Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Having a Slow User Growth

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) is without a doubt the biggest on line social media platform of the world. However, reports have been circulating in the market which claim that the growth in the number of users for Facebook has been decreasing rather worryingly. For some time, there have been news which claim lesser teen usage of Facebook. Although Facebook has more than a billion users, they … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Having a Slow User Growth

Stock in News: A look at Facebook’s (NASDAQ FB) New Acquisition

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has recently been in news for some exciting acquisitions. They have acquired another start-up which deals with video compression. Quickfire, a video compression start-up has been acquired by Facebook. This acquisition comes after the recent acquisition of wit.ai. Facebook has been looking to become a big player in the field of online videos, and such acquisitions should go a long way in … Continue reading Stock in News: A look at Facebook’s (NASDAQ FB) New Acquisition

Stock in News: Apple Stock (NASDAQ AAPL) To Have a Great 2015

Apple was probably the best performing technical stock of 2014. According to various reports from the market, Apple looks just as strong in the new year of 2015. Apple Pay is in news due to their partnership with new credit unions. Also, recent research reports suggests that Apple App store is breaking records in 2015. This period seems to be a very exciting one for … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple Stock (NASDAQ AAPL) To Have a Great 2015

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Several dozen J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) stores will close over the next year, the company announced Thursday. The 40 closures represent nearly 4 percent of J.C. Penney’s 1,060 stores, according to Business Insider. J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is -5.60% and weekly performance is 22.69%. On last trading day company shares ended up $7.95. … Continue reading Top Stocks: J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), BPZ Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BPZ), Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW), AT&T (NYSE:T)

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Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) was downgraded by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report released on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) belongs to Consumer Goods sector. Its net profit margin is 2.30% and weekly performance is -5.31%. On last trading day company shares ended up $49.24. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) distance from 50-day … Continue reading Keep Eyes on: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (NYSE:ADM), Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN), ChemoCentryx, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCXI), Sonus Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)

Active Movers: Whiting Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:WLL), Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC), Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CHMT), The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCKT)

Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE:WLL) Director Lynn A. Peterson sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.67, for a total value of $491,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 658,882 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,960,209. Whiting Petroleum Corp. … Continue reading Active Movers: Whiting Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:WLL), Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE:HMC), Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CHMT), The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCKT)