5 Stock in Different Moves: Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), SeaDrill Limited (NYSE:SDRL), Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV), Key Energy Services Inc. (NYSE:KEG), FNF

Shares of Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) closed up Tuesday after the energy company announced a $1 billion share buyback plan this morning, following its $5 billion asset sale late yesterday. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 2.60% and weekly performance is 16.28%. On last trading day company shares…

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Hot Runners: Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN), Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE:MFC), Meritor, Inc. (NYSE:MTOR), Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBD)

Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 28th, there was short interest totalling 184,987,181 shares, a growth of 15.4% from the November 14th total of 160,307,413 shares, AR Network reports. Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit…

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5 Active Stocks: Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE:GNW), Allergan Inc. (NYSE:AGN), Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:VNDA), Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC)

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) sweetened its final offer only slightly from its first bid for rival Baker Hughes Inc., but the bump was magnified by a drop in Baker Hughes’s share price during merger talks this autumn between the world’s second- and third-largest oil-field service companies. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net…

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Why Trader’s Are Watching: JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:JASO), ReWalk Robotics (NASDAQ:RWLK), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Parker Drilling (NYSE:PKD), Coronado Biosciences (NASDAQ:CNDO)

Announced Dec 08, Shanghai-based JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:JASO) announced that it has completed shipping solar modules of 100 megawatts (“MW”) capacity to the first large-scale solar farm in Pakistan. The solar farm, spread across 500 acres, is located within the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:JASO) belongs…

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Stocks Gaining Momentum: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR-A), Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALO), Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), TAL Education Group (NYSE:XRS), Kellogg (NYSE:K)

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she has no plans to replace the chief executive officer of state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR-A), saying there was no evidence that senior management was involved in a graft scandal at the company. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR-A) belongs to Basic Materials sector….

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Big Movers: Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI), SouFun Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:SFUN), American Apparel, Inc. (NYSEMKT:APP), People’s United Financial Inc. (NASDAQ:PBCT), L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL)

On Dec 11, Cheniere Energy, Inc. announced that it has entered into long-term agreements with three units of North America’s largest midstream energy firm, Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI), for its Corpus Christi Liquefaction project. The firms have signed 15-year transportation and multi-year storage contracts. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net…

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