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…

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Investor’s Watch List: BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Fujitsu (OTCMKTS:FJTSY), Suntech Power (OTCMKTS:STPFQ)

The company BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has not been in news for quite some time now. However, recently leaked information states that a new tablet from Blackberry is in the offing, which has an embedded physical keyboard (QWERTY) on it. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) stock performance was 4.70% in last session and finished the day at $10.24….

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Hot Movers: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), BP (NYSE:BP)

National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) is reviewing second-round bids for its London-headquartered private equity business and hopes to sell it “imminently,” the bank’s deputy chief executive Petros Christodoulou told Reuters.  National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) stock performance was 1.91% in last session and finished the day at $3.73. Traded volume was 2.96million shares…

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Hot Watch List: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Panera Bread (NASDAQ:PNRA), China Commercial Credit (NASDAQ:CCCR), Blue Nile (NASDAQ:NILE), Diana Containerships (NASDAQ:DCIX)

Since 2000, NBGI has raised about 900 million euros, according to NBGI’s website, with almost all of that coming from the National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), a May 2014 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shows. NBGI has invested more than half of that, the SEC filing shows. National Bank of Greece…

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Hot Watch List: General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A)

General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has said it won’t improve its $16.9 billion offer for Alstom, but the US conglomerate could offer fresh concessions (paywall) to the French government to bag its approval, after Siemens and Mitsubishi put forward a cheaper but more complex bid. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) stock performance was -0.81% in last session and…

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Financial Sector most active stocks: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG)

Breathing respite for Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn hinted that he may turn down a lawsuit filed by the U.S Department of Justice (:DOJ) against the banking bellwether. The news was reported by Reuters . Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance was -1.09% in last session and finished the…

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