NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 28th, there was short interest totalling 3,134,720 shares, a decline of 36.7% from the November 14th total of 4,953,062 shares, American Banking and Market News reports. NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 9.00% and weekly performance is 3.83%. On last trading day company shares ended up $77.82. NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ:NXPI) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 10.66%.

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) announced that Apollo Education Group, Inc., one of the world’s largest private education providers, has implemented a private cloud based on VMware vCloud Suite® and VCE Vblock Systems to power online courses at its open access institutions of higher education. VMware vCloud Suite enables organizations to build, operate and manage a private cloud featuring software-defined data center services, policy-based, self-service provisioning, disaster recovery, and operations management in a single solution. VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) shares advanced 6.29% in last trading session and ended the day at $83.60. VMW Gross Margin is 84.30% and its return on assets is 8.00%. VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) quarterly performance is -11.20%.

Chemical giant EI DuPont De Nemours & Co. (NYSE:DD) said that the new public company created following completion of the pending separation of its Performance Chemicals segment will be named The Chemours Company. DuPont noted that it will record a pre-tax charge to earnings of about $315 million in the fourth quarter 2014, in connection with redesign initiative. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 8.80% and weekly performance is 0.84%. On last trading day company shares ended up $72.23. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.94%.

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) ‘s new Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle is worth a good, serious look. It won’t be easy, though. While hydrogen fuel cell cars are mired in controversy, there’s one thing everyone seems to agree on about this one. Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) shares increased 1.23% in last trading session and ended the day at $124.74. TM Gross Margin is 19.40% and its return on assets is 4.70%. Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) quarterly performance is 5.04%.

HealthSouth Corp (NYSE:HLS) was upgraded by research analysts at Raymond James from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Wednesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE:HLS) shares advanced 4.11% in last trading session and ended the day at $39.54. HLS Gross Margin is 95.30% and its return on assets is 5.60%. HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE:HLS) quarterly performance is 3.48%.