http://seekingalpha.com/currents/all SA Currents RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319371?source=feed 319371 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:17:49 -0400 SeekingAlpha PEP) investment: The firm thinks that PepsiCo has underperformed and should consider spinning off its U.S. beverage business in the next year - a move that CEO Indra Nooyi has balked at in the past. Though the Ralph Whitworth-led firm only holds 0.6% of PepsiCo's outstanding shares, its reputation as a successful activist investor could hold sway with fellow PEP shareholders. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319361?source=feed 319361 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:11:19 -0400 SeekingAlpha failed to meet its goal of purchasing ¥600B in 1 and 2-year paper as just €480.5B was offered up to be sold. "There is nothing to invest in when (banks) sell short-term notes," says an analyst. Two-year Japanese paper yields 0.11% ... "nothing to invest in." Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319351?source=feed 319351 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:10:18 -0400 SeekingAlpha OSUR) +35.3% premarket after an FDA advisory panel's recommendation to let an HIV test be sold in retail stores; test results could be obtained in the home like tests for pregnancy and blood sugar. The panel voted in favor 17-0 twice, on potential benefits outweighing potential risks and on safety and effectiveness. (also) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319341?source=feed 319341 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:03:52 -0400 SeekingAlpha SHLD) majority-owned Sears Canada reports a Q1 profit after lower costs and a one-time gain on a lease termination helped offset sagging revenue. Comparable-store sales fell off 6.3% Y/Y for the Canadian retailer. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319331?source=feed 319331 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:03:21 -0400 SeekingAlpha Brady (BRC): FQ3 EPS of $0.57 in-line. Revenue of $332M (-1.9% Y/Y) misses by $10M. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319321?source=feed 319321 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:01:56 -0400 SeekingAlpha DE) FQ2: Net profit +17% to $1.06B, net sales of equipment operations +13% to $9.4B, as the company benefits from the "positive conditions in the global farm economy." Raises FY profit prediction to $3.35B from $3.28B previously, expects equipment sales to increase about 15%. Shares +2.3%. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319311?source=feed 319311 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:33 -0400 SeekingAlpha On the hour: S&P +0.34%. 10-yr -0.15%. Euro -0.02% vs. dollar. Crude -1.19% to $92.86. Gold -1.17% to $1538.85. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319301?source=feed 319301 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:18 -0400 SeekingAlpha TOT) says it has stopped the natural gas leak at its North Sea Elgin platform by pumping heavy mud into the leaking well there, but does not say when output would resume. "Today, a major turning point has been achieved," Total's head of exploration and production says. TOT +2.3% premarket. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319291?source=feed 319291 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:55:31 -0400 SeekingAlpha Off 1.3% to $1,535, gold is at its YTD low and looks to be testing a key support level hit in September and again in December. Beneath that looks to be a lot of air. It's more volatile cousin silver, -2.4% to $27.40, is forming a similar chart pattern. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319281?source=feed 319281 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:52:20 -0400 SeekingAlpha upgrades Dunkin' Brands (DNKN) to Buy from Hold as it hones in on the company's prospects to see strong domestic and international growth. Analysts also forecast that DNKN will reap benefits from its franchise model. Shares +1.4% premarket. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319271?source=feed 319271 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:48:58 -0400 SeekingAlpha -1.4% to $92.69 - the lowest level since early November, and off 12.5% just this month. While tiny Greece continues to dominate the headlines, China being in something greater than a soft landing may be of more import. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319261?source=feed 319261 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:47:56 -0400 SeekingAlpha NOC) will increase its quarterly dividend to $0.55 from $0.50, payable on June 13 to shareholders of record on May 28. It's the ninth consecutive annual increase in Northrop's quarterly dividend. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319251?source=feed 319251 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:43:06 -0400 SeekingAlpha TGT) Q1: Comparable-store sales +5.3% Y/Y. Credit card receivable decreased 6% to $6.1B. Both EBITDA and EBIT margin rates higher. SG&A expense rate falls to 19.9% from 20.4% last year. Sees Q2 EPS of $1.04-$1.14. Raises FY12 EPS guidance to $4.10-$4.30, from $4.05-$4.25. Shares +3.3% premarket. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319241?source=feed 319241 1 comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:41:45 -0400 SeekingAlpha last night, Facebook (FB) increases the size of its IPO to 421.2M shares from 337.4M. (S-1) 1 comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319231?source=feed 319231 4 comments!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:37:07 -0400 SeekingAlpha Greek private sector bank deposits provides a clear image of a depression. Not to make light of the €700M withdrawn since the election, but reductions of that amount have been par for the course each week for several years, and likely reflect economic contraction as much as a bank run. There remains €165B in deposits in the system. 4 comments!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319221?source=feed 319221 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:32:42 -0400 SeekingAlpha Target (TGT): Q1 EPS of $1.04 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $16.8B (+6% Y/Y) in-line. Shares +3% premarket. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319211?source=feed 319211 1 comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:30:48 -0400 SeekingAlpha GE a $475M dividend in Q2, and a $4.5B special dividend in 2012 - the first such payments since they were suspended in 2009. Shares +2.7% premarket. (PR) 1 comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319201?source=feed 319201 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:25:48 -0400 SeekingAlpha ANF) Q1: Comparable store sales -5% Y/Y, led lower by Europe. Expects same-store sales to fall at a mid-single digits rate. Sees full year EPS of $3.50-$3.75, with lower sales offset by higher gross margin. Shares -0.9% premarket. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319191?source=feed 319191 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:24:15 -0400 SeekingAlpha Chico's FAS (CHS): Q1 EPS of $0.32 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $651M (+21% Y/Y) beats by $21M. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319181?source=feed 319181 1 comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:24:07 -0400 SeekingAlpha can get back to its pre-crisis path, but it may take 10-20 years. As for recent strength in sterling: "A weaker pound is a vital part of the U.K.'s rebalancing." Sounds like additional QE remains on the table in the U.K. 1 comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319171?source=feed 319171 1 comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:16:10 -0400 SeekingAlpha FOSL) move up 3.5% in premarket trading after Citigroup upgrades to Buy. Last week, Benchmark also dipped its toes in the FOSL pool after the company's earnings warning scared off investors en masse. 1 comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319161?source=feed 319161 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:14:06 -0400 SeekingAlpha agree on the appointment of Chief Justice Pikrammenos to lead a caretaker government until new elections can take place, reports Dow Jones. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319151?source=feed 319151 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:11:47 -0400 SeekingAlpha ABIOMED (ABMD): Q1 EPS of $0.07 in-line. Revenue of $37.3M (+30.9% Y/Y) beats by $2.3M. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319141?source=feed 319141 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:10:10 -0400 SeekingAlpha Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF): Q1 EPS of $0.03 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $921M (+10% Y/Y) beats by $30M. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319131?source=feed 319131 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:09:08 -0400 SeekingAlpha TLB) agrees to extend the exclusivity period for negotiations with acquirer Sycamore Partners. The new expiration date is May 22. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319121?source=feed 319121 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:05:45 -0400 SeekingAlpha Deere & Company (DE): FQ2 EPS of $2.61 beats by $0.07. Revenue of $10B (+12% Y/Y) beats by $300M. (PR) Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319111?source=feed 319111 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:05:07 -0400 SeekingAlpha sift through the numbers after pitching their 2012-2013 schedules to advertising execs. CBS appears to be the leader in ad commitments with $2.78B set, while Disney's (DIS) ABC will land $2.35B and Comcast's (CMCSA) NBC is in line for $1.66B. News Corp's (NWSA,NWS) Fox - which is planning a big Saturday night sports programming block next year - has $2.03B in ads slated for next season. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319091?source=feed 319091 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:01:09 -0400 SeekingAlpha MBA Mortgage Applications: +9.2% vs. +1.7% last week. Thirty-year fixed mortgage rate with conforming loan balances ($417,500 or less) decreased to 3.96% from 4.01%. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319101?source=feed 319101 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:34 -0400 SeekingAlpha On the hour: S&P -0.02%. 10-yr -0.07%. Euro -0.15% vs. dollar. Crude -1.68% to $92.41. Gold -1.46% to $1534.35. Post your comment!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/319081?source=feed 319081 Post your comment!]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 06:57:20 -0400 SeekingAlpha Citi Trends (CTRN): Q1 EPS of $0.69 beats by $0.23. Revenue of $198M (+4.5% Y/Y) beats by $1.5M. (PR) Post your comment!]]>