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Finance

Market Watch List: NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI), Interval Leisure (NASDAQ:IILG), Saratoga Resources (NYSEMKT:SARA)

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the Company’s entry into an agreement to be acquired by Shire plc (NASDAQ:SHPG), in a transaction valued at approximately $5.2 billion. NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its … Continue reading Market Watch List: NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI), Interval Leisure (NASDAQ:IILG), Saratoga Resources (NYSEMKT:SARA)

John Bellich
Finance

Top Movers: Xerium Technologies Inc. (NYSE:XRM), Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:BCLI), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOG)

On Jan. 5, Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), announced that Harold Bevis, President and CEO; Cliff Pietrafitta, Chief Financial Officer and David Pretty, President, Xerium North America and Europe will present at the Sidoti & Company Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum on Monday, January 12, 2015 at 9:20 AM Eastern Time at The Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Xerium Technologies Inc. (NYSE:XRM) belongs to … Continue reading Top Movers: Xerium Technologies Inc. (NYSE:XRM), Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:BCLI), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOG)

John Meady
Finance

Stock Alert: Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC), Fortune Brands Home & Security (NYSE:FBHS), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Weatherford International Plc (NYSE:WFT) had its price objective trimmed by Deutsche Bank from $18.00 to $11.00 in a research report released on Thursday morning. Deutsche Bank currently has a buy rating on the stock. Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -2.50% and weekly performance is -2.73%. On last trading day company shares ended up $10.34. Weatherford International … Continue reading Stock Alert: Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC), Fortune Brands Home & Security (NYSE:FBHS), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Colin Pettis
Finance

Watch 5 Stocks: CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICPT), United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:UAL), Entropic Communications (NASDAQ:ENTR)

CSX Corp (NYSE:CSX), the third-largest U.S. railroad, on Jan 13, reported a higher quarterly profit that was in line with analyst expectations and said it expected a strong increase in its freight business and double-digit earnings growth during 2015. CSX reported quarterly earnings of 49 cents per share, a near 17 percent increase from the 42 cents per share posted for the fourth quarter of … Continue reading Watch 5 Stocks: CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICPT), United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:UAL), Entropic Communications (NASDAQ:ENTR)

Harvey Dyer
Finance

Market Alert: Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE:PCP), Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW), Calamos Asset Management (NASDAQ:CLMS)

On Jan. 15, Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE:PCP) announced that lower demand in oil & gas end markets, further aerospace engine destocking at a single customer, year-end customer inventory management actions, and an extended equipment upgrade negatively impacted the company’s third quarter fiscal year 2015 sales and earnings. The combination of these factors leads the company to expect that third quarter sales will be in the … Continue reading Market Alert: Precision Castparts Corp. (NYSE:PCP), Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW), Calamos Asset Management (NASDAQ:CLMS)

Kevin Long
Biotech Stock
Analysis, Diversified Tech, Finance, Software

Big Data & Healthcare : a Revolution

As one of the biggest healthcare trends, Big Data is currently making rounds in the news. With the technology evolving faster than ever in the healthcare industry, companies in the sector have to deal with big data. In the latest issue of HP Matter, an online publication where some of the brightest minds in healthcare share their perspectives on technological changes, Big Data has been … Continue reading Big Data & Healthcare : a Revolution

Harvey Dyer