FINANCIAL & BANKING MONDAY: Top 100 Breaking News, Headlines & Stories Worthy to Read/Watch & Share
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Netflix Inc. rises ahead of the online video-streaming leader’s second-quarter earnings report during a mixed day for tech stocks.
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After news broke that a Chinese Samsung Electronics Co. (KRX:005935) supplier was suspected of using child workers, the world’s largest smartphone maker severed ties with the plant. Spokespeople from the Dongguan Shinyang Electronics fac...
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An activist fund says it will push to break up EMC, sending shares sharply higher. BB&T sinks on earnings.
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Stocks declined Monday as global disapproval of Russia increased after the downing of a passenger plane in Ukraine.
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U.S. card-not-present transactions made using general purpose payment cards will continue growing at a healthy clip, according to BI Intelligence estimates. Card-not-present transactions include e-commerce and mobile payment transactions...
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* Lockheed Martin, Airbus and Boeing are still in the race
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc. shares fell 4.8% in early trade Monday, after Raymond James downgraded the stock to market perform from outperform, citing near-term uncertainty relating to executive changes at o...
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Stocks are off to a tough start as concerns about Ukraine and Gaza persist. Tobacco and fast food stocks were also making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
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Russian stocks slide more than 2%, with the county facing the possibility of further sanctions related to its conflict with Ukraine.
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The banking industry lobby group is considering plans to merge with at least two other trade bodies, Sky News understands.
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It is warned fraud allegations in the £3trn a day market in Britain could be bigger than the Libor interest rate rigging scandal.
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July 21 (Reuters) - Upscale jeweler Tiffany & Co said Michael Kowalski, its chief executive of 15 years, would retire next year and President Frederic Cumenal would succeed him.
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Gold was above $1,300, aided by anticipation of geopolitical risks as the U.S. began demanding answers from Russia after MH17.
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* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.6 pct, Euro STOXX 50 falls 0.8 pct
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* Indexes down: Dow 0.6 pct, S&P 0.4 pct, Nasdaq 0.4 pct (Updates prices, adds comment)
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Brent held above $107 with investors watching a geopolitical crisis between Moscow and the West over the downing of MH17.
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KIEV, July 21 (Reuters) - All the victims from the site where a Malaysian airliner crashed have been put into refrigerated wagons and will be taken by train to the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv,...
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NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - BNP Paribas SA's $9 billion settlement with U.S. authorities, aided by internal whistleblowers, has spurred calls for federal banking regulators to protect and reward...
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On track to invest nearly $800 million in early stage startups, investors see innovative small businesses as key to cyber crime protection.
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Americans consider insurance and a good bedside manner in choosing a doctor, but will that doctor provide high-quality care? A new poll shows that people don't know how to determine that.
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KIEV, July 21 (Reuters) - A spokesman for Ukraine's Security Council said on Monday Kiev had evidence the missile that brought down a Malaysian airliner last week came from Russia despite Moscow's...
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July 21 (Reuters) - Volume in Barclays Plc's private U.S. trading venue, or "dark pool," fell 79 percent in the week and a half after the New York attorney general accused the British bank of giving...
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PARIS, July 21 (Reuters) - Alstom said it signed a contract worth 320 million euros ($433 million) to supply 127 wind turbines to Brazil's Renova Energia for the Umburanas complex in Bahia State.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Extreme Networks Inc. surged 15% to a 2 1/2-month high after the company reported preliminary fiscal fourth-quarter profit and sales that were above previous forecasts. The networking equipment maker s...
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In this week's Barron's cover story , Reshma Kapadia highlights six stocks that are set to benefit from a global economic recovery. Kapadia's picks come from four of the market's most under-loved sectors this year: technology, energy, in...
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* U.N. Security Council to vote Monday on Ukraine resolution
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MEXICO CITY, July 21 (Reuters) - Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, which operates Cancun international airport and eight others in southern Mexico, said on Monday its...
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* Warns H1 sales and profit "somewhat below expectations"
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Average gas prices in Maine have fallen 3.7 cents per gallon in the last week.
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Gas prices in New Hampshire have fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week.
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If we're being honest, London hasn't always been known for its five-star dining options. But a recent culinary revolution has made it a standout destination for gourmands everywhere. We've come up with this ultimate list of the best rest...
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Ohio gas prices are up slightly to start the work week but remain below the national average.
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We recently released our list of the Best Restaurants In London . To create this list, we looked at seven notable restaurant rankings compiled by food critics, diners, and experts. The rankings we used were the National Resta...
