

Morning Watch List: Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN), Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY), Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ:PINC), BNC Bancorp (NASDAQ:BNCN), Nathan’s Famous Inc. (NASDAQ:NATH)
Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) of Spain reported on Tuesday that its third-quarter profit rose 52 percent, posting its strongest earnings in more than two years as the Spanish economy continued to recover. For the three months ended Sept. 30, Santander said profit rose to 1.61 billion euros, or about $2 billion, from €1.06 billion in the period a year earlier. That was above analysts’ expectations. … Continue reading Morning Watch List: Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN), Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY), Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ:PINC), BNC Bancorp (NASDAQ:BNCN), Nathan’s Famous Inc. (NASDAQ:NATH)

Trending Tickers: Southern Company (NYSE:SO), Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ:PMBC), MicroFinancial Inc. (NASDAQ:MFI), Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRTX)
The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) CEO Stan W. Connally sold 16,164 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.17, for a total transaction of $746,291.88. Southern Company (NYSE:SO) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is 12.30% and weekly performance is 1.21%. On last trading … Continue reading Trending Tickers: Southern Company (NYSE:SO), Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ:PMBC), MicroFinancial Inc. (NASDAQ:MFI), Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRTX)

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On Nov 3, Blackstone Group LP disclosed plans to pare its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. by an additional $2.3 billion. Blackstone, which bought Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in 2007 for about $25 billion in debt and equity, is Hilton’s largest shareholder with a 66% stake. Its planned offering of 90 million shares would reduce its holdings to about 57%. Hilton Worldwide Holdings … Continue reading Stocks in Focus: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT), Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN), Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ:EDMC), Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE:BXP), EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC)

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Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) blamed the TV outage affecting cable customers nationwide this week on a technical snafu stemming from a feature update. In a statement posted Thursday, the cable provider said service has now “returned to normal for most X1 customers,” the company said. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 12.30% and weekly performance is 1.90%. On last trading … Continue reading Moving Stocks: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE:PACD), Jarden Corp. (NYSE:JAH)

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On Oct 28, Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) reported a net loss of $97 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2014 compared with a net loss of $128 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. Revenues totaled $742 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2014 and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization … Continue reading Fast Moving Stocks: Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), American National Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:AMNB), CoBiz Financial (NASDAQ:COBZ), RingCentral (NYSE:RNG)

Hot Alert: Southern Company (NYSE:SO), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Brixmor Property Group Inc. (NYSE:BRX), Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG), Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI)
Jefferies Group reissued their hold rating on shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) in a research report released on Thursday morning. Jefferies Group currently has a $47.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $46.00. Southern Company (NYSE:SO) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is 12.30% and weekly performance is 1.21%. On last trading day company shares ended … Continue reading Hot Alert: Southern Company (NYSE:SO), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Brixmor Property Group Inc. (NYSE:BRX), Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG), Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI)