Basic Material Gainers: Bioamber Inc (NYSE:BIOA), Mexco Energy Corporation (NYSEMKT:MXC), United States Antimony (NYSEMKT:UAMY), Escalera Resources Co (NASDAQ:ESCR), Methes Energies (NASDAQ:MEIL)

BioAmber Inc. (NYSE:BIOA), an industrial biotechnology company producing sustainable chemicals, today announced that Ellen Richstone and Henry “Pete” Linsert, Jr. were elected to BioAmber’s board of directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 27, 2014. Bioamber Inc (NYSE:BIOA) stock performance was 5.05% in last session and finished the day at $9.99. Traded…

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Hot Watch List: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s resurgent stock may have as much to do with financial engineering as the company’s technological wizardry. Monday marked Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s first stock split in nine years, a move designed to make it more affordable to buy shares of the iPhone and iPad maker. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 1.60% in…

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NASDAQ New Highs: VCA Inc (NASDAQ:WOOF), EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS), Intersil Corp (NASDAQ:ISIL), Kraft Foods Group Inc (NASDAQ:KRFT)

VCA Inc (NASDAQ:WOOF) was downgraded by analysts at GARP Research from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. VCA Inc (NASDAQ:WOOF) stock performance was -0.36% in last session and finished the day at $35.98. Traded volume was 1.59million shares in the last…

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Biotech unusual volume stocks: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX), BioDelivery Sciences International (NASDAQ:BDSI), ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (NYSEMKT:IMUC), Anika Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ANIK)

AbbVie may now consider a takeover of Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN), a $411 million company, to expand in that market, Redmond said. Shares of Achillion rallied (ACHN:US) as much as 67 percent yesterday. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) stock performance was 47.57% in last session and finished the day at $4.25. Traded volume was 47.79million shares…

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Volatile Stocks: Prosensa Holding (NASDAQ:RNA), 22nd Century Group Inc (NYSEMKT:XXII), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY), AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVEO), ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP)

Prosensa Holding NV (NASDAQ:RNA) was upgraded by stock analysts at KBC Securities from a “hold” rating to an “accumulate” rating in a report issued on Wednesday. The firm currently has a $11.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $7.00. KBC Securities’ target price would indicate a potential upside of…

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Watch List: International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ)

Technology giant International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) today said online matrimonial site Matrimony.Com is using its Big Data and Analytics technology to drive personalised marketing campaigns to match potential partners faster and attract more subscribers. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) stock performance was 0.21% in last session and finished the day at $186.37. Traded volume…

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