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The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) CEO Stan W. Connally sold 16,164 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.17, for a total transaction of $746,291.88. Southern Company (NYSE:SO) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin…

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On Nov 3, Blackstone Group LP disclosed plans to pare its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. by an additional $2.3 billion. Blackstone, which bought Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in 2007 for about $25 billion in debt and equity, is Hilton’s largest shareholder with a 66% stake. Its planned offering of 90 million shares…

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Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) blamed the TV outage affecting cable customers nationwide this week on a technical snafu stemming from a feature update. In a statement posted Thursday, the cable provider said service has now “returned to normal for most X1 customers,” the company said. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin…

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On Oct 28, Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) reported a net loss of $97 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2014 compared with a net loss of $128 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. Revenues totaled $742 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2014…

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Jefferies Group reissued their hold rating on shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) in a research report released on Thursday morning. Jefferies Group currently has a $47.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $46.00. Southern Company (NYSE:SO) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is 12.30% and weekly…

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