Stocks on the move: Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Regions Financial (NYSE:RF), IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX), The ADT Corporation (NYSE:ADT), NorthStar Realty Finance (NYSE:NRF)

Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) Director Edward P. Djerejian sold 20,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.50, for a total transaction of $1,550,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 31,744 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,460,160. Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) belongs to … Continue reading Stocks on the move: Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Regions Financial (NYSE:RF), IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX), The ADT Corporation (NYSE:ADT), NorthStar Realty Finance (NYSE:NRF)

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Merck (MRK) announced it’s buying the Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CBST) for $102 per share. Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. does advanced antibiotic research and is noted for its research on superbugs — diseases that have developed immunity to antibiotic treatment. Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CBST) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 5.60% and weekly performance is 0.94%. On last trading day company shares ended up … Continue reading Moving Stocks: Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:CBST), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX), Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD), eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ:EHTH), IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX)

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) Chief Credit Officer Barb Godin has been named one of the 25 Women to Watch in Banking by American Banker magazine. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 30.50% and weekly performance is -0.20%. On last trading day company shares ended up $10.10. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is … Continue reading Hot Stocks : Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB), IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX), Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)