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Morning Alert: Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FOLD), EMC (NYSE:EMC), Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ:RBCN), Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (NYSEMKT:QRM), Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA)

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOLD) currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOLD) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 34.38%. On last trading day company shares ended up $7.27. Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOLD) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 76.12%.

EMC (NYSE:EMC) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be given a dividend of 0.115 per share on Thursday, October 23rd. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.58%.EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) shares moved down -0.10% in last trading session and ended the day at $29.41. EMC Gross Margin is 62.20% and its return on assets is 5.80%. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) quarterly performance is 11.23%.

Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN) updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $(0.44)-(0.39) for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of ($0.26). On 28 August, Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN) shares moved down -2.03% and was closed at $6.26. RBCN EPS growth in last 5 year was -55.40%. Rubicon Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCN) year to date (YTD) performance is -37.09%.

Quest Rare Minerals Ltd Common Shares (Canada) (NYSE:QRM) saw a large decline in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 299,040 shares, a decline of 18.2% from the July 31st total of 365,430 shares. Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (NYSEMKT:QRM) ended the last trading day at $0.20. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 9.20%. Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (NYSEMKT:QRM) showed a weekly performance of -0.15%.

Vera Bradley (NYSE:VRA) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the stock. Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) shares moved down -1.88% in last trading session and ended the day on $20.34. VRA Gross Margin is 54.60% and its return on assets is 17.60%. Vera Bradley, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRA) quarterly performance is -24.53%.