Texas Meatpacker Recalls Beef Products for Possible E.coli

Jessica Hill/AP CHICAGO -- A Texas meat processing plant has recalled 23,100 pounds of beef trimmings products for possible contamination with E.coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said late Thursday. USDA said Caviness Beef Packers in Hereford, Texas is recalling the 23,100 pounds of beef trimmings products with potential E.coli. Caviness' beef trimmings were shipped to fast food restaurants and retail distribution locations in Texas. FSIS and the company are concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers' freezers. The product was made Aug. 14 to Aug. 20 bearing the establishment number "EST. 675" inside the USDA mark of inspection. A routine food safety check uncovered the problem. The trimmings subject to recall are lots that tested negative, but produced consecutive to the positive lots and were subsequently processed into raw ground products and distributed to retailers, the USDA said. The questionable beef trimmings were sent to establishments for further processing and will likely not bear the establishment number "EST.675" on products available for direct consumer purchase. Beef trimmings are used in the manufacturing of ground beef. The U.S. for the week ending Sept. 20 produced 465.4 million pounds of beef, based on USDA data.

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4 Stocks Spiking on Big Volume

DELAFIELD, Wis. (Stockpickr) -- Professional traders running mutual funds and hedge funds don't just look at a stock's price moves; they also track big changes in volume activity. Often when above-average volume moves into an equity, it precedes a large spike in volatility.

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Major moves in volume can signal unusual activity, such as insider buying or selling -- or buying or selling by "superinvestors."

Unusual volume can also be a major signal that hedge funds and momentum traders are piling into a stock ahead of a catalyst. These types of traders like to get in well before a large spike, so it's always a smart move to monitor unusual volume. That said, remember to combine trend and price action with unusual volume. Put them all together to help you decipher the next big trend for any stock.

With that in mind, let's take a look at several stocks rising on unusual volume recently.

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Universal

Universal (UVV) operates as a leaf tobacco merchant and processor worldwide. This stock closed up 2.1% at $46 in Friday's trading session.

Friday's Volume: 3.11 million

Three-Month Average Volume: 228,105

Volume % Change: 1600%

From a technical perspective, UVV bounced higher here right above its new 52-week low of $44.39 with monster upside volume flows. This stock has been downtrending badly for the last three months, with shares falling sharply from its high of $56.82 to that new 52-week low of $44.39. During that downtrend, shares of UVV have been consistently making lower highs and lower lows, which is bearish technical price action. That said, shares of UVV have now started to spike higher off that 52-week low and off oversold territory, since its current relative strength index reading is 27.01.

Traders should now look for long-biased trades in UVV as long as it's trending above Friday's intraday low of $45.19 or above its 52-week low of $44.93 and then once it sustains a move or close above Friday's intraday high of $46.50 with volume that hits near or above 228,015 shares. If that move starts soon, then UVV will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $48 to its 50-day moving average of $51.87.

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Par Petroleum

Par Petroleum (PARR) operates as a diversified energy company in the U.S. This stock closed up 6.3% at $16.63 in Friday's trading session.

Friday's Volume: 582,000

Three-Month Average Volume: 72,052

Volume % Change: 787%

From a technical perspective, PARR ripped sharply higher here right above some near-term support at $15 with monster upside volume. This stock has been downtrending badly for the last two months and change, with shares moving sharply lower from its high of $21.25 to its new 52-week low of $14. During that downtrend, shares of PARR have been consistently making lower highs and lower lows, which is bearish technical price action. That said, shares of PARR have now started to rebound off that 52-week low of $14 and off oversold territory, since its relative strength index recently dropped below 30.

Traders should now look for long-biased trades in PARR as long as it's trending above Friday's intraday low of $15.70 or above more near-term support at $15 and then once it sustains a move or close above Friday's intraday high of $17.07 to its 50-day moving average at $18.16 with volume that hits near or above 72,052 shares. If that move kicks off soon, then PARR will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $18.89 to its 200-day at $19.82, or even $20.

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Endo International

Endo International (ENDP), a specialty healthcare company, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes branded pharmaceutical and generic products, and medical devices worldwide. This stock closed up 1.1% at $67.70 in Friday's trading session.

Friday's Volume: 6.64 million

Three-Month Average Volume: 1.77 million

Volume % Change: 295%

From a technical perspective, ENDP trended modestly higher here right above some near-term support at $66 and above its 50-day moving average of $65.25 with strong upside volume flows. This stock has been uptrending over the last month and change, with shares moving higher from its low of $61.13 to its recent high of $69.67. During that move, shares of ENDP have been making mostly higher lows and higher highs, which is bullish technical price action. That move has now pushed shares of ENDP within range of trigger a near-term breakout trade. That trade will hit if ENDP manages to take out some key overhead resistance levels at $69.67 to $70 and then above more resistance at $70.96 to $72.21 with high volume.

