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Thursday 15 October 2015
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Notable Stocks in Focus- Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Halliburton (NYSE:HAL), Wal-Mart Stores, (NYSE:WMT)

On Monday, Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), gained 2.34% to $70.34. 15.54 million shares of the company were exchanged.

The stock is down -32.36% in this year through last close. The stock, as of recent close, has shown weekly upbeat performance of 9.96% which was maintained at 8.77% in 1-month period.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) declared that it will report its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 before the U.S. market opens on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, and will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results at 7:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (7:30 p.m. Hong Kong Time) the same day.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its auxiliaries, operates as an online and mobile commerce company in the People’s Republic of China and internationally. It operates Taobao Marketplace, an online shopping destination; Tmall, a third-party platform for brands and retailers; Juhuasuan, a group buying marketplace; Alibaba.com, an online wholesale marketplace; Alitrip, an online travel booking platform; 1688.com, an online wholesale marketplace; and AliExpress, a consumer marketplace.

Shares of Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), declined -1.97% to $38.87, during its last trading session, as falling oil prices hurt the oil industry Monday.

The share price of this stock traded recently in a range of $38.45 to $39.81. The company now has a market value of $33.89 billion.

For this company, beta value at 1.53 represents it is more volatile to the shift in the market. If we take a look on its volatility, 4.46% was seen in a week and for the month it was 3.74%.

Halliburton Company provides a range of services and products to the upstream oil and natural gas industry worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation.

Finally, Shares of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), ended its last trade with 0.36% gain, and closed at $66.93.

Walmart U.S. has designated Steve Bratspies to chief merchandising officer for U.S. stores, effective Oct. 19, 2015. Bratspies will oversee all merchandise categories across more than 4,500 stores in the U.S. business. He will continue to report to Greg Foran, Walmart U.S. president and CEO.

Bratspies continued: “Going forward, we’ll continue our relentless focus on our customers – we’ll move with speed and conviction to ‘super-serve’ the millions who shop Walmart. We will stay true to our mission by strengthening our commitment to everyday low prices, optimizing our assortment and winning at omni-channel retailing through strong partnerships with suppliers and a continued investment in our associates.”

Most recently, Bratspies served as the executive vice president of food for Walmart U.S. where he overhauled the retailer’s grocery aisles with a focus on improving its fresh offering and expanding its private brand and global sourcing capabilities. Bratspies joined the company in 2005 and has held several leadership positions at Walmart in marketing, dry grocery and general merchandise. In 2011 he received the Merchandise Excellence Business Unit Leader of the Year award for his focus on local assortment, innovation and price leadership. Preceding to joining Walmart, Bratspies served as chief marketing officer for Specialty Brands. He has held roles in finance, new ventures and marketing at Frito-Lay, and consulting positions with A.T. Kearney and Andersen Consulting.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Walmart U.S., Walmart International, and Sam’s Club.

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