Watch 5 Stocks: CSX Corp. (NYSE:CSX), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ICPT), United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:UAL), Entropic Communications (NASDAQ:ENTR)

CSX Corp (NYSE:CSX), the third-largest U.S. railroad, on Jan 13, reported a higher quarterly profit that was in line with analyst expectations and said it expected a strong increase in its freight business and double-digit earnings growth during 2015. CSX reported quarterly earnings of 49 cents per share, a near 17 percent increase from the…

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Market Watch: Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE), Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX), Destination XL Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXLG), American Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:AFG)

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s new Lumia smartphones are the cheapest Windows Phones the company’s ever made, it announced Wednesday. The Lumia 435 and 532 are part of Microsoft’s continuing effort to claw back market share by targeting fast-growing markets abroad. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 23.40% and weekly performance…

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Stocks Buzz: Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU), NeuroMetrix Inc. (NASDAQ:NURO), RadioShack Corp. (NYSE:RSH), McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MHFI)

Last week, when the Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) N1 tablet went on sale in China, the first batch of 20,000 units sold out in only 4 minutes. The second batch went on sale Jan 15, and it too sold out in minutes. Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 13.40% and…

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Investors Are Eying: Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE:DOC), Lipocine Inc. (NASDAQ:LPCN), Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO), Northern Technologies International Corp. (NASDAQ:NTIC), THL Credit (NASDAQ:TCRD)

Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE:DOC) said that the underwriters of its upsized public offering of 16.50 million common shares of beneficial interest have exercised their option to purchase an additional 2.475 million common shares of beneficial interest at the public offering price per share of $16.40. Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE:DOC) belongs to Financial sector. Its net…

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Notable Moves: Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX), Hertz Global (NYSE:HTZ), Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS), Capital Senior Living (NYSE:CSU), National Retail Properties (NYSE:NNN)

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LXRX) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 34,102,651 shares, an increase of 9.4% from the November 28th total of 31,182,526 shares, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:LXRX) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is -1.31%. On…

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Morning Movers: Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG), Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDRA), DARA BioSciences, Inc (NASDAQ:DARA), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (NYSE:CBD)

Transocean Partners LLC (NYSE:RIGP), a growth-oriented limited liability company formed by Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) issued a Fleet Status Report which provides the current status and contract information for the company’s three ultra-deepwater floaters. Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -5.20% and weekly performance is -6.52%. On last trading…

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