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| May 21, 2013 |
| 16:26 EDT |  | SNE | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
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| 14:18 EDT |  | SNE | Electronic Arts announced EA Sports Ignite for Xbox One
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| 13:16 EDT |  | SNE | Sony 'leaning toward' spin-off of entertainment unit, Nikkei says
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| 13:13 EDT | | SNE | Sony weighing spin-off of entertainment unit, Nikkei says
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| 12:36 EDT | | BBY | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
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| 12:32 EDT |  | BBY | Options with decreasing implied volatility: PXP ARNA BBY OPK CSC
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| 10:22 EDT | | CAT | Caterpillar to resume talks with steelworkers, WSJ says
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| 10:20 EDT |  | BBY | Best Buy down over 3% in volatile trading, levels to watch
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| 09:25 EDT | | BBY | On The Fly: Pre-market Movers
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| 07:18 EDT |  | ROP | Electrical Products Group to host a conference
2013 EPG Conference is being held on Longboat Key, Florida on May 20-22 with webcasted company presentations to begin on May 21 at 7:30 am; not all company presentations may be webcasted. Webcast Link |
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| 07:09 EDT | | BBY | Best Buy expects investment in price competitiveness to continue into Q2
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| 07:07 EDT | | BBY | Best Buy reports Q1 SSS fell 1.3%
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| 07:03 EDT | | BBY | Best Buy reports Q1 adjusted EPS 32c, consensus 25c
Reports Q1 revenue $9.38B, may not compare to consensus $10.64B. Reports Q1 SSS down 1.3%. |
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| 06:07 EDT |  | SNE | Sony initiated with a Buy at Jefferies
Jefferies is positive on Sony's positions in insurance and content and believes the company needs to exit most electronic markets. The firm started shares with a Buy rating. |
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| May 20, 2013 |
| 15:22 EDT | | BBY | Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open
Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's market open, with earnings consensus, include Home Depot (HD), consensus 77c; Medtronic (MDT), consensus $1.03; The TJX Companies (TJX), consensus 62c; AutoZone (AZO), consensus $7.23; Best Buy (BBY), consensus 25c; Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), consensus 48c; Tidewater (TDW), consensus 61c; Saks (SKS), consensus 19c; Rexnord (RXN), consensus 31c; Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO), consensus 25c. |
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| 15:05 EDT | | BBY | Best Buy May 27 weekly straddle priced for 9.1% move into Q1
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| 12:24 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; FSLR BBY
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| 11:08 EDT | | BBY | Best Buy May weekly volatility elevated at 117 into Q1
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| 10:45 EDT |  | CAT | Caterpillar trends were weak in April, says Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo notes that Caterpillar's machines sales growth decelerated in April. The firm thinks that modest improvements in the company's overall trends may be mostly offset by North American machines sales deceleration, and it keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. |
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| 10:11 EDT |  | 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. |
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| 09:03 EDT | | CAT | Caterpillar reports Power Systems retail down 5% in 3-months end April
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| 09:01 EDT | | CAT | Caterpillar reports April 3-month rolling period retail machine sales down 9%
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| 07:45 EDT |  | CAT | Wunderlich Securities to hsot a summit
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| 07:32 EDT | | SNE | Society for Information Display / IHS to host a conference
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| 05:58 EDT | | BBBY | Bed Bath & Beyond downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies
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| May 19, 2013 |
| 14:49 EDT | | SNE | Microsoft set to unveil new Xbox amid stiff competition, Reuters says
Facing stiff competition from Sony's (SNE) PlayStation 4 and the Wii U by Nintendo (NTDOY), Microsoft (MSFT) is set to unveil its new Xbox game console, says Reuters. Reference Link |
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| May 17, 2013 |
| 13:23 EDT | | SNE | Sony to host conference call
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| 12:00 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; FSLR BBY
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| 11:59 EDT | | HES | Options with decreasing implied volatility: ILMN LO A HES INFY CSCO
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| 05:21 EDT | | CAT | Caterpillar, Mining Machinery resolve all outstanding issues
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| May 16, 2013 |
| 19:01 EDT | | CAT | Caterpillar and Mining Machinery Limited announce settlement agreement
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| 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. |
