Stocks To Watch For November 14, 2014

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) reported upbeat earnings for the fiscal third quarter and lowered its earnings forecast. Nordstrom shares gained 2.81% to $75.31 in the after-hours trading session.Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) reported in-line earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter and issued a weak outlook for the current quarter. Applied Materials shares slipped 1.41% to $22.30 in the after-hours trading session.Wall Street expects SORL Auto Parts (NASDAQ: SORL) to report its Q3 earnings at $0.15 per share on revenue of $57.65 million. SORL Auto Parts shares rose 1.79% to close at $3.98 yesterday.Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) shares jumped more than 15% Thursday on a report from WSJ that it could be acquired by Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL). Baker Hughes shares climbed 2.77% to $60.38 in the after-hours trading session, while Halliburton shares rose 1.13% to $54.40 in after-hours trading.TubeMogul (NASDAQ: TUBE) reported stronger-than-expected results for the third quarter. TubeMogul shares jumped 12.44% to $20.25 in after-hours trading.Geron (NASDAQ: GERN) reported a global strategic deal with J&J's Janssen for the development and commercialization of imetelstat. Geron shares jumped 38.10% to $3.19 in after-hours trading.