Hot Stock List: Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB), U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ:USCR), Viasystems Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAS), Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RIO)

U. S. authorities on Wednesday approved Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) ’s $43 billion merger with fellow medical device maker Covidien PLC after requiring the spinoff of a drug-coated catheter business. Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 22.90% and weekly performance is 2.40%. On last trading day company shares ended up…

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Morning Buzz: Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT:AMPE), Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN), MEI Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEIP), Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG)

Ampio Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:AMPE) saw a large growth in short interest in November. As of November 14th, there was short interest totalling 10,344,900 shares, a growth of 2.3% from the October 31st total of 10,108,178 shares, AnalystRatings.NET reports. Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT:AMPE) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 5.44%. On last trading day company…

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Investors Watch List: Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP), Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY), Medallion Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:TAXI), Ciber, Inc. (NYSE:CBR), China Recycling Energy (NASDAQ:CREG)

Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP) announced that it received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2015 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality. Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ:ODP) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is -2.60%…

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Today’s Stocks: General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE:FL), DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS), Aerohive Networks, Inc. (NYSE:HIVE), Gaming Partners International Corporation (NASDAQ:GPIC)

With new technology, cars can now parallel park themselves or alert drivers if they’re drifting into another lane. But General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) plans to introduce a new feature that enables the car take over the driving, at least during parts of the trip. General Motors engineers say they are putting the finishing touches on…

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Watch List: American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:INO), Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM), China Yuchai International Limited (NYSE:CYD), KeyCorp. (NYSE:KEY)

Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s argument that the U.S. sought to evade a shareholder vote on its 2008 bailout of American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) may get a boost from a Fed legal adviser’s own words. American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 12.70% and weekly performance is 1.47%. On…

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Top Stories: Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI), Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX), Shoe Carnival Inc. (NASDAQ:SCVL), BioScrip Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOS), Ascent Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASCMA)

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) sold $6 billion of notes today to help fund the estimated $44 billion consolidation of its oil-pipeline empire, propelling U.S. corporate-bond sales closer to a new annual record. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 7.60% and weekly performance is 0.84%. On last trading…

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