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)

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)

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)

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Bullish Stocks: Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has unveiled a prototype of its fully autonomous self-driving car that has none of the usual controls found in a conventional car. With no steering wheel, accelerator or brake pedals, users only have to push a button to operate the vehicle. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock performance was 1.96% in last session and finished the day at $574.87. Traded volume was 470.00million shares … Continue reading Bullish Stocks: Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)

Consumer Goods Active Movers: Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Pinnacle Foods Inc (NYSE:PF), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)

The S&P 500 climbed 0.6 per cent to 1,911.91 in New York yesterday as JBS SA’s US$6.4 billion offer for Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) helped gains stoked by the economic data. Futures on the S&P 500 were little changed today. Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) stock performance was 22.07% in last session and finished the day at $45.19. Traded volume was 41.66million shares in the last … Continue reading Consumer Goods Active Movers: Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Pinnacle Foods Inc (NYSE:PF), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Trader’s Watch List : InterMune (NASDAQ:ITMN), GrubHub (NYSE:GRUB), Uranium Resources (NASDAQ:URRE), Dynasil Corporation of America (NASDAQ:DYSL), The Hillshire Brands (NYSE:HSH)

Securities lawyers at Dunnam & Dunnam on Aug. 27 said they are investigating the board of InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITMN) in connection with a buyout for only $74 per share. Concerned ITMN investors are encouraged to contact attorney Hamilton Lindley by clicking here. “Our potential shareholder lawsuit will seek to ensure that InterMune shareholders receive the highest price reasonably available for their stock and that all … Continue reading Trader’s Watch List : InterMune (NASDAQ:ITMN), GrubHub (NYSE:GRUB), Uranium Resources (NASDAQ:URRE), Dynasil Corporation of America (NASDAQ:DYSL), The Hillshire Brands (NYSE:HSH)