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| May 24, 2013 | | 10:22 EDT |  | ESI | Boehner defends student loan bill, White House threatens veto, Politico says
GOP House Speaker John Boehner defended the student loan legislation that the House passed yesterday, according to Politico. The bill would tie student loan rates to Treasury note rates, and would cause an increase of less than two percentage points in student loan rates this year, the website stated. The White House has threatened to veto the bill, as it believes that the legislation would cause rates to jump when the economy improves, Politico stated. Student loan interest rates will double on July 1 if Congress doesn't take action. | | | 08:22 EDT |  | ABBV | Leerink's biotech analysts hold an analyst/industry conference call
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:22 EDT | | DELL | Icahn hired Jefferies to help fund Dell deal, NY Post reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 23, 2013 | | 19:33 EDT | | DELL | Icahn, Southeastern engage banks on financing for Dell deal, Reuters says
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 22, 2013 | | 07:28 EDT | | ABT | UBS to host a conference
Global Healthcare Services Conference is being held in New York on May 20-22 with webcasted company presentations to begin on May 22 at 8 am; not all company presentations may be webcasted. Webcast Link | | | 07:24 EDT | | DELL | NetEvents International to host a summit
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 21, 2013 | | 08:03 EDT |  | ABT | Abbott announces CE Mark for coronary drug eluting stent
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 20, 2013 | | 16:55 EDT | | DELL | S&P lowers Dell ratings to 'BBB' from 'A-', remains on watch negative
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Dell to 'BBB' from 'A-', and its commercial paper rating to 'A-2' from 'A-1'. All ratings remain on CreditWatch, where they were placed with negative implications on Feb. 5. The initial CreditWatch listing reflected S&P's assessment that the $24.4B going private transaction, which includes a substantial portion of debt financing, will materially degrade Dell's financial risk profile, which S&P currently view as modest. Although Carl Icahn submitted a non-binding alternative acquisition proposal, the Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners LBO proposal remains the only transaction that has been approved by Dell's board of directors. S&P's review of the LBO transaction terms and the company's ownership, business and financial strategy may also result in a downward revision of its assessment of Dell's business risk profile. | | | 11:14 EDT | | DELL | Dell to deliver public cloud through partner ecosystem
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:51 EDT | | ABBV | AbbVie initiates Phase 3 clinical study for atrasentan
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 10:11 EDT |  | ABT | On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:42 EDT | | ABBV | Cohasset Associates to host a conference
National Conference on Managing Electronic Records is being held in Chicago on May 20-22. | | | 07:03 EDT | | DELL | Dell committee says cannot evaluate Icahn proposal without more information
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:01 EDT | | ABT | Abbott upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
Goldman upgraded Abbott to reflect accelerating growth driven by emerging markets, better growth and product mix, new product launches, and market share gains. Price target raised to $44 from $38. | | | May 17, 2013 | | 14:03 EDT |  | DELL | Market set to finish week with gains after Cisco results, comments
Subscribe for More Information | | | 12:52 EDT |  | ESI | ITT Educational spikes higher, levels to watch
The shares have essentially moved sideways for much of the week, but today spiked in the later morning, now up over 10% to $27.28. At that price, next resistance is at $28.63. Support is at $26.06. | | | 08:29 EDT | | DELL | JPMorgan's business and information services analyst holds a conference call
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:02 EDT |  | DELL | Dell results could increase votes for Silver Lake offer, says Wells Fargo
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:15 EDT | | ABBV | Galapagos, AbbVie extend GLPG0634 collaboration
