Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) had its price objective reduced by TD Securities from C$21.00 to C$19.00 in a research report released on Monday morning. TD Securities currently has a hold rating on the stock. Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -25.90% and weekly performance is -6.27%. On last trading day company shares ended up $15.41. Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -14.68%.

Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) VP Alexander Roetter unloaded 11,019 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.25, for a total transaction of $575,742.75. Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) shares fell -2.00% in last trading session and ended the day at $51.94. TWTR Gross Margin is 63.00% and its return on assets is -30.20%. Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) quarterly performance is 31.43%.

Shares in Russia’s Mechel OAO (NYSE:MTL) fell after the country’s economy minister said he thought bankruptcy was “a probable scenario” for the metals and mining group as pressure mounts on the company to repay rather than restructure its heavy debt burden. On 22 September, Mechel OAO (NYSE:MTL) shares fell -29.66% and was closed at $1.02. MTL EPS growth in last 5 year was -27.50%. Mechel OAO (NYSE:MTL) year to date (YTD) performance is -60.16%.

Groups Accuse Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) Violating Campaign-Finance Laws. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was accused by three advocacy groups of violating federal campaign-finance law by asking employees to donate to its political action committee in exchange for matching donations to a company charity. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 3.30% and weekly performance is 0.66%. On last trading day company shares ended up $76.31. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 1.17%.

On Sep 08, Middleby Corp. (NASDAQ:MIDD) announced the acquisition of Concordia Coffee Company, Inc. (“Concordia”), a leading manufacturer of automated and self-service coffee and espresso machines serving the commercial foodservice industry. Concordia has a highly innovative lineup of products that serve the needs of a wide array of convenience store, hotel, restaurant chain, and institutional customers. The company is located in Seattle and has approximately $15 million in annual revenues. Middleby Corp. (NASDAQ:MIDD) shares fell -0.56% in last trading session and ended the day at $88.73. MIDD Gross Margin is 39.20% and its return on assets is 9.40%. Middleby Corp. (NASDAQ:MIDD) quarterly performance is 9.10%.