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CORRECTED-MARKET PULSE-Pfizer, Peabody, Caterpillar, Royal Caribbean, YRC Worldwide

Mon, 27th Jan 2014 14:40

(Corrects Friday close and premarket move in Pfizer item)(For more market insights, including options activity, click on ; for the Day Ahead newsletter http://link.reuters.com/mex49s; for the Morning News Call newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/nex49s)

Wall Street was set for a modest rebound on Monday after itsworst week since June 2012, with investors focused on corporateearnings from big names like Caterpillar and Apple. S&P 500e-mini futures rose 6.8 points and were above fair value,a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interestrates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. DowJones industrial average futures rose 50 points andNasdaq 100 futures added 5.75 points.

** PFIZER INC, Friday close $30.09, +0.03 pctpremarket

Pfizer said its experimental lung cancer drug failed to meetits goals in two late-stage studies in patients who receivedprior treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

** PEABODY ENERGY CORP, Friday close $16.87, +2.85pct premarket

Analysts at BofA Merrill Lynch raised their rating on theU.S. coal miner to "neutral" from "underperform", according toTheflyonthewall.com

** FACEBOOK INC, Friday close $54.45, +0.62 pctpremarket

Brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on thesocial network's stock to $65 from $63 and said it expectsFacebook to report solid fourth-quarter results on Wednesday,driven mainly by higher mobile ad revenue.

** ROYAL CARIBBEAN, Friday close $47.13, +3.53 pct

** CARNIVAL CORP, Friday close $1.5, -0.67 pctpremarket

The world's second-largest cruise operator reported afourth-quarter profit, compared to a year-earlier loss, buoyedby increased bookings in most markets.

Carnival Corp shares were also up on the news.

** GERON CORP, Friday close $5.62, -12.63 pctpremarket

The company said about 20 patients enrolled in a trialtesting its cancer drug, imetelstat, dropped out of the study.The company said the investigator-sponsored trial had enrolled79 patients since it started. The study was testing imetelstatin patients with myelofibrosis and other myeloid malignancies, agroup of blood cancers.

** YINGLI GREEN ENERGY HOLDING COMPANY LTD, Fridayclose $5.86, -2.05 pct premarket

** CANADIAN SOLAR INC, Friday close $37.25, -1.96pct premarket

** TRINA SOLAR LTD, Friday close $13.62, -0.95 pctpremarket

** JINKOSOLAR HOLDING CO LTD, Friday close$29.7, -4.28 pct premarket

** JA SOLAR HOLDINGS CO LTD, Friday close$8.79, -2.05 pct premarket

** RENESOLA LTD, Friday close $3.39, -0.88 pctpremarket

** FIRST SOLAR INC, Friday close $48.67, +0.76 pctpremarket

** SOLARCITY CORP, Friday close $70.48, +0.38 pctpremarket

** SUNPOWER CORP, Friday close $31.14, +0.19 pctpremarket

Analysts at Roth Capital said confusion regarding China'stargeted demand for solar consumption in 2014, along with theongoing U.S.-China trade war and U.S. suspension of Chineseunits of four accounting firms weighed on the solar companies'stocks. Analysts said the U.S. trade officials' investigationinto imports of certain solar products from China and Taiwan,and the SEC suspension of accounting firms represent potentialnear-term industry headwinds.

The investigation could bar import of modules assembled inChina into the U.S. market, resulting in higher prices and lowerdemand. "Not only could this adversely impact Chinese modulemanufacturers and Taiwanese cell manufacturers, but it couldalso negatively impact downstream companies in the US and the USmarket overall," analysts said in a note.

** SHANDA GAMES LTD, Friday close $5.65, +5.13 pctpremarket

The Chinese online game developer said it received a $1.9billion buyout offer from a consortium led by its controllingshareholder.

** INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY INC, Friday close$10.47, -4.68 pct premarket

Barclays Capital cut its rating on the chip-componentmaker's stock to "underweight" from "equal weight," saying thestock was reflecting insufficient concern for revenue headwindsafter its cost-cutting efforts.

** BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC Monday close$11.6, -5.78 pct premarket

Wells Fargo analyst Brian Abrahams cut his rating on thestock to "market perform" from "outperform," saying thecompany's current valuation reflected potential revenue from itsinfluenza injection and the promise of its experimental drug totreat hereditary angioedema, a rare disease characterized byswelling of the body.

** YRC WORLDWIDE INC, Friday close $18.79, +7.82pct premarket

Teamsters union members have approved YRC Worldwide'srevised labor contract, clearing the way for the strugglingtrucking company to proceed with its refinancing plans.

** AT&T Friday close $33.42, +0.30 pct premarket

** VODAFONE GROUP PLC, Friday close $1.5, -0.67 pctpremarket

** VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, Friday close $1.5,-0.67 pct premarket

** SPRINT CORP, Friday close $1.5, -0.67 pct premarket

The U.S. mobile operator on Monday ruled out buying Vodafone for the next six months after an enquiry by Britain'stakeover panel following months of speculation.

** BOEING CO, Friday close $136.65, +0.51 pctpremarket

The airplane maker said on Friday it is producing its 787Dreamliner at the highest ever rate of 10 per month, a milestonethe company had hoped to achieve by the end of 2013.

