Tuesday's economic calen ... Tuesday's economic calendar: 7:30 NFIB Small Business Optimism Index 7:45 ICSC Retail Store Sales 8:30 Retail Sales 8:30 Import/Export Prices 8:55 Redbook Chain Store Sales 9:00 Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index 10:00 Business Inventories Post your comment! www.SeekingAlpha.com...
The Bank of Japan expand ... The Bank of Japan expands asset buys by ¥10T, maintains its near-zero interest rate target and sets an inflation target of 1% after its rate review. It's walking an easing line amid political pressure to set the price goal - and may not be enough to keep the government from intervening further in money policy. Post your comment! www.SeekingAlpha.com... Japanese stocks tick low ... Japanese stocks tick lower today as exporters get hit on a strengthening yen in reaction to a Moody's downgrade of some European sovereign debt. The Nikkei Average is currently down 0.1% to 8,986: Sony (SNE -1.3%), Sharp (SCPAY.PK -1.3%), and Kirin (KNBWY.PK -2%). 1 comment! www.SeekingAlpha.com... More on Limelight Networ ... More on Limelight Networks (LLNW): Q4 beats despite widening losses on higher expenses as the software-services company posted higher revenues. Net sales grew 7% Y/Y as the company approaches the tail-end of transforming itself from a pure-play content-delivery network into a provider of software-as-a-service to improve its performance, and the effort is starting to bear fruit. Shares +3.8% AH. 1 comment! www.SeekingAlpha.com... More on Charles River La ... More on Charles River Labratories (CRL): Q4 beats both revenue and per share estimates on better than expected product demand and the absence of prior-year write-downs. The company also reafirms FY12 guidance. Post your comment! www.SeekingAlpha.com... Microsoft (MSFT), locked ... Microsoft (MSFT), locked in legal battles with BKS and MMI, has agreed to license patents it owns that involve industry standards, rather than use them to block product sales. This isn't a huge concession, since many of Microsoft's software and UI patents aren't covered by standards. Likewise, few, if any, of the patents asserted by Apple (AAPL) in legal disputes relate to industry standards. (also) Post your comment! www.SeekingAlpha.com... Barclays' Ben Reitzes li ... Barclays' Ben Reitzes lifts his estimates for Dell (DELL) and Tech Data (TECD) ahead of this month's earnings reports. Reitzes thinks Dell, which has struggled to deal with the PC industry's troubles and soft corporate IT spending, has been gaining share against H-P (HPQ - also reporting this month). As for Tech Data, he thinks the IT distributor will benefit from "higher margins and solid execution." Post your comment! www.SeekingAlpha.com... Taser International (TAS ... Taser International (TASR) says co-founder and board chairman Tom Smith is retiring from the firm to join an aviation start-up. He plans to continue working to ensure a smooth transition through April 2013. Post your comment! www.SeekingAlpha.com... Calgon Carbon (CCC) fall ... Calgon Carbon (CCC) falls 3.7% AH after warning it expects Q4 revenue of $138M ($141.8M consensus), and that earnings will be adversely affected by several different issues, including equipment failures during the start-up of new facilities in Europe and Asia. The maker of air and water purifiers expects to report earnings on Feb. 27. Post your comment! www.SeekingAlpha.com... In one fell swoop, the D ... In one fell swoop, the Department of Justice ended investigations into several smartphone patent purchases, most notably Google’s (GOOG) purchase of Motorola Mobility (MMI), whose U.S. approval directly follows EU approval earlier in the day. “The division concluded that the specific transactions at issue are not likely to significantly change existing market dynamics," DOJ says. Post your comment! www.SeekingAlpha.com... More on Moody's downgrad ... More on Moody's downgrade: Except for Portugal, which saw its rating lowered to Ba3, the downgraded countries all had A3 ratings going into today. Spain's rating is lowered to A1, while Italy, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia are lowered to A2. U.S. equity futures appear largely unaffected by the news, but the euro has ticked lower against the dollar to $1.3154. Post your comment! www.SeekingAlpha.com... Moody's downgrades the s ... Moody's downgrades the sovereign debt of Spain by two notches, and the debt of Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Malta by one notch. In addition, Moody's outlooks for France, the U.K., and Austria is being revised to negative, though each country is maintaining its A3 rating for now. 7 comments! www.SeekingAlpha.com... |
Pacific Biosciences (PACB Pacific Biosciences (PACB) announced Monday morning that it has released a major upgrade to its PacBio RS system, including new chemistry, enhanced SMRT Cells and upgraded software. www.RttNews.com Universal Display Corp. ( Universal Display Corp. (PANL) traded in a narrow range early Monday morning, but has fallen in the last 15 minutes on increased volume. The stock is now down 1.04 at $44.42. www.RttNews.com Cinemark Holdings Inc. (C Cinemark Holdings Inc. (CNK) has been climbing since the open of trade Monday and is currently higher by 1.30 at $20.86. Trading volume has begun to increase in the last 15 minutes. www.RttNews.com Cimarex Energy Co. (XEC) Cimarex Energy Co. (XEC) has been trading in a narrow range since the open Monday, but has broken out higher in the last few minutes on increased volume. The stock is now up 0.74 at $67.57. www.RttNews.com Madison Square Garden (MS Madison Square Garden (MSG) gapped up at the open Monday and has continued to rise steadily in early trade. The stock is currently higher by 1.48 at $32.63. www.RttNews.com Priceline.com Inc. (PCLN) priceline.com Inc. (PCLN) gapped up at the open Monday and has continued to rise steadily in early trade. Shares are currently higher by 19.20 at $564.24. www.RttNews.com Diebold