Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) declares $0.70\/share quarterly dividend<\/p>\n
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) declares $0.26\/share quarterly dividend<\/p>\n
Deutsche has upgraded MicroStrategy MSTR to Buy<\/p>\n
Raytheon RTN net profit rises to $596M from $488M a year earlier<\/p>\n
RTI Surgical RTIX raises its full year revenue guidance to $248M – $253M from $245M – $250M and EPS expectations to $0.07 – $0.09<\/p>\n
Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO) offers 2M shares of common stock at $44\/share<\/p>\n
Myers Industries (MYE): Q1 EPS of $0.16 misses by $0.07<\/p>\n
Lawson Products EPS of -$0.50<\/p>\n
Caterpillar (CAT) profit +4.8% to $922M.<\/p>\n
UPS Q1 earnings fell to $0.98 per share, missing analysts’ expectation for $1.08.<\/p>\n
Apple announced plans to increase its stock buyback, dividend, and stock split<\/p>\n
Arch Coal (ACI) is a “top sell” idea at Goldman as Neil Mehta calls “high leverage and near-peak valuations –
\nJefferies initiates Haemonetics HAE at Buy. –
\nPiper gives GWPH a $73 price target, representing upside of 108% from where the stock closed in regular trading. –
\nGNC’s new $500M buyback is good for repurchasing nearly 9% of outstanding shares at current levels. –
\nGreen Dot GDOT plans to acquire General Electric’s Wal-Mart branded pre-paid debit card business.<\/p>\n
Ocwen Financial OCN board member Barry Wish sold 250K shares of company stock this week at around $53.50 each, grossing about $13.4M. –<\/p>\n
Disney’s DIS Pixar studio is slashing around 60 positions, or ~5% of its workforce, following the 18 month delay of The Good Dinosaur –<\/p>\n
Scientific Games SGMS Vice Chairman David Kennedy is appointed President and CEO, replacing Lorne Weil, who is stepping down –
\nMicrosoft MSFT sells over 1M Xbox One consoles within 24 hours –
\nTime Warner TWX has filed to spin off its Time Inc business in 2014 in a move that would make the unit the biggest listed magazine publisher in the world –
\nYum Brands YUM approves a $750M stock buyback allowance which comes on top of the company’s existing repurchase plan. –
\nComcast is exploring the possibility of merging with Time Warner Cable –
\nToday was Maria Bartiromo’s last day with CNBC. –
\nDuke Energy announced today it would pay $1 million for the deaths of 14 golden eagles at its wind energy sites in Wyoming. –
\nFDA Expands Approval for Amgen’s Nexavar AMGN –
\nEllington Financial EFC co-CIO Mike Vranos purchased 500K shares of company stock at $23.27 yesterday, bringing his holdings to 2.7M shares –
\nJPMorgan JPM is paying $4.5B to 21 institutional investors to settle claims related to mortgage-backed securities issued by the bank and acquired Bear Stearns from 2005-2008. –
\nCinemark CNK closes the sale of CinemarkdeMexico to Grupo Cinemex and Cadena Mexicana de Exhibicion; the subsidiary operates 31 theatres –
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\nBerkshire Hathaway takes a new 40.1M-share position in Exxon Mobil XOM
\nMoody’s has downgraded the credit ratings for notes issued by Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and BNY Mellon
\nKratos Defense & Security KTOS revenue fell 18.1% Y\/Y to $226.4M. EBITDA fell 30.2% to $24M –
\nExlService EXLS announced a $25M share buyback authorization, good for reducing shares outstanding by 3.2% –
\nTesla\u2019s earnings and another Model S fire have sent the stock down 20% –
\nNvidia (NVDA) has announced it’s adding another $1B to its buyback authorization; the chipmaker now has $1.286B available for buybacks. Nvidia bought back $750M worth of shares earlier this year through a deal with Goldman. –<\/p>\n
Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA) will cut its U.S. workforce by 40%. –<\/p>\n
Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP) reports revenue growth of 29% for Q3. –<\/p>\n
The FDA approves Novo Nordisk’s NVO NovoRapid FlexTouch and Levemir FlexTouch prefilled insulin pens. –<\/p>\n
Costco COST insiders including CFO have sold $8.5M in shares during the second half of Oct. –<\/p>\n
FSLR reported adjusted earnings per share of $2.28, compared with $0.99 expected. Unadjusted earnings came in at $1.94\/share. –
\nBerkshire Hathaway missed Wall Street’s expectations for its earnings in Q3 with operating earnings of $2,228. –
\nLazaridis and Fregin, who together own about 8% of BlackBerry, are said to be concerned it could be broken up unless they step in with rescue bid –
\nJefferies hikes its price target on Celgene CELG to $185 from $161 –
\nRenewable Energy REGI is downgraded to Sell from Hold at Stifel Nicolaus –
\nDougherty keeps Buy rating on Healthways HWAY despite downbeat guidance but lowers the price target on the shares to $17 from $22 –
\nPatterson-UTI PTEN downgraded to Hold from Buy with a $23 price target, down from $25, at Wunderlich –
\nBMO: Selling in Forest Laboratories unlikely in the near-term –
\nEnsco ESV: Q3 EPS of $1.69 beats by $0.06. Revenue of $1.27B misses by $0.01B –
\nSchlumberger SLB: Q3 EPS of $1.29 beats by $0.05. –
\nFairchild Semiconductor FCS is downgraded to Hold from Buy at Canaccord Genuity.<\/p>\n
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