Consumer Goods Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP)

Earlier this year, Apple Inc announced a deal to acquire Beats, which was founded in 2006 by hip hop mogul Dr. Dre and a business partner for $3 billion. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 0.66% in last session and finished the day at $97.67. Traded volume was 210.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 61.14million shares. The … Continue reading Consumer Goods Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP)

Tech Losers: Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ:MXIM), Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA), Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA), Gigamon Inc (NYSE:GIMO), Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD)

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ:MXIM)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating restated by stock analysts at Nomura in a report issued on Friday. They currently have a $28.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $31.00. Nomura’s price target points to a potential downside of 4.70% from the company’s current price. Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ:MXIM) stock performance was -10.81% in last … Continue reading Tech Losers: Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ:MXIM), Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA), Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA), Gigamon Inc (NYSE:GIMO), Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD)

Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $239.30 price target on the stock, up previously from $196.30. Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock performance was 10.88% in last session and finished the day at $226.50. Traded volume was 12.60million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Tech Gainers: Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU), NQ Mobile (NYSE:NQ), Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN), YY Inc (NASDAQ:YY), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Nomura in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. They currently have a $85.00 price objective on the stock, down from their previous price objective of $90.00. Nomura’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 11.70% from the stock’s previous close. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) stock performance was -0.09% in last … Continue reading Trader’s Buzz: QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX), Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD)

Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ:YHOO) CEO Marissa A. Mayer unloaded 36,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.81, for a total transaction of $1,217,160.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,490,929 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $84,218,309. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) stock performance was -0.14% in last … Continue reading Investor’s Alert: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), EMC (NYSE:EMC), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) said the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped its probe into the social networking company over events surrounding its controversial initial public offering. In its quarterly report filed last Thursday, Facebook said the regulator in May “notified us that it had terminated its inquiry and that no enforcement action had been recommended by the SEC.” Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 0.28% … Continue reading Tech Movers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO)