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Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) was downgraded by stock analysts at Credit Suisse from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. They currently have a $3.25 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $3.75. Credit Suisse’s price target suggests a potential upside of 25.00%…

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Stocks to Keep Eyes On: CafePress Inc. (NASDAQ:PRSS), Linn Energy, LLC (NASDAQ:LINE), Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPR), Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH), MergeWorthRx (NASDAQ:MWRX)

CafePress (NASDAQ:PRSS) major shareholder Lloyd I. Miller III acquired 138,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $2.00 per share, with a total value of $276,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 547,700 shares…

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Market Watch: MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), McDermott International Inc. (NYSE:MDR), Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR), CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME), Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN)

Las Vegas is facing snow on New Year’s, but MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) is already thinking about the pool season. The casino operator will hold a seasonal job fair next week to hire more than 700 summer positions at the company’s 12 Strip resorts. Seasonal employees will support the properties’ swimming pools and related hotel…

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Stocks Getting Hot: Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB), Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO), Harbinger Group Inc. (NYSE:HRG), The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE:HFC)

Bank of America upgraded shares of Gerdau SA (NYSE:GGB) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 3.50% and weekly performance is -3.93%. On last trading day company shares ended up $3.42. Gerdau S.A….

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Traders Are Gambling on: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL), Gray Television Inc. (NYSE:GTN), Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC)

Shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) were the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 77,097,502 shares, a growth of 7.7% from the November 28th total of 71,573,807 shares, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) belongs to Technology sector. Its net…

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