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Top News: YY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX), Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ:FWLT)

Top News: YY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX), Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ:FWLT)
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Richard Sandle
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October 13, 2014
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YY Inc (NYSE:YY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $135.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $121.71 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.35 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that YY Inc will post $2.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. YY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY) in last trading activity decreased -4.63% to close at $73.08. Company weekly performance is -5.19% while its quarterly performance stands at 1.02%. YY Inc. (NASDAQ:YY) is -24.18% away from its 52 week high.Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), a maker of dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, was the third-most traded name in the options market on Friday with a total of 402,992 contracts traded by 3:07 EST, according to Livevol Inc data. It was also the most active stock on Nasdaq, with more than 70 million shares traded. On last trading day Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) decreased -9.30% to close at $27.79. Its volatility for the week is 5.37% while volatility for the month is 3.88%. MU's sales growth for past 5 years was 9.20% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 20.40%. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) monthly performance is -13.26%.Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX) announced last week that it has managed to win a coveted sales contract from an unnamed U.S. federal government agency. The contract stipulates Wave to supply its proprietary Virtual Smart Card 2.0 to its federal customer. Company CEO Bill Solms has expressed his happiness at the development and termed it as a major milestone for the firm. Wave Virtual Smart Card 2.0 is expected to meet the increased security requirements of the federal agency and is slated to help augment the government departments “system authentication” needs. On last trading day Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX) decreased -3.67% to close at $1.05. Its volatility for the week is 7.75% while volatility for the month is 8.02%. WAVX's sales growth for past 5 years was 22.60% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 15.00%. Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX) monthly performance is -19.23%.Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s chief executive officer suggested on Thursday that women in technology should not ask for raises but have faith in the “system”, bringing a torrent of criticism and causing the executive to backtrack after the statement. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) in last trading activity decreased -3.97% to close at $44.03. Company weekly performance is -4.47% while its quarterly performance stands at 5.13%. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is -7.44% away from its 52 week high.Shares of Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ:FWLT) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven analysts that are covering the stock. On Friday shares of Foster Wheeler AG (NASDAQ:FWLT) closed at $30.23. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was -13.60% and EPS growth for next 5 years is recorded as 17.00%.

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