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News Breaks | | | | December 19, 2012 | | 12:58 EDT |  | GM, ONTY, RGR, SWHC, MKL, ALTE, GIS, NAV, ATU, ORCL, FDX, BTH | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were mixed at midday, with the Nasdaq a bit higher and the Dow and S&P modestly lower. The averages remained in a narrow trading range this morning, as investors await movement in the ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations, with Obama continuing to take an oppositional but hopeful tone in a press conference this afternoon... ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., housing starts slid 3.0% in November to a 861,000 start rate, versus the expected 872,000. However, building permits rose 3.6% month over month to a 899,000 rate, versus the expected 875,000. In Europe, German business confidence increased for a second month in December, as indicated by the Ifo Business Climate Index climbing to 102.4 from 101.4 in November. Also, S&P raised its rating on Greece to B-minus from selective default late Tuesday. In Asia, the World Bank forecast China’s economy to grow 7.9% this year but rebound to a growth rate of 8.4% in 2013... COMPANY NEWS: General Motors' (GM) stock rose about 8% after the company announced plans to buy back 200M shares held by the U.S. Treasury in a first step toward the government's full exit from its holding within the next 12 to 15 months. GM will pay $27.50 a share, or $5.5B total, and expects to close the deal to reduce the government's stake in the company to 19% from 26.5% by the end of this year... Among notable companies reporting earnings after the close last night or before today's open, Oracle (ORCL) advanced over 4% and FedEx (FDX) rose about 3%, while Actuant (ATU) declined more than 6%, Navistar (NAV) fell over 5% and General Mills (GIS) slid nearly 1%... UBS (UBS) agreed to pay about $1.5B in a settlement reached with American and British regulators over charges its traders conspired to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was Alterra Capital (ALTE), up 24% following its deal to be acquired by Markel (MKL) for $31 per share in stock and cash. Also higher were shares of Smith & Wesson (SWHC), up 9%, and Sturm, Ruger (RGR), up over 6%, after President Obama promised to pursue 'real reforms' to gun control laws but also defended the right to bear arms as granted by the 2nd amendment. Among the noteworthy losers was Oncothyreon (ONTY), down over 54% after its lung cancer drug missed its endpoint in a study. Also lower were shares of Blyth (BTH), which rose early in the session but then reversed to be down 9% near midday after increasing its ownership in ViSalus to more than 80%... INDICES: In early afternoon trading, the Dow was down 22.33, or 0.17%, to 13,328.63; the Nasdaq was up 4.39, or 0.14%, to 3,058.92; and the S&P 500 was down 1.40, or 0.10%, to 1,445.39. | |
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| May 23, 2013 | | 13:16 EDT |  | GM | GM to sell electric vehicle for less than $20,000, Automotive News says
GM (GM) will sell its Chevrolet Spark, a small electric vehicle, for less than $20,000 after a $7,500 federal tax credit is applied, according to Automotive News. The company will sell the vehicle in some markets in California and Oregon by the middle of next month, the website quoted the company as saying. Reference Link | | | 05:49 EDT |  | ORCL | Stocks with implied volatility movement; MNKD ORCL
Stocks with implied volatility movement; MannKind (MNKD), Oracle (ORCL) according to IVolatility. | | | 05:45 EDT | | FDX, ORCL | Big companies remove subsidiaries based on SEC disclosure rules, WSJ reports
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Subscribe for More Information | | | 11:06 EDT |  | GM | Auto industry rallies after Ford, Chrysler curtail summer breaks
Shares of Ford (F), Fiat (FIATY) and GM (GM) are climbing after Ford and Fiat's Chrysler subsidiary announced that they would curtail their factories' traditional two week summer hiatus. Shares of a number of auto parts makers are also advancing following the news. WHAT'S NEW: Ford said it would idle some of its plants for only one week this summer, down from the usual two weeks. Chrysler reported that it would keep three of its assembly plants open all summer, while four of its plants will close for just one week and almost all of its engine, transmission and stamping plants will not take any breaks, according to Automotive News. GM did not disclose its specific plans, the website added. TODAY'S PRICE ACTION: In mid-morning trading, Ford climbed 1.7% to $15.20, Fiat added 0.9% to $7.05, and GM rose 0.8% to $33.65. Among auto parts makers, American Axle (AXL) advanced 1.6% to $17, Johnson Controls (JCI) climbed 0.8% to $37.85, and Dana Holding (DAN) rose 1.2% to $18.80. | | | 07:22 EDT | | ORCL | Fusion-io may be in play after valuation decline, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 21, 2013 | | 07:32 EDT |  | GM | CTIA–The Wireless Association to host a conference
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:17 EDT | | GM | Detroit automakers rebound as style sells, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 20, 2013 | | 15:11 EDT | | GM | GM marketing push set for new pickups, Reuters says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 15:04 EDT |  | SWHC | Smith & Wesson initiated with a Neutral at Sidoti
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 14:49 EDT | | NAV | Navistar appoints Bill Kozek as president North America truck business
Navistar (NAV) announced it has appointed Bill Kozek as president of the company's North America Truck and Parts business. He succeeds Jack Allen, who was promoted to COO last month. Kozek joins Navistar following a 26-year career at PACCAR (PCAR), where he most recently served as vice president and general manager of its Peterbilt Motors. | | | 08:59 EDT |  | GM | General Motors price target raised to $43 from $34 at Argus
