Stocks to Watch: Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML), Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX), Cree (NASDAQ:CREE)
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on June 12, 2014 to stockholders of record as of May 22, 2014. Shares of Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) closed at $18.84 in last trading session. Yesterday share price of the company was traded in … Continue reading Stocks to Watch: Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML), Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX), Cree (NASDAQ:CREE)
Active Movers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), Vale (NYSE:VALE), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC)
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is in talks to buy drone maker Titan Aerospace for $60 million, according to media reports. The high-flying drones would give Facebook, the world’s No.1 Internet social network, the ability to beam wireless Internet access to consumers in undeveloped parts of the world, according to the technology blog TechCrunch. Yesterday share price of the company was traded in the range of $67.62 … Continue reading Active Movers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), Vale (NYSE:VALE), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC)
Technology Sector Most Active; Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)
Shares of fuel-cell maker Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) jumped another 15% and touched a new 52-week high after being upgraded by an analyst. Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock performance was 14.95% in last session and finished the day at $6.69. Traded volume was 121,337,931 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 27.03 million shares. The beta of the … Continue reading Technology Sector Most Active; Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)
Healthcare Sector Most Active: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN)
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) has begun testing an over-the-counter version of Lipitor, the blockbuster drug that has plumped up the pharmaceutical giant’s coffers for more than a decade. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was 2.22% in last session and finished the day at $32.69. Traded volume was 26,325,091 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 26.27 million shares. The … Continue reading Healthcare Sector Most Active: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN)
Services Sector Watch List: E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG), Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Twenty-First Century (NASDAQ:FOXA), J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP)
E-Commerce China Dangdang (ADR) (NYSE:DANG) is up 13.1% at $16.77, after earlier touching a near-three-year high of $17.25. The security is apparently enjoying a halo lift from sector peer Vipshop Holdings Ltd – ADR (NYSE:VIPS), which last night reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and issued solid current-quarter guidance. E Commerce China Dangdang Inc (ADR) (NYSE:DANG) stock performance was 15.37% in last session and finished the day … Continue reading Services Sector Watch List: E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG), Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Twenty-First Century (NASDAQ:FOXA), J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP)
Consumer Goods Unusual Volume: Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI), Vector Group (NYSE:VGR), Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM), Coca-Cola Bottling (NASDAQ:COKE)
The tobacco giant Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE:RAI) may be considering a bid for its smaller rival Lorillard, apparently to investors’ pleasure. Shares of the possible target, which specializes in menthol cigarettes, leaped more than 9 percent after The Financial Times indicated that Lorillard might attract an offer of more than $20 billion. Reynolds American, Inc. (NYSE:RAI) stock performance was 5.67% in last session and finished … Continue reading Consumer Goods Unusual Volume: Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI), Vector Group (NYSE:VGR), Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM), Coca-Cola Bottling (NASDAQ:COKE)