Trader’s Alert: ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), Media General, Inc. (NYSE:MEG), The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK), Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV)

On Dec 08, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) announced a 2015 capital budget of $13.5 billion, a decrease of approximately 20 percent compared to 2014. The reduction in capital relative to 2014 primarily reflects lower spending on major projects, several of which are nearing completion, as well as the deferral of spending on North American unconventional plays. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin … Continue reading Trader’s Alert: ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), Media General, Inc. (NYSE:MEG), The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK), Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV)

Stocks in Focus: LiveDeal, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIVE), Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AACynosure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYNO), Media General, Inc. (NYSE:MEG), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC)

On Dec 12, LiveDeal, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIVE) introduced its geo-location based mobile marketing platform www.livedeal.com more than a year ago, and since that time, it has grown the “restaurant deals” side of the technology to eye-popping numbers in 50 major US cities. The winner in the company’s exponential growth over the last 15 months is clearly the restaurant industry. LiveDeal, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIVE) belongs to Technology sector. … Continue reading Stocks in Focus: LiveDeal, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIVE), Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AACynosure, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYNO), Media General, Inc. (NYSE:MEG), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC)

Small Cap Losers: Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB), Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ:MLNX), Media General (NYSE:MEG), China Ming Yang Wind (NYSE:MY)

Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) read length capabilities and accuracy make its systems well-suited for very demanding applications. High-end sequencing company Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) still has much left to prove. The company has done a good job of improving system performance and reliability, but the 800lb gorilla in the sequencing space, Illumina (ILMN), books more orders for both its HiSeq and MiSeq platforms … Continue reading Small Cap Losers: Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB), Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ:MLNX), Media General (NYSE:MEG), China Ming Yang Wind (NYSE:MY)

Small Cap Losers: Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB), Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ:MLNX), Media General (NYSE:MEG), China Ming Yang Wind (NYSE:MY)

Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) read length capabilities and accuracy make its systems well-suited for very demanding applications. High-end sequencing company Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) still has much left to prove. The company has done a good job of improving system performance and reliability, but the 800lb gorilla in the sequencing space, Illumina (ILMN), books more orders for both its HiSeq and MiSeq platforms … Continue reading Small Cap Losers: Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB), Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ:MLNX), Media General (NYSE:MEG), China Ming Yang Wind (NYSE:MY)

Services Sector Losers: Cosi Inc. (NASDAQ:COSI), Bona Film Group (NASDAQ:BONA), Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK), Media General (NYSE:MEG)

Cosi (NASDAQ:COSI) major shareholder Lloyd Miller III unloaded 250,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.16, for a total value of $290,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 156,428 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $181,456. Cosi … Continue reading Services Sector Losers: Cosi Inc. (NASDAQ:COSI), Bona Film Group (NASDAQ:BONA), Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK), Media General (NYSE:MEG)