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:01 EDT | | GM | Imported car prices in China decline, Bloomberg reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 17, 2013 | | 12:36 EDT |  | ONTY | Oncothyreon upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Wedbush
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:17 EDT | | GM | GM jumps above IPO level after CLSA boosts rating
Shares of GM (GM) are advancing after CLSA analyst Emmanuel Rosner upgraded the stock to Buy from Underperform in a note to investors earlier today. WHAT'S NEW: GM should benefit from improved profitability in North America in the second half of 2013 and 2014, reduced losses in Europe, and stabilized profit margins in China, Rosner wrote. In North America, the automaker's profitability should be boosted by higher prices in the second half of this year, and by the full rollout of its K2XX trucks in 2014, the analyst believes. GM's first quarter results in Europe indicated that it is "making encouraging progress in reducing losses" there, the analyst wrote. As a result, he has increased confidence that GM Europe's loss will drop to about $1B this year from $1.9B last year. In China, GM's emphasis on the Cadillac should enable the company to keep its margins, which had been in a downward trend, from falling this year, the analyst contended. Rosner has a $48 price target on GM's stock. TODAY'S PRICE ACTION: In early trading, GM rose 60c, or 1.9%, to $33. WHAT'S NOTABLE: GM's IPO price was $33, and the stock has reached that level again today. | | | 10:07 EDT |  | ATU | On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary
Today's noteworthy downgrades include: Actuant (ATU) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at SunTrust... Aruba Networks (ARUN) downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer... CAE (CAE) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital... City Holding (CHCO) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette... Deere (DE) downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Goldman... Disney (DIS) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Atlantic Equities... HSBC (HBC) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Exane BNP Paribas... L Brands (LTD) downgraded to Underperform from Hold at Jefferies... Manning & Napier (MN) downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at BofA/Merrill... MeadWestvaco (MWV) downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital... National Grid (NGG) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Exane BNP Paribas... Savient (SVNT) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at William Blair... Stryker (SYK) downgraded to Reduce from Neutral at SunTrust... TRW Automotive (TRW) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank... Universal Health (UHS) downgraded to Neutral from Positive at Susquehanna... Williams-Sonoma (WSM) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill... Zimmer (ZMH) downgraded to Reduce from Neutral at SunTrust... Aviva (AV) downgraded to Underperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital... Pandora (P) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Maxim... Lumos Networks (LMOS) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at DA Davidson... Brocade (BRCD) downgraded to Underperform from Market Perform at William Blair... Applied Materials (AMAT) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at DA Davidson... Cosi (COSI) downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Northland Securities. | | | 10:07 EDT | | GM | On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:27 EDT | | ATU | Actuant downgraded to Neutral from Buy at SunTrust
SunTrust downgraded Actuant based on valuation and limited earnings upside visibility. Price target is $36. 30. | | | 05:39 EDT | | GM | General Motors upgraded to Buy from Underperform at CLSA
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 16, 2013 | | 12:24 EDT | | ONTY | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged at midday following a deluge of domestic economic data this morning. The S&P began the session in negative territory, but only moderately lower, after investors received a host of data prior to the open, including reports on jobless claims, consumer prices, and housing starts. 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 advanced 12% to lead the blue chip index after the company's results beat expectations on the top and bottom lines and prompted price target increases at several analyst firms. Wal-Mart, in contrast, lagged all Dow names, sliding 2% after its earnings for the just ended quarter and its view of the current quarter missed the consensus forecast... After the closing bell, Tesla Motors (TSLA) said it intends to raise about $830M by offering 2.7M common shares and $450M in convertible senior notes. CEO Elon Musk will buy $100M worth of the stock and debt, the company said, and its recently high-flying shares rose another 6%. MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers rising following Cisco's better than expected results and commentary were Ciena (CIEN), which rose 8%, and Cavium (CAVM), which advanced 4%. Also higher were shares of NetApp (NTAP), which gained over 6% after Bloomberg said activist investor Elliott Management has taken a stake in the company and is pushing its board to explore ways to boost shareholder value. Among the noteworthy losers were Oncothyreon (ONTY), which fell 20%, and Biomarin (BMRN), down 5%, after both pharmaceutical companies, among a number of others, published data to be presented at ASCO, an annual meeting of oncologists. Also lower was AMD (AMD), which declined 14% following a downgrade to Sell at Goldman Sachs. INDICES: Near noon, the Dow was up 12.47, or 0.08%, to 15,288.16; the Nasdaq was up 8.74, or 0.25%, to 3,480.36; and the S&P 500 was nearly flat at 1,658.80. | | |
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