Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) Wireless ranked highest among all other national wireless providers in the Southwest Region in the J.D. Power 2014 Wireless Network Quality Study, Volume 1, issued on March 6, 2014. The Southwest Region includes Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Kansas and Missouri. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) stock performance was -0.70% in last session and finished the day at $46.70. Traded volume was 42.64 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 60.27 million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.36. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) insider ownership is 0.02%.

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) is still struggling, and losing market share to rivals. Imperial Capital analysts Mary Ross-Gilbert and Seweryn Sztalkoper said that the company’s remerchandised home department sales should rise this year. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) rose 2.97% to $8.67 yesterday on volume of 54.12 million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $8.59 – $9.28. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) has a market capitalization of 2.64 billion.

Brazil’s federal tax authority filed a series of new tax claims against Petrobras Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) between October and January, and the state-run company is challenging five tax assessments that total 8.77B Brazilian reais ($3.74B). Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR)’s stock on March 11, 2014 reported a lower of -1.31% to the closing price of $10.54. Its fifty two weeks range is $10.50 – $19.65. The total market capitalization recorded 68.74 billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 24.99 million shares. In its share capital, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) has 6.52 billion outstanding shares.

Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE), the Brazil based metals and minerals manufacturer has reported that its Canadian subsidiary has managed to get its operations back on track at its “Copper Cliff Deep nickel project” and expects the feasibility report of its drill tests to be out by the end of this year. On Tuesday, shares of Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) dropped -2.11% to close the day at $12.54. Company return on investment (ROI) is 9.40% and its monthly performance is recorded as -12.80%. Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE) quarterly revenue growth is -17.77%.