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Notable Ups And Down: Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU), General Employment Enterprises Inc. (NYSEMKT:JOB), Inteliquent, Inc. (NASDAQ:IQNT), The Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), Kellogg Company (NYSE:K)

An issue of Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) bonds fell 1% against their face value during trading on Wednesday, AR Network reports. The debt issue has a 6.25% coupon and will mature on November 15, 2021. The bonds in the issue are now trading at $86.00 and were trading at $86.00 last week. Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -12.20% and weekly performance is -3.14%. On last trading day company shares ended up $7.71. Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -22.47%.

General Employment Enterprises (NYSE:JOB) major shareholder Aracle Spf I, Llc unloaded 438,043 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.55, for a total transaction of $240,923.65. General Employment Enterprises Inc. (NYSEMKT:JOB) shares advanced 14.29% in last trading session and ended the day at $1.20. JOB Gross Margin is 33.70% and its return on assets is -11.70%. General Employment Enterprises Inc. (NYSEMKT:JOB) quarterly performance is 531.58%.

Inteliquent (NASDAQ:IQNT) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from Hold to Buy with a ratings score of B-. On 24 December, Inteliquent, Inc. (NASDAQ:IQNT) shares moved down -0.38% and was closed at $18.30. IQNT EPS growth in last 5 year was 22.30%. Inteliquent, Inc. (NASDAQ:IQNT) year to date (YTD) performance is 65.31%.

Beverages giant Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE:KO) plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs across the globe over the coming weeks, as part of a $3 billion cost-cutting effort, the wall street Journal reported, citing people familiar with matter. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) belongs to Consumer Goods sector. Its net profit margin is 17.40% and weekly performance is 3.35%. On last trading day company shares ended up $42.94. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 1.39%.

Kellogg Co (NYSE:K), once again raised its bid for Egyptian snackmaker Bisco Misr on Wednesday, topping a rival offer from the UAE’s Abraaj in an intensifying $144 million takeover battle. Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) shares decreased -0.33% in last trading session and ended the day at $67.02. K Gross Margin is 41.90% and its return on assets is 11.10%. Kellogg Company (NYSE:K) quarterly performance is 9.47%.