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| 13:05 EDT | | SNE | Spending on Apple, Android video games jumped in Q1, AllThingsD says
In the first quarter spending on video games for Apple (AAPL) and Android devices increased significantly versus the previous quarter, while spending on video games for traditional handheld consoles fell meaningfully, research firms IDC and App Annie found, according to AllThingsD. Consumers spent three times more on games for smartphones and tablets than on games for traditional handheld consoles last quarter, the website stated. Reference Link |
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| 11:37 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; AMD BBY
AMD (AMD) October 4.5 call volatility increased 4% to 58, Best Buy (BBY) June 30 call option implied volatility increased 3% to 63 according to IVolatility. |
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| 10:58 EDT | | HES | Hess Corp. mentioned positively at Deutsche Bank
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| 10:21 EDT | | BBY | Best Buy volatility elevated shares near one-year high into Q1
Best Buy May weekly call option implied volatility is at 71, June is at 61, July is at 55, September is at 51 of 50 is above its 26-week average of 59 according to Track Data, suggesting large near term price movement into the expected release of Q1 earnings on May 20. |
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| 09:42 EDT | | BBY | Best Buy estimates lowered at ITG Research
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| 09:19 EDT | | HES | On The Fly: Pre-market Movers
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| 08:34 EDT | | HES | Hess Corp., Elliot end proxy contest, three Elliot nominees to join board
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| 08:28 EDT | | HES | Hess Corp. to appoint three Elliott nominees to board, CNBC says
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| May 15, 2013 |
| 17:36 EDT | | HES | Paulson gives quarterly update on stakes
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| 17:30 EDT | | JOSB | Relational Investors gives quarterly update on stakes
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| 17:09 EDT | | HES | Greenlight gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Oil States International (OIS), Hess (HES), Spirit (SPR), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), and Capital Bank (CBF). INCREASED STAKES: Apple (AAPL). DECREASED STAKES: Microsoft (MSFT), Seagate (STX), Delphi (DLPH), CBS (CBS), and Computer Sciences (CSC). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Ensco (ESV), Xerox (XRX), Yahoo (YHOO), NVR (NVR), and Google (GOOG). |
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| 15:12 EDT | | SNE | Sony volatility up on Daniel Loeb’s attempt to split up company
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| 12:29 EDT | | HES | Hess Corp. removed from U.S. 1 List at BofA/Merrill
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| 11:48 EDT | | HES | Appaloosa reports new stakes in Comcast, Ashland, sells Oracle
David Tepper's Appaloosa in its quarterly filing report new positions in Comcast (CMCSA), Prudential (PRU), Hess Corp. (HES), Check Point (CHKP), KBR (KBR) and Ashland (ASH). The fund sold its stakes in Oracle (ORCL) and Noble Corp. (NE). Appaloosa's top position is in Citigroup (C), with a stake worth over $376.9M. |
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| 11:45 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; JCP BBY
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| 09:44 EDT | | BBY | Best Buy Q1results likley below consensus, says Wedbush
Wedbush expects Best Buy to report Q1 pro-forma results below consensus due to the reclassification of Best Buy Europe as discontinued operations. The firm expects Best Buy's cash flow to decline and continued margin erosion to result in lower earnings. The firm rates shares an Underperform with a $9 price target. |
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| 07:11 EDT | | SNE | Japan's electronic manufacturers under siege, WSJ reports
After a miserable past few years, Japan's once-powerful electronics manufacturers (SNE, SHCAY), already reeling from unprecedented losses stemming from its lost standing in the technology world, are grappling with outside investors and fed-up creditors looking to break the cozy and insular bonds that were once a hallmark of the country's corporate sector, reports the Wall Street Journal.Reference Link |
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| 06:08 EDT | | SNE | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
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| 05:56 EDT | | SNE | Stocks with implied volatility movement; SNE DDD
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| May 14, 2013 |
| 18:50 EDT | | SNE | Sony options action elevated ahead of Loeb stake, Reuters says
A report from Reuters says that volume in Sony options on Monday, ahead of Tuesday's disclosure by Dan Loeb of a 6.5% stake in the company, traded at more than seven times the average daily volume for the last three months. The report says nearly 10,000 June $19 calls were bought on Monday for 87c on average, calls that were worth $2.20 during today's session. Reference Link |
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| 16:23 EDT | | SNE | 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. |
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| 12:32 EDT | | SNE | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
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| 11:51 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; JCP BBY
