Stock Runners : The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Universal Display Corp. (NASDAQ:OLED), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:KMP), SBNY

Media and entertainment conglomerate The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) said Thursday its board extended the contract of Robert Iger as chairman and chief executive officer for two years through the end of June 2018. This is the second time Iger’s contract has been extended. His earlier contract was set to expire in 2016. The Walt…

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Hot Stock List : SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SD), Avon Products Inc. (NYSE:AVP), Targa Resources Corp. (NYSE:TRGP), Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), TRMR

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SD) shares are up after being upgraded to “buy” from “hold” by analysts at Stifel (SF) , who set a price target of $6.75. Analysts at the firm said that the upgraded outlook was a valuation call on the independent oil and natural gas company. SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SD) belongs to Basic…

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Why Need to Watch : Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ:RPTP), Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW), New York & Company Inc. (NYSE:NWY), DAL, BA

Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (NASDAQ:RPTP) CEO Christopher M. Starr unloaded 32,896 shares of Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. stock on the open market in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.60, for a total transaction of $348,697.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 699,370 shares…

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Today’s Watch List : SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL), GreenHunter Resources, Inc. (NYSEMKT:GRH), CTI BioPharma Corp. (NASDAQ:CTIC), Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY), TSLA

Wells Fargo & Co. reiterated their underperform rating on shares of Seadrill (NASDAQ:SDRL) in a research report released on Wednesday morning. SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) shares fell -2.43% in last trading session and ended the day at $24.85. SDRL Gross Margin is 57.90% and its return on assets is 15.90%. SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL) quarterly performance is…

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Shining on Major News : Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE:PLT), Superior Industries International, Inc. (NYSE:SUP), SNBC

On Sep 12, Precious-metals miner Fresnillo PLC said it has agreed to buy Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) stake in their Mexican Penmont joint venture for $450 million in cash, increasing its presence in the country’s gold mining industry. Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -6.20% and weekly…

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Investors Watch List : Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB), AT&T, Inc. (NYSE:T), Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE:MOD)

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said on Tuesday that it would pay $1.75 billion in cash for Alios BioPharma, a private biotechnology company that is working on treatments for viral diseases. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 21.20% and weekly performance is -3.03%. On last trading day company shares…

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