Banking Stocks: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET)

National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,895,084 shares, a growth of 78.2% from the April 30th total of 8,360,672 shares, Analyst Ratings Network reports. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 6,902,571 … Continue reading Banking Stocks: National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), HSBC (NYSE:HSBC), Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET)

Stay on: Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:FDO), KeyCorp. (NYSE:KEY), AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL), MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET), MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA)

On Jan 15, it is said that the Federal Trade Commission’s review of Goodlettsville-based Dollar General’s bid for Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:FDO) will not be complete before Family Dollar shareholders are scheduled to vote on a competing bid from Dollar Tree. Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:FDO) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 2.40% and weekly performance is -3.47%. On last trading … Continue reading Stay on: Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE:FDO), KeyCorp. (NYSE:KEY), AOL Inc. (NYSE:AOL), MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET), MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE:MFA)

Market Wrap Up: Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR-A), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Avalonbay Communities Inc. (NYSE:AVB), MetLife (NYSE:MET)

Protesters against the Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) TransMountain pipeline have set up a new camp to demonstrate their opposition to the proposed expansion of the project. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 7.60% and weekly performance is -5.07%. On last trading day company shares ended up $40.83. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI) distance from 50-day simple moving average … Continue reading Market Wrap Up: Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR-A), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Avalonbay Communities Inc. (NYSE:AVB), MetLife (NYSE:MET)

Investors Are Eying: MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET), Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY), CU Bancorp (NASDAQ:CUNB), Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) issued the following statement after the company was notified by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) that it has been designated a non-bank systemically important financial institution (SIFI): “We are disappointed in the FSOC decision. We continue to believe that MetLife is not systemically important under the Dodd-Frank Act’s criteria, and the company has presented substantial and compelling evidence to FSOC to … Continue reading Investors Are Eying: MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET), Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Shutterfly, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFLY), CU Bancorp (NASDAQ:CUNB), Southern Company (NYSE:SO)

Watch 5 Stocks: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS), MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET), Ferro Corporation (NYSE:FOE), ChannelAdvisor Corporation (NYSE:ECOM)

On Dec 08, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Clean Energy Collective (CEC) announced that they have formed a strategic partnership to develop and market community solar offerings to residential customers and businesses directly on behalf of client utilities. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 8.60% and weekly performance is 5.04%. On last trading day company shares ended up … Continue reading Watch 5 Stocks: First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS), MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET), Ferro Corporation (NYSE:FOE), ChannelAdvisor Corporation (NYSE:ECOM)

Traders Are Watching : Xerox (NYSE:XRX), JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ:JDSU), MetLife (NYSE:MET), MRC Global (NYSE:MRC), Echo Global (NASDAQ:ECHO)

Business process and document management company Xerox Corporation (XRX) recently entered into an agreement with MoneyGram – a leading money transfer and payment services firm — for effective transmission of child support payments. Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 5.30% and weekly performance is 4.54%. On last trading day company shares ended up $13.58. Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) distance from 50-day simple … Continue reading Traders Are Watching : Xerox (NYSE:XRX), JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ:JDSU), MetLife (NYSE:MET), MRC Global (NYSE:MRC), Echo Global (NASDAQ:ECHO)