Basic Material Active Runners: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras) (NYSE:PBR), Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU)

Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), which reports Tuesday evening, kicks off the earnings season. The shorts, however, do not appear to be bracing for a bad report, with short interest down 34% since early February. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock performance was -0.86% in last session and finished the day at $12.63. Traded volume was 16.41million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock … Continue reading Basic Material Active Runners: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras) (NYSE:PBR), Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU)

Small Cap Active Runners: Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG), FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS), Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI)

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, today announced it has acquired the assets of ReliOn Inc., a developer of hydrogen fuel cell stack technology and fuel cell systems based in Spokane, WA. Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock performance was 2.01% in last session and finished the day at $7.63. Traded volume was 27.41million shares in the last session … Continue reading Small Cap Active Runners: Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG), FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS), Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI)

Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) might find some pullback down the road as it gets a rating downgrade from the analyst at Goldman Sachs. The research firm has revised the price target downward from $10 to $9 and reiterated the ‘neutral’ rating on the stock. Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT) stock performance was 3.80% in last session and finished the day at $7.65. Traded volume was 7.42million … Continue reading Small Cap Active Runners: Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE:WLT), Halcon Resources Corp (NYSE:HK), Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI), Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG)

Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eighteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) stock performance was -0.64% in last session and finished the … Continue reading Worth watching Stocks: Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)

Generic drugmaker Actavis plc (NYSE:ACT), which earlier in November agreed to acquire Botox maker Allergan Inc. for $66 billion, plans to cut its workforce and expand in China, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing Actavis Chief Executive Officer Brent Saunders. Actavis plc (NYSE:ACT) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is -8.10% and weekly performance is 7.64%. On last trading day company shares ended up $266.88. … Continue reading Moving Stocks: Actavis plc (NYSE:ACT), Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI), B Communications Ltd (NASDAQ:BCOM), Northrim Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:NRIM), Neonode, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEON)

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) CEO Richard Anderson said his company wants to nearly double its footprint at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. That implies an even stronger challenge than was already in the works to hometown carrier Alaska Airlines. Anderson visited Seattle last week to discuss expansion plans with airport officials and corporate customers. Afterwards, he recorded a message for his employees. Anderson said he wants … Continue reading Trader’s Recap: Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL), Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI), Marine Petroleum Trust (NASDAQ:MARPS), PriceSmart Inc. (NASDAQ:PSMT), Farmer Brothers Co. (NASDAQ:FARM)