Posts for Ticker ‘RTP’

Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/20/2009) (GS)(JAVA)

Updated throughout the day.

GE (NYSE:GE) and Vivendi are at odds over the NBCU valuation  (FT)

IBM (NYSE:IBM) is taking advantage of the delay in the Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) deal to be bought by Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL)  (TheStreet)

The joint venture between Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) and BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) may lead to a merger. (various)

Ferrero may want to buy Cadbury’s gum and candy division.  (NYTimes)

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) investors want the firm to cut down the size of bonuses to be paid at the end of the year (various)

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: November 20, 2009 – 9:01 am in Rumors, , , , , , ,

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (AFL, BRCM, DDS, D, INTC, MRVL, BTU, RTP, STP, TXN)

These are Friday morning’s top 10 analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations we have seen early this morning in Wall Street research calls:

AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) Raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley.
Broadcom Corp. (NASDAQ: BRCM) Started as Outperform at BMO Capital Markets.
Dillard’s (NYSE: DDS) Raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank.
Dominion (NYSE: D) Cut to Sell at Citigroup.
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) Started as Outperform at BMO Capital Markets.
Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) Started as Outperform at BMO Capital Markets.
Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) Removed from Conviction Buy List (still Buy rated) at Goldman Sachs.
RioTinto (NYSE: RTP) Cut to Underperform at Credit Suisse.
Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) Raised to Hold at Soleil.
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) Started as Outperform at BMO Capital Markets.

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JON C. OGG
NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Posted on: November 20, 2009 – 8:05 am in Analyst Calls, Technology Companies, , , , , , , , , ,

Media Digest 11/20/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   The Senate is near its first vote on healthcare.

Reuters:   Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) is betting on corporate spending for its recovery.

Reuters:   Time Warner’s (NYSE:TWX) AOL showed that the worst is not over for media job cuts.

Reuters:   China cyber-spying against the US will probably grow. Read More »

Posted on: November 20, 2009 – 3:56 am in Press Digest, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Asia Markets And Europe Open (11/16/2009)

chinaMost markets in Asia rose sharply.

The Nikkei was up .2% to 9,791. Mitsubishi UFJ (NYSE:MTU) fell.

The Hang Seng rose 1.7% to 22,944.

The Shanghai Composite was up 2.7% to 3,275.

At the open in Europe, The FTSE was up .7% to 5,332. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) rose. The Dax was up 1.2% to 5,752. The CAC 40 rose .8% to 3,837.

Data from MarketWatch and Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: November 16, 2009 – 3:26 am in International Markets, ,

Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/6/2009) (RTP)(BHP)(BRK.A)

newspaperUpdated throughout the day.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) will re-launch some of its least successful hedge funds  (FT)

The stock market is at risk of not holding 10,000.  (TheStreet)

AIG (NYSE:AIG) will not hold a conference call to avoid uncomfortable questions about its balance sheet  (The Deal)

Sales of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows 7 are outpacing those after the launch of Vista (Apple Insider)

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) are likely to fall sharply  (Barron’s)

BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) may make another bid to buy rival Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP)  (FTAlphaville)

“Governments may take as long as a decade to cut debt issuance back to the levels before global markets seized up following the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. last year.”  (Bloomberg)

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) is likely to go through a period of sharp job cuts.  (Business Insider)

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: November 6, 2009 – 9:17 am in Rumors, , , , , , ,

Coal IPO Hikes Planned Sale (CLD, RTP, ACI)

Coal ImageIt seems that there is no caution in all the pending Initial Public Offerings coming to market.  Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. is raising the amount targeted for its capital raise of up to $650 million from an initial target of $500 million when the filing was first made in August 2009.  This one will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CLD”  and the listed underwriters in the amended prospectus are Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, and RBC Capital Markets.
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Posted on: November 2, 2009 – 2:03 pm in Commodities, IPOs, , ,

Top 10 Analyst Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiations (BHP, DFG, FITB, GNTX, HRB, INTU, POT, RTP, RVBD, STI)

These are this Monday’s top ten analyst calls from Wall Street for upgrades, downgrades, and initiations:

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) Started as Neutral at HSBC.
Delphi Financial (NYSE: DFG) Started as Outperform at KBW.
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) Cut to Sell from Neutral at Rochdale.
Gentex (NASDAQ: GNTX) Raised to Outperform at Wells Fargo.
H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) Cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley.
Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) Started as Overweight at Barclays.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) Started as Buy at Genuity.
Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP) Started as Neutral at HSBC.
Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD) Raised to Overweight at Piper Jaffray.
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) Cut to Sell from Neutral at Rochdale.

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JON C. OGG
OCTOBER 26, 2009

Posted on: October 26, 2009 – 8:14 am in Analyst Calls, , , , , , , , , ,

Media Digest (10/15/2009) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

newspaperReuters:   Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is having trouble justifying its huge bonuses.

Reuters:   Bruce Wasserstein, M&A giant and head of Lazard (NYSE:LAZ), died.

Reuters:   Congress will probe compensation at AIG (NYSE:AIG).

Reuters:   US foreclosures fell for a second month but stayed high. Read More »

Posted on: October 15, 2009 – 4:04 am in Press Digest, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Asia Markets And Europe Open 10/14/2009

chinaMarkets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei dropped .3% to 10,051.

The Hang Seng moved up 1.7% to 21,839. PetroChina (NYSE:PTR) and Sinopec (NYSE:SNP) moved up on oil prices.

The Shanghai Composite rose 1.2% to 2,970

At the open in Europe, the FTSE was up 1.3% to 5,220. Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) rose. The Dax was higher by 1.3% to 5,781. and the CAC 40 rose 1.4% to 3,854.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: October 14, 2009 – 3:26 am in International Markets, , ,

Asia Markets And Europe Open 9/22/2009

chinaMarkets in Asia were mixed.

