Chip Stocks In News: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)

Ascendiant Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm issued a buy rating and a $5.00 price target on the stock. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) stock performance was 1.56% in last session and finished the day at $3.91. Traded volume was 14,683,889 million shares in the last … Continue reading Chip Stocks In News: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)

Social Stocks In News: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN)

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) COO Sheryl Sandberg sold 283,334 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.69, for a total transaction of $20,312,214.46. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 1.11% in last session and finished the day at $70.88. Traded volume was 46,303,440 million shares in the last session and the average … Continue reading Social Stocks In News: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN)

Active Runners At Nasdaq: Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) followed the broader equities market into the red yesterday, ending at $3.43 to match its lowest closing price of 2014. Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) stock performance was -1.17% in last session and finished the day at $3.39. Traded volume was 84.61million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 66.67million shares. The beta of … Continue reading Active Runners At Nasdaq: Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)

Diversified Machinery: Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), General Electric (NYSE:GE), United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), Ocean Power (NASDAQ:OPTT)

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) has launched its new wheel tractor scrapers at CONEXPO. The new Cat 620 K Series Wheel Tractor scrapers “refine the design of their H Series predecessors,” the machinery manufacturer said. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) stock performance was -0.02% in last session and finished the day at $96.82. Traded volume was 4,448,497 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the … Continue reading Diversified Machinery: Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), General Electric (NYSE:GE), United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), Ocean Power (NASDAQ:OPTT)

Technology Sector Active Stocks: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has been testing a new mobile advertising service since at least late January, delivering ads directly to a select few smartphone and tablet apps, and now, the company is hinting that it may launch the service next month at its F8 developer conference, offering all app makers a new source of revenue. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 1.11% in last session … Continue reading Technology Sector Active Stocks: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)

Diversified Investments: NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ:NDAQ), Apollo Global (NYSE:APO), CBOE Holdings (NASDAQ:CBOE), Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC)

NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) is looking to enter the foreign exchange space, as the allure of FX trading, and acquiring market-share in the estimated $5.3 trillion-dollar-a-day market is attracting interest from the operator of one of the U.S.’s largest stock exchanges. NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) stock performance was -0.05% in last session and finished the day at $39.40. Traded volume was 1,094,281 million … Continue reading Diversified Investments: NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ:NDAQ), Apollo Global (NYSE:APO), CBOE Holdings (NASDAQ:CBOE), Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC)