Early Day Buzz: Westlake Chemical Corp. (NYSE:WLK), BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)

Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCI) shares decreased -20.94% in last trading session and ended the day at $0.93. ARCI Gross Margin is 23.20% and its has a return on assets of -5.30%. Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. (NASDAQ:ARCI) quarterly performance is -23.55%.

Appliance Recycling Centers (NASDAQ: ARCI) reported Q4 EPS of ($0.14), versus ($0.11) reported last year. Revenue for the quarter came in at $26 million, versus $31.8 million reported last year.

Westlake Chemical Corp. (NYSE:WLK) ended the last trading day at $44.99. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 3.69% and price to cash ratio as 4.82. Westlake Chemical Corp. (NYSE:WLK) showed a weekly performance of -3.27%.

Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced that it has increased its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Axiall Corporation (NYSE: AXLL) to an aggregate value of $23.35 per share (comprised of $14.00 in cash and 0.1967 of a Westlake share), based on the closing price of Westlake’s common stock on April 1, 2016.

On 04 April, BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) shares moved up 0.54% and was closed at $33.69. BBT EPS growth in last 5 year was 17.00%. BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) year to date (YTD) performance is -10.13%.

BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) announced it has completed its acquisition of National Penn Bancshares, Inc., (NASDAQ: NPBC) effective April 1, 2016. The core banking systems conversion, along with signage and account changes for clients, is expected early in the third quarter of 2016.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) shares decreased -1.13% in last trading session and ended the day at $150.56. CBRL Gross Margin is 67.70% and its has a return on assets of 11.40%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) quarterly performance is 19.78%.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL) share coverage from backstage at the 4th Annual ACM Party For A Cause® Festival through its Content Creator Studio. The Content Creator Studio, part of the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Spotlight Music program, host several of today’s most popular social media stars as they conduct exclusive interviews with some of country music’s top artists during the Festival from Friday, April 1 – Sunday, April 3, 2016 in Las Vegas.

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) caters to the Technology space. It has a net profit margin of 20.50% and weekly performance is -1.00%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $112.55.

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is preparing to launch a new standalone news app called Notify next week, according to the Financial Times reported.The app will feature content from dozens of media partners including Vogue, the Washington Post and CBS, the newspaper said.