Trader’s Recap : Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Standard Motor Products Inc. (NYSE:SMP), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO),

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM)— feeling the heat of new competition in the natural and organic arena — is about to test a program that will reward folks just for shopping there. Beginning this month, the organic and natural grocery chain will test its first-ever national affinity program, Whole Foods Market Rewards, at its store in Princeton, N.J., followed by a larger test in the … Continue reading Trader’s Recap : Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Standard Motor Products Inc. (NYSE:SMP), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO),

Stock Highlights: Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM), Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR), Actuate (NASDAQ:BIRT), Zix (NASDAQ:ZIXI)

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is offering $150 in bill credits for enterprise customers, who upgrade their legacy BlackBerry Ltd (BBRY) devices through the carrier. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 12.50% and weekly performance is 1.10%. On last trading day company shares ended up $49.41. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.36%. … Continue reading Stock Highlights: Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM), Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR), Actuate (NASDAQ:BIRT), Zix (NASDAQ:ZIXI)

Stocks in Focus : Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX), UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM), Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HPP), Hawkins Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN)

Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX), the worldwide leader in display driver ICs announced earnings for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2014 (2QFY14), before the market opened today. The company reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) $0.14, up 21.9% year-over-year (YoY), and in line with analysts’ estimates. It reported revenues of $196.4, which beat analysts’ estimates but were down 5.1% YoY. Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) … Continue reading Stocks in Focus : Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX), UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM), Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HPP), Hawkins Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN)

Services Sector Active stocks: Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P), Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE:HTZ), Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW), CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM)

Pandora Media Inc.  (NYSE:P) has another competitor now that Amazon (AMZN_) has launched its own free music streaming service.  The online market place is offering its Prime Music service to customers already subscribed to Amazon Prime.  The company has a library of 1 million songs, while Pandora is close with just about 900,000 songs in its library, according to DigitalTrends.com.  Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) stock … Continue reading Services Sector Active stocks: Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P), Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE:HTZ), Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW), CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM)

Grocery Stores: Safeway (NYSE:SWY), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM), The Fresh Market (NASDAQ:TFM), Companhia Brasileira de Distrib (NYSE:CBD)

On April 15, 2014, we issued an updated research report on Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) following the company’s mixed results for fourth-quarter fiscal 2013 and its announcement that it will merge with Cerberus Capital Management LP’s Albertsons for a deal valued at approximately $9.0 billion. Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) stock performance was 0.50% in last session and finished the day at $34.19. Traded volume was 3.42million shares … Continue reading Grocery Stores: Safeway (NYSE:SWY), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM), The Fresh Market (NASDAQ:TFM), Companhia Brasileira de Distrib (NYSE:CBD)