Galapagos and AbbVie announced an extension of their GLPG0634 clinical development collaboration to include Crohn's disease. Galapagos will fund and complete a Phase 2 program in Crohn's disease, which is designed to facilitate rapid progression into Phase 3. Upon successful completion of the study, expected in Q2 of 2015, AbbVie will pay Galapagos $50M. The terms of the collaboration extension are in addition to previously agreed upon financial terms. AbbVie will be responsible for funding and performing clinical development beyond Phase 2, and completing regulatory and commercialization activities. Galapagos will start an 20-week, Phase 2A/B study with GLPG0634 in 180 patients suffering from Crohn's disease by early 2014. | | | May 16, 2013 | | 18:01 EDT | | DELL | Dell continues to expect 'relatively weak' demand in end-user PC business
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 16:05 EDT |  | DELL | Dell reports Q1 enterprise solutions, services, software revenue up 12% to $5.5B
Subscribe for More Information | | | 16:02 EDT | | DELL | Dell not providing guidance for Q2
Subscribe for More Information | | | 16:01 EDT | | DELL | Dell reports Q1 adjusted EPS 21c, consensus 35c
Reports Q1 revenue $14.1B, consensus $13.52B. | | | 15:14 EDT | | DELL | Notable companies reporting after market close
Notable companies reporting after the market close, with earnings consensus, include Dell (DELL), consensus 35c; Applied Materials (AMAT), consensus 13c; Nordstrom (JWN), consensus 76c; Autodesk (ADSK), consensus 45c; J. C. Penney (JCP), consensus (86c); SINA (SINA), consensus (3c); ViaSat (VSAT), consensus 2c; Brocade Communications (BRCD), consensus 15c; Aruba Networks (ARUN), consensus 15c. | | | 13:58 EDT | | DELL | Earnings Preview: Dell facing uncertainty about going private ahead of Q1 report
Dell (DELL) is set to report Q1 earnings after the market close on Thursday, May 16, with a conference call scheduled for 4:45 pm ET. Dell is a global IT company that operates enterprise, business, and consumer segments. EXPECTATIONS: Analysts are looking for EPS of 35c on revenue of $13.52B, according to First Call. The consensus range for EPS is 28c-42c on revenue of $12.6B-$14.22B. A report by Dow Jones earlier this week said Dell will report non-GAAP EPS of 20c on revenue of about $14B. LAST QUARTER: Dell reported Q4 adjusted EPS of 40c against consensus for 39c on revenue of $14.3B against estimates for $14.12B. On its Q4 earnings conference call, the company said it expects continued margin pressure and market competitiveness in 2013. GO-PRIVATE NEWS: On February 5, Dell officially announced that it had agreed to be taken private for $13.65 per share by a consortium lead by Silver Lake. On March 25, Dell announced it had received two alternative proposals during its go-shop process, which began following its February 5 announcement. These proposals included a $14.25 per share offer from Blackstone (BX), and a $15 per share offer from Carl Icahn and affiliated funds, including Icahn Enterprises (IEP). On April 19, Dell announced that Blackstone decided not to submit a bid for the company. Last Friday, Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, which collectively hold about a 13% stake in Dell, submitted an alternative proposal to Dell's board. The Icahn and Southeastern proposal would allow Dell shareholders to receive a $12 per share cash distribution or $12 of additional shares valued at $1.65 per share. On Monday, the special committee of Dell's board asked Icahn and Southeastern for more information related to proposal, while Icahn and Southeastern proposed a slate of directors to the company's board that same day. COMPANY NEWS: In addition to news surrounding the company's go-private proposal, data regarding global PC demand has also weighed on Dell. On April 10, data from IDC said worldwide PC shipments totaled 76.3M in Q1, a 13.9% decline from the prior year period, which was worse than the expected decline of 7.7%. IDC also added that this year-over-year decline was the worst since the firm began its quarterly tracking of the PC market in 1994. On March 28, data released by Gartner said worldwide IT spending is projected to increase 4.1% in 2013 to $3.8T. PRICE ACTION: Shares of Dell have slid more than 2.5% since the first day of trading following its Q4 report. Following the March announcement that Dell received alternative proposals from Blackstone and Icahn, shares closed as high as $14.51 per share. Through April, however, shares of Dell slipped, including a sharp decline after disclosing Blackstone withdrew its offer, with shares closing as low as $13.09 per share. In afternoon trading ahead of its Q1 report, shares of Dell are down 0.2%, to about $13.42. | | | 13:57 EDT |  | DELL | Dell May 13 straddle priced for 1.7% move into Q1
