Active Watch List: Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS), ITT Educational Services (NYSE:ESI), FS Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBW), WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC)

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has been under investigation from US regulators since late last year. The computer maker’s Russian unit – ZAO Hewlett-Packard AO pleaded guilty yesterday to the claim that it had bribed Russian government officials for a contract. The unit faces fines of almost $59 million for its conduct. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) belongs to…

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Moving Stocks : Conversant (NASDAQ:CNVR), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding (NASDAQ:TNXP), Bacterin International Holdings, Inc. (NYSEMKT:BONE), 58.com Inc. (NYSE:WUBA)

On September 11, 2014, Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which the Company will be acquired by ADS.  Under the terms of the agreement, Epoch shareholders will receive an estimated $35.00 per share payable in both cash and ADS stock.  As a result of the proposed transaction,…

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Top Wall Street Stories: Threshold Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:THLD), American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL), Nokia (NYSE:NOK),. (NYSE:MSO), Radio One (NASDAQ:ROIA), Columbia Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRX)

Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on shares of Threshold Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:THLD) in a report released on Monday. The firm issued a buy rating on the stock. Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:THLD) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 23.99%. On last trading day company shares ended up $4.91. Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:THLD) distance from 50-day simple moving average…

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Big Movers : SolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ:SCTY), Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS), Twin Disc, Incorporated (NASDAQ:TWIN), Team Health Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TMH), Reed Elsevier plc (NYSE:RUK)

A number of research firms have recently commented on SCTY. Analysts at S&P Equity Research reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of SolarCity Corp in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. They now have a $39.46 price target on the stock, down previously from $47.65. Separately, analysts at Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of…

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