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Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR.A) soared 0.54%, currently trading at $33.58 and its overall traded volume is 3.74M shares while reporting at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, the stock has average daily volume of 7.96M shares. PBR.A opened at $33.73 and is trading within the range of $33.29-$34.00. The stock has a 52-week range of $27.37-$42.58. At current market price, the market capitalization of the company stands at 241.84B and it has 7.20B outstanding shares.Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) is an integrated oil and gas company. The Company operates in five segments: exploration and production; refining, transportation and marketing; distribution; gas and power, and international. The exploration and production segment includes oil and gas exploration, development and production in Brazil. The refining, transportation and marketing segment includes downstream activities in Brazil, including refining, logistics, transportation, oil products and crude oil exports and imports, petrochemicals and fertilizers. The distribution segment includes distribution of oil products through the BR retail network in Brazil. The gas and power segment includes gas transportation and distribution, electric power generation using natural gas and renewable energy sources. The international segment includes exploration and production, refining, transportation and marketing, distribution and gas and power operations outside of Brazil.

ProShares UltraShort QQQ (ETF) (NYSE:QID) percentage change surged 0.75%, currently trading at $10.68 and its overall traded volume is 3.69M shares while reporting at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, with the total traded volume of 9.24M shares. QID opened the day at $10.77, it made an intraday low of $10.61 and an intraday high of $10.78. The 52-week range of the stock is $4.96-$22.15. QID’s market capitalization is 636.80M and it has 59.62M outstanding shares.ProShares UltraShort QQQ (the Fund), formerly UltraShort QQQ ProShares, seeks daily investment results that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index (the Index). The Index includes 100 of the largest non-financial domestic and international issues listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market. To be eligible for inclusion companies cannot be in bankruptcy proceedings and must meet certain additional criteria, including minimum trading volume and seasoning requirements. The Index is calculated under a modified capitalization-weighted methodology. The Fund takes positions in securities and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as -200% of the daily return of the index. The Index is a price return index. The Fund’s investment advisor is ProShare Advisors LLC.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) percentage change surged 0.00%, currently trading at $62.55 and its overall traded volume is 3.66M shares while reporting at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, with the total traded volume of 9.69M shares. JNJ opened at $62.22 and is trading within the range of $62.05-$62.59. The 52-week range of the stock is $56.86-$66.20. At current market price, the market capitalization of the company stands at 171.78B and it has 2.75B outstanding shares.Johnson & Johnson is engaged in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the health care field. The Company operates in three business segments: Consumer, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices and Diagnostics. In July 2009, Johnson & Johnson completed the acquisition of Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. with approximately 95.9% interest in Cougar Biotechnology’s outstanding common stock. In September 2009, Elan Corporation, plc and Johnson & Johnson announced that JANSSEN Alzheimer Immunotherapy, a newly formed subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and rights of Elan related to its Alzheimer’s Immunotherapy Program (AIP). In March 2010, Hypermarcas SA acquired 99.99% of Versoix Participacoes Ltda from the Company. In September 2010, the Company acquired Micrus Endovascular, a global developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive devices for hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.

McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) moved up 1.42%, currently trading at $75.11 and its overall traded volume is 3.61M shares while reporting at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, with the total traded volume of 8.16M shares. MCD opened at $74.65 and is trading within the range of $74.31-$75.14. The 52-week range of the stock is $62.05-$80.94. The market capitalization of the company stands at 79.35B and it has 1.06B outstanding shares.McDonald’s Corporation franchises and operates McDonald’s restaurants in the food service industry. These restaurants serve a varied, yet limited, value-priced menu in more than 100 countries worldwide. All restaurants are operated either by the Company or by franchisees, including conventional franchisees under franchise arrangements, and foreign-affiliated markets and developmental licensees under license agreements. Independently-owned and operated distribution centers, approved by the Company, distribute products and supplies to most McDonald’s restaurants. In addition, restaurant personnel are trained in the storage, handling and preparation of products and in the delivery of customer service. In February 2009, the Company sold its interest in Redbox Automated Retail, LLC.

Weatherford International Ltd. (NYSE:WFT) percentage change fell -0.42%, currently trading at $23.83 and its overall traded volume is 3.60M shares while reporting at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, with the total traded volume of 11.26M shares. WFT shares were trading within the range of $23.71-$24.11 while its opening price is $23.99. The 52-week range of the stock is $12.34-$24.11. WFT’s market capitalization is 17.67B and it has 741.42M outstanding shares.Weatherford International Ltd. (Weatherford) is a provider of equipment and services used in the drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention of oil and natural gas wells. It conducts operations in approximately 100 countries and has service and sales locations in the oil and natural gas producing regions in the world. The Company’s product offerings are grouped into ten service lines: drilling services; artificial lift systems; well construction; completion systems; integrated drilling; drilling tools, re-entry and fishing; stimulation and chemicals services; wireline and evaluation services, and pipeline and specialty services. Its geographic reporting segments include North America, Latin America, Europe/West Africa/ the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and Middle East/North Africa/Asia. In July 2009, the Company acquired the Oilfield Services Division (OFS) of TNK-BP.