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)

Ever Green Stocks: Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), Ametek Inc. (NYSE:AME)

On Jan 16, North American energy firm Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) declared that it has distributed record volumes of natural gas through Transco interstate gas pipeline to meet a high space heating demand created by frigid temperatures across the U.S Eastern Seaboard. Transco is owned by Williams Partners LP, of which Williams Companies is the general partner and controlling stake owner. Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) … Continue reading Ever Green Stocks: Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), Ametek Inc. (NYSE:AME)

Traders Are Gambling on: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL), Gray Television Inc. (NYSE:GTN), Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC)

Shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) were the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 77,097,502 shares, a growth of 7.7% from the November 28th total of 71,573,807 shares, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 11.80% and weekly performance is -1.15%. On … Continue reading Traders Are Gambling on: Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL), Gray Television Inc. (NYSE:GTN), Franklin Covey (NYSE:FC)

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Cempra Inc. (NASDAQ:CEMP) announced positive topline results from a global, pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of solithromycin oral capsules or Solitaire-Oral in the treatment of patients with community acquired bacterial pneumonia or CABP. Cempra, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEMP) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 10.79%. On last trading day company shares ended up $22.89. Cempra, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEMP) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is … Continue reading Top Stocks: Cempra, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEMP), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Xcel Energy Inc. (NYSE:XEL), Culp, Inc. (NYSE:CFI), Xilinx Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX)