Moving Stocks: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Diebold (NYSE:DBD), Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD), Banco Latinoamericano Comerc Exterior (NYSE:BLX)

Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 27,807,602 shares, an increase of 15.3% from the December 15th total of 24,115,252 shares, Analyst Ratings News reports. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit…

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Notable Moves: Martin Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ:MMLP), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)

Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (NASDAQ:MMLP) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are currently covering the company, Analyst Ratings Net reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Martin Midstream Partners LP (NASDAQ:MMLP) belongs to Basic…

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Market Watch List: NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP), American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCP), Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI), Interval Leisure (NASDAQ:IILG), Saratoga Resources (NYSEMKT:SARA)

Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. announces that it is investigating potential legal claims against the board of directors of NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP) regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duties and other violations of law related to the Company’s entry into an agreement to be acquired by Shire plc (NASDAQ:SHPG), in a transaction valued at approximately $5.2…

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Top Movers: Xerium Technologies Inc. (NYSE:XRM), Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:BCLI), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOG)

On Jan. 5, Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), announced that Harold Bevis, President and CEO; Cliff Pietrafitta, Chief Financial Officer and David Pretty, President, Xerium North America and Europe will present at the Sidoti & Company Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum on Monday, January 12, 2015 at 9:20 AM Eastern Time at The Grand Hyatt Hotel…

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Stock Alert: Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC), Fortune Brands Home & Security (NYSE:FBHS), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

Weatherford International Plc (NYSE:WFT) had its price objective trimmed by Deutsche Bank from $18.00 to $11.00 in a research report released on Thursday morning. Deutsche Bank currently has a buy rating on the stock. Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -2.50% and weekly performance is -2.73%. On…

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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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