Inc. (DBD) Has Br Diebold Inc. (DBD) reported fourth quarter adjusted EPS of $1.40 Monday morning, compared to $0.73 in the previous year. The consensus estimate was for EPS of $0.84. The company expects to report full year 2012 adjusted EPS of $2.30 to $2.50, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.26. www.RttNews.com Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is Up S Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) gapped open sharply higher Monday morning and are now up 8.74 at $502.16. www.RttNews.com Monolithic Power Systems Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) reported fourth quarter non-GAAP net income of $0.15 per share after the bell Thursday, compared to $0.18 per share in the prior year. www.RttNews.com LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD) Has LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD) reported fourth quarter non-GAAP EPS of $0.12 after the bell Thursday, up from $0.05 in the previous year. The consensus estimate was for EPS of $0.07. www.RttNews.com True Religion Apparel (TR True Religion Apparel (TRLG) reported fourth quarter adjusted net income of $0.62 after the close Thursday, which fell short of the consensus estimate of $0.71. The company expects to report full year 2012 EPS of $1.88 to $1.95. The consensus estimate is for EPS of $2.37. www.RttNews.com Aaron's Inc. (AAN) Has Br Aaron's Inc. (AAN) reported fourth quarter EPS of $0.40 after the close Thursday, compared to $0.38 in the previous year. The consensus estimate was for EPS of $0.43. The company expects to report first quarter EPS of $0.58 to $0.62 and between $1.88 and $2.04 for the full year 2012. The consensus estimates are for EPS of $0.61 and $1.97. www.RttNews.com Cobalt International Ener Cobalt International Energy (CIE) provided additional data after the bell Thursday which confirmed the significance of its Cameia Pre-salt oil discovery in Block 21 offshore Angola. The results of a wire line evaluation program confirmed the presence of a 1,180 foot gross continuous oil column with over a 75% net to gross pay estimate. www.RttNews.com Philip Morris Internation Philip Morris International (PM) just reported fourth quarter adjusted EPS of $1.10, compared to $0.97 in the prior year. The consensus estimate was for EPS of $1.09. www.RttNews.com Equifax Inc. (EFX) Has Cl Equifax Inc. (EFX) reported fourth quarter adjusted EPS from continuing operations of $0.68 after the close Wednesday, which topped the consensus estimate of $0.67. First quarter adjusted EPS from continuing operations is expected to be between $0.64 and $0.67, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.63. www.RttNews.com Tegal Corp. (TGAL) Is Up Tegal Corp. (TGAL) reported third quarter net income of $1.35 per share Thursday morning, compared to the loss of $0.05 per share last year. www.RttNews.com Imperial Sugar (IPSU) Has Imperial Sugar (IPSU) reported a first quarter net loss of $0.29 per share Thursday morning, compared to the loss of $0.75 per share in the previous year. www.RttNews.com
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ITT Industries initi NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of ITT Industries (ITT) with a "sector perform" rating. The target price is set to $47. www.newratings.com ...
Goodrich initiated w NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of Goodrich (GR) with an "outperform" rating. The target price is set to $85. www.newratings.com ... Embraer SA initiated NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of Embraer SA (ERJ) with a "sector perform" rating. The target price is set to $29. www.newratings.com ... BE Aerospace initiat NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of BE Aerospace (BEAV) with a "top pick" rating. The target price is set to $36. www.newratings.com ... United Tech initiate NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of United Tech (UTX) with an "outperform" rating. The target price is set to $86. www.newratings.com ... Raytheon initiated w NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of Raytheon (RTN) with a "sector perform" rating. The target price is set to $50. www.newratings.com ... Precision Castparts NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of Precision Castparts (PCP) with a "top pick" rating. The target price is set to $149. www.newratings.com ... Northrop Grumman ini NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of Northrop Grumman (NOC) with an "underperform" rating. The target price is set to $58. www.newratings.com ... Lockheed Martin init NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of Lockheed Martin (LMT) with a "sector perform" rating. The target price is set to $78. www.newratings.com ... Honeywell Internatio NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of Honeywell International (HON) with a "sector perform" rating. The target price is set to $45. www.newratings.com ... General Dynamics ini NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of General Dynamics (GD) with an "outperform" rating. The target price is set to $72. www.newratings.com ... Boeing initiated wit NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at RBC Capital Markets initiate coverage of Boeing (BA) with an "outperform" rating. The target price is set to $78. www.newratings.com ... Ironwood Pharma init NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Ladenburg Thalmann initiate coverage of Ironwood Pharma (IRWD) with a "buy" rating. The target price is set to $14. www.newratings.com ... CEC Entertainment in NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Morgan Joseph initiate coverage of CEC Entertainment (CEC) with a "hold" rating. www.newratings.com ... Molycorp initiated w NEW YORK, September 8 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Stifel Nicolaus and Company initiate coverage of Molycorp (MCP) with a "hold" rating. www.newratings.com ...
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