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Top 10 News Items 11/30-12/04: Non-Farm Payrolls Much Better-Than-Expected, Comcast to Take 51% Stake in NBC Universal, BofA to Repay $45B in TARP Funds 12/04/09   —  Here is a recap of the top news items from this week on Wall Street: 1. The always-highly-anticipated jobs report came in much better-than-expected on Friday of this week: the change in non-farm payrolls for November was down 11,000, vs. the consensus of down 125,000. The unemployment rate fell to 1...
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BTH   KMGB   Trading Radar for 12/7: Kroger (KR), Pep Boys (PBY), Krispy Kreme (KKD), Casey's General Stores (CASY) Report 12/04/09   —  The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: <u>Before Market Opens:</u> Earnings: KMG Chemicals (NASDAQ: KMGB) – consensus EPS $0.36 <u>Intraday or Not Specified:</u> Economics: 2:00pm ESTConsumer Credit - Street sees ($9.3) Bi...
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TTWO   Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 12/04: BIG, FLOW, SNV, OCLS Higher; TTWO, ZIOP, VSNT, SWHC Lower 12/04/09   —  Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) <font>28.3% LOWER;</font> sees Q4 revs of $325-$350 million, versus the consensus of $371 million. Sees Non-GAAP EPS of $0.05-$0.10, versus the consensus of $0.33. Sees FY revs of $950-$975 million, versus the consensus of $995.1 million. Sees ...
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UNG   UUP   Notable ETF Movers 12/04: UUP, UNG Up; XME, GDX, GLD, SLV Down 12/04/09   —  StreetInsider.com Notable ETF Movers: HIGHER; PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (NYSE: UUP) up about 1% to $22.39. Shares of the Bullish Dollar ETF are on the rise as confidence returns to the U.S. on a significant jobs report that showed losses approximately 114K below analyst expectations. ...
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FSLR   BAC   Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/04: BAC, SNV, FSLR, AKAM Upgraded; TTWO, SWHC, AKS, NFLX Downgraded 12/04/09   —  UPGRADES: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its preferred-stock ratings on Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) to 'BB' from 'B'. The firm also raised their preferred-stock ratings on BofA's bank subsidiaries to 'BB+' from 'B'. All other ratings, including the 'A/A-1' counterparty credit rat...
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TTWO   Morning Movers 12/04: OCLS, FLOW, BIG, LOGC, PEIX Higher; TTWO, STE, BCON, VSNT, ZIOP, SWHC Lower 12/04/09   —  Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) <font>31.5% LOWER;</font> sees Q4 revs of $325-$350 million, versus the consensus of $371 million. Sees Non-GAAP EPS of $0.05-$0.10, versus the consensus of $0.33. Sees FY revs of $950-$975 million, versus the consensus of $995.1 million. Sees ...
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ORCL   JAVA   Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 12/4: JAVA/ORCL, CSCO, BAM/GGWPQ 12/04/09   —  Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) shares are trading up this morning on news that Columbia University law professor Eben Moglen has told European regulators holding up Oracle's (NASDAQ: ORCL) $7 billion purchase that their assessment may be partially flawed. Molgen's views on the software industry are...
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TTWO   After-Hours Movers 12/03: LAVA, MRVL, FLOW, NX, AVGO Higher; TTWO, VSNT, SWHC, ZIOP, MENT, WES Lower 12/03/09   —  Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) <font>20% LOWER;</font> sees Q4 revs of $325-$350 million, versus the consensus of $371 million. Sees Non-GAAP EPS of $0.05-$0.10, versus the consensus of $0.33. Sees FY revs of $950-$975 million, versus the consensus of $995.1 million. Sees EP...
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BIG   RY   Trading Radar for 12/4: Big Lots (BIG), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Sirona Dental (SIRO) Report 12/03/09   —  The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: <u>Before Market Opens:</u> Economics: 8:30am ESTNonfarm Payrolls - Street sees (125K) Unemployment Rate - Street sees 10.2% Average Workweek - Street sees 33.1 Hourly Earnings - Street sees...
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SHLM   KTCC   Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 12/03: ICOC, KTCC, CCRT, FFHL Higher; GRH, RSCR, ALOY, ARO Lower 12/03/09   —  ICO, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICOC) <font>45.6% HIGHER;</font> today announced the execution of a merger agreement with A. Schulman, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHLM). Terms of the deal are $3.67 in cash and $3.12 in A. Schulman (0.184 shares valued at the closing price on December 2, 2009). Also reported Q4 EPS of $0....
