is 21.60% and weekly performance is 3.77%. On…

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Investors Watch List: PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ:KOPN), Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE:CTB), O2Micro International Ltd. (NASDAQ:OIIM)

PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE:PHM) was upgraded by equities research analysts at FBN Securities from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) belongs to Industrial Goods sector. Its net profit margin is 46.10% and weekly performance is -8.41%. On last trading day…

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Momentum Stocks : J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP), GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:GTAT), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Progressive Corp. (NYSE:PGR), TTHI

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE:JCP) has watched its stock drop since it released its $3.5 billion growth plans and lowered its third-quarter guidance. The day of the meeting, Oct. 8, the Plano-based retailer’s stock opened trading at $9.25 per share. After Penney (NYSE: JCP) announced plans that included updates to the core centers of its…

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5 Stocks Under Wall Street’s Radar : New York REIT, Inc. (NYSE:NYRT), Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON), Discovery Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ:DSCO), NOK, WPRT

Several potential buyers have expressed interest in acquiring New York EIT Inc.,NYRT +2.76% a $1.75 billion real-estate investment trust, according to several people briefed on the talks. New York REIT on Tuesday said it had enlisted Barclays Capital Inc. and Realty Capital Securities LLC to advise it in a bid to boost shareholder value. The…

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