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Morning Buzz: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), Buckeye Partners, L.P. (NYSE:BPL), First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)

Morning Buzz: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), Buckeye Partners, L.P. (NYSE:BPL), First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)
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Charles Donlon
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October 14, 2014
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Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) said Monday that it will add 850 new jobs in Dearborn, Mich., to build the 2015 F-150 pickup, that truck that it says is the most advanced pickup in 66 years. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) in last trading activity fell -1.81% to close at $13.54. Company weekly performance is -6.75% while its quarterly performance stands at -22.81%. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is -25.28% away from its 52 week high.SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), the second-largest U.S. solar manufacturer, agreed to supply panels with 41 megawatts of capacity to GDF Suez (GSZ) for four power plants in France. On last trading day SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) fell -5.30% to close at $26.98. Its volatility for the week is 7.44% while volatility for the month is 4.49%. SPWR's sales growth for past 5 years was 11.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 19.60%. SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) monthly performance is -29.13%.On Sept. 29, Buckeye Partners, L.P. (NYSE:BPL) announced that the Board of Directors of Buckeye GP LLC, Buckeye's general partner, has appointed Barbara M. Baumann, Donald W. Niemiec and Larry C. Payne as independent directors. On last trading day Buckeye Partners, L.P. (NYSE:BPL) fell -5.44% to close at $68.88. Its volatility for the week is 4.61% while volatility for the month is 2.60%. BPL's sales growth for past 5 years was 21.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 19.40%. Buckeye Partners, L.P. (NYSE:BPL) monthly performance is -11.60%.Zacks upgraded shares of First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FBP) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a report issued on Thursday. They currently have $19.90 target price on the stock.First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP) has 1.20% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 82.10%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $4.75.OnOct. 6, Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) announced that in connection with the acquisition of WhatsApp and the employment of Jan Koum as WhatsApp's Chief Executive Officer and Brian Acton as WhatsApp's Co-Founder and Vice President, Facebook's board of directors, including a majority of its independent directors, awarded employment inducement grants to Mr. Koum and Mr. Acton of 24,853,468 and 12,621,803 restricted stock units (RSUs) covering shares of Facebook's Class A common stock, respectively, each pursuant to a Non-Plan Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. On Monday shares of Maxcom Telecomunicaciones S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:MXT) closed at $1.29. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was -1.40%.

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