NewLead Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:NEWL) on July 7 announced that on June 23, 2014, in arbitration proceedings currently pending between the Company and Ironridge Global IV, Ltd. (“Ironridge”), the Company filed claims against Ironridge for breach of contract, fraudulent inducement of contract and fraud, securities market manipulation and misrepresentation in violation of United States federal securities laws, unjust enrichment, and violation of 15 U.S.C. 78p(b), seeking disgorgement of short-swing profits, damages in excess of $25 million, punitive damages in excess of $100 million, and reimbursement of legal costs and the costs of the arbitration. NewLead Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:NEWL) stock performance was -29.10% in last session and finished the day at $0.07. Traded volume was 154.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 17.93million shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.17. NewLead Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:NEWL) insider ownership is 6.59%.
Mercer International Inc. (“Mercer”) and Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE:RFP) announced last month a new joint venture company – Performance BioFilaments Inc. – focused on the development of commercial applications for cellulose filaments, one of the world’s most exciting new biomaterials. Cellulose filaments have unique performance-enhancing properties with significant potential to improve a wide array of consumer and industrial products. Resolute Forest Products Inc (NYSE:RFP) rose 0.18 percent to $16.53 Friday on volume of 174.22K shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $16.40 to $16.65. Resolute Forest Products Inc (NYSE:RFP) has a market capitalization of $1.56billion.
Assurant Inc (NYSE:AIZ) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 10th, AnalystRatings.Net reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th will be paid a dividend of 0.27 per share on Tuesday, September 9th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.64%. Assurant, Inc. (NYSE:AIZ)’s stock on July 11, 2014 reported a increase of 0.43% to the closing price of $66.04. Its fifty two weeks range is $50.66 -$69.71. The total market capitalization recorded $4.73billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 567.22K shares. In its share capital, AIZ has 71.64million outstanding shares.
DexCom Inc (NASDAQ:DXCM) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the thirteen brokerages that are covering the company, Stock Ratings Network reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and seven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $39.60. On Friday, shares of DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM) advanced 1.89% to close the day at $36.61. Company return on investment (ROI) is -31.80% and its monthly performance is recorded as 1.05%. DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM) quarterly revenue growth is 1.55%.