Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is celebrating New Year’s Eve in style with a doodle that highlights some of the most searched for trends of 2014. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) in last trading activity moved down -0.38% to close at $535.28. Company weekly performance is 0.56% while its quarterly performance stands at -9.03%. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is -12.97% away from its 52 week high.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) aims to increase its laptop market share by increasing the supply of Carrizo and Carrizo-L chips to PC makers. The company will adopt a plug-and-play feature that will allow laptop hardware partner vendors to simply plug the chip into any laptop. AMD plans to supply a single motherboard with the ability to support any notebook processor. This new feature will allow customers to choose the processor they would like without having to buy a pre-installed processor with limited options. On last trading day Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) moved down -1.13% to close at $2.63. Its volatility for the week is 2.01% while volatility for the month is 3.89%. AMD’s sales growth for past 5 years was -1.80% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 51.30%. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) monthly performance is -5.73%.
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG), Director Ralph W. Clark unloaded 2,215 shares of Leggett & Platt stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.63, for a total transaction of $92,210.45. On last trading day Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG) moved down -0.37% to close at $42.79. Its volatility for the week is 1.25% while volatility for the month is 1.69%. LEG’s sales growth for past 5 years was -1.70% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 12.10%. Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG) monthly performance is 2.42%.
On December 17, A Houston construction company breached a $400 million contract by botching a Louisiana chlor-alkali plant construction job that injured dozens and killed one worker, according to a complaint filed Tuesday by Westlake Chemical Corp (NYSE:WLK). Westlake Chemical Corp. (NYSE:WLK) has 0.10% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 30.00%. In last trading activity company’s stock closed at $61.92.
EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) announced a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.115 per share. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 30th. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) in last trading activity moved down -1.50% to close at $30.15. Company weekly performance is -0.95% while its quarterly performance stands at 3.04%. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) is -2.49% away from its 52 week high.