Stocks in Focus : Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), CU Bancorp (NASDAQ:CUNB), Oiltanking Partners, L.P. (NYSE:OILT), VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW)

On Oct 21, Contract driller Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) reported a 17 percent rise in revenue, its highest increase in nine quarters, as it benefited from strong spending in U.S. shale fields. The company, owner of the world’s largest land-drilling rig fleet and a major provider of fracking services, said the recent fall in oil prices could affect customer spending but it was well positioned … Continue reading Stocks in Focus : Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), CU Bancorp (NASDAQ:CUNB), Oiltanking Partners, L.P. (NYSE:OILT), VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW)

Active Watch List : First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG), Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI), Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD), XOMA, Denbury Resources (NYSE:DNR)

First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ:FNFG)‘s stock had its “underweight” rating reissued by Barclays in a research note issued on Monday. They currently have a $7.00 price objective on the stock, down from their previous price objective of $8.00. First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 21.20% and weekly performance is -12.71%. On last trading day company shares … Continue reading Active Watch List : First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG), Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI), Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (NYSE:WD), XOMA, Denbury Resources (NYSE:DNR)

Hot News : LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB), Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN), ERBA Diagnostics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:ERB), Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ:PENN), UCP, Inc. (NYSE:UCP)

On Oct 24, LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB), said “tight” markets for its products may stall the narrower margins that it expects will ultimately come from lower oil prices. Third-quarter net income rose to $2.45 a share from $1.50 a year earlier. Profit excluding some items was $2.51, exceeding the $2.30 average of 18 analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB) belongs to Basic … Continue reading Hot News : LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE:LYB), Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN), ERBA Diagnostics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:ERB), Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ:PENN), UCP, Inc. (NYSE:UCP)

Hot Watch List : Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Enzo Biochem Inc. (NYSE:ENZ), Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl (NYSE:VRX), Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:YELP)

Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the twenty-two ratings firms that are covering the stock, American Banking & Market News reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is … Continue reading Hot Watch List : Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Enzo Biochem Inc. (NYSE:ENZ), Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl (NYSE:VRX), Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:YELP)

Traders Are Watching : CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), InterOil Corporation (NYSE:IOC), Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:BKW), Almost Family Inc. (NASDAQ:AFAM)

CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT: CVM) announced that it has closed an underwritten public offering of 7894737 shares of common stock and 1973684 warrants to purchase shares of common stock. For every four shares of common stock sold we issued to investors in this offering one warrant to purchase a share of common stock. CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is -22.34%. … Continue reading Traders Are Watching : CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), InterOil Corporation (NYSE:IOC), Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:BKW), Almost Family Inc. (NASDAQ:AFAM)

Today’s Hot List : Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S), United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:UAL), Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV), Wisconsin Energy (NYSE:WEC), CTC

Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) introduced a low-end family data plan that includes 1GB of data for $20 a month, undercutting the top carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless. For $20, Verizon offers 500MB of data, while AT&T offers 300MB. Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -5.40% and weekly performance is 2.53%. On last trading day company shares ended up $6.09. Sprint … Continue reading Today’s Hot List : Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S), United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:UAL), Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE:VEEV), Wisconsin Energy (NYSE:WEC), CTC