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Stocks Roundup: MBII, SWY, VLO, ACMP, EXLP

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBII), a global provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products, said its Venerate Bioinsecticide has received federal registration from the EPA. BMII was up about 5% in Monday’s session, hitting a session high of $15.21 and trading in a 52-week range of $12.27 to $20.00. The insecticide controls a broad spectrum of pests and will be sold into a … Continue reading Stocks Roundup: MBII, SWY, VLO, ACMP, EXLP

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Stocks Making Noise After Hours: Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG), National Interstate Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NATL) , PHI Inc. (NASDAQ:PHII), KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR), Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:BEE)

Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG), a global agribusiness and food company, has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per common share, payable June 2, 2014, to shareholders of record May 16, 2014. The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.21875 per share on its 4.875% cumulative convertible perpetual preference shares, payable June 1, 2014, to shareholders of record on May 15, 2014. Shares … Continue reading Stocks Making Noise After Hours: Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG), National Interstate Corp.’s (NASDAQ:NATL) , PHI Inc. (NASDAQ:PHII), KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR), Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:BEE)

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Afternoon Stocks Watch: APEI; PRGO; MAIN; CSG; NCT

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) was the target Friday of an investment-rating downgrade by BMO Capital Markets, which cut the stock to market perform from outperform following the online-postsecondary education provider’s late-Thursday release of lower-than-expected Q4 earnings and Q1 EPS guidance that was well below the Street view. BMO also cut its target price on APEI, lowering it to $36 from $44. In a note to … Continue reading Afternoon Stocks Watch: APEI; PRGO; MAIN; CSG; NCT

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Stocks in the News Friday: USO; UNG; DRQ; PMC

Energy shares were flat in pre-market trade Friday while crude oil futures were trading lower. Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery was down 0.11% at $102.29 per barrel.  In other energy futures, heating oil was down 0.13% at $3.00 per gallon while natural gas was up 0.20% at $4.52 per million British thermal units.  In energy ETFs, the United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) was … Continue reading Stocks in the News Friday: USO; UNG; DRQ; PMC

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Investor Alert: BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT) and Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENDP)

BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT) is due to issue its quarterly earnings report in the upcoming extended-hours session. Given its history, traders can expect very active trading in the issue immediately following its quarterly earnings announcement. Historical earnings event related premarket and after-hours trading activity in BSFT indicates that the price change in the extended hours is likely to be of limited value in forecasting additional price … Continue reading Investor Alert: BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSFT) and Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENDP)

Notable Analyst Actions: MWE, ECA, STT, WPC, RTN

Markwest Energy Partners LP (NYSE:MWE) has been downgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo to a Market Perform rating form Outperform. The firm lowered its price target range on the stock to $66-$70 from $70-$74. In the pre-market session, shares of MWE are down 1.12% to $66.50, and move within a 52-week range of $54.60 – $75.79. North American energy producer Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA, ECA.TO) says … Continue reading Notable Analyst Actions: MWE, ECA, STT, WPC, RTN