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The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) CEO Stan W. Connally sold 16,164 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.17, for a total transaction of $746,291.88. Southern Company (NYSE:SO) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is 12.30% and weekly performance is 1.21%. On last trading … Continue reading Trending Tickers: Southern Company (NYSE:SO), Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ:PMBC), MicroFinancial Inc. (NASDAQ:MFI), Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRTX)

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Jefferies Group reissued their hold rating on shares of The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) in a research report released on Thursday morning. Jefferies Group currently has a $47.00 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $46.00. Southern Company (NYSE:SO) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is 12.30% and weekly performance is 1.21%. On last trading day company shares ended … Continue reading Hot Alert: Southern Company (NYSE:SO), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Brixmor Property Group Inc. (NYSE:BRX), Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG), Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI)

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American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) declared its Q3 2014 net income of $2.2B and diluted earnings of $1.52 per share. Total revenue posted to $8.63B, surpassed analysts’ estimate of $8.03B. After tax-operating income was $1.7B or $1.21 a share, surpasses analysts’ estimate of $1.09 a share. AIG President and CEO Peter Hancock stated that. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) belongs to Financial sector. Its net … Continue reading Investors Are Watching: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Parkervision Inc. (NASDAQ:PRKR), Seneca Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:SENEA), Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS)

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