Notable Moves: Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU), Penn West Petroleum (NYSE:PWE), SMTC Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTX), STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA), Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

On Dec 18, Alcatel-Lucent SA (NYSE:ALU) reported to be in merger talks with Nokia Networks.The companies resumed merger talks this fall, according to Germany’s Manager Magazin quoting unidentified people with knowledge of the matter. Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -1.80% and weekly performance is -2.45%. On…

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Morning Watch List: AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS), Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR), STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA), Globe Specialty Metals (NASDAQ:GSM), FirstService (NASDAQ:FSRV)

AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS) Director Robert H. Jenkins acquired 25,000 shares of AK Steel Holding stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $6.31 per share, for a total transaction of $157,750.00. AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin…

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Whats Hot Today : HomeAway (NASDAQ:AWAY), Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS), Provectus Biopharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:PVCT), STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA), TFS Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL)

HomeAway, Inc (NASDAQ:AWAY) Director Christopher P. Marshall sold 875,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.08, for a total transaction of $28,945,000.00. HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWAY) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 3.80% and weekly performance is -6.72%….

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Small Cap Gainers: STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA), Retrophin (NASDAQ:RTRX), TASER International (NASDAQ:TASR)

William Blair upgraded shares of STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research report released on Monday morning, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) stock performance was 5.97% in last session and finished the day at $18.64. Traded volume was 834.5K shares in the last session and…

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