Hot and Soars Stocks: Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF), XL Group plc (NYSE:XL), HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCA)

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF) released that its third quarter earnings of $0.21 a share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.19 improved than the Capital IQ Consensus anticipated of $0.02. The firm revenues dropped 16.1% year/year to $1.30B as compared to the $1.29B consensus. Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF) stock hit highest price at $9.73, beginning with a price of $9.22 and reported a decrease of -4.05% to the closed at $9.24 with a day range of $9.055-$9.73. The total market capitalization remained 1.415 Billion, total volume of 12.5 Million shares held in the session was surprisingly higher than its average volume of 9870.97 shares.XL Group plc (NYSE:XL) released that its third quarter earnings of $0.70 a share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.07 improved than the Capital IQ Consensus anticipated of $0.63; net premiums written dropped 12.0% year/year to $1.23B as compared to the $1.24B consensus. XL Group plc (NYSE:XL) stock has highest price of $33.18 in last session, beginning with a price of $32.75 and reported a gain of 1.13% to the closed at $33.12 with a day range of $32.505-$33.18. The stock is going forward its 52-week low with 20.95% and moving down from its 52 week high price with -6.31%.HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) appointed CEO R. Milton Johnson as chairman effective December 31, 2014; Richard M. Bracken to retire (HCA) : Johnson will restore Bracken, who, as previously announced, will retire from the company after 33 years, also effective December 31. Shares of HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) traded at $71.40 by plunging -0.93% with price volatility of 2.24% for a week and 3.42% for a month. Its beta stands at 1.57 times.