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:55 EDT | | ABBV | BofA/Merrill's pharmaceuticals analysts hold analyst/industry conference call
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 15, 2013 | | 17:26 EDT | | ABBV | Third Point gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Virgin Media (VMED), Tiffany (TIF), B/E Aerospace (BEAV), Anadarko (APC), and Thermo Fisher (TMO). INCREASED STAKES: International Paper (IP), Abbvie (ABBV), TransDigm (TDG), Constellation Brands (STZ), and Dollar General (DG). DECREASED STAKES: Delphi (DLPH), Murphy Oil (MUR), AIG (AIG), LyondellBasell (LYB), and Liberty Global (LBTYA). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Tesoro (TSO), Morgan Stanley (MS), Symantec (SYMC), Herbalife (HLF), and Illumina (ILMN). | | | 16:48 EDT | | DELL | Icahn gives quarterly update on stakes
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:13 EDT |  | ABBV | On The Fly: Analyst Initiation Summary
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 10:13 EDT |  | ESI | On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:08 EDT | | DELL | PC sales decline in Western Europe, Economic Times reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:59 EDT | | ABBV | AbbVie initiated with an Outperform at Cowen
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:34 EDT | | ESI | ITT Educational downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at First Analysis
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 14, 2013 | | 16:23 EDT | | DELL | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were higher on a Tuesday again, keeping the strange "Tuesday in 2013" streak alive. Some positive domestic economic data and bullish commentary from Appaloosa Management's David Tepper set the tone early and the averages traded with an upward bias for almost the entire trading day. Today's advance means that every Tuesday this year has seen the market log gains, and investors will have to wait another week to see if the pattern continues. ECONOMIC EVENTS: The NFIB small business optimism index for April rose to 92.1, versus expectations for it to climb to 90.3 from its prior 89.5 reading. Import prices were reported to have declined 0.5% in April, which was in-line with expectations. Export prices declined 0.7%, versus a forecast for a 0.1% drop in the month. COMPANY NEWS: Dell (DELL) shares lost 6c, or 0.44%, to $13.46 after Dow Jones said the company will report first quarter non-GAAP earnings of 20c per share, 15c below current consensus estimates. That followed an earlier report from CNBC's David Faber, who also said the company will report earnings that miss expectations and accurately called that Dell has moved its report to Thursday, which is earlier than had been expected... Sony (SNE) shares added $1.87, or 9.9%, but closed off their best levels at $20.76 after the New York Times reported that Dan Loeb of Third Point has built a 6.5% stake and proposes that the company take its entertainment unit public. MAJOR MOVERS: Among notable gainers was InterOil (IOC), up $7.46, or 9.57%, to $85.39 after reporting its earnings and saying its talks with "major oil companies and a national oil company" about a potential LNG partnership are in the final stages. Also higher was SodaStream (SODA), up $6.79, or 11.85%, to $64.08 after at least two analyst firms raised their price target on shares following yesterday's analyst day presentations. Among noteworthy losers was Solar City (SCTY), down $4.44, or 12.37%, to $31.44 after the company's first quarter earnings missed expectations and the stock was downgraded by at least two firms. Also lower was Velti (VELT), down 29c, or 14.5%, to $1.71 after its revenue outlook fell below estimates. INDICES: The Dow was up 123.57, or 0.82%, to 15,215.25; the Nasdaq was up 23.82, or 0.69%, to 3,462.61; and the S&P 500 was up 16.57, or 1.01%, to 1,650.34. | | | 13:18 EDT | | DELL | Dell to report Q1 non-GAAP EPS 20c, Dow Jones says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 12:35 EDT | | DELL | Dell holder Pzena prefers Icahn, Southeastern proposal, CNBC reports
Cites statement from Rich Pzena, who called the Icahn and Southeastern proposal "superior" to the "go-private" deal supported by founder Michael Dell. | | | 12:00 EDT | | ESI | ITT Educational rises 14.7%
Subscribe for More Information | | | 11:18 EDT | | DELL | Dell earnings to miss consensus expectations, CNBC reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 11:17 EDT | | DELL | Dell May volatility increases into Q1 and revenue outlook
