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Share Price: 210.35
Bid: 209.85
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Change: 8.00 (3.95%)
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BUZZ-U.S. Stocks on the Move-Unipixel, Servicemaster, Barclays

Thu, 26th Jun 2014 14:08

(For faster updates on individual market-movers, Eikon usersplease use search string "STXBZ US"; for more market insights,including options activity, ; for the Day Aheadnewsletter, http://link.reuters.com/mex49s; for the Morning NewsCall newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/nex49s)

Wall Street opened little changed on Thursday with focus onfinancial stocks following a fraud lawsuit against British bankBarclays. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 0.61percent at 16,765.4, the S&P 500 was down 0.60 percent at1,947.71 and the Nasdaq Composite was down 1.05 points,or 0.02 percent, to 4,378.71.

** UNIPIXEL INC, $8, +16.28 pct

The touchscreen sensor maker said it started pilotproduction of its new InTouch Sensors, overcoming technicalchallenges.

Cowen & Co raised price target on the company's stock to$7.50 from $5.00. Analyst Robert Stone said a modest penetrationof the touch device market could support strong sales growth.

** IRON MOUNTAIN INC, $35.59, +19.55 pct

The document storage company said its board has approved itsconversion to a REIT for 2014 tax year after favorable IRSruling.

** CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC, $14.6, +1.67 pct

The coal miner issued an open letter to shareholdersrejecting activist investor Casablanca Capital LP's claimsagainst the current management.

The hedge fund, which wants to replace Cliffs Natural'schief executive, responded by asking shareholders to vote forits board nominees.

** CELGENE CORP, $85.6686, -0.92 pct

The biotechnology company's shares reflect price adjustedfor a two-for-one stock split. The stock split, which is thefourth since Celgene went public, increases the number ofoutstanding shares to about 798 million from about 399 million.

** ELIZABETH ARDEN INC, $22.64, -16.15 pct

South Korea's LG Household & Health Care Ltd said it is no longer interested in acquiring Elizabeth Ardenafter the U.S. cosmetics firm announced this week it wouldembark on extensive restructuring due to mounting losses.

** AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC, $21.51, +1.32 pct

** QLT INC, $6.3928, +18.39 pct

Drugmaker Auxilium said it would buy Canadian eye drug makerQLT in an all-stock deal to gain access to QLT'sexperimental treatment for retinal diseases caused by genemutations. For QLT shareholders, the transaction represents a 25percent premium based on a calculation of the closing prices ofAuxilium and QLT shares on the Nasdaq on June 25.

** AGENUS INC, $3.62, +5.54 pct

The biotechnology company reported promising data frommid-stage trial of its experimental vaccine for treating genitalherpes. The company said more than half of those vaccinateddeveloped a robust immune response.

** ALCOA INC, $14.92, +2.54 pct

The aluminum giant has agreed to acquire aircraft partsmaker Firth Rixson from private equity firm Oak Hill CapitalPartners for $2.85 billion in cash and stock, the company saidon Thursday. The deal will grow Alcoa's aerospace segment, andboost the aluminum giant's production of nickel and titaniumgoods.

** C&J ENERGY SERVICES INC, $32.9, +0.27 pct

** NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD, $29.04, +6.37 pct

Oilfield services provider Nabors will merge its wellmaintenance business with C&J Energy and receive $2.86 billionin cash and stock. After the deal, Nabors will own about 53percent of the combined company, which will be listed on the NewYork Stock Exchange as C&J Energy Services Ltd.

** BED BATH & BEYOND INC, $55.35, -9.43 pct

The home goods retailer reported weaker-than-expectedresults and forecast. The company said it expects second-quarterearnings of $1.08-$1.16 per share, lower than average analystestimate of $1.20. Two brokerages cut price targets on thecompany's stock, citing weak earnings.

** PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC, $86.41, -2.79 pct

The cigarette maker cut its earnings forecast for 2014 andsaid it is proving to be a "complex and truly atypical" year forthe company. Philip Morris and its rivals are grappling withdeclining sales in a number of markets due to increasinggovernment regulation and more health-aware consumers, as wellas smuggling and an economic downturn.

** ACCENTURE PLC, $80.18, -3.47 pct

The consulting and outsourcing company reported a 7.5percent rise in quarterly net revenue, led by faster growth inits consulting business. Net income rose to $881.8 million, or$1.26 per share, in the third quarter ended May 31 from $874.1million, or $1.21 per share, a year earlier.

