Stocks Generating High Trading Demand Today

As the Dow Jones Industrial Average trades at 11,493 and the S&P 500 Index trades at 1,209 during the heart of earnings season, we reveal information about 10 hot stocks that have hit our trading screens today:

1. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT): Shares of Abbott Laboratories are trading higher today following a strong quarterly earnings performance released this morning. Abbott Laboratories discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells a broad and diversified line of health care products and services. The Company’s products include pharmaceuticals, nutritional, diagnostics, and vascular products. Abbott markets its products worldwide through affiliates and distributors.
2. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC): Shares of Intel Corporation are trading higher today after reporting double digit net income and revenue growth last quarter. Intel Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells computer components and related products. The Company’s major products include microprocessors, chipsets, embedded processors and microcontrollers, flash memory products, graphics products, network and communications products, systems management software, conferencing products, and digital imaging products.
3. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG): Shares of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. are trading higher today after a delivering a scorching quarterly earnings report showing double-digit growth. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. design, manufactures and markets surgical systems. The Company’s surgical system controls Intuitive Surgical endoscopic instruments, including rigid endoscopes, blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels, forceps/pickups, needle holders, endoscopic retractors, electrocautery, ultrasonic cutters, and accessories during surgical procedures.
4. Comerica Incorporated (NYSE:CMA): Shares of Comerica Incorporated are trading lower today after disappointing shareholders with its latest quarterly earnings release this morning. Comerica Incorporated is the holding company for business, individual, and investment banks with operations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Company’s subsidiaries provide services such as corporate banking, international finance, treasury management, community banking, private banking, small business and individual lending, investment services, and institutional trust.
5. BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK): Shares of BlackRock, Inc. are trading lower today as investors are taking profits following the company’s latest quarterly report this morning. BlackRock, Inc. provides diversified investment management services to institutional clients and to retail investors through various investment vehicles. The Company offers the BlackRock Funds and Blackrock Liquidity Funds, and also provides risk management services to fixed income institutional investors.
6. Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM): Shares of Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited are trading significantly lower today. Did the BOE Just Confirm the Long-Term Picture for Precious Metals? Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited is a gold producer with operations primarily in Quebec, Canada. The Company also conducts exploration and development activities in Ontario, Canada, and Nevada in the United States. Agnico-Eagle’s gold production is primarily from underground mining operations.
7. The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV): Shares of The Travelers Companies, Inc. are trading higher today after releasing its latest quarterly earnings report. The Travelers Companies, Inc. provides commercial property casualty insurance and asset management services to businesses, government units, associations and individuals. The Company underwrites homeowners and auto insurance through independent agents.
8. Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NY! SE:CKP): Shares of Checkpoint Systems, Inc. are trading lower today after a major reduction on its annual outlook. Checkpoint Systems, Inc. manufactures and markets labeling systems and label solutions for a diverse customer base across many industries. The Company provides RF source tagging, barcode labeling systems, electronic article surveillance, handheld labeling systems, and retail merchandising systems for several applications within the automatic identification industry.
9. Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOL): Shares of Apollo Group, Inc. are trading higher today after a big profit jump in its latest quarterly earnings release this morning. Apollo Group, Inc. provides higher education programs for working adults. The Company provides educational programs and services at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels online and on-campus through subsidiaries.
10. Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREE): Shares of Cree, Inc. are trading lower today a big earnings outlook reduction today for the remainder of the year. Cree, Inc. develops and manufactures semiconductor materials and electronic devices made from silicon carbide (SiC). The Company uses proprietary technology to make enabling compound semiconductors such as blue and green light emitting diodes, SiC crystals used in the production of unique gemstones, and SiC wafers that are sold for device production and research.

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