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News Buzz : Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG), InvenSense, Inc. (NYSE:INVN), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITCI)

News Buzz : Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG), InvenSense, Inc. (NYSE:INVN), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITCI)
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Charles Donlon
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October 21, 2014
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Staples Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), the world’s largest office-supply chain, is investigating a potential breach of customer credit-card data, becoming the latest retailer to confront a threat from hackers in recent months. Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) in last trading activity advanced 3.19% to close at $12.30. Company weekly performance is 1.57% while its quarterly performance stands at 12.43%. Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) is -23.32% away from its 52 week high. Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) Director Barry Rosenstein purchased 1,250,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $61.86 per share, for a total transaction of $77,325,000.00. On last trading day Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG) fell -0.12% to close at $60.20. Its volatility for the week is 1.97% while volatility for the month is 2.29%. WAG's sales growth for past 5 years was 3.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -0.20%. Walgreen Co. (NYSE:WAG) monthly performance is -4.26%. InvenSense Inc. (NASDAQ:INVN) was upgraded by Zacks from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday. On last trading day InvenSense, Inc. (NYSE:INVN) advanced 2.57% to close at $21.12. Its volatility for the week is 5.44% while volatility for the month is 5.85%. INVN's sales growth for past 5 years was 54.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was -0.43%. InvenSense, Inc. (NYSE:INVN) monthly performance is -9.59%. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)’s new smartphone device Passport has been hugely successful and popular among the customers and retailers across the world have run out of stock of this coveted smartphone. The demand is more than expected and hence the company is very happy, but at the same time is struggling to meet the high unprecedented demand. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) in last trading activity advanced 8.54% to close at $10.30. Company weekly performance is 13.69% while its quarterly performance stands at 3.83%. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) is -11.59% away from its 52 week high. Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ITCI) shares gained 2.6% immediately after the company announced top-line results from a phase I/II study (ITI-007-200) on the company’s lead candidate, ITI-007. However, shares fell slightly (1%) in the subsequent trading session. Overall, shares are up 4.3% since the announcement. On Monday shares of Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITCI) closed at $16.04.

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