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News Breaks | | | | January 29, 2013 | | 12:11 EDT |  | BSX, DHI, F, HES, BMC, LLY, BTU, EMC, YHOO, STX, PFE, VLO, VMW, KERX, SANM, LXK | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were mixed at midday in spite of a consumer confidence reading that plunged to its lowest level in more than a year after workers assessed the impact of increased payroll taxes. Though the Nasdaq was marginally lower near noon, the Dow's move higher pushed it back near its 14,164.53 all time high... ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the November S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city Home-Prices Index was up a seasonally adjusted 0.6% from the prior month, versus expectations for a 0.7% increase. On a year-over-year basis, the 20-city index rose 5.5%, which was nearly in-line with consensus. The Consumer Confidence reading for January fell to 58.6, versus expectations for a smaller decline to 64.0... COMPANY NEWS: Ford (F) reported quarterly results that widely beat expectations on both the top and bottom lines, but shares fell nearly 6% after the company also said it now expects to lose about $2B in Europe this year... Among others reporting earnings last night and this morning, advancers included DR Horton (DHI), Valero (VLO), Peabody Energy (BTU), Boston Scientific (BSX), Pfizer (PFE) and Eli Lilly (LLY); decliners included Lexmark (LXK), Seagate (STX), BMC Software (BMC), Yahoo! (YHOO) and Sanmina (SANM)... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was Hess (HES), which added almost another 10% after being up more than 6% yesterday. Shareholder Elliott Management, which is seeking to elect five directors to Hess' board, said that if managed appropriately, the equity value of Hess could be up to $126 per share. Also higher for a second straight session were shares of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX), up over 33% today after the price target on its shares was raised by at least three more firms. Among the noteworthy losers was VMware (VMW), which fell 20% and was downgraded by at least six firms following its Q4 results and FY13 guidance. Also lower by more than 4% were shares of EMC (EMC), which holds a majority ownership stake in VMware. Like VMware, EMC reported stronger than expected quarterly results but issued a cautious outlook for the year ahead... INDICES: Near noon, the Dow was up 55.11, or 0.40%, to 13,937.04; the Nasdaq was down 2.75, or 0.09%, to 3,151.55; and the S&P 500 was up 4.50, or 0.30%, to 1,504.68. | |
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| May 20, 2013 | | 07:45 EDT |  | YHOO | Yahoo Tumblr deal won't move needle strategically, says Stifel
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:42 EDT |  | EMC | Cohasset Associates to host a conference
National Conference on Managing Electronic Records is being held in Chicago on May 20-22. | | | 07:05 EDT | | YHOO | Jefferies concerned about $1.1B valuation for Tumblr
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:56 EDT |  | YHOO | Yahoo volatility flat into expected acquisition of Tumblr for $1.1B
Yahoo overall option implied volatility of 29 is near its 26-week average of 28 according to Track Data, suggesting non-directional price movement into the media reports of the acquisition of blogging startup Tumblr for $1.1B in cash. | | | 06:01 EDT |  | F | Imported car prices in China decline, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:35 EDT |  | F | Ford Fusion Energi earns top vehicle safety rating from NHTSA
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 19, 2013 | | 14:33 EDT | | YHOO | Yahoo board give okay for $1.1B Tumblr purchase, WSJ says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 12:49 EDT | | YHOO | Yahoo board to meet Sunday to consider Tumblr acquisition, AllThingsD says
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 17, 2013 | | 16:00 EDT | | F | Options Update; May 17, 2013
Subscribe for More Information | | | 15:04 EDT | | YHOO | Yahoo to hold product-related event Monday, CNBC says
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 11:59 EDT | | HES | Options with decreasing implied volatility: ILMN LO A HES INFY CSCO
| | | May 16, 2013 | | 19:47 EDT | | YHOO | Yahoo in talks with Tumblr, AllThingsD reports
An AllThingsD report that cites sources close to the situation says Yahoo is in serious talks with Tumblr regarding a strategic alliance, or a potential outright buy of the company. The report cites sources that say this isn't the first time Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been interested in Tumblr, saying that since taking over at Yahoo, Mayer has met with Tumblr executives, including founder David Karp. Reference Link | | | 16:25 EDT | | YHOO | Yahoo! granted favorable ruling in Mexico City superior court
Yahoo! announced that the Superior Court of Justice for the Federal District in Mexico has granted the company’s appeal and reversed the ruling of the 49th Civil Court of Mexico, which had entered a non-final judgment of $2.75B against Yahoo! and Yahoo! Mexico on November 28, 2012. The appellate decision overturned all monetary awards against Yahoo! and reduced the monetary award against Yahoo! Mexico to $172,500. Yahoo! Mexico was awarded $2.6M in the original judgment, and this award was confirmed by the appellate decision. | | | 16:13 EDT | | BSX | Vascular Solutions files patent infringement complaint against Boston Scientific
Vascular Solutions (VASC) announced that it has filed a patent infringement complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota against Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX). The complaint alleges that Boston Scientific has infringed three patents owned by Vascular Solutions concerning rapid exchange guide extension technology by manufacturing and selling its Guidezilla guide extension catheter which received 510(k) clearance in March. Vascular Solutions is seeking an injunction against Boston Scientific prohibiting the manufacture and sale of its Guidezilla catheter as well as damages for lost profits and legal costs. | | | 14:29 EDT |  | EMC | EMC spikes higher, levels to watch
Subscribe for More Information | | | 13:36 EDT | | HES | Hess Corp. names three Elliott nominees to board
Hess Corporation announced voting results from its annual meeting of stockholders. Pursuant to the agreement between the company and Elliott Management, Elliott withdrew prior to the annual meeting all five of its nominees, and agreed to support the election of the Hess slate of five nominees. The board of directors also appointed three Elliott nominees to the board: Rodney Chase, Harvey Golub, and David McManus. | | | 13:09 EDT | | VMW | VMware to host a webcast
Subscribe for More Information | | | 12:36 EDT | | F | Ford sued over alleged engine defects, Automotive News says
Three vehicle owners are suing Ford over alleged defects in the automaker's six-cylinder EcoBoost engine.according to Automotive News. The plaintiffs allege that the engine had defects that caused the vehicle to "shake, misfire and rapidly lose power," the website stated. Reference Link | | | 12:12 EDT | | YHOO | Yahoo in pact to integrate Twitter content on newsfeed
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:58 EDT | | HES | Hess Corp. mentioned positively at Deutsche Bank
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