Traders should now look for long-biased trades in ENDP as long as it's trending above some near-term support at $66 or above its 50-day at $65.25 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that's near or above 1.77 million shares. If that breakout materializes soon, then ENDP will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $75.69 to its 52-week high at $82.16.

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Electronics for Imaging

Electronics for Imaging (EFII) provides digital inkjet printers, business process automation solutions, and color digital front ends. This stock closed up 1.15% at $45.88 in Friday's trading session.

Friday's Volume: 947,000

Three-Month Average Volume: 376,709

Volume % Change: 149%

From a technical perspective, EFII spiked modestly higher here right above its 50-day moving average of $44.44 with above-average volume. This move to the upside on Friday is starting to push shares of EFII within range of triggering a big breakout trade. That trade will hit if EFII manages to take out Friday's intraday high of $45.94 to some more key overhead resistance levels at $47.42 to its 52-week high at $47.75 with high volume.

Traders should now look for long-biased trades in EFII as long as it's trending above its 50-day at $44.44 or above more near-term support at $42.74 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that's near or above 376,709 shares. If that breakout begins soon, then EFII will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory above $47.75, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that breakout are $50 to $55.

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To see more stocks rising on unusual volume, check out the Stocks Rising on Unusual Volume portfolio on Stockpickr.

-- Written by Roberto Pedone in Delafield, Wis.

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Roberto Pedone, based out of Delafield, Wis., is an independent trader who focuses on technical analysis for small- and large-cap stocks, options, futures, commodities and currencies. Roberto studied international business at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and he spent a year overseas studying business in Lubeck, Germany. His work has appeared on financial outlets including

CNBC.com and Forbes.com. You can follow Pedone on Twitter at www.twitter.com/zerosum24 or @zerosum24.

Oops! Retailer hails independent Scotland

LONDON (CNNMoney) Customers of an online furniture retailer may have woken up Friday thinking Scotland had voted in favor of independence.

Landing in their inbox around 6 a.m. local time was an e-mail from Made. Over an image of Scotland's flag, the Saltire, Made heralded the birth of a new country and offered discounts to celebrate.

"As a little patriotic inspiration for the newly-independent country, take a peek at our selection of blue, Saltire-inspired products below," it said.

Unfortunately for Made, the e-mail coincided with Scotland's independence campaigners conceding defeat.

"It's been a long week for us and we were gripped by last night's referendum meaning a late night and some bleary eyes, but you guessed it; our emails this morning were deliberate," said a spokesperson for the company. "Scotland, we love you and hope no offense was caused."

Made -- based in the wealthy north London neighborhood of Notting Hill -- rushed out a second e-mail about half an hour later. It offered the same discounts, only this time with an image of the Union flag to celebrate the survival of Great Britain.

The company promotes a range of designs, groups orders over a week, and then arranges production for just the volume it needs. It claims to save buyers as much as 70% off the price of equivalent products at leading stores.

Its backers include Lastminute.com founder Brent Hoberman, and John Hunt, who founded the Seattle Coffee Company that was sold to Starbucks (SBUX) in the late 1990s.

Step Up For This Champ

There were a lot of champs and failures this week, with a customer hardware retailer debilitating to record for chapter 11 and the main satellite radio player nearby boosting its supporter direction. Here's a rundown of the week's most intelligent moves and greatest bungles.

RadioShack (RSH)

Things are beginning to get sketchy at RadioShack. The little box retailer of cellular telephones and other customer electronic items cautioned that it could document for Chapter 11 liquidation on the off chance that it isn't equipped to round up some more money. RadioShack is weighing a few choices with outsiders and stakeholders that incorporate new speculations, a rebuilding or a by-and-large offer of the chain. It's not a decent place to be, particularly since smoking out a purchaser eager to pay a premium for the retailer as of right now will be a goliath challenge. Radioshack needs more than simply time and cash to come back to benefit.

Apple (AAPL)

There were a lot of things that happened at Apple's iphone revealing. There were streaming issues for those who review remotely. There wasn't accessibility data for the Apple Watch. U2's plan to discharge its new collection to all iTunes holders for nothing exploded backward when numerous grumbled about not having the capacity to effectively dispose of the music. On the other hand, Apple still should be a victor this week in light of the fact that it did satisfy desires of presenting two iPhone displays that will be accessible one week from now, exposing the jabber that the bigger iPhone 6 Plus wouldn't be prepared to hit the business sector until a few months after the fact.

DiGiorno Pizza

There appears to be a corporate titan making a social networking bungle consistently, and this time it was Nestle's (NSRGY) DiGiorno Pizza. The #whyistayed hashtag began inclining when Twitter clients started posting stories of abusive behavior at home in light of the Ray Rice and Janay Palmer lift feature that circulated around the web. The solidified pizza merchant tweeted, "You had pizza," nearby the hashtag. It immediately understood its coldhearted mix-up, apologizing about not perusing what the hashtag was about before posting. It was a snappy recuperation, yet its still a bumble.

