Hot Stocks: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ)

As the European Central Bank prepares to take over supervision of about 130 euro-area lenders from BNP Paribas to National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) starting in November, regulators have sought to compile the toughest stress tests in a bid to repair credibility damaged by assessments in 2010 and 2011 that didn’t uncover weaknesses at banks that later failed. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) … Continue reading Hot Stocks: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ)

Basic Material Gainers: Quicksilver Resources (NYSE:KWK), Magellan Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:MPET), PolyMet Mining (NYSEMKT:PLM), Whiting USA Trust (NYSE:WHX)

Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE:KWK) announced that the company completed its semi-annual redetermination and closed an amendment to its Combined Credit Agreements on April 25, 2014. Quicksilver Resources Inc (NYSE:KWK) stock performance was 6.84% in last session and finished the day at $3.28. Traded volume was 11.14million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 3.47million shares. The beta of the … Continue reading Basic Material Gainers: Quicksilver Resources (NYSE:KWK), Magellan Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:MPET), PolyMet Mining (NYSEMKT:PLM), Whiting USA Trust (NYSE:WHX)

Research analysts at Jefferies Group upped their price target on shares of Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) from $17.00 to $19.00 in a report released on Monday. Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.02. Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE:WFT) stock performance was 0.98% in … Continue reading NYSE upgrades: Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA), Simpson Manufacturing (NYSE:SSD), Colfax Corp (NYSE:CFX)

Given the lack of management expertise and synergies, Wesfarmers could struggle to justify offering more for Healthscope than other mooted bidders, which include US healthcare company HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), Chinese conglomerate Fosun Pharma and Malaysia’s IHH. HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) stock performance was 5.76% in last session and finished the day at $53.44. Traded volume was 7.66million shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Healthcare winners: HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH), Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS), Uniqure NV (NASDAQ:QURE)

Shares of Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are currently covering the company, Analyst Ratings Net reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Gold Fields Limited (ADR) (NYSE:GFI) stock performance was 7.20% in last … Continue reading Top Winners of BAsic Material: Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI), Platinum Group Metals (NYSEMKT:PLG), Harmony Gold (NYSE:HMY), Eagle Rock Energy (NASDAQ:EROC)

CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP) stock performance was -24.40% in last session and finished the day at $18.62. Traded volume was 5.73million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 894.93K shares. The … Continue reading Communication Equipment Most Volatile Stocks: CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP), NetGear (NASDAQ:NTGR), Zhone Technologies (NASDAQ:ZHNE), Barracuda Networks (NYSE:CUDA)