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News Breaks | | | | April 5, 2012 | | 16:17 EDT |  | PMTC, PLCM, RT, STZ, FB, NDAQ, NYX, ITMN, BBBY | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were mixed, as investors largely decided to stay on the sidelines until after the market's long weekend. Stock futures were lower throughout the pre-market trading session and improved only slightly following the Challenger job cuts report. The jobless claims data went generally unnoticed and the futures action led to a lower open for the broader market. The averages made it into positive territory but while the Nasdaq was able to hold its gains the Dow and S&P struggled. The market spent most of the day near the flat line as investors looked toward tomorrow's jobs report, even though the stock markets will be closed... ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the Challenger job cuts report said planned reductions were down 8.8% versus the same period one year earlier. Initial jobless claims fell to 357,000 last week, versus the expected 355,000. Continuing jobless claims came in at 3.33M, versus expectations for 3.35M... COMPANY NEWS: Reports from The New York Times and CNBC said that Facebook (FB) has selected the Nasdaq (NDAQ) over the New York Stock Exchange (NYX) as the future home of its stock... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers were InterMune (ITMN), up $1.41, or 10.17%, to $15.28, following a favorable opinion for the reimbursement of its Esbriet drug from the Transparency Commission of the French National Health Authority, and Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), up $5.62, or 8.49%, to $71.85, after its earnings, revenue and same store sales growth all topped its own forecasts. Noteworthy losers included Parametric Technology (PMTC), down $5.74, or 21.10%, to $21.46, and Polycom (PLCM), down $3.63, or 19.96%, to $14.56, after both issued forecasts that disappointed. Also lower were shares of Ruby Tuesday (RT), down $1.61, or 18.13%, to $7.27, and Constellation Brands (STZ), down $3.08, or 12.47%, to $21.61, as both reported earnings above consensus estimates but issued guidance below the Street's expectations... INDICES: The Dow lost 14.61, or 0.11%, to 13,060.14; the Nasdaq gained 12.41, or 0.40%, to 3,080.50; and the S&P 500 fell 0.88, or 0.06%, to 1,398.08. | |
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| May 22, 2013 | | 14:27 EDT |  | FB | comScore says Google Sites lead April U.S. online video rankings
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:37 EDT | | FB | Pandora extends Facebook partnership with timeline App
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:58 EDT |  | FB | Facebook management to meet with Deutsche Bank
Meeting to be held in New York on May 22 hosted by Deutsche Bank. | | | May 21, 2013 | | 07:16 EDT |  | STZ | Constellation Brands volatility low after recent rally to record high
Constellation Brands (STZ) overall option implied volatility of 28 is below its 26-week average of 40 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement. | | | May 20, 2013 | | 10:52 EDT |  | FB | Facebook near session lows, levels to watch
The stock is drifting lower today, nearing session lows at $25.73. At that price, next support is at $25.33, the 1-month low. Resistance is at $26.25. | | | 10:11 EDT |  | RT, BBBY | On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary
Today's noteworthy downgrades include: Artisan Partners (APAM) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette... Bank of America (BAC) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette... Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies... BlackRock (BLK) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette... Cavium (CAVM) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at JMP Securities... Charles Schwab (SCHW) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette... Dunkin' Brands (DNKN) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Longbow... Equifax (EFX) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... Leap Wireless (LEAP) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Deutsche Bank... Lowe's (LOW) downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer... MicroStrategy (MSTR) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at JMP Securities... NetApp (NTAP) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at RW Baird... NeuStar (NSR) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... Red Hat (RHT) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital... Ruby Tuesday (RT) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo... Synovus (SNV) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman... TD Ameritrade (AMTD) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette... Thoratec (THOR) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman... CF Industries (CF) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Miller Tabak... Children's Place (PLCE) downgraded at Susquehanna... CarMax (KMX) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair... SanDisk (SNDK) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Nomura... Red Hat (RHT) downgraded at BMO Capital... Rex Energy (REXX) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel... Range Resources (RRC) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel... Kansas City Southern (KSU) downgraded to Sell from Hold at Stifel... Capella Education (CPLA) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Stifel. | | | 08:06 EDT | | NDAQ | NASDAQ, Smarsh establish partnership to deliver deeper compliance risk capabilities
Smarsh announced a new partnership with NASDAQ OMX to offer Smarsh archiving and compliance solutions to corporations, broker-dealers, exchanges and regulators alongside NASDAQ OMX's SMARTS market surveillance and compliance solutions. NASDAQ OMX provides its SMARTS market surveillance and compliance solutions to broker-dealers, buy-side firms, regulators and exchanges around the world, making it the industry's leading market surveillance platform for real-time cross-asset surveillance. | | | 07:42 EDT | | NDAQ | Cohasset Associates to host a conference
National Conference on Managing Electronic Records is being held in Chicago on May 20-22. | | | 07:00 EDT |  | FB | New Facebook projects probably won't bear fruit soon, AllThingsD says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:02 EDT | | NDAQ | BGC Partners receives HSR approval for proposed transaction with NASDAQ OMX
BGC Partners (BGCP) announced that it has received regulatory approval for the proposed sale of certain assets comprising its platform for the fully electronic trading of benchmark, on-the-run US Treasuries to NASDAQ OMX Group (NDAQ). As previously disclosed, total consideration for this transaction is up to $1.234B. | | | | 05:58 EDT | | BBBY | Bed Bath & Beyond downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:43 EDT | | RT | Ruby Tuesday downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo downgraded Ruby Tuesday on expectations the company's same-store-sales will soften in the coming quarters. The firm keeps a $9.50-$10.50 price target range for shares. | | | May 19, 2013 | | 17:10 EDT | | FB | Facebook's Waze deal being held up by move from Israel, NY Post says
Facebook’s negotiations to buy mapping firm Waze are being held up as founders of Waze, based in Israel, are holding out for more money, the NY Post says. Citing sources, the Post says that Waze founders want more money if they are going to be forced to move from Israel to Silicon Valley as part of the deal. Reference Link | | | May 17, 2013 | | 06:51 EDT | | FB | Facebook volatility at low end of historic range
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:36 EDT | | FB | Google to add new apps to Google Glass, NY Times says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:51 EDT | | NYX, NDAQ | Regulators target exchanges, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 16, 2013 | | 16:29 EDT | | STZ | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were lower following some disappointing economic data and a hint from a regional Fed president that the central bank may taper its easing program in the coming months. The averages traded in a narrow range for much of the session before moving lower in the final hour of trading. Comments by San Francisco Fed president John Williams late in the afternoon, suggesting that the central bank may begin slowing its bond buying pace by the summer, may have spurred the late session selling. ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., initial jobless claims rose 32K to 360K last week, compared to expectations for them to remain relatively stable at 330K. The consumer price index dropped a larger than forecast 0.4% in April, though the "core" CPI rate rose 0.1%, as expected. Housing starts were down 16.5% in April from the prior month, versus an expected decrease of 6.4%, though building permits jumped 14.3% from the prior month, beating an expected increase of 3.8%. The Philadelphia Fed General Business Conditions Index for May came in at -5.2, versus expectations for a +2.2 reading. COMPANY NEWS: Earnings reports from two Dow members, Wal-Mart (WMT) and Cisco (CSCO), sent their shares in opposite directions. Cisco shares added $2.66, or 12.54%, to $23.87 to lead the blue chip index after the company's results beat expectations on the top and bottom lines. Wal-Mart fell $1.36, or 1.7%, to $78.50 after its first quarter earnings sand second quarter outlook missed the consensus forecast... Tesla Motors (TSLA) last night announced a stock and debt offering of more than $800M, with CEO Elon Musk announcing his intent to buy $100M of the offering, and shares of the electric car maker added $7.36, or 8.67%, to $92.20. MAJOR MOVERS: Among notable gainers was Aegerion (AEGR), up $14.73, or 31.37%, to $61.70 after the company said its Juxtapid treatment may have a $1B global market opportunity and at least two analyst firms raised their price targets on its shares. Also higher was Constellation Brands (STZ), up $1.52, or 3.03%, to $51.76 after the stock was upgraded at Stifel and ISI Group. Among noteworthy losers following analyst downgrades were AMD (AMD), which fell 55c, or 12.56%, to $3.83 after Goldman downgraded the stock to Sell, and CSC (CSC), which slid $2.12, or 4.74%, to $42.59 after being cut to Hold at Deutsche Bank. Also lower following its quarterly report was NetQin Mobile (NQ), down 72c, or 7.5%, to $8.88. INDICES: The Dow was down 42.47, or 0.28%, to 15,233.22; the Nasdaq was down 6.38, or 0.18%, to 3,465.24; and the S&P 500 was down 8.31, or 0.50%, to 1,650.47. | | | 10:03 EDT |  | STZ | On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:07 EDT | | STZ | Constellation Brands upgraded to Strong Buy from Buy at ISI Group
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:28 EDT | | STZ | Constellation Brands upgraded to Buy from Hold at Stifel
Stifel upgraded Constellation Brands citing accelerating high end beer sales and positive distributor and supplier checks that indicate low-single digit price increases in spirits. Price target is $64. | | |
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