Services Sector Unusual Volume: Chico’s FAS (NYSE:CHS), Companhia Brasileira de Distrib (NYSE:CBD), Controladora Vuela (NYSE:VLRS), LivePerson, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPSN)

Chico’s FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS), the operator of more than 1,400 women’s clothing stores, rose the most in more than two years after Leonard Green & Partners LP disclosed a 1.3 percent stake in the company. Chico’s FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS) stock performance was 8.43% in last session and finished the day at $16.97. Traded volume was…

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Services Sector Most Active Stocks: Anglo American (LON:AAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P), eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)

Copper operations were running “exceptionally well”, opening the door to exceeding output forecasts, Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) said as it seeks to boost operations after project write-downs and lower profits. The producer had a “very good” first quarter in base metals, Anglo American plc (LON:AAL)’s chief executive for copper, Hennie Faul, said in Santiago on…

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Industrial Goods Most Active Stocks: General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Cemex SAB de (NYSE:CX), PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM), Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY)

Mark Bernardo, general manager of automation software at General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)’s Intelligent Platforms division, says moving to a new operating system can be extremely complicated and expensive for industrial companies. Bernardo, whose General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) division offers advisory services for upgrading from XP, says many of the unit’s customers fall into the fields…

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Healthcare Most Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY)

During the trial, palbociclib — a pill — was combined with the standard anti-estrogen treatment Letrozole. The combined treatment resulted in a 26.1 month progression-free survival rate compared with only 7.5 months for Letrozole alone. Under development by Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), the medication used in the study is a selective inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK)…

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Financial Sector Most Active Stocks: Itau Unibanco Holding (NYSE:ITUB), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC)

Zacks reaffirmed their outperform rating on shares of Itau Unibanco Holding Sociedade Anonima (ADR) (NASDAQ:ITUB) in a report issued on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports. Zacks has also updated their ratings on a number of other stocks in the last week. The firm downgraded shares of Giant Interactive Group from an outperform rating to a…

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Consumer Goods Most Active Stocks: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has announced on its blog the launch of a leasing program for business owners. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) promises customers will have to read and sign only three pages of agreements, written in plain language. The company also says clients will be able to handle and sign their lease contracts completely…

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