Morning Watch List: Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN), Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY), Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ:PINC), BNC Bancorp (NASDAQ:BNCN), Nathan’s Famous Inc. (NASDAQ:NATH)

Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) of Spain reported on Tuesday that its third-quarter profit rose 52 percent, posting its strongest earnings in more than two years as the Spanish economy continued to recover. For the three months ended Sept. 30, Santander said profit rose to 1.61 billion euros, or about $2 billion, from €1.06 billion in…

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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)

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…

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Stocks in Focus: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT), Calpine Corp. (NYSE:CPN), Education Management Corporation (NASDAQ:EDMC), Boston Properties Inc. (NYSE:BXP), EVERTEC, Inc. (NYSE:EVTC)

On Nov 3, Blackstone Group LP disclosed plans to pare its stake in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. by an additional $2.3 billion. Blackstone, which bought Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) in 2007 for about $25 billion in debt and equity, is Hilton’s largest shareholder with a 66% stake. Its planned offering of 90 million shares…

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Fast Moving Stocks: Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), American National Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:AMNB), CoBiz Financial (NASDAQ:COBZ), RingCentral (NYSE:RNG)

On Oct 28, Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) reported a net loss of $97 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2014 compared with a net loss of $128 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. Revenues totaled $742 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2014…

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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)

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…

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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)

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…

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