Hot List: Hillshire Brands (NYSE:HSH), Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL), Hospira (NYSE:HSP)

Tyson Foods reportedly won a bidding war to acquire Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) on Monday, paying $7.7 billion for the Chicago-based maker of Jimmy Dean sausage and other meat products. Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) stock performance was -0.15% in last session and finished the day at $61.97. Traded volume was 11.07million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 4.00million … Continue reading Hot List: Hillshire Brands (NYSE:HSH), Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL), Hospira (NYSE:HSP)

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares swung higher on Monday as investors remained upbeat on the US tech giant in the first day of trading after a 7-for-1 stock split. Apple gained 1.5 percent to close at $93.70, still below the all-time high in September 2012 of just over $100, on a basis adjusted for Monday’s split. Michael Walkley of Canaccord Genuity said he was optimistic Apple … Continue reading Consumer Goods Active Stocks: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Hillshire Brands (NYSE:HSH), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO)

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Consumer Goods Gainers: Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH), G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GIII), R.G. Barry Corp. (NASDAQ:DFZ), DS Healthcare Group Inc (NASDAQ:DSKX)

Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) says it will hold separate talks with Pilgrim’s Pride and Tyson Foods, as the two meat processing heavyweights engage in a bidding war for the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs. Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) stock performance was 9.48% in last session and finished the day at $58.65. Traded volume was 14.41million shares in the last session … Continue reading Consumer Goods Gainers: Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH), G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GIII), R.G. Barry Corp. (NASDAQ:DFZ), DS Healthcare Group Inc (NASDAQ:DSKX)