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Investor’s Alert on Notable Stocks - Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC), Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO), Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI), Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL)

On Thursday, Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC)’s shares inclined 0.17% to $29.07.

Exelon Corporation has received an average rating of “Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $35.00.

Exelon Corporation (Exelon) is a utility services holding company. The Company operates through nine segments comprising of Exelon Generation Company, LLC’s (Generation) six marketing segments, Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), PECO Energy Company (PECO) and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE). Generation’s business comprises of the generation, physical delivery and marketing of power across geographical regions. ComEd’s business comprises of the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and the provision of electricity transmission and distribution services to retail customers.

Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO)’s shares gained 1.05% to $15.46.

Marathon Oil Corporation declared recently it plans to issue its third quarter 2015 earnings news release on Wednesday, Nov. 4, after the close of U.S. financial markets.

Prepared remarks together with accompanying slides will be available on the Company’s website about one hour after the earnings news release is issued. The Company will conduct a question-and-answer conference call, which will be webcast live, on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 9 a.m. EST.

Chris Phillips and Zach Dailey, co-directors of Investor Relations, will host the call. Also participating from Marathon Oil will be Lee M. Tillman, president and CEO; John R. (J.R.) Sult, executive vice president and chief financial officer; T. M. (Mitch) Little, vice president, International and Offshore Exploration and Production Operations; and Lance W. Robertson, vice president, North America Production Operations. The call will comprise forward-looking information.

Marathon Oil Corporation is an energy company based in Houston, Texas, with operations in North America, Europe and Africa. The Company operates in three segments: North America E&P segment, which explores for, produces and markets crude oil and condensate, NGLs and natural gas in North America; International E&P segment, which explores for, produces and markets crude oil and condensate, NGLs and natural gas outside of North America and produces and markets products manufactured from natural gas, such as LNG and methanol, in Egypt and Oil Sands Mining segment, which mines, extracts and transports bitumen from oil sands deposits in Alberta, Canada, and upgrades the bitumen to produce and market synthetic crude oil and vacuum gas oil. It has production operations in the United States, Egypt, Canada, the United Kingdom and Libya.

At the end of Thursday’s trade, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI)‘s shares dipped -0.41% to $31.49.

Activision Blizzard is widening the scope of e-sports competition for “Call of Duty” players, according to AP.

The publisher of the hugely popular military shooter franchise is expanding its e-sports program next year from an annual tournament to year-round international leagues, in addition to increasing the prize pool from $1 to $3 million. The international leagues will be comprised of professional and amateur divisions, culminating in a championship at the end of the year. AP Reports

“This is going to mark a new era of e-sports for ‘Call of Duty,'” said Rob Kostich, senior vice president and general manager for “Call of Duty” at Activision. “It signals Activision stepping up our commitment to what we’ve been doing with e-sports. We’re expanding our season to make it a fun, competitive year leading into the ‘Call of Duty’ Championship.”

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is a developer and publisher of online, personal computer (PC), video game console, handheld, mobile and tablet games. The Company offers games that operate on the Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) Xbox One (Xbox One) and Xbox 360 (Xbox 360), Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Nintendo) Wii U (Wii U) and Wii (Wii), and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (Sony) PlayStation 4 (PS4) and PlayStation 3 (PS3) console systems.

Carnival Corp (NYSE:CCL), ended its Thursday’s trading session with -1.21% loss, and closed at $50.88.

Fathom, the pioneer in social impact travel and Carnival Corporation’s (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) 10th and newest brand, recently declared the availability of POLAR Online, a comprehensive, user-friendly online booking engine giving real-time booking access to travel professionals. The tool will enable travel professionals to more conveniently book for their clients’ purpose-driven voyages, representing a different kind of cruise that combines travelers’ love of travel with their desire to make a difference. The reliable POLAR Online system is so easy to use that travel professionals will be able to book a Fathom experience in as little as two minutes.

POLAR Online features more than 40 functions designed to optimize the Fathom experience for travel professionals by providing access to the best Fathom fares, in addition to exclusive selling and administration services. The robust booking engine will serve as a travel professional portal for all Fathom information, counting destinations, ship details, and ongoing specials that will benefit both travel agents and their clients. POLAR Online is ideal for booking and managing Fathom experiences for both individual travelers and groups, as well.

The sophisticated POLAR Online system gives travel professionals complete control of all aspects of their sales and bookings, allowing them to book and service reservations at their convenience. Agents may use the system to reserve staterooms for their clients directly online, sort and search sailings by price, and automatically charge final payments to clients’ credit cards. Travel professionals also may promptly change sailings on deposited bookings, list bookings by voyage, group contract, or cross-reference ID and review extended options. Additionally, agents may take advantage of POLAR Online’s innovative UPSELL feature to seamlessly move clients to higher fare categories.

Carnival Corporation is a cruise vacation company. The Company has three cruise segments that comprise of North America cruise brands, Europe, Australia & Asia (EAA) cruise brands, and Cruise Support. In addition, it also has a Tour and Other segment. The Company offers its services under nine cruise brands.

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