Worth Watching Stocks : Dendreon (NASDAQ:DNDN), Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM), G&K (NASDAQ:GK), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD)

On July 30,2014 Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) announced that its board of directors has appointed W. Thomas Amick as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Amick has also been appointed to the Company’s board of directors. Mr. Amick succeeds John H. Johnson, who previously announced his plans to step down as president and chief…

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Volatile Stocks: Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ), Genetic Technologies (NASDAQ:GENE), Dendreon (NASDAQ:DNDN), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)

Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ) on July 7th, 2014 announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., on June 30th, completed the sale of the 10 MW AC solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant “Val Caron” valued at over CAD 60 million to One West Holdings Ltd., an affiliate of Concord Green Energy. Canadian Solar Inc….

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Hot Movers: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB)

National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) was added to the “model portfolio” of JPMorgan’s European banking analysts Monday, who also added Banco Popular to the list following last week’s moves by the European Central Bank to improve funding to the banking sector. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) stock performance was -5.13% in last session…

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Biotech Gainers: MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Celldex Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CLDX), Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN), Intrexon Corp (NYSE:XON)

MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ: MNKD) was raised to Neutral from Underweight by Piper Jaffray. MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) stock performance was 6.53% in last session and finished the day at $7.01. Traded volume was 16.68million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 10.11million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.40….

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NASDAQ Bearish Stocks: Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS), Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN), Depomed Inc (NASDAQ:DEPO), Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO)

Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ:SGMS), a leading diversified supplier of games and technology to the gaming and lottery industries, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS) stock performance was -17.07% in last session and finished the day at $8.97. Traded volume was 7.44million shares in the last…

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Healthcare Sector Most Active: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN)

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) has begun testing an over-the-counter version of Lipitor, the blockbuster drug that has plumped up the pharmaceutical giant’s coffers for more than a decade. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was 2.22% in last session and finished the day at $32.69. Traded volume was 26,325,091 million shares in the last session and the…

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