Stocks in News : Compressco Partners (NASDAQ:GSJK), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Ames National Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLO), Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK), Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN)

Compressco Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:GSJK) announced today that it, and its wholly owned subsidiary Compressco Finance Corp., have priced their previously announced private offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2022 at a price to investors of 98.508% and with a coupon of 7.25% per annum. Compressco expects the offering of the notes to close on August 4, 2014, subject to … Continue reading Stocks in News : Compressco Partners (NASDAQ:GSJK), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Ames National Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLO), Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK), Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN)

Tech Movers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)  said the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped its probe into the social networking company over events surrounding its controversial initial public offering. In its quarterly report filed last Thursday, Facebook said the regulator in May “notified us that it had terminated its inquiry and that no enforcement action had been recommended by the SEC.” Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 0.28% … Continue reading Tech Movers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO)

Best Stocks – Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) , Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) , SINA (NASDAQ:SINA), BPZ Resources Inc (NYSE:BPZ)

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) was upgraded by stock analysts at B. Riley from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday. The firm currently has a $25.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $23.06. B. Riley’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 9.41% from the stock’s previous close. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) stock … Continue reading Best Stocks – Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) , Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) , SINA (NASDAQ:SINA), BPZ Resources Inc (NYSE:BPZ)

Stocks to Watch – Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) , Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) , CAE (NYSE:CAE) , HORSEHEAD (NASDAQ:ZINC) , Towers Watson (NYSE:TW)

Applied Materials Inc (NASDAQ:AMAT) was upgraded by stock analysts at B. Riley from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Tuesday. The firm currently has a $25.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous price target of $23.06. B. Riley’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 9.41% from the stock’s previous close. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) … Continue reading Stocks to Watch – Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) , Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) , CAE (NYSE:CAE) , HORSEHEAD (NASDAQ:ZINC) , Towers Watson (NYSE:TW)

Tech Insider Selling: Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM), SolarCity (NASDAQ:SCTY)

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) VP Alexander Roetter sold 3,150 shares of Twitter stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.43, for a total value of $133,654.50. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) stock performance was -1.05% in last session and finished the day at $41.33. Traded volume was 15.80million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Tech Insider Selling: Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM), SolarCity (NASDAQ:SCTY)

Investor’s Alert: EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU)

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) stands out for providing quantitative disclosures about progress towards reduced energy consumption and discussing an energy consumption target it did not meet. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) stock performance was -0.34% in last session and finished the day at $26.34. Traded volume was 11.88million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 15.28million shares. The beta of the stock … Continue reading Investor’s Alert: EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU)