France & Greece Say No To Austerity. U.S. stock futures are lower after both French and Greek
voters resoundingly rejected austerity. In France, Socialist Francois Hollande
won the presidency from Nicolas Sarkozy. In Greece, the two pro-bailout parties
gained just 32% of the vote.
The Avengers Break Box Office Record. Walt Disney’s (DIS) multi-superhero "The Avengers," smashed the U.S. record for an opening
weekend by taking in $200.3 million in sales.
The precious record was only $169.2 million held by the final Harry
Potter film. Globally, the Avengers has earned $641.8 million in just 12 days. Pre-market: 43.46 +0.53 (1.23%)
Upgrades
Newell Rubbermaid (NWL): Oppenheimer raised their rating from Perform to Outperform and placed a target price of
$23.00 on the company.
Dresser-Rand (DRC): Global
Hunter raised their rating from Buy to Accumulate
and raised their target price from $62.00 to $67.00. Pre-market: 47.95 +0.12 (0.25%)
Texas Instruments (TXN):
Normura raised their rating from Reduce to Neutral
and raised their target price from $30.00 to $34.00. Pre-market: 30.63 +0.04 (0.13%)
NVIDIA (NVDA): Normura
raised their rating from Neutral to Buy
and placed a target price of $16.00 on the company. Pre-market: 12.29 +0.03 (0.24%)
Honda Motor Co. (HMC):
Credit Suisse raised their rating from Neutral to Outperform. Pre-market: 33.97 -0.32 (-0.93%)
Downgrades
First Solar (FSLR): Argus lowered their rating from Buy
to Hold. Pre-market: 16.65 -0.29 (-1.71%)
Procter & Gamble
(PG): Wells
Fargo lowered their rating from Outperform to Market Perform and lowered
their target range from $67.00-$71.00 to $67.00-$61.00. Pre-market: 63.79 -0.49 (-0.76%)
Earning Reports
DISH Network (DISH): Reported
EPS of $0.80 beating estimates by +$0.09.
Echostar Holdings (SATS): Reported EPS of $1.45 beating estimates by +$1.36.
Tyson Foods (TSN): Reported
EPS of $0.44 beating estimates by +$0.04. Pre-market: 18.47 +0.43 (2.38%)
Markets:
Futures at 7:42: Dow -0.43%. S&P -0.49%. Nasdaq -0.40%. Crude -0.62% to $97.88 Gold -0.35% to $1639.40.
Futures at 7:42: Dow -0.43%. S&P -0.49%. Nasdaq -0.40%. Crude -0.62% to $97.88 Gold -0.35% to $1639.40.
Europe: London closed. Paris +0.43%. Frankfurt -0.45%.
Asia: Japan -2.78%. Hong Kong -2.61%. China 0.00%. India +0.48%.
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