Stock in News: NASA to take Google (NASDAQ GOOG) 3D Smartphones to Space

3D smartphones of Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) will soon become the “brains and eyes” of NASA robots aboard International Space Station. The space agency will send these smartphones in a cargo spacecraft that will launch on Friday, July 11. NASA said it will use Google’s 3D sensing technology to beef up its SPHERES (Synchronized Position…

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Top Gainers: Golden Minerals (NYSEMKT:AUMN), SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chem (NASDAQ:SCOK), CombiMatrix (NASDAQ:CBMX), Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW)

Golden Minerals (NYSEMKT:AUMN) is reopening its Velardena silver–gold mine in Mexico’s Durango state in July as a leaner and lower-cost operation. The Golden, Colo.-head­quart­er­ed firm suspended the under­ground operation in Durango state in June 2013, mainly due to falling metal prices. Golden Minerals Co (NYSEMKT:AUMN) stock performance was 27.88% in last session and finished the…

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Top Losers: Gigamon (NYSE:GIMO), NewLead Holdings (NASDAQ:NEWL), Molycorp (NYSE:MCP), Viggle Inc (NASDAQ:VGGL)

Gigamon Inc (NASDAQ:GIMO) was downgraded by investment analysts at Davidson to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday. Gigamon Inc (NYSE:GIMO) stock performance was -32.40% in last session and finished the day at $12.29. Traded volume was 8.40million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained…

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New Highs: Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM), YPF (NYSE:YPF), Companhia Energetica Minas Gerais (NYSE:CIG), Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ)

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) on 1 July 2014 announced the opening of the first KFC in Bolivia, with Franchise partner, DELOSUR. The introduction of the first KFC in Bolivia reflects the reach of the KFC Brand and the Company’s expansion in emerging markets. Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) stock performance was 1.59% in last session and…

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New Lows: Potbelly Corp (NASDAQ:PBPB), Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG), Portugal Telecom (NYSE:PT), Container Store Group (NYSE:TCS)

Potbelly Corp. (NASDAQ:PBPB), the purveyor of hot sandwiches that went public nine months ago, dropped in late trading after its annual profit forecast and quarterly sales trailed analysts’ estimates. Potbelly Corp (NASDAQ:PBPB) stock performance was -2.92% in last session and finished the day at $14.65. Traded volume was 1.28million shares in the last session and…

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Trader’s Recap: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY), Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) CTO Michael Todd Schroepfer sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.06, for a total transaction of $1,301,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 191,451 shares of the company’s…

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