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AVB   BAC   Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/03: BAC, BKD, AVB, THC, RIG Upgraded; KIM, GENZ, REG, TCK Downgraded 12/03/09   —  UPGRADES: FBR Capital is upgrading Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) to Outperform and raised their price target from $15 to $20. For more color, Click Here. Calyon’s Mike Mayo also upgraded Bank of America from Underperform to Outperform. Click Here for more color from Mike Mayo. Goldman Sachs upgra...
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EWJ   UNG   Notable Midday ETF Movers 12/3: EWJ, TUR Up; UNG, OIH, GDX Down 12/03/09   —  HIGHER;iShares MSCI Japan Index (NYSE: EWJ) up 1.52% to $10.00. The Nikkei 225 closed up 3.8% yesterday as the Yen continued weakening versus other foreign currencies. iShares MSCI Turkey Invest Mkt Index (NYSE: TUR) is up 5% to $51.81, and the ETF has seen gains of about 13% since market close Nov...
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SHLM   KTCC   Morning Movers 12/03: ICOC, KTCC, FFHL, GNBT, ABK, ISR Higher; PEIX, GRH, OPXA, TRGT, ALOY Lower 12/03/09   —  ICO, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICOC) <font>46.2% HIGHER;</font> today announced the execution of a merger agreement with A. Schulman, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHLM). Terms of the deal are $3.67 in cash and $3.12 in A. Schulman (0.184 shares valued at the closing price on December 2, 2009). Also reported Q4 EPS of $0....
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CMCSA   GE   Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 12/3: GE/CMCSA, DNR, GOK, ICOC/SHLM 12/03/09   —  Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) (NASDAQ: CMCSK) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture on NBC Universal that will be 51 percent owned by Comcast, 49 percent owned by GE and managed by Comcast. Under the terms of the transaction, GE will contribute to the joint ...
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KTCC   SNPS   After-Hours Movers 12/02: KTCC, PSS, SEAC, BAC Higher; SIGM, SNPS, ARO, JAS, VRTX Lower 12/02/09   —  Key Tronic Corp. (NASDAQ: KTCC) <font>24% HIGHER;</font> updates guidance. The company sees Q210 revs of $42 - $44 million, versus $38 - $43 million prior. Also sees Q210 EPS of $0.10 - $0.13, up from $0.02 - $0.05 prior. There is no consensus for either estimate. Sigma Designs, Inc. (Nasdaq: ...
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SWHC   KEQU   Trading Radar for 12/3: Marvell (MRVL), Toll Bros. (TOL), Del Monte (DLM), Smith & Wesson (SWHC) Report 12/02/09   —  The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session: <u>Before Market Opens:</u> Economics: 8:30am ESTInitial Claims - Street sees 480K Continuing Claims - Street sees 5400K Productivity Rev. - Street sees 8.5% Employment Cost Index - no Stree...
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HEB   Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 12/02: ABCW, BIOF, GRH, STEM Higher; HEB, HDY, BGP, CBAK Lower 12/02/09   —  Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. (Nasdaq: ABCW) 43.2% HIGHER; today announced that it has entered into agreements with Badger Anchor Holdings, LLC, pursuant to which Badger Holdings will make up to a $400 million investment in Anchor. Click here to see the full report. Hemispherx BioPharma (AMEX: HEB) ...
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GDX   TUR   Notable ETF Movers 12/2: GDX, TUR Up; UNG, USO, THD Down 12/02/09   —  StreetInsider.com Notable ETF Movers: HIGHER; Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) up 2.35% to $54.94. Gold maintains a high level after breaking through a record high of $1200 yesterday. Investors, losing faith in the Dollar and other currencies, are still trudging towards tangible metals. ...
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SAY   RFMD   Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/2: AMR/UAUA, RFMD, STI, SAY, KBH, BBT Upgraded; STZ, MTL, BWP, POM Downgraded 12/02/09   —  UPGRADES: Morgan Stanley upgrades the airline sector to Attractive. Morgan upgraded two companies:AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR) from Equal Weight to Overweight; and UAL Corp. (NYSE: UAUA) from Equal Weight to Overweight.UBS upgrades RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ: RFMD) from Neutral to Buy. Credit Suisse upgrad...
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DDRX   PEET   Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 12/2: DDRX/GMCR/PEET, AGU/CF, ZINC 12/02/09   —  Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) today announced that, on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) enhanced its offer to enter into a merger transaction pursuant to which GMCR would acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Diedrich Coffee for ...
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