Today’s Hot List: Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN), Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), A. Schulman, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHLM), UBIC, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBIC), AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ:AUDC)

New Chief and Directors for Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN). It didn’t take long for Ana Patricia Botín to put her mark on Banco Santander. Less than three months after succeeding her father as executive chairwoman following his death in September, Ms. Botín replaced the Spanish lender’s chief executive and reshaped the bank’s board in a significant shake-up on Nov. 25. Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) belongs … Continue reading Today’s Hot List: Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN), Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), A. Schulman, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHLM), UBIC, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBIC), AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ:AUDC)

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Hot News: 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI), Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ:AGEN), SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE:SUNE)

3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD) recently reported that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire one of the leading CAD/CAM software solutions providers, Cimatron Ltd. (CIMT). The news was received warmly by investors as the stock rose nearly 6.7% in yesterday’s session. The transaction, valued at about $97 million or $8.97 per Cimatron’s share, is likely to be closed by the first quarter of 2015. … Continue reading Hot News: 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI), Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ:AGEN), SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE:SUNE)

Kevin Long11/2611/26

Morning Buzz: Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE:MCP), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Gastar Exploration Inc. (NYSEMKT:GST), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX), Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM)

On November 20, 2014, Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) entered into an exchange agreement with a holder of the Company’s 6.00% convertible senior notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”) and 5.50% convertible senior notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”, and together the with the 2017 Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to which such holder agreed to exchange $27 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Notes … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE:MCP), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Gastar Exploration Inc. (NYSEMKT:GST), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX), Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM)

Kevin Long11/2411/24

News Buzz: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), Yingli Green Energy Holding (NYSE:YGE), Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc. (NYSE:TCI)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) today announced that it has signed an agreement with LPL Financial to provide access to new issue municipal bonds to LPL financial advisors. Under the agreement, LPL, the nation’s largest independent broker dealer since 1996¹, will be a preferred retail dealer for J.P. Morgan, further expanding the investment bank’s distribution channels for new issue municipal bonds. JPMorgan Chase & Co. … Continue reading News Buzz: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), Yingli Green Energy Holding (NYSE:YGE), Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc. (NYSE:TCI)

Kevin Long11/2011/20

Shining on Major News: Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE:SLW), Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HTZ), Qlik Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLIK), CAI International (NYSE:CAP), Stepan (NYSE:SCL)

Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE:SLW) on Nov. 12 announce its unaudited results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014. Revenue was $165.9 million in the third quarter of 2014, on silver equivalent sales of 8.7 million ounces (6.3 million ounces of silver and 36,700 ounces of gold), virtually unchanged from the $166.4 million of revenue generated in the third quarter of 2013, with an 11% … Continue reading Shining on Major News: Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE:SLW), Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HTZ), Qlik Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLIK), CAI International (NYSE:CAP), Stepan (NYSE:SCL)

Kevin Long11/2011/20

Stocks in News: Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ:EDMC), Park City Group (NASDAQ:PCYG), PharMerica (NYSE:PMC)

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) launched Project Squared, a business teamwork app that combines chat, video, audio, multi-party meetings and content sharing in a particular experience that supports the demanding teamwork needs of new teams. Project Squared is Cisco’s response to the challenges many workers face on a regularly basis Stay connected through devices, time zones, and project teams. Quickly attain to speed on projects now … Continue reading Stocks in News: Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ:EDMC), Park City Group (NASDAQ:PCYG), PharMerica (NYSE:PMC)

Kevin Long11/2011/20