J.C. Penney (JCP) June 21 call volatility increased 2% to 60, Best Buy (BBY) June 31 call option implied volatility decreased 2% to 59 according to IVolatility. |
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| 10:49 EDT | | SNE | Dell accuses optical disk drive makers of price-fixing, Bloomberg says
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| 10:00 EDT | | SNE | Sony rises 9.1%
Sony is up 9.1%, or $1.71, to $20.60 |
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| 09:50 EDT | | SNE | Sony spikes higher after Loeb's Third Point takes 6.5% stake
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| 09:14 EDT | | SNE | On The Fly: Pre-market Movers
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| 09:00 EDT | | SNE | Sony rises 7.7%
Sony is up 7.7%, or $1.46, to $20.35 |
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| 06:22 EDT | | SNE | Gartner reports Q1 mobile phone sales growth
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| 05:51 EDT | | SNE | Third Point takes 6.5% stake in Sony, pushes break-up, NY Times reports
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| 05:49 EDT | | SNE | Sony volatility flat, Dan Loeb amasses $1.1B stake
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| May 13, 2013 |
| 17:50 EDT | | HES | Elliott calls Hess statement 'PR stunt', wants all of its candidates on board
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| 16:42 EDT | | HES | Hess commits to adding Elliott nominees if five new independent nominees elected
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| 16:25 EDT | | JOSB | 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. |
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| 15:30 EDT | | SNE | Sony management to meet with JPMorgan
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| 12:20 EDT | | JOSB | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
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| 11:57 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; FLSR BBY
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| 10:00 EDT | | JOSB | JoS. A. Bank falls 7.4%
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| 06:33 EDT | | HES | Hess's five independent nominees waive rights to payments in compensation plan
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| 06:04 EDT | | JOSB | JoS. A. Bank sees Q1 EPS 27c-30c, consensus 46c
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| May 10, 2013 |
| 12:14 EDT | | SNE | Sony to unveil video game featuring hacker
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| 11:31 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; FLSR BBY
First Solar (FSLR) June 60 call volatility decreased 2% to 58, Best Buy (BBY) June 28 up 2% to 60 call option implied volatility decreased 2% to 52 according to IVolatility. |
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| 11:08 EDT | | KERX | Keryx management to meet with Oppenheimer
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| 09:50 EDT | | HES | Elliott says Hess split of Chairman, CEO roles 'not a concession or step'
Elliott Management, one of the largest shareholders of Hess Corporation, issued a statement on the Hess announcement regarding separation of the chairman and chief executive officer roles: “A resolution to split the Chairman & CEO roles at Hess is on this year’s proxy. Hess’s announcement today is not a concession or step on the part of the Company, rather it is a reaction to the shareholder vote currently underway. It is significant to note that Hess’s Board recommended against this split only a few weeks ago." |
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| 09:26 EDT | | RPRX | Repros Therapeutics reports Q1 EPS (41c), consensus (35c)
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| 07:02 EDT | | HES | Hess Corp. to separate Chairman and CEO roles
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| 07:00 EDT | | HES | Hess Corp. to separate Chairman and CEO roles
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| 06:30 EDT | | CAT | Caterpillar, Milwaukee workers' union talks suspended, Reuters says
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| May 9, 2013 |
| 15:25 EDT | | SNE | Royalty talks for Apple's iRadio hit snag, FT reports
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| 07:26 EDT | | SNE | Sony, Reliance Games work on 'After Earth' mobile game, Economic Times says
In India, Reliance Games said it will work with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and Overbrook Entertainment to introduce a mobile game based on the movie 'After Earth,' reports the Economic Times. .Reference Link |
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| 06:03 EDT | | SNE | Sony sees FY14 net income 50B yen vs. 43B yen a year ago
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| 06:01 EDT | | SNE | Sony reports Q4 operating income $1.57B vs. 1.4B yen loss a year ago
Reports Q4 sales $18.44B. Sony said the sales increase was primarily due to the favorable impact of foreign exchange rates and the impact of the consolidation of Sony Mobile as a wholly-owned subsidiary for the entire Q4, partially offset by a significant decrease in LCD Television unit sales and the negative impact from the sales of the small- and medium sized display business and chemical products related business. |
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| May 8, 2013 |
| 12:07 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; BBY MNST
Best Buy (BBY) June 29 call option implied volatility decreased 2% to 59, Monster Beverage (MNST) May 62.5 call option implied volatility decreased 1% to 64 according to IVolatility. |
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| 12:06 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; BBY MNST
