On May 07, 2014, Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) has announced that the Nokia XL smartphone will be available for sale in the APAC (Asia-Pacific) and IMEA (India, Middle East & Africa) regions. The company has come up with a range of Android based smartphones, Nokia X, of which Nokia XL is the biggest member. Nokia has confirmed on its blog that the availability of Nokia XL will start this Wednesday at a price of EUR 109. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), net profit margin is -9.50% and weekly performance is 1.52%. On last trading day company shares ended up $7.37. Analysts mean target price for the company is $8.07. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -1.18%.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 43,979,164 shares, a decrease of 6.4% from the March 31st total of 46,978,106 shares, Stock Ratings Newsreports. Based on an average trading volume of 25,586,569 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), fell 0.64% in last trading session and ended the day on $47.85. VZ, Gross Margin is 63.00% and its return on assets is 5.40%. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), quarterly performance is 2.48%.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), is in advanced talks to acquire DirecTV, the largest U.S. satellite-TV provider, for about $100 per share, according to people familiar with the matter. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), shares moved down 1.01% in last trading session and was closed at $36.20, while trading in range of $35.89 – 36.54. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), year to date (YTD) performance is 5.69%.
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), is planning to sweeten its bid for U.K. rival AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) for a second time, people with knowledge of the matter said. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), ended the last trading day at $29.20. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 1.51% and price to cash ratio as 5.75. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), showed a positive weekly performance of 0.10%.
Nickel prices have been surging over the last month as tensions in Ukraine and possible sanctions on Russia raised concerns over the supply of the metal. Nickel supply is also hurt by the Indonesian ore export ban, the same ban that hurt Freeport-McMoRan’s (NYSE:FCX ) first quarter copper sales. Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE), which produced 67,500 tons of nickel in the first quarter, is a clear winner from the current nickel market. The nickel price increase was unable to pull Vale’s shares into positive territory, however, and they continue to trade at levels lower than at the beginning of the year. Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE), net profit margin is 0.80% and weekly performance is 3.74%. On last trading day company shares ended up $13.88. Analysts mean target price for the company is $18.45. Vale SA (ADR) (NYSE:VALE), distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.79%.
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