03/02
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Active Watch List: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup (NYSE:C), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX)

Jason Knox03 mins

When JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon announced last week that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer, the largest US bank said its board already had plans for a full-range of scenarios in place. Sudden, life-threatening ailments such as cancer present unique management challenges, which can throw a company into…

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New Buzz: Mastercard (NYSE:MA), Visa (NYSE:V), Under Armour (NYSE:UA), Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC), Target (NYSE:TGT)

Kristen Barton03 mins

Card companies Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc (NYSE:MA) may be able to avoid paying heavy security deposits to operate in Russia if they can find local processing partners by the end of October, Russian media outlets reported. Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) stock performance was 0.71% in last session and finished the day at $76.74. Traded volume…

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Top News: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Goldcorp (NYSE:GG), Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), ZTE CORPORATION (OTCMKTS:ZTCOF)

Colin Pettis03 mins

Microsoft is planning to rename the Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) brand by adding “by Microsoft” after its name.  Microsoft has officially acquired Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) globally, but the initial leaks did not suggest an overhaul in the brand name. A recent leak of Lumia 830 smartphone reveals the back panel with `Nokia by Microsoft’…

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Solar Stocks: SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL), Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ), LDK Solar (OTCMKTS:LDKSY)

Jayne Crisman03 mins

Companies like Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors and SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY); or Opower, the venture-backed company providing information on energy use to utility customers; or Climate Corp., the weather tracking, big data company acquired by Monsanto for $1.1 billion all point to the value that can be created through clean technology investments. SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) stock performance…

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Top Movers: BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Fujitsu (OTCMKTS:FJTSY)

Jason Knox03 mins

Smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) sold most of its Canadian real estate — more than 3 million square feet — earlier this year for $278 million. Last Thursday the company announced that it has agreed to sell an R&D facility in Germany to Volkswagen for an undisclosed sum. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) stock performance was -0.47%…

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Trader’s Alert: Weibo (NASDAQ:WB), Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE:QIHU), Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU), SINA (NASDAQ:SINA), Suntech Power Holdings (OTCMKTS:STPFQ)

Jason Knox03 mins

China’s government censored Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB), the nation’s biggest microblog platform, more on July 1, when record numbers of Hong Kong residents joined the pro-democracy march, than it did on June 4, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB) stock performance was -4.36% in last session and finished the day…

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