The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching
The following stocks may be
impacted due to significant news as noted:
French telecom company
Alcatel
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PowerRating) has its sector nicely in the green this morning as the
company said it expects fourth-quarter numbers to come in ahead of
expectations.
Drug maker Abbott Labs
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has been downgraded by JP Morgan to "neutral" from "overweight". Also in the
sector, Shire Pharmaceuticals
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Warburg to "buy" from "hold".
In the semiconductor sector,
Varian Semiconductor
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PowerRating) has raised its first-quarter guidance to
$0.06-0.09 earnings per share vs. previous guidance of a break-even performance.
Rambus
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PowerRating) beat its first-quarter earnings expectations by $0.01.
And, National Semiconductor
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PowerRating) has been added to Solomon Smith
Barney’s "recommended list".
Education company Corinthian
Colleges
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PowerRating) has been upgraded to "overweight" from "neutral".
Energy company Duke Energy
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PowerRating) has been downgraded by Deutsche Bank to "sell" from "hold".
Food processing company Sara
Lee
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PowerRating) has been downgraded by Solomon Smith Barney to "underperform"
from "in-line".