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First-Quarter Earning Surge at Arch Capital

A benign quarter of weather-related catastrophe events as well as strong favorable reserve development provided a surge in first-quarter earnings at Arch Capital Group. Both primary and reinsurance lines reported favorable reserve development, but the reinsurance segment provided the bulk of it, reducing the combined ratio by 16 points to 79%. Favorable reserve development also helped the primary insurance combined ratio dip below 100%, resulting … Continue reading First-Quarter Earning Surge at Arch Capital

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Market Movers : Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ), Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:CY), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Centene Corp. (NYSE:CNC), WSI Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:WSCI)

Independent grocers generate $131 billion in annual sales, accounting for 25% of overall grocery sales and close to 1% of the total U.S. economy. But for years, the National Grocers Association, which comprises the independent sector of the food distribution industry, had no reliable way to gauge these stats. That is, until Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ) provided funding for the Independent Grocers Economic Impact Study. … Continue reading Market Movers : Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDLZ), Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:CY), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Centene Corp. (NYSE:CNC), WSI Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:WSCI)

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Top Stories: Otonomy, Inc. (NASDAQ:OTIC), The Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLN), Mechel OAO (NYSE:MTL), Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN), WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC)

On 9 October Otonomy, Inc. (NASDAQ:OTIC) announced the enrollment of the first patients in a multiple-dose safety study of OTO-104 initiated in the United Kingdom (U.K.) in patients with Ménière’s disease. Otonomy, Inc. (NASDAQ:OTIC) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its performance is 3.27%. On last trading day company shares ended up $22.43. Otonomy, Inc. (NASDAQ:OTIC) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 9.68%. Priceline Group … Continue reading Top Stories: Otonomy, Inc. (NASDAQ:OTIC), The Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLN), Mechel OAO (NYSE:MTL), Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN), WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC)

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Hot News: Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBD), Lime Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LIME), Ruthigen, Inc. (NASDAQ:RTGN), 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE:HLX)

Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBD) announced a cash dividend. Payment of $0.008913 per share is scheduled to be paid on November 10, 2014. Shareholders who purchased BBD stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an -2.74% decrease from the prior month. At the current stock price of $14.25, the dividend yield is .75%. Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBD) belongs … Continue reading Hot News: Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBD), Lime Energy Co. (NASDAQ:LIME), Ruthigen, Inc. (NASDAQ:RTGN), 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE:HLX)

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5 Stocks Under Wall Street’s Radar : Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN), Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX), The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GPS), Domtar Corporation (NYSE:UFS)

Poorly configured Universal Plug-and-Play devices could be used to launch massive denial-of-service attacks, according to Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM). More than 4 million consumer and business devices—such as routers, media servers and Web cams—could be conscripted by attackers to participate in a distributed denial-of-service attack because of weaknesses in the Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) standard, Internet infrastructure firm Akamai warned in an advisory posted on Oct. … Continue reading 5 Stocks Under Wall Street’s Radar : Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN), Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX), The Gap, Inc. (NYSE:GPS), Domtar Corporation (NYSE:UFS)

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News Buzz : AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS), AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CORR), Perrigo Company plc (NYSE:PRGO), APOG

AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS) was upgraded by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Thursday.AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -1.70% and weekly performance is -21.83%. On last trading day company shares ended up $5.48. AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -39.97%. … Continue reading News Buzz : AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS), AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CORR), Perrigo Company plc (NYSE:PRGO), APOG

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