** CATERPILLAR INC, Friday close $86.17, +6.06 pctpremarket

Caterpillar posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profiton Monday as the world's largest mining and constructionequipment aggressively cut costs to offset continued sluggishsales of its earth-moving equipment.

** CISCO SYSTEMS INC, Friday close $22.2, -0.81 pctpremarket

JPMorgan cut its rating on Cisco's stock to "underweight"from "neutral," citing weakness in emerging markets serviceproviders and delayed spending in the switching market driven bysoftware-defined networking. The brokerage cut its price targeton the stock to $17 from $21.

** PROCTER & GAMBLE CO Friday close $79.18, -0.16pct premarket

** KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP Friday close $107.4, +0.34pct premarket

The companies, two of the world's biggest household productsmakers, forecast strong sales gains in emerging markets onFriday, quelling investor fears that slowing growth in somecountries would hurt their prospects. P&G, the maker of Pampersdiapers and Tide detergent, said revenue rose 8 percent indeveloping countries in its fiscal second quarter, but barelyedged up in mature markets like the United States and Europe. Itstuck to its 2014 sales and profit forecasts. Kimberly-Clarkreported similar gains in emerging markets, helped by stronggrowth in China, and gave an upbeat 2014 forecast.

** WAL-MART STORES INC, Friday close $74.42, -0.55pct premarket

Wal-Mart said it cut roughly 2 percent of total employees,or about 2,300 jobs, at its Sam's Club retail warehouse chain onFriday, its biggest round of layoffs since 2010.

** LIBERTY GLOBAL, Friday close $83.27, -1.15 pctpremarket

The U.S. cable group has agreed to buy Ziggo in acash-and-share deal valuing the Dutch operator at 10 billioneuros ($13.7 billion) to expand its reach across Europe.

** GOOGLE INC, Friday close $1,123.83, -0.30 pctpremarket

Google and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which arefrequently involved in patent infringement lawsuits but notagainst each other, announced on Sunday that they have reached aglobal patent cross-licensing agreement.

** TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, Friday close$42.93, +0.86 pct premarket

An EMA committee on Friday said it had concerns about animalstudies showing a higher occurrence of cancers after long-termexposure to Teva's multiple sclerosis (MS) drug laquinimod.

** NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD, Friday close $11.07,-0.63 pct premarket

The tanker company raised its quarterly dividend by about 56percent to 25 cents per share and said it would pay the amountin cash and stock. The company will pay a cash dividend of 12cents per share and the rest in shares of Nordic AmericanOffshore Ltd.

** AU OPTRONICS CORP, Friday close $1.5, -0.67 pctpremarket

Taiwan's AU Optronics, the world's fourth biggest LCD maker,posted on Monday its third consecutive quarterly profit thatbeat market expectations, boosted by robust shipments and lowinventory. (Compiled by Sruthi Ramakrishnan in Bangalore,)

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22 Mar 2024 11:46

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 boosted after week of rate decisions

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London were higher at midday on Friday, as investor sentiment remained high, after there were no surprises from UK and US central banks this week.

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22 Mar 2024 09:19

TOP NEWS: UK CMA says Vodafone/Three merger raises competition worries

(Alliance News) - The UK Competition & Markets authority on Friday said a planned merger between Vodafone UK and Three UK could raise consumer prices and harm investment into UK mobile networks.

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22 Mar 2024 07:32

CMA warns Vodafone, Three deal will face full probe if solutions not given

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone and Three UK have been told to find ways to assuage Britain's competition regulator that their planned $19bn merger would not leave consumers worse off or face a full investigation.

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18 Mar 2024 16:23

Director dealings: Vodafone CFO makes share purchase

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone Group revealed on Monday that chief financial officer Luka Mucic had acquired 2.46m ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed telecommunications giant.

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IN BRIEF: Vodafone CFO buys 2.5 million shares for GBP1.7 million

Vodafone Group PLC - Berkshire, England-based telecommunications provider - Group Chief Financial Officer Luka Mucic purchased 2.5 million shares on Friday in London at 69.64 pence each for GBP1.7 million in total. Vodafone also on Friday announced the sale of its Italian business to Swisscom AG for EUR8 billion, with EUR4 billion to be returned to shareholders through a buyback. It said, however, that annual dividends from financial 2025 onwards will be rebased to 4.5 euro cents, down from 9.00 cents for financial 2024.

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London close: Stocks finish mixed after Reckitt compo blow

(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets finished in a mixed state at the end of a quiet trading session on Friday, after another hotter-than-expected US inflation reading overnight.

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(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 overcame a muted morning to head into Friday afternoon on the up, though its progress was shy of the loftier gains seen by mainland European peers, as investors showed some signs of trepidation ahead of a pair of interest rate decisions next week.

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 treads water; buyback boosts Vodafone

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in a muted fashion on Friday, as a hotter-than-expected US producer price reading stifled risk appetite, with focus beginning to move to interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve and Bank of England next week.

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TOP NEWS: Vodafone plans share buyback after Italy sale to Swisscom

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Vodafone unveils €4bn capital return after selling Italian unit

(Sharecast News) - Vodafone and Swisscom have confirmed that the Swiss telecom group will take over Vodafone Italy for €8bn, enabling the UK company to return €4bn to shareholders.

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