Sirius XM Radio (SIRI)

Premium radio is perfectly healthy. Sirius XM helped its endorser focus for the greater part of 2014. The satellite radio supplier now hopes to close out the year with 1.45 million a larger number of endorsers than it had at the start, up from its prior viewpoint calling for 1.25 million net increases.

Sirius XM had effectively developed its gathering of people by 742,271 supporters amid the initial six months of the year, so an upward alteration isn't generally a shock. Sirius XM credits solid car deals this late spring for the enhanced standpoint for the offset of the year.

McDonald's (MCD)

Things aren't improving at McDonald's. The nation's heading burger chain po

How Yummy Is Yum! Brands’ Dividend?

The owner of Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, Yum! Brands (YUM) is planning to make its investors happy by increasing their returns. The fast food restaurant chain will be paying out around 40% to 45% of its annual adjusted profit. The company recently declared a dividend hike of 11% percent, thanks to its significant cash flow. The company says that not only does it have "substantial" cash flow to reinvest in the business for expanding operations, but it is enough to reward investors through better dividend payment and share buybacks.

The company has raised its quarterly payout from $0.37 to $0.41. The company has also asserted that in the long term its wishes to further increase the dividend payment with a dividend payout ratio going up to 40% to 45%.

Data taken from Morningstar

The past numbers In the chart above, it can be distinctly noticed that the American fast food major increased the payout ratio to more double in 2005 compared with the previous year level, though net income in 2005 rose by 3% only. It again increased the payout ratio to 31% in 2007 from 18% in the previous year. The dividend payout ratio since then has seen a steady rise through 2012. However, in 2013 the ratio shot up to 58%, up from 35% in 2012. This happened because Yum! Brands' net income fell more than 31% in 2013. So to maintain the dividend payout to shareholders, the company had to increase the payout ratio.

The company desires to pull up its payout ratio and settle it in the range of 40% to 45% in the future. Yum! Brands is not very positive about its third quarter earnings in China, which is the key market driving the company's revenue. The chicken supply issue continues to be a pain for the company, pulling down its sales and profit from the lucrative market. For the quarter ended August, Yum! Brands predicts sales to drop 13% year over year in the mainland.

Future growth prospects Since the home market is growing more health conscious, both Yum! Brands and domestic peer McDonald's (MCD) are looking out for opportunities in the emerging markets. While China has fueled Yum! Brands' growth to quite an extent, the company has also faced several issues in the economy that has hurt its brand image. This has had an impact on the company's top and bottom lines. And since Yum! Brands has a much greater presence in China compared with McDonald's, it tends to gain more in good times and lose more during hardship

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Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is estimated to report its Q3 earnings at $0.29 per share on revenue of $600.81 million.

Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV) is projected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.09 per share on revenue of $559.47 million.

VeriFone Systems (NYSE: PAY) is expected to report its Q3 earnings at $0.35 per share on revenue of $458.93 million.

Joy Global (NYSE: JOY) is estimated to report its Q3 earnings at $0.84 per share on revenue of $934.25 million.

Finisar (NASDAQ: FNSR) is expected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.32 per share on revenue of $328.66 million.

Verint Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT) is estimated to post its Q2 earnings at $0.60 per share on revenue of $270.88 million.

Mattress Firm Holding (NASDAQ: MFRM) is projected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.60 per share on revenue of $409.99 million.

Bebe Stores (NASDAQ: BEBE) is estimated to post a Q4 loss at $0.17 per share on revenue of $104.79 million.

UTi Worldwide (NASDAQ: UTIW) is expected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.01 per share on revenue of $1.14 billion.

Zumiez (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) is projected to post its Q2 earnings at $0.23 per share on revenue of $176.89 million.

Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) is estimated to report its Q1 earnings at $0.40 per share on revenue of $193.69 million.

The Cooper Companies (NYSE: COO) is expected to post its Q3 earnings at $1.90 per share on revenue of $443.65 million.

Infoblox (NYSE: BLOX) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.01 per share on revenue of $60.49 million.

Culp (NYSE: CFI) is estimated to post its Q1 earnings at $0.35 per share on revenue of $74.39 million.

Esterline Technologies (NYSE: ESL) is expected to post its Q3 earnings at $1.40 per share on revenue of $516.57 million.

Aceto (NASDAQ: ACET) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.17 per share on revenue of $134.23 million.

SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) is estimated to post a Q2 loss at $0.18 per share on revenue of $26.80 million.

China Gerui Advanced Materials Group (NASDAQ: CHOP) is expected to report its Q2 earnings.

Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA) is estimated to post its Q2 earnings at $0.28 per share on revenue of $44.67 million.

Shiloh Industries (NASDAQ: SHLO) is projected to report its Q3 earnings.

Quiksilver (NYSE: ZQK) is expected to post its Q3 earnings at $0.03 per share on revenue of $440.64 million.

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