Sizzling Stocks: Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Kindred Healthcare (NYSE:KND), Progressive (NYSE:PGR), Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC)

Shares of Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA) were the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 57,533,470 shares, an increase of 7.9% from the November 28th total of 53,310,421 shares, American Banking & Market News reports. Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 13.10% … Continue reading Sizzling Stocks: Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ:FOXA), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Kindred Healthcare (NYSE:KND), Progressive (NYSE:PGR), Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC)

Why Investor’s Are Watching: Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Unilife Corporation (NASDAQ:UNIS), BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), Petrobras Argentina SA (NYSE:PZE), Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN)

Seven Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) insiders, including a founder and former chief executive, got a lot more than bird seed in a recent round of selling stock. Insiders sold 1,181,619 shares for $44,892,077, an average of $37.99 each, from Dec. 1 through 23. The sales were made through 10b5-1 plans and came as Twitter shares find themselves losing altitude. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) belongs to Technology sector. … Continue reading Why Investor’s Are Watching: Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Unilife Corporation (NASDAQ:UNIS), BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK), Petrobras Argentina SA (NYSE:PZE), Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN)

5 Stock in Different Moves: Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDRA), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), NCI, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCIT), PNM Resources, Inc. (NYSE:PNM), PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ:PACW)

Shares of Idera Pharmaceuticals (IDRA) soared trading on Monday after the FDA granted orphan designation to the company’s treatment of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia. Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDRA) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 9.22%. On last trading day company shares ended up $4.50. Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDRA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 47.54%. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) SVP Arthur R. Block sold 7,407 … Continue reading 5 Stock in Different Moves: Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDRA), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), NCI, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCIT), PNM Resources, Inc. (NYSE:PNM), PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ:PACW)

Big Moves in Focus: Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MSTX), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR), KLIC, Republic Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBCAA)

Mast Therapeutics (NYSE:MSTX) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,843,237 shares, a decrease of 2.1% from the November 28th total of 4,945,028 shares, Stock Ratings News reports. Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MSTX) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 16.02%. On last trading day company shares ended … Continue reading Big Moves in Focus: Mast Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:MSTX), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR), KLIC, Republic Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBCAA)

Market Wrap Up: Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Genocea Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNCA), People’s United Financial (NASDAQ:PBCT), Atlantic Tele-Network (NASDAQ:ATNI)

On Dec 15, Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) announced its collaborator Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, has completed the filing of its New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cobimetinib, a specific MEK inhibitor discovered by Exelixis, in combination with vemurafenib for previously untreated patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic melanoma harboring a BRAF V600 mutation. Exelixis, Inc. … Continue reading Market Wrap Up: Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Genocea Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNCA), People’s United Financial (NASDAQ:PBCT), Atlantic Tele-Network (NASDAQ:ATNI)

Market Watch List: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV), Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC), MagnaChip Semiconductor (NYSE:MX)

On Dec. 19, Southwest Airlines® (NYSE: LUV) is the 2015 Airline of the Year, according to Air Transport World (ATW), a Penton company. In selecting Southwest as Airline of the Year, ATW editors cited Southwest’s extraordinary and consistent standards of service, financial performance, safety, and environmental and corporate responsibility. In particular, for the first time in 14 years, Southwest achieved its 15 percent return on … Continue reading Market Watch List: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV), Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC), MagnaChip Semiconductor (NYSE:MX)