Active Stocks at NYSE: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR), Vale) (NYSE:VALE), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) saw unusually large options trading activity on Friday. Stock investors acquired 25,372 call options on the company, American Banking News.com reports. This is an increase of approximately 281% compared to the average daily volume of 6,651 call options. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) stock performance was 5.90% in last…

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Basic Material Active Stocks: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

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…

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Large Cap Most Active Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Vale (NYSE:VALE)

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…

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Active Movers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW), Vale (NYSE:VALE), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is in talks to buy drone maker Titan Aerospace for $60 million, according to media reports. The high-flying drones would give Facebook, the world’s No.1 Internet social network, the ability to beam wireless Internet access to consumers in undeveloped parts of the world, according to the technology blog TechCrunch. Yesterday share price…

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Basic Material Active Movers: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD), The Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW)

PetrĂ³leo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock performance was 0.70% in last session and finished the day at $17.19. Traded volume was 12.03million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 20.51million shares. The beta…

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Investors Are Watching – Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) , Vale (NYSE:VALE) , Digital Power (NYSEMKT:DPW) , iPass (NASDAQ:IPAS), Stepan (NYSE:SCL)

Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX)’s board of directors recently unveiled a new executive management structure that the company said will help it meet the challenges of the mining industry. Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) stock performance was 0.05% in last session and finished the day at $19.19. Traded volume was 9.85million shares in the last…

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