Reasons to Watch: Brooks Automation (NASDAQ:BRKS), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), TheStreet (NASDAQ:TST), Discovery Communications (NASDAQ:DISCA)

DCP Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:DPM) shares increased 1.12% in last trading session and ended the day at $28.88. DPM Gross Margin is 29.30% and its has a return on assets of 4.60%. DCP Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:DPM) quarterly performance is -3.73%.

Today, DCP Midstream Partners LP (NYSE:DPM), LLC announced a 10-year renewal of a contract with one of the largest investment grade independent producers in the prolific Delaware basin, a sub-basin of the Permian. The contract has been converted from percentage of proceeds to 100 percent fee-based and covers approximately one million dedicated acres.

Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKS) ended the last trading day at $11.60. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.74% and price to cash ratio as 5.54. Brooks Automation, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKS) showed a weekly performance of -0.85%.

Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced a $50 million authorization by its Board of Directors for a share repurchase program. Repurchases of the Company’s common stock may be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, subject to market and business conditions, legal requirements, and other factors. This share repurchase authorization does not obligate Brooks to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and share repurchases may be commenced or suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion.

On 16 October, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) shares increased 0.31% and was closed at $28.86. HPQ EPS growth in last 5 year was -3.60%. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) year to date (YTD) performance is -26.89%.

The state of Michigan and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) have reached a deal that returns HP employees to a major computer project affecting services offered by the Secretary of State. The agreement was disclosed Friday in Kent County court. The state terminated a multimillion-dollar contract with HP in August. Three days later, employees stopped reporting to work, although the state says they still were required to provide support.

TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:TST) shares fell -2.33% in last trading session and ended the day at $1.68. TST Gross Margin is 49.60% and its has a return on assets of -3.90%. TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:TST) quarterly performance is -11.24%.

TheStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:TST), announced that Lawrence (Larry) S. Kramer has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. It’s a great honor to have Larry Kramer join TheStreet’s board,” said James (Jim) J. Cramer, Founder of TheStreet, “Anyone who has followed Larry’s career knows that he’s the pioneer of successful business journalism on the web as well as perhaps one of the great editors of our era. We are delighted to welcome him aboard.

Discovery Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) caters to the Services space. It has a net profit margin of 11.00% and weekly performance is -1.42%. On the last day of trading company shares ended up at $28.49. Discovery Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 3.01%.

Discovery Family Channel and VolunteerMatch announced a partnership to encourage and empower families to give back during the season of giving. Kicking off this November in conjunction with Discovery Family’s PROJECT THANK YOU, a call-to-action for families to show appreciation and give thanks, the partnership will provide families with an online resource to explore and discover volunteer opportunities in their local communities.