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FeedPosted Feb 17th 2009 10:55AM by Laurie Pasternack (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Google (GOOG), Daimler (DAI), Marriott Intl'A' (MAR), Analyst initiations, Lloyds TSB Group plc ADS (LYG), Suntech Power Hldgs ADS (STP), China Mobile Limited (CHL)
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Analyst upgrades:
- Baird upgraded Starwood Hotels (NYSE: HOT), Host Hotels (NYSE: HST) and Marriott (NYSE: MAR) to Outperform from Neutral based on valuation and indications that negative sentiment has reached a bottom.
- Citigroup upgraded Torchmark (NYSE: TMK) to Buy from Hold as they find the valuation attractive and think management can grow earnings and book value in 2009/2010. Despite upgrading, the firm lowered their target price to $37 from $45.
- ASM International (NASDAQ: ASMI) was added to Goldman's Conviction Buy List.
- Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley.
- Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) was upgraded at Natixis to Buy from Hold.
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Posted Apr 22nd 2008 9:00AM by Laurie Pasternack (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Citigroup Inc. (C), Bank of America (BAC), News Corp'B' (NWS)
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MAJOR PAPERS:
- If the financial crisis hasn't crippled banks enough, the cost to build bank loan reserves may be just as painful, according to the Wall Street Journal's "Heard on the Street". The need for larger reserves is eating away at earnings and is showing up in first quarter reports for banks such as Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC), whose results took an additional hit because of a $6B addition to its loan loss reserve.
- Just four months after Journal parent Dow Jones & Co. was bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation (NYSE: NWS), Wall Street Journal managing editor Marcus Brauchli is expected to resign, according to the Wall Street Journal. Journal publisher Robert Thomson may temporarily take over until a new managing editor is hired.
- The Financial Times reported that Citigroup Incorporated (NYSE: C) is seeking advice from IT group Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) on how to overcome a crisis without breaking up the company.
WEB SITES:
- According to Reuters, activist shareholders in ASM International (NASDAQ: ASMI) believe, by giving more equity to top managers, that they can boost its value by $1.6B.
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