Basic Material Active Stocks: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK)

Chemical makers Bayer AG (BAYN), Syngenta AG (SYNN) and Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) say neonicotinoids aren’t to blame for the bee deaths and have stepped up their own lobbying to counter calls for a ban as well as legislation now in Congress. Eliminating the products will do little for bees and force farmers and gardeners to go back to products that are more harmful, they … Continue reading Basic Material Active Stocks: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK)

Basic material active stocks: Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT)

ZAMBIAN-born international economist Dambisa Moyo is among 11 other Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) shareholders who have been elected as directors for the global miner which owns Lumwana Mine in Solwezi. The controversial economist who writes on macroeconomy and global affairs was elected as a director on Wednesday after receiving 592,898,749 votes or 97 per cent of the possible total votes available. This is according … Continue reading Basic material active stocks: Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT)

Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) EVP Olivier M Jarrault sold 28,563 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 21. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.49, for a total transaction of $385,314.87. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock performance was 0.15% in last session and finished the day at $13.51. Traded volume was 23.71million shares in the … Continue reading Insider’s Sell off: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC)

Bloomberg reported that Fitch Ratings has cut Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA)’s credit grade from BBB- to BB+, one level below investment grade. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock performance was 2.55% in last session and finished the day at $12.86. Traded volume was 29.68million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 28.81million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.82. Alcoa Inc … Continue reading NYSE active Runners: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM)

Citigroup (NYSE:C) is scheduled to announce its Q114 earnings results on Monday, April 14th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.16 per share and revenue of $19.38 billion for the quarter. Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) stock performance was -1.97% in last session and finished the day at $46.23. Traded volume was 27.17million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock … Continue reading Large Cap Active Runners: Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)

Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) has unveiled its new 225 phone for the emerging markets, a device the company calls its “slimmest Internet phone” to date. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) stock performance was 3.03% in last session and finished the day at $7.81. Traded volume was 32.78million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 22.65million shares. The beta of the … Continue reading Active Runners at NYSE: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)