Kevin Long

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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Big Movers – American Apparel (NYSEMKT:APP) , Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) , International Tower Hill Mines (NYSEMKT:THM) , Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:PNFP)

American Apparel Inc (NYSEMKT:APP) has achieved, largely through the force of Mr. Charney’s will and his keen eye for hot trends and edgy promotion, what so many other brands can only envy. American Apparel Inc (NYSEMKT:APP) stock performance was 14.56% in last session and finished the day at $1.18. Traded volume was 18.12million shares in…

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Stock Highlights – Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) , Westmoreland Coal Company (NASDAQ:WLB) , OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX)

Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) reached a 52-week high during trading today, primarily on the back of its hit game application— Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. Currently, the stock is up more than 12%. Year-to-date, the stock has yielded returns of more than 53%. In an interview to Bloomberg today, Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo de Masi said the…

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