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Watch List: F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV), STMicroelectronics NV (ADR) (NYSE:STM), The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (NYSE:MW), Alcatel Lucent (NYSE:ALU), Telenor (OTCMKTS:TELNY)

F5 Networks, Inc (NASDAQ:FFIV) announced that it has acquired Defense.Net, Inc. a privately-held provider of cloud-based security services for protecting data centers and Internet applications from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) stock performance was -1.08% in last session and finished the day at $108.49. Traded volume was 1.05million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 1.49million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.76. F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) insider ownership is 0.30%.

STMicroelectronics NV (ADR) (NYSE:STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a leading supplier of automotive electronics, together with Changan Automobile, pioneer of China’s modern industry, announced a strategic partnership with the setup of the Changan – ST Automotive Electronic Joint Laboratory (the “Joint Lab”) at the premises of Changan Automotive Engineering, Global Research Institute. STMicroelectronics NV (ADR) (NYSE:STM) rose 0.10 percent to $9.79 Wednesday on volume of 932,367.00million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $9.77 to $9.86. STMicroelectronics NV (ADR) (NYSE:STM) has a market capitalization of $8.72billion.

In March, competitor The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (NYSE:MW) agreed to buy Jos. A. Bank — for $65 a share, about a 55 percent premium to its share price last fall. Wildrick served as the chief executive officer until 2008, and is often given credit for growing the business from a struggling retailer into a national brand. The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (NYSE:MW)’s stock on May 28, 2014 reported a decrease of -1.05% to the closing price of $48.90. Its fifty two weeks range is $32.46 -$58.80. The total market capitalization recorded $2.33billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 960,944.00million shares. In its share capital, MW has 47.96million outstanding shares.

The leading American company Alcatel Lucent SA (NYSE:ALU) recently announced the financial results for the Q1 of the year 2014. The company managed to post a significant growth in the past quarter. Alcatel Lucent SA (NYSE:ALU) managed to post 4% growth in the group revenues for the Q1 of the current year. Please note that managed services were kept apart from the group revenues. The revenues generated from core networking services increased by 7% on YOY basis. The most important part was played by IP Routing revenues (16%) in the growth of networking segment revenues. On Wednesday, shares of Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) advanced 0.25% to close the day at $3.99. Company return on investment (ROI) is -6.30% and its monthly performance is recorded as 3.91%. Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) quarterly revenue growth is -6.34%.

The Indian unit of Norwegian telecom operator Telenor ASA (ADR) (OTCMKTS:TELNY) posted an operating profit of NOK 1,531 million ( 1,553.3 crore) in the quarter to March, helped by other income as the Indian government returned the amount the company paid to acquire licences in 2008. Telenor ASA (ADR) (OTCMKTS:TELNY) stock performance was 0.36% in last session and finished the day at $71.53. Traded volume was 5,755.00million shares in the last session. The beta of the stock remained 1.61.