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Major Movers on January 8; YUM, MON, TLLP, FIO, GME, PERI, TISI

Shares of Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) slumped 4.58 percent, at last check. The parent company of brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell said that its sales in China will fall more than expected. The Company said that same-store-sales in KFC stores will decline as the government reviewed country’s poultry supply. Meanwhile, [...]

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Facebook’s Revenue from Mobile Ad Spends Reach 20% (FB)

According to digital marketing technology firm, Kenshoo, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is making significant progress in improving its mobile advertising business.

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Athenahealth to Acquire Epocrates (ATHN, EPOC)

athenahealth Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a provider of online services to hospital and doctors, announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire Epocrates Inc. (NASDAQ: EPOC), a maker of mobile health applications, in a deal estimated at $293 million, as the Watertown-based company looks to expand its traction in electronic records and gain a leading [...]

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Major Movers on January 7; ES, ILMN, NFLX, CBMX, VVUS, AMZN, NCT, BIDU, NSM, ZNGA

Shares of EnergySolutions Inc. (NYSE: ES) surged 8.28% to $3.72 after the company announced that it agreed to be acquired by a subsidiary of Energy Capital Partners II, LLC in a deal estimated at $1.1 billion. According to the deal, each shareholder of EnergySolutions will get $3.75 in cash for each share of common stock. [...]

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Nationstar Mortgage Holdings to Acquire Mortgage Servicing Assets from Bank of America; Shares Surge (NSM, BAC)

Shares of Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NSM), a non-bank residential mortgage servicer with a range of services across the residential mortgage product spectrum, are soaring in trading today after the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary signed a definitive agreement with Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) to acquire mortgage servicing assets.

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Eli Lilly’s Fiscal 2013 Outlook Betters Street’s Estimate (LLY)

Pharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) edged up on Friday after the company said that fiscal 2013 earnings will beat Street’s estimate despite the fact that two of its key drugs will lose U.S. patent protection during this year.

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Progress Software Shares Surge on Q4 Results (PRGS)

Shares of Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a global enterprise software company offering a portfolio of real-time software solutions, are soaring in trading today after the company reported its fourth-quarter financial results.

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Major Movers on January 4; CSTR, MOS, LULU, ROVI, FINL

Shares of Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), a provider of automated retail solutions, are down sharply in early trading today. At last check, CSTR shares were trading 6.13% lower at $48.86 on volume of 22,327. The stock fell to an intra-day low of $48.80 today.

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Target Shares Gain on December Sales Results (TGT)

Shares of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based retailer, rose sharply in trading on Thursday after the company reported its sales results for the month of December.

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Major Movers on January 3; FDO, RIG, MLNX, HRL, MASI, LXK

Shares of Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO), a Matthews, North Carolina-based company operating a chain of over 7,400 general merchandise retail discount stores in 45 states, are sinking in trading today. At last check, FDO shares were trading 11.96% lower at $56.38 on above average volume of 11.88 million. The stock hit an intra-day [...]


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