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Active Stocks: Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI), First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ:FNFG), American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL), BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY), Capital Bank Financial (NASDAQ:CBF)

Active Stocks: Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI), First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ:FNFG), American Axle & Manufacturing (NYSE:AXL), BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY), Capital Bank Financial (NASDAQ:CBF)
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Charles Donlon
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November 14, 2014
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Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) has confirmed that it has engaged in preliminary discussions with Halliburton Company regarding a potential business combination transaction. In a statement released on its website, Baker Hughes said: “These discussions may or may not lead to any transaction. Baker Hughes does not intend to comment further on market speculation or disclose any developments unless and until it otherwise deems further disclosure is appropriate or required.” Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 5.50% and weekly performance is 3.19%. On last trading day company shares ended up $53.13. Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -10.09%. First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ:FNFG) CEO Gary M. Crosby acquired 10,000 shares of First Niagara Financial Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $7.76 per share, with a total value of $77,600.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 414,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,219,391.First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG) shares advanced 0.26% in last trading session and ended the day at $7.81. FNFG return on assets is -1.30%. First Niagara Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ:FNFG) quarterly performance is -7.02%. American Axle & Manufact. Holdings (NYSE:AXL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $950.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $954.50 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.46 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.8% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that American Axle & Manufact. Holdings will post $2.28 EPS for the current fiscal year. On 13 November, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (NYSE:AXL) shares advanced 0.20% and was closed at $20.24. AXL EPS growth in last 5 year was 15.50%. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. (NYSE:AXL) year to date (YTD) performance is -1.03%. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) has been making news with its new devices, and the most awaited of the new devices to be launched BlackBerry Classic will be released before the year ends. BlackBerry at the San Francisco event on Thursday announced that the pre-orders for the new device Classic had started. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -6.73% and weekly performance is 17.43%. On last trading day company shares ended up $12.06. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 18.37%. Coral Gables-based Capital Bank Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CBF) ranked 17th with asset growth of 269 percent. It completed seven acquisitions, although none since 2012. Its shareholders might be getting a bit anxious. Capital Bank Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CBF) shares advanced 0.23% in last trading session and ended the day at $26.08. CBF return on assets is 0.70%. Capital Bank Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CBF) quarterly performance is 9.72%.

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