Dell May call option implied volatility is at 33, June and July is at 14; compared to its 14-week average of 16 according to Track Data, suggesting large near term price movement into the expected release of Q1 results on May 16. | | | | 11:13 EDT | | DELL | Dell moving up earnings announcement to Thursday, CNBC reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 11:12 EDT | | DELL | Dell earnings expected to be below consensus, CNBC reports
| | | 10:49 EDT | | DELL | Dell accuses optical disk drive makers of price-fixing, Bloomberg says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:20 EDT | | ABBV | AbbVie volatility at 22 into ASCO
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:27 EDT | | ABBV | AbbVie and Alvine Pharmaceutical enter into collaboration
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:19 EDT | | DELL | David Tepper says Dell in tough business, no position in company
| | | 07:24 EDT | | ABBV | EBD Group to host a conference
BioTrinity 2013 is being held in Newbury, England on May 14-16. | | | 05:44 EDT | | DELL | Banks work deals from both sides of the field, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 13, 2013 | | 16:49 EDT | | DELL | Icahn, Southeastern to nominate several parties to Dell board
Subscribe for More Information | | | 16:25 EDT | | DELL | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were little changed from their opening levels as investors weighed the potential end of the Fed's quantitative easing program against a better than expected report on retail sales. The Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath suggested in a report over the weekend that the Federal Reserve has mapped a QE exit strategy. The report paired with the retail sales data left the market lacking conviction in either direction today, as the averages spent the majority of the session range-bound near the flatline. ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., retail sales rose 0.1% in April, which beat expectations for a 0.3% decline. Retail sales excluding autos, gas, and building materials rose 0.6%, which was also better than expected. Business inventories were flat in March, versus expectations for a 0.3% gain. In Asia, Chinese factory output grew 9.3% annually in April, which was up from 8.9% in March but still missed expectations for a 9.5% growth rate. COMPANY NEWS: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Monsanto's (MON) patented genetically altered soybeans are protected and that farmers cannot use them to create new seeds without paying the company... Dell's (DELL) special committee publicly asked for more information from Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management about their proposed leveraged recapitalization. This request follows television interviews by Icahn last Friday in which he discussed his Dell proposal, as well as a weekend report in Barron's saying the Icahn and Southeastern plan could be a better deal for shareholders. MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was Theravance (THRX), up $6.26, or 17.92%, to $41.20 after Elan Corporation (ELN) bought a stake in the potential future royalty payments from four respiratory programs partnered with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in exchange for $1B in cash. Also higher was Tesla (TSLA), which rose $11.04, or 14.38%, to $87.80 in its third straight double-digit percentage gain following a better-than-expected earnings report last week. Among the noteworthy losers was Barnes & Noble (BKS), down $2.21, or 9.48%, to $21.10 after the blog InsiderMonkey disputed a previous report about Microsoft's (MSFT) interest in the bookseller's NOOK assets. Also lower was JoS. A. Bank (JOSB), down $3.31, or 7.16%, to $42.90 after the company's first quarter earnings view came in below expectations. INDICES: The Dow was down 26.81, or 0.18%, to 15,091.68; the Nasdaq was up 2.21, or 0.06%, to 3,438.79; and the S&P 500 was nearly unchanged at 1,633.77. | | | | 12:20 EDT | | DELL | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:01 EDT | | ESI | ITT Educational falls 3.3%
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:22 EDT | | DELL | Dell special committee asks for more info from Icahn, Southeastern Asset
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:17 EDT | | DELL | Dell special committee asks for more info from Icahn, Southeastern Asset
| | | May 12, 2013 | | 18:35 EDT | | DELL | Carl Icahn's newest offer could be better deal for Dell holders, Barron's says
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