Investors Watch List : Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), Brooks Automation (NASDAQ:BRKS), Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR), CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR)

Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) has been sued by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY) and Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan) (OPHLY) for patent infringement of Bristol-Myers’ novel PD-1 inhibitor, Optivo. Merck recently won the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval for its own PD-1 drug, Keytruda. This made the company the first one to enter…

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Top Stories: ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN), Signet Jewelers Limited (NYSE:SIG), FTD Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FTD), CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS)

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) was upgraded to “neutral” from “underperform” at Bank of America . The firm raised its price target to $90 from $84. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 16.00% and weekly performance is -2.36%. On last trading day company shares ended up $78.99. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) distance from 50-day…

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Top Wall Street Stories: Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD), Jones Energy, Inc. (NYSE:JONE), AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV), RGC Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO)

Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) begun trading ex-dividend on September 10, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.1 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 30, 2014. Shareholders who purchased FTR stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 11th quarter that FTR has paid the…

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Hot Stocks: National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE:NBG), Syntel, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYNT), Cyanotech Corp. (NASDAQ:CYAN), Speedway Motorsports Inc. (NYSE:TRK), TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:TST)

National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the ten ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, ARN reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average…

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Trending Tickers: Telefonica Brasil (NYSE:VIV), VeriFone Systems (NYSE:PAY), Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:BBRG), Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ), SciClone Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SCLN)

Equities researchers at RBC Capital began coverage on shares of Telefonica Brasil SA (NYSE:VIV) in a research report issued on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set a “sector perform” rating on the stock.Telefonica Brasil, S.A. (NYSE:VIV) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 20.40% and weekly performance is -1.01%. On last trading day…

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