Trader’s Watch List: JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR), Shanda Games (NASDAQ:GAME), India Fund, Inc. (NYSE:IFN), Hawkins Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) has reached a $650,000 settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (: CFTC) to resolve the claims of filing falsified reports on the trading positions of some of its large traders. This settlement clears the bank of the charges made by the U.S. futures and option markets regulator. JPMorgan Chase…

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Eye Catching Stocks: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE:CP), EnLink Midstream, LLC (NYSE:ENLC), Trex (NYSE:TREX)

Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) an oncology company, is engaged in the discovery, development, and commercialization of medicines for cancer patients. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate ARIAD Pharmaceuticals a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold. Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA)’s stock on 31 July traded at beginning with…

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Whats Hot Today: Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK), Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), IF Bancorp (NASDAQ:IROQ), Gigamon Inc. (NYSE:GIMO), Highway (NASDAQ:HIHO)

Just as The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) was preparing a notice to holders of Argentinian government bonds that the country was, effectively, in default, the issuer’s own officials denied that scenario and demanded justice for U.S. creditors in the International Court of Justice. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK)’s stock…

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Stocks in Focus: International Paper Company (NYSE:IP), PMC-Sierra (NASDAQ:PMCS), United Bancshares (NASDAQ:UBOH), Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. (NYSE:PNK), QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH)

Years of North American restructuring and plant closings are paying off for International Paper Company (NYSE:IP) but the global economic slowdown and geopolitical conflict have become short-term threats to the company’s growth strategy abroad, Chief Executive John Faraci said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. International Paper Company (NYSE:IP)’s stock on 31 July…

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Today’s Watch List : Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN), Brightcove (NASDAQ:BCOV), Benefitfocus (NASDAQ:BNFT), Home Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOMB), Nymox Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:NYMX)

In a report published Tuesday, Wunderlich Securities analyst Jason A. Wangler reiterated a Hold rating on Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), and raised the price target from $34.00 to $37.00. Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN)’s stock on 31 July traded at beginning with a price of $35.85 and when day-trade ended the stock finally moved down -5.22%…

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Friday’s Hot Stocks: AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Profire Energy (NASDAQ:PFIE), Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE:RBC), CBL & Associates Properties (NYSE:CBL)

Steel maker AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) posted a net loss of $17.1 million or 13 cents per share in second-quarter 2014 compared with a loss of $40.4 million or 30 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Losses narrowed year over year as the company saw higher sales in the quarter on increased shipments….

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