Sizzling Stocks: Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Kindred Healthcare (NYSE:KND), Progressive (NYSE:PGR), Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC)

Shares of Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA) were the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 57,533,470 shares, an increase of 7.9% from the November 28th total of 53,310,421 shares, American Banking & Market News reports. Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 13.10% … Continue reading Sizzling Stocks: Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Kindred Healthcare (NYSE:KND), Progressive (NYSE:PGR), Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC)

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Big Moves in Focus: Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MSTX), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR), KLIC, Republic Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBCAA)

Mast Therapeutics (NYSE:MSTX) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,843,237 shares, a decrease of 2.1% from the November 28th total of 4,945,028 shares, Stock Ratings News reports. Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MSTX) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 16.02%. On last trading day company shares ended … Continue reading Big Moves in Focus: Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MSTX), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR), KLIC, Republic Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBCAA)

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Trader’s Buzz: AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA), Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC), Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:LNG), Forward Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:FORD)

On Dec. 23, AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) will participate in the Goldman Sachs Healthcare CEOs Unscripted Conference on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and chief executive officer, will take part in a question and answer session at 2:15 p.m. Central time. AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 18.90% and weekly performance is -1.38%. On last trading day company … Continue reading Trader’s Buzz: AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA), Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC), Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:LNG), Forward Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:FORD)

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Hot Runners: The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PIH), Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE)

On Dec. 15, The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced that Bernerd Da Santos has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2015. Mr. Da Santos has been serving as Acting Chief Operating Officer since December 1, 2014. The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is 2.10% and weekly performance is 7.65%. On last trading day … Continue reading Hot Runners: The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PIH), Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE)

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Big Movers: Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN), Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO), Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEMKT:UEC), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH)

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) announced positive interim results from two studies supporting a short duration, potentially best-in-disease regimen of its proprietary NS5A and nucleotide inhibitors, ACH-3102 and ACH-3422. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is -8.36%. On last trading day company shares ended up $11.84. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -5.36%. Hercules Offshore … Continue reading Big Movers: Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN), Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO), Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEMKT:UEC), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH)

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Why Trader’s Are Watching: Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRIS), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Goldfield Corp. (NYSEMKT:GV), Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS)

On Dec. 18, Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRIS) announced that the first patient has initiated treatment with CUDC-907 in a Phase 1 clinical trial in patients with advanced or relapsed solid tumors, including hormone receptor positive (HR+)/ HER2-negative breast cancer or midline carcinoma with certain NUT gene rearrangements. CUDC-907 is an oral, dual inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HDAC) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) enzymes that is currently under … Continue reading Why Trader’s Are Watching: Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRIS), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Goldfield Corp. (NYSEMKT:GV), Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS)

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