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PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE:PHM) is set to report second-quarter 2014 results on Jul 24, before the market opens. Last quarter, it had delivered a negative earnings surprise of (9.52%). PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) stock performance was 1.14% in last session and finished the day at $19.45. Traded volume was 10.11million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 5.73million shares. The beta … Continue reading Hot Stocks – PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) , United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) , Alliance (NASDAQ:AHGP) , Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE:SNI) , Amedisys (NASDAQ:AMED)

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The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) Community Advisory Panel has increased contributions to its grant program. This year, Dow upped the program funding to $30,000, doubling its previous total. In 2013, six winners were awarded funding. The yearly competitive grant, which began in 2006, helps fund “sustainable community service projects” in East County. Each award ranges from $2,500 to $5,000. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) stock … Continue reading Hot News – The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) , PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) , MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) , Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

Zacks Investment Research downgraded Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) on May 21. Masco has been witnessing sharp downward estimate revisions ever since it reported weak first-quarter fiscal 2014 results on Apr 24, 2014. Also, the stock price has declined slightly more than 7% since then. Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) stock performance was 0.14% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Industrial Goods Stocks In News; Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS), PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM), Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY), Ballard Power Systems Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:BLDP)

Mark Bernardo, general manager of automation software at General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)’s Intelligent Platforms division, says moving to a new operating system can be extremely complicated and expensive for industrial companies. Bernardo, whose General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) division offers advisory services for upgrading from XP, says many of the unit’s customers fall into the fields of water and waste water, along with oil and gas. … Continue reading Industrial Goods Most Active Stocks: General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Cemex SAB de (NYSE:CX), PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM), Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY)

Ballard Power Systems Inc. (USA)(NASDAQ:BLDP) is poised to report the first profit in its 21-year history as a public company, evidence the fuel-cell maker isn’t heading for a repeat of the 2000 technology bust. “When you think of Ballard Power Systems Inc. (USA)(NASDAQ:BLDP) today, it’s a completely different company,” said Chief Executive Officer John Sheridan, who retires at the end of 2014 after nine years … Continue reading Industrial Goods Active runners: Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP), PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM), D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)

According to a Reuters report, diversified conglomerate General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) is currently exploring various options to divest its General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) Money Bank unit in the Nordic region. The strategic move is part of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)’s continued effort to reduce credit risks and focus on its core industrial businesses. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) stock performance was -0.08% in last session and … Continue reading Industrial Goods Active Stocks: General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Cemex SAB (NYSE:CX), Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP), PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM)