Stocks Getting Investor’s Attention: BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALO), Alliance One International, Inc. (NYSE:AOI)

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) Chief Executive Bob Dudley told staff in a Monday memo that the company would freeze 2015 base pay, part of a larger round of cost savings and cuts the company has undertaken as oil prices remain at less than half the level of mid-2014, a BP spokesman said. BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) belongs…

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Notable Moves: Martin Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ:MMLP), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)

Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (NASDAQ:MMLP) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are currently covering the company, Analyst Ratings Net reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Martin Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ:MMLP) belongs to Basic…

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Best Stocks: BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE:DOC), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Shiloh Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:SHLO)

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) was continuing the restart of a 60,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) catalytic reformer at its 413,500 bpd Whiting, Indiana, refinery on Wednesday, said sources familiar with plant operations. BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 2.50% and weekly performance is -0.70%. On last trading day company shares ended up…

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Why Trader’s Are Watching: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (NYSE:SMFG)

Last month’s move by the U.S. commodities regulator to let Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) keep its multibillion-dollar oil trades secret for 15 days offered the world’s biggest low-cost carrier a break it has been seeking for three years. Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 6.30% and weekly performance…

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Trader’s Buzz: BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR), Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)

BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) is to ax middle managers and could freeze projects as it grapples with the plummeting oil price, The Sunday Times reported, citing finance director Brian Gilvary. BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 2.50% and weekly performance is -10.11%. On last trading day company shares ended…

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Market Movers: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (NYSE:CLD), Weyerhaeuser Co. (NYSE:WY), BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP)

Semiconductor chipmaker, Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL) recently authorized an additional stock repurchase program, thereby maintaining the trend of returning wealth to its shareholders from time to time, depending on market conditions. Under this program, the company is authorized to repurchase up to $250 million of its common stock. Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL) belongs…

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