** SERVICEMASTER GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC, $17.3, +1.76pct

The Terminix pest control owner's shares will debut onThursday. The company raised about $610.3 million after itpriced its IPO of 35.9 million common shares at $17 each,slightly below the expected $18-$21. Servicemaster is valued at$2.17 billion at IPO price.

** GOPRO INC

The wearable sports camera maker's shares will debut on theNasdaq after 17.8 million shares were priced at $24 per share,top end of the expected price range of $21-$24. The IPO raisedabout $427.2 million and the company is valued at $2.96 billionat IPO price.

** BARCLAYS PLC, $14.39, -8.40 pct

The New York State's attorney general has filed a securitiesfraud lawsuit against the Barclays, accusing the British bank ofgiving an unfair edge in the United States to high-frequencytrading clients even as it claimed to be protecting othercustomers from such traders. (Compiled by Amrutha Gayathri in Bangalore; Editing by JoyjeetDas)

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IN BRIEF: Barclays begins GBP1.00 billion share buyback programme

Barclays PLC - London-based banking group - Commences share buyback programme for up to GBP1.00 billion. The buyback will run until November 20, and is intended to reduce the share capital of the company, Barclays says. The maximum number of ordinary shares that may be repurchased under the programme is 1.09 billion.

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20 Feb 2024 16:52

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Pound boosted after BoE's Bailey talks rate cuts

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London closed lower on Tuesday, whilst the pound bounced back, after the Bank of England's Andrew Bailey talked interest rate cuts.

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20 Feb 2024 15:29

London close: Stocks finish lower on fresh China concerns

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets closed in negative territory on Tuesday, with concerns over China's economic prospects exerting pressure on mining shares.

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20 Feb 2024 11:57

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Banking stocks drag FTSE 100 into green

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed at midday Tuesday, after a busy morning of corporate updates and earnings.

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20 Feb 2024 11:20

London midday: Stocks mixed after China makes bigger rate cut

(Sharecast News) - London's stocks were in a mixed state at midday on Tuesday, as concerns around China's economic outlook continued to weigh on mining stocks.

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20 Feb 2024 08:52

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks slide; banks rise as Barclays outperforms

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the red on Tuesday, as European markets failed to find upward momentum amid muted trading in Asia, and Monday's public holiday in the US.

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20 Feb 2024 08:19

TOP NEWS: Barclays eyes GBP2 billion cost cuts and promises returns

(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC on Tuesday announced an efficiency drive, a new divisional reporting line-up and a plan to return GBP10 billion to shareholders over the next three years.

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20 Feb 2024 07:47

LONDON BRIEFING: Barclays announces GBP1b buyback as 2023 profit falls

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called lower on Tuesday, following a US holiday, and a mixed performance in Asian markets.

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20 Feb 2024 07:01

Barclays unveils massive overhaul as profits fall 6%

(Sharecast News) - Barclays Bank unveiled a swathe of changes on Tuesday, including a structural overhaul of operations, £2bn in cost cuts and a massive increase in shareholder payouts as annual earnings fell by 6%.

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19 Feb 2024 16:10

Tuesday preview: China rate decision, Barclays in focus

(Sharecast News) - Investors' focus on Tuesday will be on the People's Bank of China's interest rate decision overnight.

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18 Feb 2024 23:26

Sunday newspaper round-up: Currys, Barclays, Homebuilders

(Sharecast News) - China's JD.com has been looking at a possible acquisition offer for Currys. Just the day before the electricals retailer had rebuffed an approach by private equity. Exploratory talks between Currys and JD had been held over the preceding weeks. Additional bidders may appear. It was understood that Currys had been contacted by multiple private equity firms on an informal basis over recent months after it was forced to cut its dividend payout. It was but the latest example of a British business being taken out and for some showed that British businesses were being chronically undervalued. - Sunday Telegraph

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16 Feb 2024 12:07

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks up as UK retail sales soften GDP jitters

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were up strongly at midday on Friday, buoyed by UK retail sales data that came in far better than expected and soothed worries about the economy after numbers on Thursday showed it entered recession last year.

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16 Feb 2024 08:41

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Stocks climb amid UK retail sales surprise

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Friday morning, after a sentiment-boosting UK retail sales reading which calmed some nerves about the economy.

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15 Feb 2024 11:59

REPEAT: Barclays bids to buy SocGen's UK private bank - Reuters

(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC is considering bidding to buy the UK private bank of France's Societe Generale SA, Reuters reported on Thursday.

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15 Feb 2024 10:37

PRESS: Barclays bids to buy SogGen's UK private bank - Reuters

(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC is considering bidding to buy the UK private bank of France's Societe Generale SA, Reuters reported on Thursday.

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