Author: Kevin Long

Services Sector

Services Sector Bearish Stocks: Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS), Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP), Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P), Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN)

Staples Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) will close up to 225 stores in the U.S. and Canada by the end of next year as it seeks to trim about $500 million in costs annually by 2015. Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) stock performance was -15.30% in last session and finished the day at $11.35. Traded volume was 69.19million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock … Continue reading Services Sector Bearish Stocks: Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS), Office Depot Inc (NYSE:ODP), Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P), Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN)

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Finance

Bullish Stocks: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) got Buy rating at Stifel Nicolaus. The firm raised FB’s price target from $72 to $82. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 4.03% in last session and finished the day at $71.57. Traded volume was 74,487,424 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 64.51 million shares. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) insider ownership is 0.60%. Apple Inc. … Continue reading Bullish Stocks: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)

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BioTech

Biotech Active Stocks: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Synta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SNTA)

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) has been trading with ups and downs since the past few days, after the company announced better-than-expected results and its plans to partner for its flagship drug Iclusig. One of the major takeaway during the earnings call is Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA)’s CEO Harvey Berger’s indication for potential partnership in Japan for Iclusig, as the formal announcement is expected to come … Continue reading Biotech Active Stocks: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Synta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SNTA)

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internet

Social Stocks on The move: Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR), Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP)

Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) has had a rough ride since Christmas eve when it traded north of $70.00 a share – a price which gave the young company a massive market capitalization approaching $35 billion. Markets know the company is on to something important but putting a value on that is a challenge. Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) stock performance was -2.19% in last session and finished the … Continue reading Social Stocks on The move: Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR), Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP)

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BioTech

Medical Stocks in the News: Celldex Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CLDX), NeuroMetrix (NASDAQ:NURO)

Celldex Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CLDX) is lower Monday afternoon after its net loss  widened and revenue declined compared to the year-ago period. Results were better than Wall Street’s expectations but could not fend off sellers. In early afternoon action, shares of the biopharmaceutical company are down 11% at $26.15 and traded earlier as low as $25.76. The stock moves within a 52-week range of $9.13 – $38.84. Celldex … Continue reading Medical Stocks in the News: Celldex Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CLDX), NeuroMetrix (NASDAQ:NURO)

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Services Sector

Most Volatile Services Sector Stocks: YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ:YRCW), GasLog (NYSE:GLOG), FreeSeas Inc. (NASDAQ:FREE), Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK)

Trucking giant YRC Worldwide Inc. says it has refocused on business after being distracted for months by its labor deal and debt refinancing. YRC Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:YRCW) stock performance was 0.77% in last session and finished the day at $26.20. Traded volume was 0.00 shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 1.28 million shares. The beta of the stock … Continue reading Most Volatile Services Sector Stocks: YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ:YRCW), GasLog (NYSE:GLOG), FreeSeas Inc. (NASDAQ:FREE), Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK)

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