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July 21 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Monday. To inform us of other job changes, email moves@thomsonreuters.com.
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The South Portland City Council is set for a final vote on a proposal to ban tar sands oil from coming into the southern Maine city.
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More than $2.1 million has been approved for agricultural diversification projects in Kentucky.
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Stocks are opening lower as more U.S. companies turn in their quarterly results and as investors worry about tensions with Russia over the downed airliner in Ukraine.
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Florida led the nation in foreclosures during the first half of the year.
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AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have fallen about three cents during the past week to a statewide average of about $3.63 per gallon.
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MOSCOW, July 21 (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry on Monday challenged U.S. and Ukrainian accusations that pro-Russian separatists were respnsible for shooting down a Malaysian airliner and said...
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DAKAR, July 21 (Reuters) - Gabon's oil ministry said on Monday it has selected seven firms for a final round of negotiations as part of an offshore licensing round the government hopes will reverse a...
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Toy company Mattel is ramping up its efforts to bring Thomas & Friends products to consumers, rolling out a new direct-to-consumer catalog and website.
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* New meeting of EU governments may be required for decisive action
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks were mixed Monday, with declines coming from sector leaders like Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. . Netflix Inc. , however, was up by 2.2% at $453.72 ahead of the online video-stream...
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U.S. stocks begin the week on a sour note as investors turned risk-averse with headlines from Gaza and Russia weighing on markets.
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(Corrects euro-dollar conversion in penultimate paragraph on story published on Sunday)
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* Canadian dollar at C$1.0744 or 93.08 U.S. cents * Bond prices mostly higher across maturity curve By Leah Schnurr TORONTO, July 21 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened modestly against the...
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This week, a mother lode of second quarter earnings are due. Early results are giving Wall Street reasons to be encouraged.
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July 21 (Reuters) - J.C. Rathbone Associates Ltd, a London-based financial risk management consultancy, appointed Nedal Ramahi as a consultant to its property team.
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Hedge funds struggle to generate returns with market volatility ‘distressingly’ low. Will the end of easy central bank money hasten a revival?
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To give banks a reasonable amount of time to adjust their capital plans, the Reserve Bank of India on Monday said a decision on Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCCB), may be pre-announce...
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Netflix Inc. rises ahead of the online video-streaming leader’s second-quarter earnings report during a mixed day for tech stocks.
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M&T Bank Corp.'s plan to buy Hudson City Bancorp has become the banking industry's largest and longest-pending acquisition.
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An activist fund says it will push to break up EMC, sending shares sharply higher. BB&T sinks on earnings.
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Decisions about how to apply U.S. swaps trading rules abroad should be based less on fears of risk to the financial system and more on considerations of market integrity, according to attorney Timothy Karpoff.
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Shares of Quintiles Transnational Holdings (NYSE:Q) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the twelve ratings firms that are covering the stock, AnalystRatings.Net reports. Four investment analysts have rated t...
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The Carlyle Group (NYSE:CG) has earned an average rating of “Buy” from the fourteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, American Banking & Market News reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a h...
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Comerica (NYSE:CMA) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the twenty-seven analysts that are currently covering the company, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a ...
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Shares of Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) have earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the seventeen brokerages that are covering the company, American Banking and Market News reports. One equities research analyst has ra...
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Shares of America Movil SAB de CV (NYSE:AMX) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are currently covering the company, Stock Ratings Network reports. Two investment analysts have rated the s...
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Russian stocks slide more than 2%, with the county facing the possibility of further sanctions related to its conflict with Ukraine.
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Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-four ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock wit...
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In sum, our data suggest the economy is settling into its glide path of 2%-2.5% real growth with the production side of the economy contributing more to growth than consumers. This is a better mix than not. If the US economy is going to ...
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Shares of Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE:CPE) have received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seventeen analysts that are covering the stock, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. Five investment analysts have rated the s...
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Shares of Halcon Resources Corp (NYSE:HK) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the twenty-two brokerages that are currently covering the company, AnalystRatings.Net reports. Two investment analysts have rated the s...
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Shares of Magnum Hunter Resources Corp (NYSE:MHR) have received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the seventeen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Stock Ratings News reports. Four equities research ana...
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SunTrust (NYSE:STI) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the twenty-four ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, StockRatingsNetwork reports. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating ...
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Teradata (NYSE:TDC) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-six ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Analyst Ratings News reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell...
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Shares of Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE:CCE) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, AmericanBankingNews.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a s...
