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Stock Runners: SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA), Dendreon Corp. (NASDAQ:DNDN), Great Southern Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC), PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL), Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE)

Stock Runners: SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA), Dendreon Corp. (NASDAQ:DNDN), Great Southern Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC), PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL), Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE)
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Charles Donlon
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November 14, 2014
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SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA) reported a surge in profit for the third quarter, reflecting mainly a hefty gain from sale of investment in Alibaba at its IPO. The bottom line also reflects strong performance at Sina's microblogging site Weibo and higher revenues, despite increased operating costs. Earnings for the quarter trumped Wall Street estimates, but revenues fell shy of expectations. Shanghai, China-based Sina's third-quarter profit jumped to $133.6 million or $1.91 per share from $25.4 million or $0.37 per share last year. SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 7.20% and weekly performance is 2.98%. On last trading day company shares ended up $41.85. SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 0.18%.On Nov 10, Prostate cancer drug developer Dendreon Corp. (NASDAQ:DNDN) is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with a plan that leads to either a sale of the company or a takeover by its lenders. The Seattle company listed more than $664 million in total debts and $364.6 million in assets in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing Monday. Its largest creditor is Bank of New York Mellon, which holds $620 million in notes. Dendreon Corp. (NASDAQ:DNDN) shares fell -20.62% in last trading session and ended the day at $0.13. DNDN Gross Margin is 47.70% and its return on assets is -48.30%. Dendreon Corp. (NASDAQ:DNDN) quarterly performance is -90.87%. Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) VP Douglas W. Marrs sold 5,525 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.41, for a total value of $190,115.25. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 8,957 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $308,210. On 13 November, Great Southern Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) shares fell -0.70% and was closed at $39.46. GSBC EPS growth in last 5 year was 54.90%. Great Southern Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) year to date (YTD) performance is 32.33%. On Nov. 5, PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL), said it will present at the 2014 Goldman Sachs US Emerging / SMID Cap Growth Conference on Thursday, November 20, 2014. PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL) ended the last trading day at $37.17. Company weekly volatility is calculated as 2.20% and price to cash ratio as 12.82. PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL) showed a weekly performance of -2.70%. On Nov 03, Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), said it will increase list and off-list selling prices of Fortron PPS by 6% effective January 1, 2015, or as contracts allow. Customers should contact their Celanese sales representative for more details regarding this announcement. Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) shares fell -1.27% in last trading session and ended the day at $59.68. CE Gross Margin is 23.20% and its return on assets is 14.60%. Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) quarterly performance is 0.96%.

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