On Oct 30, Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) surprised investors by reporting a net loss in the third quarter, the result of a steep depreciation in the local currency and the lowest iron-ore prices since 2010, the Wall Street Journal reports. Vale reported a $1.44 billion loss in the July-to-September period vs. a net profit of $3.5 billion a year earlier. The result was far worse than the market expected, with a survey of analysts by FactSet producing a median estimate for a $1.49 billion net profit. Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -5.90% and weekly performance is -7.74%. On last trading day company shares ended up $8.82. Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -20.36%. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) said on Tuesday that its experimental psoriasis drug, brodalumab, met all the goals of a late-stage study, clearing the rough skin patches associated with the disease more thoroughly than Johnson & Johnson's Stelara and a placebo. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) shares decreased -0.30% in last trading session and ended the day at $161.93. AMGN Gross Margin is 80.40% and its return on assets is 7.10%. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) quarterly performance is 23.27%. PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ:PCAR) begin trading ex-dividend on November 12, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.22 per share is scheduled to be paid on December 05, 2014. Shareholders who purchased PCAR stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. On 12 November, PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ:PCAR) shares increased 0.57% and was closed at $66.90. PCAR EPS growth in last 5 year was 3.50%. PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ:PCAR) year to date (YTD) performance is 14.26%. Regions Financial Corp (NYSE:RF)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by equities researchers at Citigroup Inc. in a research report issued on Thursday. They currently have a $10.50 target price on the stock, down from their previous target price of $12.00. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) ended the last trading day at $10.21. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.43% and price to cash ratio as 2.88. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) showed a weekly performance of 0.99%. On Nov. 6, Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE:SVM) announced that Henan Provincial Department of Land and Resources ("Henan DOLAR") has renewed the mining permit for the SGX mine at the Ying Mining District, Henan Province, China for another 10 years to September 14, 2024. Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE:SVM) shares increased 1.67% in last trading session and ended the day at $1.22. SVM Gross Margin is 47.10% and its return on assets is -8.70%. Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE:SVM) quarterly performance is -33.33%.
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