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Stocks in Focus: Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), Enersis S.A. (NYSE:ENI), SFX Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:SFXE)

Stocks in Focus: Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), Enersis S.A. (NYSE:ENI), SFX Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:SFXE)
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Charles Donlon
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October 16, 2014
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Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) Watchman device will once again appear before the FDA’s Circulatory System Devices advisory panel. The Watchman is a novel catheter distributed left atrial appendage closure device which is anticipated to be used in place of chronic warfarin therapy to lower the risk of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation. Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) in last trading activity decreased -1.04% to close at $11.44. Company weekly performance is -5.77% while its quarterly performance stands at -8.19%. Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) is -18.75% away from its 52 week high.Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) CEO Eric P. Lefkofsky sold 454,166 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $5.86, for a total value of $2,661,412.76. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 431,455 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,528,326. On last trading day Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) advanced 5.73% to close at $6.27. Its volatility for the week is 6.04% while volatility for the month is 3.97%. GRPN's EPS growth for past 5 years was 0.00%. Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN) monthly performance is -9.78%.Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)'s first attempt to enter the mobile payments realm, Apple Pay is reportedly launching this week, and will possibly be one of the company's highlights during the company's Oct. 16 media event. "Apple Pay will change how you pay with breakthrough contactless payment technology and unique security features built right into the devices you have with you every day. So you can use your iPhone 6 or Apple Watch to pay in an easy, secure, and private way," according to the official website. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in last trading activity decreased -1.23% to close at $97.54. Company weekly performance is -3.23% while its quarterly performance stands at 4.78%. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is -5.98% away from its 52 week high.Italy's Enel SpA is vying to take direct control of South American utility Enersis SA (NYSE:ENI) after making a binding offer of €8.25 billion ($10.66 billion) for a 60.6% stake owned by its own Spanish subsidiary Endesa SA. The offer values Santiago-based Enersis at 215 Chilean pesos per share ($0.36), according to Enel. That is a 6% premium to the company's Thursday closing price of Ch$203 per share and equates to an enterprise value of $21.6 billion, including net debt of about $4 billion. Enersis S.A. (NYSE:ENI) has its institutional ownership stands at 9.90%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $15.43.CEO and Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner of SFX Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:SFXE) Robert F X Sillerman bought 575,000 shares on 10/08/2014 at an average price of $4.35. On Wednesday shares of SFX Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:SFXE) closed at $4.85.

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