Major Movers on December 27; TM, DECK, MRVL, VVUS, KT, CHMT, AAPL, AMZN

Shares of Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE: TM), the Japanese automaker, have edged higher in early trading today. At last check, TM shares were trading 1.49% higher at $91.71 on volume of 51,081. The stock hit an intra-day high of $92.17 earlier today.

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Diodes to Acquire BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing (DIOD, BCDS)

Shares of Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ: DIOD), the Plano, Texas-based worldwide manufacturer and supplier of application-specific standard products within the discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, have edged higher in early trading today after the company agreed to acquire BCD Semiconductor Manufacturing Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ: BCDS), a leading analog integrated device manufacturer.

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Ford Announces Expansion Plans, To Invest $773 Million in 2013 To Revamp Manufacturing Facilities (F, GM)

Car maker, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced on Thursday that it will be spending about $773 million for revamping manufacturing facilities in 6 southeast Michigan plants in 2013 as the company looks to launch next generation of products.

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Micro-Caps in Focus; KIT Digital Inc. (KITD), Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc. (BMSN), Graphite Corp. (GRPH)

Shares of KIT Digital Inc. (PINK: KITD), a provider of end-to-end video asset management software and related services to enterprise clients, surged in trading on Wednesday.

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Micro-Caps on Watch; World Moto Inc. (FARE), AMR Corporation (AAMRQ), Organovo Holdings Inc. (ONVO)

Shares of World Moto Inc. (OTC: FARE), a manufacturer and supplier of taxi meters for the motorcycle taxi industry, soared in trading on Wednesday.

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Major Losers on December 26; TM, PG, KORS, NOW, AMZN, ESLT, WMT

Shares of Toyota Motor Corporation (ADR) (NYSE: TM), the Japanese automaker, are marginally lower in early trading today. At last check, TM shares were trading 0.42% lower at $90.80 on volume of 71,782. The stock fell to an intra-day low of $90.41 earlier today. TM shares have fallen more than 2% in the last three trading sessions.

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Major Gainers on December 26; WFT, F, RIMM, RAD, PSSI, VALE, PTR

Shares of Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE: WFT), a provider of equipment and services used in drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention of oil and natural gas wells, are up sharply in trading today.

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Netflix Streaming Service is Restored (NFLX, AMZN)

World’s biggest video-streaming service provider, Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) said on Monday that it has restored its services after a technical glitch in Amazon.com Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) web storage and computing system blocked many of its customers from accessing movies and television shows.

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ConocoPhillips, Sinopec to Conduct Joint Research on Shale Gas in China (COP)

Houston, Texas-based oil and gas major ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) and Sinopec Exploration Southern Co., a subsidiary of Sinopec Group, signed an agreement to focus on shale gas exploration and production research for the Qijiang block in the Sichuan Basin.

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Micro-Caps in Focus; USA Graphite Inc. (USGT), Paid Inc. (PAYD), Southridge Enterprises Inc. (SRGE)

Shares of USA Graphite Inc. (OTC: USGT), an exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of world-class graphite properties in North America, rallied in trading today.

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