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| December 10, 2012 |
| 19:37 EDT |  | JPM, V, BAC, MA | Appeals court denies expedited appeal request in swipe-fee case, WSJ reports
A U.S. appeals court denied a request by a number of merchants to expedite the appeals process in a class-action settlement worth a potential $7.25B with Visa (V), MasterCard (MA), and large banks including Bank of America (BAC) and JP Morgan (JPM). Reference Link |
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| May 21, 2013 |
| 16:26 EDT |  | JPM | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
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| 14:50 EDT | | V, MA | Wal-Mart among 19 large retailers to opt out of swipe fee deal, DJ reports
A group of 19 large retailers led by Wal-Mart (WMT) are opting out of a pending settlement with Visa (V) and MasterCard (MA) over swipe fees, reported Dow Jones, citing a statement from the companies. The group of merchants also includes Costco (COST), Starbucks (SBUX), Gap (GPS), Lowe's (LOW) and Nike (NKE), among others, and their announcement comes a week before a court deadline to object to and opt out of the proposed settlement, the report noted. Reference Link |
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| 12:36 EDT | | JPM | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
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| 11:47 EDT |  | JPM | JPMorgan holders vote to keep Dimon as Chairman, CEO
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| 11:09 EDT | | JPM | JPMorgan's Raymond says 'stay tuned' on composition of risk committee
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| 11:03 EDT | | JPM | JPMorgan's Dimon says more regulatory consent orders expected
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| 09:03 EDT | | JPM | JPMorgan CEO looks set to hold onto chairman role, NY Times reports
Preliminary votes indicate JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon will hold onto his title of chairman, New York Times reports, citing people who have seen today's shareholder vote results. Reference Link |
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| 07:32 EDT | | JPM | JPMorgan's Mowat likes India among emerging market stocks, Economic Times says
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| 07:13 EDT | | JPM, BAC | U.S. bank mergers less likely this year, Bloomberg reports
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| 07:11 EDT | | JPM | JPMorgan board changes expected, WSJ reports
JPMorgan Chase plans to shake-up of its board even if every director wins re-election at today’s shareholder meeting and James Dimon keeps his dual job as chairman and CEO, reports the Wall Street Journal.Reference Link |
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| 06:10 EDT | | JPM | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: JPMorgan Chase (JPM) plans to shake-up of its board even if every director wins re-election at today’s shareholder meeting and James Dimon keeps his dual job as chairman and CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports...Mutual-fund firms are joining activist investors in getting more aggressive over demands for change in how board members are paid at U.S. companies. Activist investors have been experimenting more frequently with incentive pay packages for the board members they nominate in proxy fights, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Specialty chemicals producer Rockwood Holdings’s (ROC) pigments businesses have attracted offers from buyout firms including Blackstone Group (BX) and Advent International, sources say, Reuters reports...The Asian prime brokerage unit of Credit Suisse (CS) replaced Morgan Stanley (MS) as the second largest firm servicing the region's $148B hedge funds industry, according to a survey by AsiaHedge. Goldman Sachs (GS) remains Asia's top prime broker with 179 clients and total assets under management of $24.6B, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Bank managers in the U.S. are less likely to engage in mergers and acquisitions this year as regulators heighten scrutiny on potential deals and sellers wait for higher valuations, according to a KPMG survey, Bloomberg reports...PIMCO’s Bill Gross says the bull market for bonds may have ended last month. But investors are staying put. Four years into the biggest rally in U.S. stocks since 2000, bond mutual funds are attracting more money than their equity counterparts, Bloomberg reports. |
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| 06:08 EDT | | JPM | Surging equity sales in Poland attract investment firms, Bloomberg reports
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| May 20, 2013 |
| 11:37 EDT | | JPM | Calpers votes to separate Dimon's dual roles at JPMorgan, Bloomberg reports
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| 10:11 EDT |  | BAC | 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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| 08:30 EDT | | JPM | JPMorgan: Earnings drag for major emerging stock markets, Bloomberg reports
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| 07:14 EDT | | JPM | Seven of JPMorgan’s 10 biggest owners run by chairmen/CEOs, Bloomberg reports
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| 06:09 EDT | | JPM | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: The New York Department of Financial Services yesterday sent subpoenas to Apollo Global Management (APO), Guggenheim Partners and Harbinger Group (HRG) as part of an investigation seeking more information on investments that back so-called fixed annuities, sources say, the Wall Street Journal reports...As Home Depot (HD) and Lowe’s (LOW) report fiscal Q1 results this week, the reconstruction phase from last year's superstorm Sandy will be looming large as cooler-than-normal temperatures delay spring selling, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Danone Group (DANOY) will invest $417M in two deals with China Mengniu Dairy Co., marking a comeback for the French group in China where scandals have hurt confidence in food safety, Reuters reports...The Nikkei share average surged to a new 5 1/2 year high today, boosted by further weakness in the yen and optimism over the growth outlook after the Japanese government raised its assessment of the economy for the first time in two months, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: The longest decline in Treasuries this year has left U.S. government debt the cheapest since March 2011 when measured by real yields and the best relative value compared with German bunds in more than two decades, Bloomberg reports...As JPMorgan Chase’s (JPM) Jamie Dimon prepares for a vote Tuesday on whether he should keep his chairman and CEO titles, he may take comfort knowing that seven of the bank’s 10 largest owners are run by CEOs who are also chairmen, Bloomberg reports. |
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| 05:39 EDT | | BAC | Bank of America downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Keefe Bruyette
Keefe Bruyette downgraded Bank of America with a $13.50 price target citing valuation. |
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| May 17, 2013 |
| 16:00 EDT |  | BAC | Options Update; May 17, 2013
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| 10:20 EDT |  | BAC | Bank of America rises, levels to watch
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