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National City in Buyout Talks
One really has to think this was only a matter of time...<>

The WSJ Reports:<>
As the scramble to resolve the Wachovia (WB) situation continues (Wells Fargo (WFC) and Citigroup (C) are sorting it out), National City Corp. (NCC) , a Cleveland-based regional bank crippled by bad real-estate loans, is in talks with a number of banks about a possible sale, people familiar with the situation said.

Among the potential buyers are PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC), a Pittsburgh-based lender that has dodged many of the industry's problems, and Toronto-based Bank of Nova Scotia. PNC declined to comme...
By  Todd Sullivan   (+0.00%)  10/09/08 Comment


Analyst calls: SCRX, GOOG, LOW, DF, GILD, EK, SOLR, XRX ...

Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Google (GOOG), Alcoa Inc (AA), Dean Foods (DF), Xerox Corp (XRX), Lowe's Cos (LOW), Eastman Kodak (EK), Analyst initiations, Gilead Sciences (GILD)

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  • RBC Capital upgraded Sciele Pharma (NASDAQ: SCRX) to Sector Perform from Underperform following the acquisition by Shionogi.
  • Merrill believes Alcoa (NYSE: AA) may pursue an acquisition of Alumina Ltd (NYSE: AWC) following recent share weakness. Shares of Alumina were upgraded to Buy from Underperform.
    • <>Stanford upgraded shares of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to Buy from Hold after...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  09/02/08 Comment


    E*Trade sells Canadian arm

    <>E*Trade (ETFC) is raising cash again. The struggling New York-based online broker agreed Monday to sell its E*Trade Canada unit to Scotiabank (BNS) for $442 million in cash, in a move that the company says will generate more than $511 million in proceeds. E*Trade has been selling assets and otherwise cutting back since previous management led by Mitchell Caplan led a disastrous foray into mortgage-backed securities. The company said in April that it aimed to bring in more than $500 million this year by selling assets, and also plans to trim holding company debt by $700 million by turning de...
    By  Colin Barr    07/14/08 Comment


    7 Stocks for a High Yield Cash Flow Portfolio Graphic_rating_buy BNS

    If you're interested in a more conservative portfolio - one that provides an excellent yield (this one currently has 8.4%) and has a little growth potential - here's a starting point to start to put a diversified portfolio together. I'll be adding more candidates to the list in the future.

    Canadian Oil Sands Trust (COSWF.PK)
    By  Jeff Fong   (-27.04%  risk: moderate)  06/24/08 Comment


    Wednesday's Upgrades and Downgrades
    Upgrades First Horizon (FHN)- Fox Pitt In Line » Outperform Wal-Mart (WMT)- Morgan Keegan Mkt Perform » Outperform Barrick Gold (ABX)- CIBC Wrld Mkts Sector Perform » Sector Outperform Randgold Resources (GOLD)- HSBC Securities Neutral » Overweight Scotiabank (BNS)- RBC Capital Mkts Underperform » Sector Perform Downgrades Littelfuse (LFUS)- William Blair Outperform » Mkt Perform Brookfield Asset Mngmt (BAM)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Underperform ...

    Continued at Todd Sullivan's ValuePlays

    By  Todd Sullivan   (-13.50%  risk: moderate)  06/04/08 Comment



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