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Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) will report second-quarter 2014 earnings on Tuesday, July 22. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Francis J. Shammo will present results on a webcast beginning at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) stock performance was -0.10% in last session and finished the day at $50.70. Traded volume was 11.34million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 15.20million shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.40. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) insider ownership is 0.02%.

On July 10, LINN Energy, LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) and LinnCo, LLC announced that management will host a conference call on Thursday, August 7, 2014, at 10 a.m. Central (11 a.m. Eastern) to discuss the Company’s second quarter results. Prepared remarks by Mark E. Ellis, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kolja Rockov, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be followed by a question and answer session. Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) rose 0.03 percent to $30.98 Monday on volume of 870,399.00million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $30.80 to $31.05. Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) has a market capitalization of $10.27billion.

B. Riley upgraded shares of Joe’s Jeans (NASDAQ:JOEZ) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Friday morning, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm currently has $1.70 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $1.30. Joe’s Jeans Inc (NASDAQ:JOEZ)’s stock on July 21, 2014 reported closing price of $1.13. Its fifty two weeks range is $0.85 -$1.55. The total market capitalization recorded $78.18billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 848,642.00million shares. In its share capital, JOEZ has 69.20million outstanding shares.

Bethesda-based First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE:FPO) has acquired 1775 Wiehle Ave. for $41 million from Morristown, New Jersey-based Normandy Real Estate Partners. On Monday, shares of First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE:FPO) dropped -0.67% to close the day at $13.30. Company return on investment (ROI) is 1.40% and its monthly performance is recorded as 1.29%. First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE:FPO) quarterly revenue growth is 3.66%.

July 15, 2014 – Libbey Inc. (NYSEMKT:LBY) announced today that it will host a conference call on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. EDT to discuss 2014 second-quarter financial results, which will be released earlier that day.  Libbey Inc. (NYSEMKT:LBY) stock performance was -0.42% in last session and finished the day at $23.87. Traded volume was 88,864.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 109.29K shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.17. Libbey Inc. (NYSEMKT:LBY) insider ownership is 3.80%.