Hot Watch List: Mylan (NASDAQ:MYL), 8×8 Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT), RetailMeNot (NASDAQ:SALE), Newfield Exploration Co. (NYSE:NFX), Protective Life (NYSE:PL)

Mylan Inc (NYSE:MYL) issued an update on its FY14 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.25-3.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.38. Mylan, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYL) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 8.10% and weekly performance is -7.62%. On…

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Top Stories : SouFun Holdings (NYSE:SFUN), Intrexon (NYSE:XON), DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), Protective Life (NYSE:PL), Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY)

SouFun Holdings (NASDAQ:SFUN) was the target of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Investors acquired 8,543 put options on the stock, American Banking News.com reports. This is an increase of 156% compared to the typical volume of 3,343 put options. Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. Analysts at T.H. Capital cut their price…

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Life Insurance Stocks: Protective Life (NYSE:PL), Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW), Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC), ING Groep (NYSE:ING), Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE:PFG)

Protective Life soared on news that it was being acquired by a Japanese company. The Nasdaq got a boost from Apple, its biggest component, which gained $6.99 to $644.35. Apple’s seven-for-one stock split will happen after the close of business Friday. Protective Life Corp. (NYSE:PL) stock performance was -0.09% in last session and finished the…

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