Market Movers: KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC), Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD), Inteliquent (NASDAQ:IQNT), Workday, (NYSE:WDAY), AECOM (NYSE:ACM)

KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLAC) begin trading ex-dividend on August 14, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.5 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 02, 2014. Shareholders who purchased KLAC stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 11.11% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $72.82, the dividend yield is 2.75%.KLA-Tencor … Continue reading Market Movers: KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC), Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD), Inteliquent (NASDAQ:IQNT), Workday, (NYSE:WDAY), AECOM (NYSE:ACM)

Investors Watch List: China Finance Online (NASDAQ:JRJC), ChinaCache International (NASDAQ:CCIH), 58.com (NYSE:WUBA), AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE:AU), Cirrus (NASDAQ:CRUS)

China Finance Online Co. Limited (NASDAQ: JRJC) announced that it has launched China’s first independent web-based securities trading platform, “Zhengquantong (“Securities Master”)”, on the leading financial portals it operates, www.jrj.com and www.stockstar.com. Securities Master is the product of a new strategic partnership China Finance Online has entered into with the largest brokerage firm in China, CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) (“CITIC”), to seamlessly integrate China … Continue reading Investors Watch List: China Finance Online (NASDAQ:JRJC), ChinaCache International (NASDAQ:CCIH), 58.com (NYSE:WUBA), AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE:AU), Cirrus (NASDAQ:CRUS)

Hot Stocks : MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ:MNKD), NCR Corp. (NYSE:NCR), PriceSmart Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT), Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. (NASDAQ:AFOP), NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR)

MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) signed a $925 million worldwide licensing agreement with Sanofi SA (ADR) (NYSE:SNY) (EPA:SAN) on August 11. The French drugmaker already has five principal products in diabetes. However, its top-selling diabetes drug Lantus will lose patent protection next year. Lantus is sold in more than 120 countries, generating $7.6 billion in annual revenue. MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ:MNKD) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance … Continue reading Hot Stocks : MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ:MNKD), NCR Corp. (NYSE:NCR), PriceSmart Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT), Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. (NASDAQ:AFOP), NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR)

Worth Watching Stocks: GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT), Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII), Interface (NASDAQ:TILE), B Communications Ltd (NASDAQ:BCOM), Educational Development Corporation (NASDAQ:EDUC)

GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (GTAT) closed up today (August 11,2014) on the announcement that its solar-module Merlin metallization/interconnect technology had been certified according to several photovoltaic (PV) industry standards. Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC), an independent certification testing provider, performed the testing, which was also verified by other associations. GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:GTAT) belongs to Technology sector. Its weekly performance is 13.37%. On last … Continue reading Worth Watching Stocks: GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT), Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII), Interface (NASDAQ:TILE), B Communications Ltd (NASDAQ:BCOM), Educational Development Corporation (NASDAQ:EDUC)

Stocks to Watch : Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Sprint (NYSE:S), DWSN, Prana Biotechnology Limited (NASDAQ:PRAN), Lime Energy (NASDAQ:LIME)

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) CFO Robin L. Washington sold 33,556 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.56, for a total transaction of $3,206,611.36. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 49,832 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,761,946. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the … Continue reading Stocks to Watch : Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Sprint (NYSE:S), DWSN, Prana Biotechnology Limited (NASDAQ:PRAN), Lime Energy (NASDAQ:LIME)

Hot News : NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Communications Systems (NASDAQ:JCS), TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:TE), Mines Management, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MGN)

NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI), the provider of High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions, has been downgraded to a sell rating from neutral at Goldman Sachs. The firm also reduced their price target on the stock to $54 from $58 per share. This represents a 15% downside. In addition, Goldman has also lowered its view of the Semiconductor sector as a whole and has … Continue reading Hot News : NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Communications Systems (NASDAQ:JCS), TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:TE), Mines Management, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MGN)