Toronto-based North American Palladium Ltd (USA) (NYSEMKT:PAL)’s TSX-listed shares on Friday climbed by as much as C$0.09 apiece in early trading after the company announced that it had expanded the reserves and resources at its flagship Lac des Iles (LDI) mine by 24% from last year and that palladium production and operating costs in January and February were ahead of guidance. North American Palladium Ltd (USA) (NYSEMKT:PAL) stock performance was 6.29% in last session and finished the day at $0.490. Traded volume was 12.34million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 5.97million shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.82. North American Palladium Ltd (USA) (NYSEMKT:PAL) insider ownership is 11.88%.

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) on Thursday noted in a press release that those patients receiving a clinical benefit from experimental drug imetelstat may continue to receive it in an investigator-sponsored myelofibrosis trial being run by the Mayo Clinic, but that no new patients could be enrolled under a new partial clinical hold. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) dropped -1.34 percent to $2.21 Friday on volume of 10.78million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $2.13 to $2.29. Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) has a market capitalization of $346.75million.

Unwired Planet Inc (NASDAQ:UPIP) surged 49% after news that Chinese computer-maker Lenovo Group was buying 21 of its patent families for $100 million. Unwired Planet Inc (NASDAQ:UPIP)’s stock on Mar 21, 2014 reported a increase of 49.23% to the closing price of $1.94. Its fifty two weeks range is $1.26-$2.39. The total market capitalization recorded $212.55million. The overall volume in the last trading session was 13.65million shares. In its share capital, UPIP has 109.14million outstanding shares.

Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST) was downgraded by Simmons to an “underweight” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, ARN reports. On Friday, shares of Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST) advanced 2.19% to close the day at $1.87. Company return on investment (ROI) is 0.70% and its monthly performance is recorded as -39.87%. Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST) quarterly revenue growth is -47.03%.