On Dec. 15, The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced that Bernerd Da Santos has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2015. Mr. Da Santos has been serving as Acting Chief Operating Officer since December 1, 2014. The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is 2.10% and weekly performance is 7.65%. On last trading day company shares ended up $14.22. The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 4.74%.

Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) Director Evan Clark Williams sold 11,160 shares of Twitter stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.00, for a total transaction of $424,080.00. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) shares moved down -0.03% in last trading session and ended the day at $37.60. TWTR Gross Margin is 63.80% and its return on assets is -24.50%. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) quarterly performance is -27.54%.

On Dec 11, 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PIH), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ClaimCor, LLC. The acquisition will complement the Company’s strategic plan and growth objectives relative to its infrastructure expansion while also providing the Company with an additional source of revenue from ClaimCor’s evolving and expanding customer base in the insurance services outsourcing industry. On 26 December, 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PIH) shares moved down -0.26% and was closed at $7.56. 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PIH) year to date (YTD) performance is -4.91%.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) said it has invested more than $160.7 million focusing on tackling counterfeit and enhancing consumer protection, from the beginning of 2013 till end of November this year. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 46.30% and weekly performance is -3.02%. On last trading day company shares ended up $105.95. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 0.39%.

ony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) and Microsoft struggled to respond to an apparent cyber attack on their video games networks over Christmas, leaving millions of customers unable to play games and access entertainment. Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) shares moved down -0.23% in last trading session and ended the day at $21.27. SNE Gross Margin is 34.00% and its return on assets is -0.70%. Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) quarterly performance is 22.10%.