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SchaeffersResearch.com Daily Market Blog

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Netflix Drops Thanks to Price-Target Cuts

A day after warning on its fourth-quarter revenue and of subscriber shortfalls, Netflix (NFLX: sentiment, chart, options) received 2 price-target cuts...(Read More)

Google Gets Its Price Target Cut

Google (GOOG: sentiment, chart, options) is in retreat mode this afternoon, slipping more than %2420 to trade in the upper reaches of the 350 region...(Read More)

Ford Motor and General Motors Plunge to New Lows as Auto Anxiety Accelerates

The bad news continues to roll in for Michigan-based automakers Ford Motor Co...(Read More)

Energy Conversion Devices Drops 9 Percent on Widespread Solar Weakness

While some solar stocks have attracted analysts' ire today, Energy Conversion Devices (ENER: sentiment, chart, options) was treated to a bullish initiation at Wedbush Morgan...(Read More)

Deutsche Bank Cuts Target Prices on Casinos

Well, it certainly appears that Deutsche Bank feels that investments in casinos and gaming companies are a bit of a gamble ... sorry...(Read More)

Foundation Coal, James River Coal Rally on Bullish Jefferies Initiations

Analysts at Jefferies & Co. weighed in on the coal sector today, as the brokerage firm initiated coverage of 3 different stocks with bullish ratings...(Read More)

Advance Auto Parts Cuts Third-Quarter Guidance on Weak Sales Growth

Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP: sentiment, chart, options) warned the Street this morning that third-quarter sales growth was weaker than expected due to a variety of factors, including "the challenging economic environment, volatility in the financial and credit markets and the impact of the hurricanes and related gas shortages in the Southeast." The company said it expects the anemic third-quarter sales trend to persist through the end of the fiscal year as consumers continue to trim discretionary spending.Due to the disappointing 2.6% rise in sales, third-quarter earnings are now expected to be approximately flat with the year-ago period at 57 cents per share...(Read More)

Bank of America (BAC) Slashes Dividend, Reports Third-Quarter Earnings Early

After plunging more than 6.5% during the regular session of trading, shares of Bank of America (BAC: sentiment, chart, options) have lost another 4.3% in after-hours trading to hover just above %2430 per share...(Read More)

Citigroup (C) Files Suit Against Wells Fargo (WFC) and Wachovia (WB)

While we reported last week that Citigroup (C: sentiment, chart, options) was mulling a lawsuit against Wachovia (WB: sentiment, chart, options) and Wells Fargo (WFC: sentiment, chart, options), the jilted banking concern made it official today...(Read More)

Flextronics (FLEX) and RF Micro Devices (RFMD) Downgraded, Jabil Circuit (JBL) Upgraded

Amid today's turmoil on Wall Street, the Semiconductor HOLDRS Trust (SMH: sentiment, chart, options) has plunged more than 5% to trade at its lowest level since March 2003...(Read More)

Goldman Sachs Hits Auto Retailers

Earlier, I took a look at Goldman Sachs cutting the casual-dining sector; however, the brokerage also cut its earnings estimates and price targets on auto retailers...(Read More)

Call Volume Climbs on Peabody Energy, Despite UBS Price-Target Cut

Peabody Energy (BTU: sentiment, chart, options) wasted no time in finding a new annual low this morning...(Read More)

Fuel Systems Solutions Scores a Bullish Initiation

This morning, American Technology Research reinitiated coverage of Fuel Systems Solutions (FSYS: sentiment, chart, options) with a "buy" rating and a %2445 price target...(Read More)

Goldman Sachs Comments on Casual Dining

Goldman Sachs wanted to get its name out in the news today, and what better way than to issue a bevy of comments on various sectors? Goldman has gone after several sectors this morning, including the casual dining arena...(Read More)

eBay Slashes 1,000 Jobs, Updates Third-Quarter Earnings Guidance

Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. (EBAY: sentiment, chart, options) confessed today that it's struggling against the impact of the weak economy and a stronger U.S. dollar...(Read More)

Netflix Inc. Warns of Fourth-Quarter Revenue, Subscriber Shortfalls

Online movie-rental firm Netflix Inc. (NFLX: sentiment, chart, options) warned today that its fourth-quarter revenue and subscriber figures would fall short of Wall Street's expectations...(Read More)

Hewlett-Packard Releases a New Smartphone

According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ: sentiment, chart, options) is set to release a new smartphone, according to "people briefed on the plan." The report notes that the device will debut in Europe and will be sold by a mobile carrier in its retail stores...(Read More)

Apple's Price Target is Cut, Steve Jobs' Health is Questioned

Apple (AAPL: sentiment, chart, options) is in the news again today, for various reasons...(Read More)

Downtrending Nucor Corporation (NUE) Adds 9 Percent After Downgrade... This Doesn't Sound Right

Before the opening bell rang this morning, Merrill Lynch hit 3 metal companies with downgrades...(Read More)

Citigroup Plunges 10 Percent, Ponders Lawsuit on Wells Fargo Bid for Wachovia

Dow component Citigroup Inc. (C: sentiment, chart, options) is demanding today that Wells Fargo (WFC) abandon its unexpected buyout bid for Wachovia (WB)...(Read More)

American International Group Places Non-Core Assets on the Auction Block

American International Group (AIG: sentiment, chart, options) CEO Edward Liddy laid out his plans to bolster the company's balance sheet today in a conference call...(Read More)

Ford Motor to Sell $500 Million in Shares for Debt Buyback, Warns of European Weakness

In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing late yesterday, Ford Motor (F: sentiment, chart, options) said it will sell up to %24500 million of its shares to repurchase debt from its credit arm...(Read More)

Nonfarm Payrolls Plunge by 159,000, Recording Sharpest Drop Since March 2003

The Labor Department announced this morning that U.S. employers slashed payrolls in September at the most drastic rate since March 2003...(Read More)

Price-Target Cut for The Boeing Company as Strike Continues

After having its price target cut by Jefferies & Co. this morning, shares of Dow component The Boeing Company (BA: sentiment, chart, options) tagged a fresh 52-week low...(Read More)

Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain to Have 'Major Role' in Bank of America Post-Merger

Bank of America (BAC: sentiment, chart, options) chief Kenneth Lewis today announced that Merrill Lynch (MER: sentiment, chart, options) CEO John Thain will have a "major role" once the 2 companies combine under their merger agreement...(Read More)

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