Today’s Hot List : BP (NYSE:BP), Progenics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PGNX), Supertel Hospitality (NASDAQ:SPPR), Unum (NYSE:UNM), Comtech Telecommunications. (NASDAQ:CMTL)

BP plc (NYSE:BP) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 8th will be given a dividend of 0.585 per share on Friday, September 19th. This represents a $2.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 6th.BP plc (NYSE:BP) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin … Continue reading Today’s Hot List : BP (NYSE:BP), Progenics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PGNX), Supertel Hospitality (NASDAQ:SPPR), Unum (NYSE:UNM), Comtech Telecommunications. (NASDAQ:CMTL)

Stocks to Watch: Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), BP plc (NYSE:BP), Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN), First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ:BUSE), Axiall Corporation (NYSE:AXLL)

On 7 AUG Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) said it is encouraging website developers to make their sites secure for visitors by using site encryption as one of the factors to determine search ranking. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) belongs to Technology sector. Its weekly performance is 0.48%. On last trading day company shares ended up $568.77. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.32%. … Continue reading Stocks to Watch: Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), BP plc (NYSE:BP), Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN), First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ:BUSE), Axiall Corporation (NYSE:AXLL)

Oil &Gas Stocks: ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Total (NYSE:TOT), BP (NYSE:BP), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), the oil and gas company, built an online knowledge platform where employees pose questions and others provide answers. Baker and Bulkley say that the company has saved $100 million by this means of tapping employees’ knowledge. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) stock performance was -0.35% in last session and finished the day at $86.10. Traded volume was 3.93million shares in the last session and the average … Continue reading Oil &Gas Stocks: ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Total (NYSE:TOT), BP (NYSE:BP), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)

Hot Movers: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), BP (NYSE:BP)

National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) is reviewing second-round bids for its London-headquartered private equity business and hopes to sell it “imminently,” the bank’s deputy chief executive Petros Christodoulou told Reuters.  National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) stock performance was 1.91% in last session and finished the day at $3.73. Traded volume was 2.96million shares in the last session and the average volume of the … Continue reading Hot Movers: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), BP (NYSE:BP)

Hot Watch List: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD), VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP)

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today upheld a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware finding Bristol-Myers Squibb’s entecavir compound claim of U.S. Patent No. 5,206,244 invalid. Teva’s ANDA for entecavir has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) … Continue reading Hot Watch List: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD), VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP)

Oil & Gas Stocks In News: ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE)

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and General Electric represent the energy sector dividend aristocrats of Buffet’s portfolio. Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi, a French pharmaceutical company, take up the healthcare portion. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) stock performance was 0.63% in last session and finished the day at $74.49. Traded volume was 5.25million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 5.82million shares. The beta of … Continue reading Oil & Gas Stocks In News: ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), BP plc (ADR) (NYSE:BP), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE)