Kevin Long

Watch List – Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) , Embraer (NYSE:ERJ) , Saba Software (OTCMKTS:SABA) , Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

Corning Inc (NYSE:GLW) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 16th, ARN reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a dividend of 0.10 per share on Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.82%. Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) stock performance was -0.64% in last session…

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Morning Alert – Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) , QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP) , Garrison Capital (NASDAQ:GARS) , Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX)

Lance Milken, CEC’s chairman and partner at private-equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC, (NYSE:APO) in a statement commended Leverton’s “experience in the entertainment and restaurant industries, demonstrated success growing businesses and strong track record as a seasoned leader.”  New York-based Apollo Global Management took CEC private in a $1.3 billion deal in February. Apollo Global…

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Traders Are Watching – NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ:NDAQ) , Flexsteel Industries (NASDAQ:FLXS) , Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) , Statoil (NYSE:STO)

NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ:NDAQ) EVP Anna M. Ewing sold 58,893 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.19, for a total transaction of $2,366,909.67. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 91,242…

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News Buzz – Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) , Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE:JCI) , Host Hotels and Resorts Inc (NYSE:HST) , Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)

Former SNL comedian Tracy Morgan has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT). The lawsuit stems from a crash in June that severely injured Morgan and killed another passenger. The lawsuit alleges that Walmart should have known that its truck driver was awake for over 24 hours. This would have put the company out…

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Active Watch List – Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) , Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) , The Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) , Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE)

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), Brazil’s state-controlled oil producer, rose to the highest in more than seven months after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. recommended the stock as its top energy pick in Latin America. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock performance was -0.25% in last session and finished the day at $15.84. Traded…

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Top Stories – Summer Infant, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMR) , D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) , Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ:EEFT) , US Ecology Inc (NASDAQ:ECOL)

Some better-ranked retail stocks worth investing include Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. ( PBH ) and Summer Infant, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMR), both sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).  Summer Infant, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMR) stock finished the day at $3.39. Traded volume was 898,240.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 304.65K…

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