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On Oct 17, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT), posted profit that trailed analysts’ estimates as sales of Barbie dolls dropped for a fourth straight quarter. Third-quarter net income shrank 22 percent to $331.8 million, or 97 cents a share, from $422.8 million, or $1.21, the El Segundo, California-based company said today in a statement. Analysts had predicted $1.02 a share, on average, based on 12 estimates compiled … Continue reading Best Stocks : Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT), Weatherford International plc (NYSE:WFT), Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ:SNTA), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNSS)

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Block trades serve as a useful indicator for investors trying to understand the sentiment of large financial institutions. A total of 64 block trades were executed today, typically at least 10,000 shares or more represent a single block unit. Further analysis into the trading activity reveals that 581,944 shares were bought and 448,283 shares were sold. The bought/sold ratio for shares of Alpha Natural Resources, … Continue reading Basic Material Active Movers: Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR), Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT), Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM)

Research analysts at Jefferies Group upped their price target on shares of Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) from $17.00 to $19.00 in a report released on Monday. Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.02. Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE:WFT) stock performance was 0.98% in … Continue reading NYSE upgrades: Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA), Simpson Manufacturing (NYSE:SSD), Colfax Corp (NYSE:CFX)

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) releases quarterly financial results before the market opens on 21 April, 2014. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) stock performance was 0.66% in last session and finished the day at $60.90. Traded volume was 11.68million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 8.71million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.73. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) insider ownership is 0.30%. Schlumberger … Continue reading Oil & Gas Equipment Most Active Stocks: Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB), Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI), Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT)

Staff at the Shannon Way-based oil rig manufacturer Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE:WFT) are downing tools to cycle 400 miles to the French capital in a bid to raise £10,000 for Prostate Cancer UK. Daryl Stroud is the company’s managing director and will join his team, which includes a worker based in the US who will fly over for the July event. Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE:WFT) … Continue reading NYSE gainers: Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT), SouFun Holdings (NYSE:SFUN), Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS), Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS)