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News Breaks December 28, 2012 06:40 EDT EA Electronic Arts ending marketing partnership with gun manufacturers, SJBJ says Electronic Arts (EA) is ending its marketing partnership with gun manufacturers and will remove links to gun company pages from its latest Medal of Honor Warfighter game’s website, the San Jose Business Journal reports. The company is working to distance its violent video games from the real-world sale of assault riffles. Reference Link News For EA From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on EA the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. May 16, 2013 17:32 EDT EA Electronic Arts says Gregory Maffei to retire from board Subscribe for More Information May 14, 2013 13:21 EDT EA Take-Two rises after results beat expectations Subscribe for More Information May 8, 2013 10:00 EDT EA On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary Today's noteworthy upgrades include: Ametek (AME) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup... IAMGOLD (IAG) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Canaccord... Lowe's (LOW) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at ISI Group... lululemon (LULU) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Sterne Agee... Myriad Genetics (MYGN) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Mizuho... Orion Marine (ORN) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital... Trex Company (TREX) upgraded to Buy from Hold at BB&T... U.S. Auto Parts (PRTS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Roth Capital... Electronic Arts (EA) upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Monness Crespi... Electro Scientific (ESIO) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Noble Financial... Darling (DAR) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Maxim... J.C. Penney (JCP) upgraded to Hold from Sell at Maxim... Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at DA Davidson... Grupo Televisa (TV) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley... Marathon Oil (MRO) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie... Sibanye Gold (SBGL) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan... Carrols Restaurant (TAST) upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James. 09:35 EDT EA Electronic Arts FY14 guidance seems aggressive, says Pacific Crest Subscribe for More Information 09:24 EDT EA On The Fly: Pre-market Movers UP AFTER EARNINGS: Myriad Genetics (MYGN), up 9%... Electronic Arts (EA), up 7.4%... Cognizant (CTSH), up 5.2%. ALSO HIGHER: Whole Foods (WFM), up 8.5% after earnings, raising guidance, announcing two-for-one stock split... BlackBerry (BBRY), up 2% after Macquarie says stock setting up for bounce and Jefferies says Q10 demand remains robust... Delta (DAL), up 0.7% after initiating 6c dividend, authorizing $500M share buyback. DOWN AFTER EARNINGS: ValueClick (VCLK), down 20%... Axiall (AXLL), down 8.4%... Zillow (Z), down 5.1%... SodaStream (SODA), down 6%... Symantec (SYMC), down 5.8%... AOL (AOL), down 4.6%. ALSO LOWER: Fusion-io (FIO), down 26% after resignations of CEO, Chief Marketing Officer. 09:13 EDT EA Electronic Arts upgraded to Neutral from Sell at Monness Crespi Subscribe for More Information 05:47 EDT EA EA SPORTS , FIFA extend licensing agreement until 2022 Subscribe for More Information May 7, 2013 18:51 EDT EA On The Fly: After Hours Movers UP AFTER EARNINGS: WebMD (WBMD), up 14%... Electronic Arts (EA), up 8.4%... Whole Foods (WFM), up 8.4%. ALSO HIGHER: Pioneer Southwest (PSE), up 19.3% after receiving a buyout offer from Pioneer Natural (PXD)... Anthera Pharmaceuticals (ANTH), up 5.4% after announcing additional data from a phase 2 trial... Herbalife (HLF), up 1.1% after Carl Icahn increased his stake in the company to 16.48%. DOWN AFTER EARNINGS: Rubicon (RBCN), down 16.2%... Symantec (SYMC), down 5.9%... ValueClick (VCLK), down 15.5%. ALSO LOWER: CA Technologies (CA), down 4.9% after reporting earnings, saying it would take $150M charge in FY14... Cobalt (CIE), down 6.7% after filing to sell 50M shares of common stock for holders... 3D Systems (DDD), down 6.9% after filing $500M mixed securities shelf. 16:54 EDT EA On The Fly: Closing Wrap Subscribe for More Information 16:04 EDT EA Electronic Arts sees FY14 adjusted EPS about $1.20, consensus $1.10 Subscribe for More Information 16:03 EDT EA Electronic Arts sees Q1 adjusted EPS about (62c), consensus (36c) Subscribe for More Information 16:01 EDT EA Electronic Arts reports Q4 adjusted EPS 55c, consensus 58c Subscribe for More Information 15:34 EDT EA Notable companies reporting after market close Notable companies reporting after the market close, with earnings consensus, include The Walt Disney Company (DIS), consensus 76c; Mondelez International (MDLZ), consensus 34c; Williams Companies (WMB), consensus 24c; McKesson (MCK), consensus $2.30; Marathon Oil (MRO), consensus 72c; Williams Partners (WPZ), consensus 50c; Symantec (SYMC), consensus 38c; Whole Foods Market(WFM), consensus 73c; CA Technologies (CA), consensus 55c; TripAdvisor (TRIP), consensus 46c; Electronic Arts (EA), consensus 58c. 12:58 EDT EA On The Fly: Midday Wrap Subscribe for More Information 09:17 EDT EA On The Fly: Pre-market Movers Subscribe for More Information May 6, 2013 16:02 EDT EA Disney, Electronic Arts announce multi-year Star Wars games agreement The Walt Disney Company (DIS) and Electronic Arts (EA) announced a new multi-year exclusive licensing agreement to develop and publish globally new games based on Star Wars characters and storylines. Under the agreement, EA will develop and publish new Star Wars titles for a core gaming audience, spanning all interactive platforms and the most popular game genres, while Disney will retain certain rights to develop new titles within the mobile, social, tablet and online game categories. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 10:04 EDT EA On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary Today's noteworthy downgrades include: C&J Energy (CJES) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman.... Corcept Therapeutics (CORT) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Piper Jaffray... Exelon (EXC) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at ISI Group... HeartWare (HTWR) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse... Kimco Realty (KIM) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... Moody's (MCO) downgraded to Outperform from Strong Buy at Raymond James... PACCAR (PCAR) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill... Unum Group (UNM) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank... Weatherford (WFT) downgraded to Neutral from Strong Buy at ISI Group... Churchill Downs (CHDN) downgraded to Neutral from Long-Term Buy at Hilliard Lyons... Electronic Arts (EA) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Hudson Square... Summit State Bank (SSBI) downgraded to Neutral from Long-Term Buy at Hilliard Lyons... Ironwood (IRWD) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Cowen... Oil States (OIS) downgraded to Neutral from Add at Capital One... CYS Investments (CYS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Nomura... American Capital Agency (AGNC) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Nomura... Integrys Energy (TEG) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at DA Davidson... Oil States (OIS) downgraded to Accumulate from Buy at Tudor Pickering... Delcath Systems (DCTH) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at JMP Securities... Comerica (CMA) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BTIG... Eldorado Gold (EGO) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital 09:17 EDT EA Electronic Arts downgraded to Sell from Hold at Hudson Square Subscribe for More Information Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.