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Stocks in News : Conversant (NASDAQ:CNVR), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ), American Assets Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AAT), NovaCopper Inc. (NYSEMKT:NCQ)

Conversant Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) announced after the close Thursday that it agreed to be acquired by Alliance Data Systems (ADS: Quote) for a combination of cash and stock valued at approximately $2.3 billion. Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 22.90% and weekly performance is 27.80%. On last trading day company shares ended up $34.80. Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 36.63%.

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) trader fired earlier this year in connection with the global probe into currency markets has landed a job, the latest in a series of traders to resurface in new roles after becoming embroiled in regulatory investigations. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) shares increased 0.29% in last trading session and ended the day at $52.38. Citigroup return on assets is 0.50%. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) quarterly performance is 10.09%.

Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ) was upgraded by research analysts at Santander from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Friday. On 12 September, Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ) shares decreased -1.30% and was closed at $39.45. ERJ EPS growth in last 5 year was -2.80%. Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ) year to date (YTD) performance is 23.63%.

American Assets Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AAT) trading ex-dividend on September 10, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.22 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 26, 2014. Shareholders who purchased AAT stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that AAT has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $35.47, the dividend yield is 2.48%. American Assets Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AAT) ended the last trading day at $33.76. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.61%and price to cash ratio as 18.24. American Assets Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AAT) showed a weekly performance of -3.87%.

NovaCopper Inc. (NYSEMKT:NCQ) shares decreased -0.93% in last trading session and ended the day at $1.06. NCQ. NovaCopper Inc. (NYSEMKT:NCQ) quarterly performance is 19.10%.