Active Watch List: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup (NYSE:C), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX)

When JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon announced last week that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer, the largest US bank said its board already had plans for a full-range of scenarios in place. Sudden, life-threatening ailments such as cancer present unique management challenges, which can throw a company into limbo and need more than the typical succession planning that … Continue reading Active Watch List: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup (NYSE:C), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX)

Basic Material Active Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX)

Initially reported as a discovery in February 2013, Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) has confirmed that its 1-SPS-98 (1-BRSA-1063-SPS) well, the first to be drilled on Block BM-S-50 offshore Brazil, has tested carbonate reservoirs with good permeability. The block, informally known as Sagitario, is in Brazil’s ultradeepwater Santos basin presalt region 194 km offshore Sao Paulo in 1,871 m of water. It has … Continue reading Basic Material Active Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX)

Gold Stocks To Watch: Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC), Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX)

HSBC has modified their ratings on a number of other stocks in the few days. The firm lowered its price target on shares of Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC) from $6.40 to $5.70. Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC) stock performance was 2.20% in last session and finished the day at $4.18. Traded volume was 5.55million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Gold Stocks To Watch: Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC), Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX)

Basic Material Active runners: Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE:KOG), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY), Freeport-McMoRan Copper (NYSE:FCX)

Deutsche Bank upgraded shares of African Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) to a buy rating in a report released on Wednesday, American Banking News.com reports. Analysts at Citigroup Inc. reiterated a sell rating on shares of African Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) in a research note. Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) stock performance was -0.74% in last session and finished the day at $18.79. Traded … Continue reading Basic Material Active runners: Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE:KOG), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY), Freeport-McMoRan Copper (NYSE:FCX)

Stocks Getting Investor’s Attention: Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), JUNO THERAPEUTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:JUNO), TAL Education Group (NYSE:XRS), Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:SVA), Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN)

On Dec 24, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced a successful production test from Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas’s (FM O&G) Highlander discovery, located onshore in South Louisiana in the Inboard Lower Tertiary/Cretaceous trend. The production test, which was performed in the Cretaceous/Tuscaloosa section, indicated a flow rate of approximately 43.5 million cubic feet of natural gas per day (MMcf/d), approximately 21 MMcf/d net to FM O&G, … Continue reading Stocks Getting Investor’s Attention: Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), JUNO THERAPEUTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:JUNO), TAL Education Group (NYSE:XRS), Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:SVA), Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN)

Don’t Miss: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO), Exterran Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EXLP), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR)

On Nov 21, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) said it agreed to add two directors proposed by hedge fund executive Daniel Loeb to its board, quieting the activist investor who recently renewed his attack on the chemical giant. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 6.20% and weekly performance is -4.35%. On last trading day company shares … Continue reading Don’t Miss: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO), Exterran Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EXLP), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR)