The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading higher 170 points on Friday at 12,168, while the S&P 500 Index is trading higher at 1,254. Here are the hottest stocks drumming up buzz among traders and investors today:

1. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (NYSE:DD): Shares of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company are trading lower 3.57% today. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is a global chemical and life sciences company, with businesses that include agriculture and industrial biotechnology, chemistry, biology, materials science and manufacturing. The Company operates globally and offers a wide range of products and services for markets including agriculture and food, building and construction, electronics and communications. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
2. Titan Machinery Inc. (NASDAQ:TITN): Shares of Titan Machinery Inc. are trading flat today. Titan Machinery, Inc. owns and operates full service agricultural and construction equipment stores in North America. The Company also sells and rents agricultural and construction equipment, sell parts, and service the equipment in the areas surrounding their stores. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
3. Flow International Corporation (NASDAQ:FLOW): Shares of Flow International Corporation are trading higher 46% today. Flow International Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and services ultrahigh-pressure waterjet cutting and cleaning systems, specialized robotics systems, and food safety applications. The Company’s waterjet systems are used to cut both metallic and nonmetallic materials in many industry segments, including the aerospace, automotive, food, and paper industries. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
4. Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN): Shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated are trading flat today. Texas Instruments Incorporated is a global semiconductor company that designs and supplies analog technologies, digital signal processing (DSP) and microcontroller (MCU) semiconductors. The Company also operates materials and controls, and educational and productivity solutions businesses. Texas Instruments has manufacturing or sales operations in countries around the world. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
5. Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR): Shares of Altera Corporation are trading higher 1% today. Altera Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets programmable logic devices and associated development tools. The Company’s products, include a variety of programmable logic devices and hardcopy application-specific integrated circuits. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
6. DemandTec, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMAN): Shares of DemandTec, Inc. are trading flat today. DemandTec, Inc. provides consumer demand management (CDM) software. The Company’s software captures and analyzes recent retailer and market-level data to provide a scientific understanding of consumer behavior. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
7. Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL): Shares of Pall Corporation are trading higher 8.5% today. Pall Corporation is a supplier of filtration, separation and purification technologies. The Company utilizes proprietary filter media and other fluid clarification and separation equipment for the removal of solid, liquid, and gaseous contaminants. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
8. Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCSI): Shares of Blue Coat Systems, Inc. are trading higher 44% today. Blue Coat Systems, Inc. provides Web security solutions that increase the protection and control of enterprise Web infrastructures. The Company’s Web security appliances are dedicated port 80 security solutions built to protect corporate networks against Web-based viruses, unfiltered Web communication, and inappropriate Web content. Blue Coat serves a wide range of industries. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
9. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. (NYSE:SKT): Shares of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. are trading higher 2.5% today. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates factory outlet centers. These centers house a variety of brand name and designer fashion outlet stores. Customer amenities such as common areas, reading materials, and children’s play areas are available in Tanger’s outlets, which are located coast to coast throughout the United States. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>
10. Esterline Technologies Corporation (NYSE:ESL): Shares of Esterline Technologies Corporation are trading higher 2.5% today. Esterline Technologies Corporation is worldwide supplier to the aerospace and defense industry. The Company’s core products include technology interface systems for commercial and military aircraft, jet engine sensors and electrical power distribution equipment, high temperature resistant materials, combustible ordinance and electronic warfare countermeasure products. Get the most recent company news and stock data here >>

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