Trader’s Recap : Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Standard Motor Products Inc. (NYSE:SMP), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO),

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM)— feeling the heat of new competition in the natural and organic arena — is about to test a program that will reward folks just for shopping there. Beginning this month, the organic and natural grocery chain will test its first-ever national affinity program, Whole Foods Market Rewards, at its store…

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Morning Buzz: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), HCBK, BP plc (NYSE:BP), Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPTT)

Cowen and Company initiated coverage on shares of Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR)a research note issued on Thursday. The firm set an “outperform” rating and a $23.00 price target on the stock. Cowen and Company’s price target indicates a potential upside of 32.34% from the company’s current price. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR)…

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Traders Are Watching: Vicon Industries (NYSEMKT:VII), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), General Motors (NYSE:GM), Stage Stores Inc. (NYSE:SSI), B/E Aerospace Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAV)

Vicon Industries, Inc. (VII:NYSEMKT), a designer and producer of video security and surveillance systems, on 6 August reported operating results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014. Net sales for the third fiscal quarter were $9.3 million, compared with $10.0 million in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. Vicon Industries Inc….

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Consumer Goods Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP)

Earlier this year, Apple Inc announced a deal to acquire Beats, which was founded in 2006 by hip hop mogul Dr. Dre and a business partner for $3 billion. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 0.66% in last session and finished the day at $97.67. Traded volume was 210.00million shares in the last session and…

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Consumer Goods: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), American Apparel (NYSEMKT:APP), Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), General Motors (NYSE:GM), Crumbs Bake Shop Inc (OTCMKTS:CRMB)

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) has a long-term commitment to South Africa, its regional head said, playing down any concerns about strikes that an engineering federation said had prompted the U.S. carmaker to consider pulling out of the country. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) stock performance was -0.75% in last session and finished the day at $17.30….

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Consumer Goods Active Movers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), General Motors (NYSE:GM), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE:CAG), Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) agreed in January to pay at least $32.5 million to settle FTC charges that it didn’t do enough to prevent children from purchasing virtual goods while using mobile apps without getting parental consent. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was -0.04% in last session and finished the day at $93.48. Traded volume was…

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