Market Watch: Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Midsouth Bancorp Inc. (NYSE:MSL), Fairpoint Communications (NASDAQ:FRP), Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL)

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN)’s acquisition of 360 Energy Engineers was part of a deal that included the purchase of Oregon-based Abacus Resource Management Co., with an overall value of about $21.2 million, said Jan, 27. Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 8.10% and weekly performance is 18.70%. On…

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Moving Stocks: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Diebold (NYSE:DBD), Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD), Banco Latinoamericano Comerc Exterior (NYSE:BLX)

Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 27,807,602 shares, an increase of 15.3% from the December 15th total of 24,115,252 shares, Analyst Ratings News reports. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit…

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Stocks in news: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. (NYSE:AGM), FormFactor Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM), ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN)

Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) has put up a couple of businesses for sale as part of its ongoing efforts to switch focus to high-growth businesses. The U.S. chemical giant has agreed to dispose its Sodium Borohydride business and its polyolefin films plant in Findlay, OH, for aggregate proceeds of roughly $225 million. The Dow Chemical Company…

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Trader’s Alert: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Global Partners LP (NYSE:GLP), Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN)

US-based Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is investing $1.6 billion to upgrade a plant in Chengdu in Sichuan province even as the Chinese government conducts investigations into major foreign companies operating in the mainland. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 19.40% and weekly performance is 1.13%. On last trading day company…

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Don’t Miss: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO), Exterran Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EXLP), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR)

On Nov 21, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) said it agreed to add two directors proposed by hedge fund executive Daniel Loeb to its board, quieting the activist investor who recently renewed his attack on the chemical giant. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 6.20% and…

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Active Stocks: RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD), Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd. (NASDAQ:AOSL), Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ:HEAR), ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSEMKT:ZBB), DOW

RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ:RFMD) VP James D. Stilson sold 19,312 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.65, for a total transaction of $263,608.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 479,211 shares of the company’s…

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