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Shares of Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the ten analysts that are covering the stock, Stock Ratings Network reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating,...
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Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the fifteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Stock Ratings Network.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock wit...
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Shares of CGI Group (NYSE:GIB) have been given an average rating of “Buy” by the twelve ratings firms that are covering the stock, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ...
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The FDIC's Weekly National Rates and Rate Caps have been updated and are now available .
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Seaspan (NYSE:SSW) was upgraded by research analysts at Wells Fargo & Co. from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report released on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. A number of othe...
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Analysts at BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMPH) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set an “outperform” rat...
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You might be surprised to learn that these four habits can do a number on your heart. The good news, says Cardiologist Stephanie Moore, MD, is that there are really simple ways to turn these bad habits into good ones. “4 Habits Tha...
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Equities research analysts at Piper Jaffray initiated coverage on shares of GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) in a research note issued to investors on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set an “overweight” rating and a $48.00 p...
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Don’t miss the next episode of Halt and Catch Fire, Sun., July 27th at 10/9c. “Sneak Peek: Episode 109: Halt and Catch Fire: Up Helly Aa” is categorized as “entertainment”. This video was licensed from Grab ...
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Investment analysts at Piper Jaffray started coverage on shares of TCP International Holdings (NASDAQ:TCPI) in a note issued to investors on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set an “overweight” rating and a $14.0...
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Joe’s plans for the computer begin to unravel. “Inside Episode 108: Halt and Catch Fire: The 214s” is categorized as “entertainment”. This video was licensed from Grab Networks. For additional video content,...
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Research analysts at Piper Jaffray began coverage on shares of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMPH) in a report released on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set an “overweight” rating and a $16.00 price target...
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Joe considers leaving Cardiff Electric for IBM. “Talked About Scene: Episode 108: Halt and Catch Fire: The 214s” is categorized as “entertainment”. This video was licensed from Grab Networks. For additional video ...
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Research analysts at Deutsche Bank started coverage on shares of TCP International Holdings (NASDAQ:TCPI) in a report released on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $15.00 price target on t...
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Baby-making wasn’t the objective of Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson’s honeymoon. In fact, Simpson shared a “honeymoon” picture via Instagram Monday, which showed the svelte singer striking a sultry pose in a sunl...
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Equities research analysts at William Blair initiated coverage on shares of Imprivata (NASDAQ:IMPR) in a research note issued to investors on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set an “outperform” rating on the sto...
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Pink sure knows how to get a (birthday) party started! The “Try” singer celebrated Carey Hart’s 39th birthday over the weekend with a bar crawl through Venice Beach in Los Angeles. The Grammy winner and her hubby were p...
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M&T Bank Co. (NYSE:MTB) was upgraded by equities researchers at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report issued on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com ...
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Confronted by police trying to arrest him for allegedly selling illegal cigarettes, Eric Garner raised both hands in the air and, with passive defiance, told the officers not to touch him. Seconds later, the officer behind him grabbed th...
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Investment analysts at Citigroup Inc. initiated coverage on shares of GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO) in a note issued to investors on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set a “neutral” rating on the stock. GPRO has been the s...
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Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced that the Dutch government will take the lead in the recovery efforts of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. WSJ’s Margaret Coker joins Paul Vigna on the News Hub with more on this. Phot...
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Baker Hughes (NYSE:BHI) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Guggenheim from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. Shares of B...
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Officials from the air-safety arm of the United Nations propose to take possession of the black boxes from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine on Thursday by what U.S. and Ukrainian officials have said was a surface-to-air mis...
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International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The analysts noted that the move ...
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Lava Mae is a shower bus made for people who are homeless in San Francisco. Full service is scheduled to launch in spring of 2015. “San Francisco Bus Provides Showers For The Homeless” is categorized as “us”. This...
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE:HOT) was upgraded by research analysts at Morgan Stanley to an “overweight” rating in a report released on Monday. The firm currently has a $92.00 price objective on the stock, up...
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS)‘s stock had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Morgan Stanley in a report issued on Monday. They currently have a $87.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley...
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Baker Hughes (NYSE:BHI)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating restated by stock analysts at BMO Capital Markets in a report issued on Monday. They currently have a $83.00 price target on the stock, up from their previous ...
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Fibria Celulose SA (NYSE:FBR) was downgraded by Bank of America from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note issued on Monday. A number of other firms have also recently commented on FBR. Analysts ...
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General Mills (NYSE:GIS) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the sixteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Analyst Ratings News reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell ratin...
