Basic Material Active Stocks: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), North American Palladium (NYSEMKT:PAL), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX)

Shares of Alcoa (NYSE:AA) saw some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Investors purchased 35,778 call options on the company, AR Network reports. This is an increase of approximately 129% compared to the typical volume of 15,651 call options. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock finished the day at $12.01. Traded volume was 28,890,184 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock … Continue reading Basic Material Active Stocks: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), North American Palladium (NYSEMKT:PAL), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX)

Large Cap Active Stocks: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Vale (NYSE:VALE)

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) had the two best cash back deals, according to KBB. Both the Mustang six-cylinder coupe and Focus SE Sedan are being offered with $3,000 cash back. Notably, each is an inexpensive car. The base price for the Mustang is $23,335. For the Focus, it is $19,440. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) stock performance was -0.51% in last session and finished the … Continue reading Large Cap Active Stocks: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Vale (NYSE:VALE)

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) Wireless ranked highest among all other national wireless providers in the Southwest Region in the J.D. Power 2014 Wireless Network Quality Study, Volume 1, issued on March 6, 2014. The Southwest Region includes Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Kansas and Missouri. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) stock performance was -0.70% in last session and finished the day at $46.70. Traded volume was 42.64 million … Continue reading Active Runners at NYSE: Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Vale (NYSE:VALE)

Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) announced that Aquilino Paolucci, Vice President of Business Development and Regional Affairs for Latin America, has been named President of Alcoa Latin America and the Caribbean , effective as of March 1. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock performance was -0.33% in last session and finished the day at $12.06. Traded volume was 39,723,940 million shares in the last session and the average volume … Continue reading Basic Material Active Stocks: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) may realize fourth quarter net income that is weaker than what it realized a year ago. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock performance was -0.63% in last session and finished the day at $11.02. Traded volume was 17.19million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 17.81million shares. The beta of the stock … Continue reading Large Cap Most Active Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Vale (NYSE:VALE)

Three workers were seriously hurt in an explosion on Sunday at Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR)’ 323,000-barrel-a-day Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) outside the northeastern city of Salvador, the second serious accident at Brazil’s second-largest refinery in a week. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 6.20% and weekly performance is 3.65%. On last trading day … Continue reading Traders Should Watch: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Itau Unibanco (NYSE:ITUB), PetMed Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETS), United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNFI), Adamas Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ADMS)