Stocks to Watch: Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML), Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX), Cree (NASDAQ:CREE)

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on June 12, 2014 to stockholders of record as of May 22, 2014. Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) closed at $18.84 in last trading session. Yesterday share price of the company was traded in … Continue reading Stocks to Watch: Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML), Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX), Cree (NASDAQ:CREE)

Trader’s Alert: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS), SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) was upgraded by stock analysts at Robert W. Baird from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report issued on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) stock performance was -1.94% in last session and finished the day at $55.96. Traded volume was 0.00 shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 4.20 million shares. … Continue reading Trader’s Alert: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS), SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) board approved a $5 billion increase to its share repurchase plan and a 20% dividend boost, as the San Diego-based chip maker seeks to reward shareholders. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) dropped -1.75% to $73.63 yesterday on volume of 220.00 shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $73.04 – $74.64. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) has a market capitalization of 124.29 billion. On Feb 26, … Continue reading Momentum Stocks: Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), Ericsson (ADR) (NASDAQ:ERIC), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is turning out to be the real deal and leader in ads, as compared to other traditional methods such as TV ads. Facebook currently commands a 1 billion user subscription network, a number in a sense sure to rival the total number of people who watch TV. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was -1.53% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Active Runners at NASDAQ: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

J.P. Morgan increased its target price on Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) to $164, increased its estimates and set a “neutral” rating. The firm noted the Gigafactory should help cut battery costs. Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) dropped -3.06% to $244.81 yesterday on volume of 24,825.00 shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $242.55 – $252.68. Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has a market capitalization of 30.06 … Continue reading Tech Movers: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

McLean Capital Management upgraded shares of Walgreen (NYSE:WAG) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Friday, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) dropped -0.35% to $67.95 yesterday on volume of 0.00 shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $67.26 – $69.84. Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) has a market capitalization of 64.50 billion. The world-renowned pop star will join “Friday … Continue reading Services Stocks Touching New Highs: E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG), Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS)