Why Need to Watch – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) , Linn Energy (NASDAQ:LINE) , Memorial Production (NASDAQ:MEMP) , Mid-America (NYSE:MAA) , KMG Chemicals (NYSE:KMG)

Wireless carriers have been aggressively pushing cheap Android tablets. On Tuesday, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) said it added 1.1 million tablets in the second quarter, thanks in part to promotions like an Ellipsis 7 tablet at no cost to new subscribers. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) stock performance was -0.14% in last session and finished the day at $50.91. Traded volume was 11.91million shares in the … Continue reading Why Need to Watch – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) , Linn Energy (NASDAQ:LINE) , Memorial Production (NASDAQ:MEMP) , Mid-America (NYSE:MAA) , KMG Chemicals (NYSE:KMG)

Morning Watch List – Citigroup (NYSE:C) , Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) , Cementos Pacasmayo (NYSE:CPAC) , Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) , Leggett (NYSE:LEG)

The $7 billion Citigroup settlement with the Department of Justice, the largest civil fraud penalty in U.S history, has rightfully drawn criticism for failing to compensate the alleged victims of the bank’s pre-financial crisis mortgage securitization practices: those investors stuck with non-performing securities who were insufficiently warned of the latter’s risks.Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) stock performance was 1.17% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Morning Watch List – Citigroup (NYSE:C) , Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) , Cementos Pacasmayo (NYSE:CPAC) , Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) , Leggett (NYSE:LEG)

Telecom company AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), which hardly produces programs, said it would buy satellite TV company DirecTV for $48.5 billion. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) stock performance was -0.06% in last session and finished the day at $35.94. Traded volume was 18.19million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 22.50million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.50. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) … Continue reading Active Stocks to Watch – AT&T (NYSE:T) , Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) , MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) , Prestige Brands (NYSE:PBH)

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has asked suppliers to manufacture between 70 million and 80 million of its two forthcoming large-screen iPhones by the end of the year, its largest initial production run of iPhones, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was -0.52% in last session and finished the day at $93.94. Traded volume was 39.08million shares … Continue reading Active Watch List – Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) , Lorillard (NYSE:LO) , LMOS , Real Goods Solar (NASDAQ:RGSE) , Calumet Specialty (NASDAQ:CLMT)

Companies including Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), AT&T Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. have filed briefs in support of Microsoft, as has the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an advocacy group. A hearing is set for July 31 before US District Judge Loretta Preska in New York. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) stock performance was 0.85% in last session and finished the day at $50.75. Traded volume … Continue reading Trending Tickers – Verizon (NYSE:VZ), Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO), National Security (NASDAQ:NSEC) , Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) , American Midstream Partners (NYSE:AMID)

Gilead Sciences’ controversial $1,000-a-day Sovaldi pill is priced in line with previous treatments for Hepatitis C, but the nation’s health-care system likely won’t be able to handle that kind of sticker shock, and competition probably will bring down that price tag in coming months and years. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) stock performance was 4.84% in last session and finished the day at $89.19. Traded volume … Continue reading Investors Alert – Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) , Galena Biopharma (NASDAQ:GALE) , RPI , UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) , China Automotive (NASDAQ:CAAS)