02/17
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Hot News: Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Dendreon Corp. (NASDAQ:DNDN), Beasley Broadcast Group Inc. (NASDAQ:BBGI), Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG), Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (NASDAQ:AHGP)

Kevin Long03 mins

A year ago, mysterious “Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) barges” near San Francisco and Portland, Me., captured media and public attention. Then, as curiosity peaked, the barges sailed away. Now, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that Google Inc.’s contractor halted the projects, which Google said would be technology showrooms, after the Coast Guard…

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Trending Stocks: Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT), Motorcar Parts of America (NASDAQ:MPAA), KTOS, Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE:SPR)

Adam Keintzel03 mins

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) released patches for its small business RV Series routers and firewalls to address vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands and overwrite files on the vulnerable devices. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 16.70% and weekly performance is 4.90%. On last trading…

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Morning Watch List: Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN), Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY), Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ:PINC), BNC Bancorp (NASDAQ:BNCN), Nathan’s Famous Inc. (NASDAQ:NATH)

Jayne Crisman02 mins

Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) of Spain reported on Tuesday that its third-quarter profit rose 52 percent, posting its strongest earnings in more than two years as the Spanish economy continued to recover. For the three months ended Sept. 30, Santander said profit rose to 1.61 billion euros, or about $2 billion, from €1.06 billion in…

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Trending Tickers: Southern Company (NYSE:SO), Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ:PMBC), MicroFinancial Inc. (NASDAQ:MFI), Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRTX)

Mark Doerr03 mins

The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) CEO Stan W. Connally sold 16,164 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.17, for a total transaction of $746,291.88. Southern Company (NYSE:SO) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin…

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Stocks in Focus: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT), Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN), Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ:EDMC), Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE:BXP), EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC)

Kristen Barton03 mins

On Nov 3, Blackstone Group LP disclosed plans to pare its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. by an additional $2.3 billion. Blackstone, which bought Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in 2007 for about $25 billion in debt and equity, is Hilton’s largest shareholder with a 66% stake. Its planned offering of 90 million shares…

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Moving Stocks: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE:PACD), Jarden Corp. (NYSE:JAH)

Colin Pettis02 mins

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) blamed the TV outage affecting cable customers nationwide this week on a technical snafu stemming from a feature update. In a statement posted Thursday, the cable provider said service has now “returned to normal for most X1 customers,” the company said. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin…

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