Active Stocks at NYSE: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR), Vale) (NYSE:VALE), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) saw unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors acquired 25,372 call options on the company, American Banking News.com reports. This is an increase of approximately 281% compared to the average daily volume of 6,651 call options. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) stock performance was 5.90% in last session and finished the day at $3.95. Traded volume was … Continue reading Active Stocks at NYSE: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR), Vale) (NYSE:VALE), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)

Biotech Active Stocks: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), CEL-SCI (NYSEMKT:CVM), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:INO)

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA)’s shares declined 1.14% to $8.65. The company on Feb. 25 reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013 and provided an update on corporate developments. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) stock performance was -2.87% in last session and finished the day at $8.13. Traded volume was 13.50million shares in the last session and the average volume … Continue reading Biotech Active Stocks: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), CEL-SCI (NYSEMKT:CVM), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:INO)

Active Runners: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)

U2 are pushing back the release of their 13th album to 2015 despite a new single and many high-profile media appearances, music industry journal Billboard said Friday. The group also rolled out their latest single “Invisible” during American football’s Super Bowl, in a tie-in with Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) to raise funds for the AIDS charity Red. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance … Continue reading Active Runners: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)

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Bearish Stocks at NYSE: New Oriental Education & Tech (NYSE:EDU), Silvercorp (NYSE:SVM), Furmanite (NYSE:FRM), Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR.B)

After social platform YY launched a new online education offering and New Oriental Education & Tech Grp (ADR) (NYSE:EDU)’s stock sank 14%, Oppenheimer thinks that YY’s product faces a number of significant hurdles, including the firm’s belief that Internet education is a better fit for adults than teenagers, who have become the main consumers of overseas test prep in recent years, according to the firm. … Continue reading Bearish Stocks at NYSE: New Oriental Education & Tech (NYSE:EDU), Silvercorp (NYSE:SVM), Furmanite (NYSE:FRM), Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR.B)

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Market Movers: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC)

There was an executive shuffle, an appearance by former CEO Steve Baller where he conceded he missed the mobile telecom revolution and a blow-by-blow account of Ballmer’s struggle to convince his board to spend $7.2 billion buying the mobile business of Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK). Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) stock performance was 1.66% in last session and finished the day at $7.95. Traded volume was … Continue reading Market Movers: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC)

Bullish Stocks at NYSE: Penn West Petroleum (NYSE:PWE), RadioShack (NYSE:RSH), HDFC Bank (NYSE:HDB), Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY)

Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (USA) (NYSE:PWE), still carrying a heavy pile of debt, posted a substantial loss in the most recent quarter, although it was able to bring down costs as it restructures its operations. Penn West Petroleum Ltd (USA) (NYSE:PWE) stock performance was 7.32% in last session and finished the day at $8.50. Traded volume was 4,938,350 million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Bullish Stocks at NYSE: Penn West Petroleum (NYSE:PWE), RadioShack (NYSE:RSH), HDFC Bank (NYSE:HDB), Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY)