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Former SNL comedian Tracy Morgan has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT). The lawsuit stems from a crash in June that severely injured Morgan and killed another passenger. The lawsuit alleges that Walmart should have known that its truck driver was awake for over 24 hours. This would have put the company out of compliance with regulations that are designed to ensure against … Continue reading News Buzz – Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) , Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE:JCI) , Host Hotels and Resorts Inc (NYSE:HST) , Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)

Hot News – The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) , PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) , MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) , Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

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)

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), and brewers AB InBev and Greene King have all launched new products and variants recently, and although their strategies differ, each has similar goals: to achieve greater penetration among current customers or appeal to new ones. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) stock performance was -0.09% in last session and finished the day at $79.86. Traded volume was 5.43million … Continue reading Hot Watch List: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), AVX Corporation (NYSE:AVX), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)

Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Palo Alto Networks, resolving patent litigation between the two companies. Under the terms of the settlement, Palo Alto Networks will make a one-time payment to the company of USD 75 million in cash and USD 100 million in shares of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock. Juniper Networks, Inc. … Continue reading Trader’s Alert: Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR), Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL), Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)

Feeding the hysteria are the bankruptcy two years ago of Borders, the national bookstore chain, and recent speculation that Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) will accelerate its bookstore closings in coming years. Some have even suggested the demise of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) is so imminent that gift cards should be used immediately upon receiving them because the company’s financial foundations are shaky. Barnes … Continue reading Investor’s Alert; Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS), News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)

Shares of Portland General Electric Company (NYSE:POR) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the thirteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, American Banking News reports. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) stock performance was 0.78% in last session and finished the day … Continue reading Mega- Cap Active Stocks: General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)