Stocks in News : Compressco Partners (NASDAQ:GSJK), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), Ames National Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLO), Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK), Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN)

Compressco Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:GSJK) announced today that it, and its wholly owned subsidiary Compressco Finance Corp., have priced their previously announced private offering of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2022 at a price to investors of 98.508% and with a coupon of 7.25% per annum. Compressco expects the offering of the notes to close on August 4, 2014, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Compressco Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:GSJK)’s stock on 30 July traded at beginning with a price of $22.80and when day-trade ended the stock finally fell -2.20% to end at $22.25. Compressco Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:GSJK)’s showed weekly performance of -11.32%.

Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) the largest chipmaking-equipment supplier, refiled an application with China’s Ministry of Commerce seeking approval of its takeover of Tokyo Electron Ltd. (8035). Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) on Wednesday closed at $21.28. Stock institutional ownership is 91.70% while insider ownership includes 0.30%. Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -2.98%.

On July 18, 2014, Ames National Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLO)issued a News Release announcing financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014. A copy of the News Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Ames National Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLO)’s shares on Wednesday traded in the range of 22.35 – 22.60and ended up on $22.57. Ames National Corporation (NASDAQ:ATLO) distance from 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) is 1.68%. ATLO’s sales growth for past 5 years was -3.30% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 17.50%.

Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) plans to release its financial results for the second quarter of 2014 before market open on Thursday, August 7, 2014. Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK)’s stock on 30 July increased 0.48% to the closing price of $56.30. Its fifty two weeks range is $37.20 – 62.77. The total market capitalization recorded $4.053B. Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) monthly performance is -9.08%.

Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by the Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCRN) on July 7, 2014 and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This information is being furnished under Item 8.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section. Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCRN) on Wednesday closed at $7.38. Stock institutional ownership is 94.10% while insider ownership includes 3.70%. Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCRN) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is 15.00%.