Stocks in News : Conversant (NASDAQ:CNVR), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ), American Assets Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AAT), NovaCopper Inc. (NYSEMKT:NCQ)

Conversant Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) announced after the close Thursday that it agreed to be acquired by Alliance Data Systems (ADS: Quote) for a combination of cash and stock valued at approximately $2.3 billion. Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 22.90% and weekly performance is 27.80%. On last trading day company shares ended up $34.80. Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR) distance from 50-day simple … Continue reading Stocks in News : Conversant (NASDAQ:CNVR), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ), American Assets Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AAT), NovaCopper Inc. (NYSEMKT:NCQ)

Today’s Watch List : Citigroup (NYSE:C), The Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI), Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED), The Phoenix (NYSE:PNX)

Much to the delight of investors, Bank of America Corporation ( BAC ) has increased the quarterly common stock dividend from 1 cent per share to 5 cents. The new dividend will be paid on Sep 26 to shareholders of records as of Sep 5. This four-fold hike in dividend marks the first increase in quarterly common stock dividend by the Bank of America (BofA) … Continue reading Today’s Watch List : Citigroup (NYSE:C), The Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI), Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED), The Phoenix (NYSE:PNX)

Momentum Stocks : Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Espey Mfg. & Electronics (NYSEMKT:ESP), Select Comfort (NASDAQ:SCSS), Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), GameStop (NYSE:GME)

A US District Court judge has ordered former Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) director John Aaron Brooks to pay a civil penalty of USD500,000 to settle CFTC charges that he defrauding Citigroup by mismarking and inflating the value of his position in ethanol futures in the company’s proprietary account.  Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 14.50% and weekly performance is -2.72%. … Continue reading Momentum Stocks : Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Espey Mfg. & Electronics (NYSEMKT:ESP), Select Comfort (NASDAQ:SCSS), Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), GameStop (NYSE:GME)