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| 11:43 EDT | | CAT | Caterpillar sees some 'encouraging signs' in China business
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| 10:00 EDT | | BBBY | On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary
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| 08:36 EDT | | ROP | Wells Fargo to host a conference
2013 Industrial and Construction Conference is being held in New York on May 8-9 with webcasted company presentations to begin on May 8 at 8:55 am; not all company presentations may be webcasted. Webcast Link |
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| 07:44 EDT | | BBY, BBBY | BofA/Merrill's retail analysts hold an analyst/industry conference call
Specialty Retail Analyst Hutchinson provides an update on April monthly sales, earnings and industry trends on an Analyst/Industry conference call. Relevant covered companies BBBY, BBY, BJ, CHS, COH, COST, DG, DLTR, FDO, FL, GPS, KR, KSS, LOW, M, NDN, PLCE, SKS, SWY, TGT, TJX, WMT and ZLC may be included on the Analyst/Industry conference call to be held on May 9 at 1 pm. |
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| 07:44 EDT | | BBBY | Bed Bath & Beyond downgraded at ISI Group
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| 06:45 EDT | | BBBY | Bed Bath & Beyond downgraded to Cautious from Neutral at ISI Group
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| 06:08 EDT | | SNE | AU Optronics to produce wide color Ultra HD TV panels in Q3, DigiTimes says
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| May 7, 2013 |
| 18:58 EDT | | CAT | Caterpillar set to resume talks with union, WSJ says
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| 16:47 EDT | | KERX | Keryx reports Q1 EPS with items (3c), consensus (1c)
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| 16:30 EDT | | FURX | Furiex reports Q1 EPS 82c, consensus 79c
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| 15:23 EDT | | HES | Sohn conference presentations likely to move stocks again
The Sohn Investment Conference is set to take place tomorrow in New York City. Among the notable presenters are David Einhorn, Bill Ackman, and Jeff Gundlach, each of whom presented a year ago. LOOKING BACK: A year ago, both Gundlach and Einhorn addressed Apple (AAPL) in their presentations, taking opposite sides of the trade. Gundlach said that he was short Apple, while Einhorn said he was long the stock. Gundlach reiterated his short position on Apple in a number of interviews during the year, including a prediction in January that Apple shares would reach $425 in the first quarter, a level the stock closed below on March 4. On April 29, Gundlach told CNBC he was no longer short Apple. Einhorn, meanwhile, filed a suit against the company in February in an effort to get it to distribute some of its cash hoard to investors. Earlier today, Einhorn said in an earnings conference call for Greenlight Capital that he has added to his Apple long position and praised the company's plan to return more capital to holders. Apple shares are down more than 19% over the last year, though shares have rallied more than 15% from their April lows. At last year's conference, Bill Ackman discussed his long position in J.C. Penney (JCP). Ackman, a member of Penney's board, said the company was going through with its in-store makeover strategy, led by then CEO Ron Johnson. J.C. Penney shares have slipped 50% over the last year, with Johnson leaving his CEO post on April 8. OTHER POSITIONS: Over the last year, both Einhorn and Gundlach have mentioned shorting Chipotle (CMG). In October, Einhorn recommended shorting Chipotle, saying Taco Bell (YUM) was a threat to the burrito chain. At a presentation last month, Gundlach said the idea of a gourmet burrito is an oxymoron. Shares of Chipotle are down more than 3% today ahead of tomorrow's conference, though neither investor has confirmed they hold short positions in its shares. In addition to his long position in J.C. Penney, Ackman has a high-profile short position in Herbalife (HLF), which he has called "a pyramid scheme." Ackman has been in a public spat with Carl Icahn over the company in which, according to Icahn's most recent SEC filings, he holds a better than 15% stake. Herbalife shares, which lost more than 39% following Ackman's initial presentation, are up slightly better than 1.5% since Ackman's initial comments. OTHER PRESENTERS: Investors will also be watching comments in any individual stocks from famed short-seller Jim Chanos, as well as comments from Kyle Bass, who has been outspokenly bearish on Japan. Also presenting is Paul Singer of Elliott Management, which is currently in a proxy fight with Hess (HES) in an effort to add five independent directors to the company's board. Keith Meister of Corvex Management, which along with Related Fund Management has been seeking change at CommonWealth REIT (CWH), is also set to take the stage. |
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| 11:39 EDT | | BBY | Samsung to open mini-shops in 1,400 Best Buy stores, LA Times reports
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| 11:37 EDT | | BBY | Stocks with call strike movement; FSLR BBY
First Solar (FSLR) September 48 call volatility decreased 5% to 55, Best Buy (BBY) June 29 call option implied volatility increased 1% to 57 according to iVolatility. |
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| 09:26 EDT | | SNE | GameStop price target raised to $44 from $35 at SunTrust
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| 08:01 EDT | | HES | ISS, Glass Lewis support Elliott's independent nominees for Hess Corp.
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