The Hang Seng rose .3% to 21,546. Sinopec (SNP) rose.

The Shanghai Composite was down 2.3% to 2,898.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE rose .6% to 5,164. Rio Tinto (RTP) was up sharply. The Dax was up .7% to 5,708. The CAC 40 moved higher by .6% to 3,837.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: September 22, 2009 – 3:27 am in International Markets, ,

Asia Market And Europe Open 9/14/2009

chinaMarkets in Asia were mixed.

The Nikkei fell 2.3% to 10,202. Toyota (TM) fell.

The Hang send dropped. 1.1% to 20,929.

The Shanghai Composite rose 1.2% to 3,027.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE fell .4% to 4,969. Rio Tinto (RTP) fell. The Dax fell 1% to 5,569. The CAC 40 dropped by 1.2% to 3,692.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: September 14, 2009 – 3:31 am in International Markets, ,

Asia Markets And Europe Open 9/11/2009

chinaMarkets in Asia were mixed

The Nikkei fell .7% to 10,444. Toyota (TM) dropped.

The Hang Seng was up .4% to 21,156.

The Shanghai Composite gained 2.2% to 2,990.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE was up .6% to 5,014. Rio Tinto (RTP) rose . The Dax was up .5% to 5,622 and the CAC 40 rose .5% to 3,725.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: September 11, 2009 – 3:24 am in International Markets, ,

Media Digest 9/7/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

newspaperReuters:   Markets in Asia and Europe were mostly higher with many up over 1%. Cadbury rose on an offer from Kraft (KFT). Rio Tinto (RTP) rose.

Reuters:   Kraft (KFT) bid $16.7 billion for Cadbury.

Reuters:   China Trust bid $2.4 billion for AIG’s (AIG) Taiwasn unit. Read More »

Posted on: September 7, 2009 – 6:58 am in Press Digest, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Media Digest 8/24/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

newspaperReuters:   A faltering stock market may make it hard for China to cut financial support to the capital markets.

Reuters:   Roubini warned of a double dip recession.

Reuters:   Warner Chilcott will buy the P&G (PG) drug business.

Reuters:   The head of Germany said GM must make an immediate decision on Opel. Read More »

Posted on: August 24, 2009 – 3:57 am in Press Digest, , , , , , , , , ,

Asia Market And Europe Open 8/24/2009

chinaMarkets in Europe were sharply higher.

The Nikkei rose 3.4% to 10,581.

The Hang Seng rose 1.5% to 20,500. Sinopec (SNP) and PetroChina (PTR) both jumped.

The Shanghai Composite was up 1.2% to 2,993.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE was up .5% to 4,784. Rio Tinto (RTP) moved up. The CAC 40 rose .2% to 3,624.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntrye

Posted on: August 24, 2009 – 3:19 am in International Markets, , ,

Asia Markets And Europe Open 8/21/2009

chinaMarkets in Asia were mixed

The Nikkei fell 1.5% to 10,238. Shares in Toyota (TM) and Honda (HMC) fell.

The Hang Seng was down .9% to 20,253.

The Shanghai Composite was up 1.7% to 2,981.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE fell .4% to 4,739. Rio Tinto (RTP) was off sharply. The Dax fell .4% to 5,292. The CAC 40 was down .4% to 3,492.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: August 21, 2009 – 3:28 am in International Markets, , ,

Asia Markets And Europe Open 8/20/2009

chinaMarkets in Asia rose.

The Nikkei was up 1.8% to 10,383.

The Hang Seng was up 2.3% to 20,407. PetroChina (PTR) was up sharply.

The Shanghai Composite rocketed up 4.5% to 2,912.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE rose 1% to 4,736. BP (BP) was up as energy prices rose. Rio Tinto (RTP) and BHP Billilton (BHP) were also higher. The Dax rose 1.1% to 5,289. The CAC 40 was higher by 1.3% to 3,495.

Data from MarketWatch and Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: August 20, 2009 – 3:22 am in International Markets, , , ,

Asia Markets And Europe Open 8/17/2009

chinaMarkets in Asia were sharply lower.

The Nikkei fell 3.1% to 10,289.

The Hang Seng was down 3.5% to 20,169.  PetroChina (PTR) was down 4%.

The Shanghai Composite was off 5.8% to 2,871.

At the open in Europe, the FTSE dropped .8% to 4,675. Rio Tinto (RTP) fell sharply. The Dax dropped 1.1% to 5,253. The CAC 40 was down .9% to 3,463.

Data from Reuters and MarketWatch

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: August 17, 2009 – 3:27 am in International Markets, ,

Asia Market And Europe Open 8/13/2009

chinaMarkets in Asia were mostly higher.

The Nikkei rose .8% to 10.517. Honda (HMC) and Toyota (TM) both rose over 1%.

The Hang Seng was up 2.1% to 20,864.

The Shanghai Composite was up .8% to 3,141.

At the open, the FTSE was up .9% to 4,734. Rio Tinto (RTP) rose sharply. The Dax was up .4% to 5,374. The CAC 40 advanced .2% to 3,515.

Data from MarketWatch and Reuters.

Douglas A. McIntyre

Posted on: August 13, 2009 – 3:33 am in International Markets, , ,

Media Digest 8/12/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

newspaperReuters:   GE’s (GE) water business may be too small to help earnings.

Reuters:   Madoff’s CFO plead guilty.

Reuters:   Auto inventories are tight but interest in the “clunkers” program is falling.

Reuters:   China formally arrest Rio Tinto (RTP) employees. Read More »

Posted on: August 12, 2009 – 3:56 am in Press Digest, , , , , , , , , , ,