02/16
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John Meady

Investors Are Eying: MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET), Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY), CU Bancorp (NASDAQ:CUNB), Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

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MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) issued the following statement after the company was notified by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) that it has been designated a non-bank systemically important financial institution (SIFI): “We are disappointed in the FSOC decision. We continue to believe that MetLife is not systemically important under the Dodd-Frank Act’s criteria, and the…

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Stocks to Keep Eyes On: Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:YELP), Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Shiloh Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:SHLO)

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Yelp (NASDAQ:YELP) SVP Laurence Wilson unloaded 1,250 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.73, for a total transaction of $65,912.50. Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:YELP) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 0.50% and weekly performance is…

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Moving Stocks: Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CBST), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX), Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD), eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH), IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX)

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Merck (MRK) announced it’s buying the Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CBST) for $102 per share. Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. does advanced antibiotic research and is noted for its research on superbugs — diseases that have developed immunity to antibiotic treatment. Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CBST) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 5.60% and weekly performance…

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Investor’s Are Gambling: Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC), BBX Capital (NYSE:BBX), Foot Locker (NYSE:FL)

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On Dec 09, Zymeworks Inc. announced the extension of a research collaboration with Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, that was originally announced in August 2011. In addition, Merck gains expanded access to Zymeworks’ proprietary Azymetric™ platform for the development of novel bi-specific antibody therapeutic candidates. Merck…

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Stocks to Keep Eyes On: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM), Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO), Adobe Systems (NASDAQ:ADBE), India Globalization Capital (NYSEMKT:IGC), STRATTEC Security (NASDAQ:STRT)

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On Dec 10, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM), posted a 63 percent rise in November sales from a year earlier. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE:TSM) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 31.80% and weekly performance is -3.39%. On last trading day company shares ended up $21.97. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company…

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Sizzling Stocks: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG), Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:PWRD), Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT), TELUS Corporation (NYSE:TU)

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Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Limited (SAMREF), a joint venture of Saudi Aramco and Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), has completed construction of major desulfurisation facilities, including a new hydrotreater, that dramatically cuts sulfur levels in gasoline and diesel. The project is the largest investment in SAMREF’s history and will reduce the sulfur levels in gasoline…

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