Epstein Secrets

ires August 27-30 - Republican National Convention begins (Tampa, FL) August 31-Sep 1 - Fed's Annual Economic Policy Symposium in Jackson Hole, WY (Bernanke speaks Aug 31 @ 10am, Lagarde speaks Aug 31 @ 2:30pm, Draghi speaks Sep 1 @ 12:25pm) September 3-6 - Democrat National Convention (Charlotte, NC)

esearch: Janney downgrades NWY, CLSA initiates ARW/AVT/TECD (op) & IM (uw) Key Research: UBS initiates PANW (neut) & upgrades MCRO LN and ELN (buy), Piper initiates KYAK (neut) Key Research: DB downgrades SGMS & initiates KYAK (buy), Bofa downgrades VALE, GS cuts DOM LN Key Research: Nomura upgrades

> Toyota Motor to hire 3-4K contract workers in mid-July to help it raise production - Nikkei Key Events This Week Wednesday: FOMC Rate Decision (Bernanke press conference), House Price Index, Wells Healthcare Conference (Boston), Earnings (FDX, KMX, BBBY, PAYX, RHT) Thursday: EU Leaders Summit (23rd-

upgrades ARE/BXP/DRE & downgrades BDN/PDM, Wunderlich upgrades SPWRA Key Research: DB upgrades BIIB (buy), KBW downgrades PNC & initiates WY (op), Piper upgrades WSO Key Research: JPM initiates CRM (neutral), CRT initiates WYNN (fairly valued), UBS upgrades PLD (buy) Key Research: Edward Jones dow

Events This Week Tuesday: 614.4 billion in Greek Government bonds mature, Italy's Monti meets with labor unions, Housing Starts & Building Permits, Bernanke speaks at GW University, Paul Ryan to unveil Republican budget proposal, Illinois primary, Earnings (TIF, JEF, JBL, ORCL, SAI) Wednesday: MBA Mortg

Evercore upgrades NVDA JPM downgrades RDC & upgrades ESV and COF (buy) & downgrades Euro Mining Opco initiates YUM (op), Wunderlich downgrade CFR, Piper upgrades DWA UBS downgrades DSV DC & initiates EPAM (buy) & upgrades NUE/STLD (buy's) Enskilda downgrades HMB SS, HSBC downgrades AIXA GY/VIP, Exan

on the lightest volume day of the year by far, SPA's are currently flat = 1864.30 last. "'House Price Index @ 9am, Existing Home Sales @ 10am*" ""Bernanke speaks @ 11:45am, China Flash PMI for April tonight" ***BK, CMCSA, HOG, IPG, ITW, MCD, OMC, RF, SPG, TRV, UTX, XRX pre-open"' n'AMGN, DFS, FTI, GI

NT/SUPN (hold) ••• KBW upgrades LION, Raja initiates ERIC (mp), Roth initiates GSVC (buy) ••• Stifel initiates EVDY (buy), Citi upgrades AZN (buy), Piper assumes RKUS (ow) EFTA00370850 • Stifel cuts CWH (sell), Raja upgrades MAIN/RUTH and GRGI (strong buy) and cuts DFRG • Roth initiates GSVC (buy),

quire Merrill Lynch in a deal that cost taxpayers $20 billion. In a three-hour hearing of the House Oversight and Gov- ernment Reform Committee, Bernanke denied threaten- ing to oust Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis or the bank's board members if they abandoned the takeover after discovering spira

sed plane maker announced Wednesday that James Bass, its presi- dent and chief executive officer since 20(ki, will resign on June 26. Kevin Gould, Piper's vice president of operations, will take over as CEO. John Becker, a 20-year Piper veteran and vice president of engineering, will become presid

t ) Jan 20 — MLK Day in the US (Markets Closed) Jan 15 — Brazilian rate decision Jan 21 — State of the Union Address Jan 29 — FOMC rate decision (Bernanke's last meeting, no press conference) Feb 7 — Debt ceiling deadline (Treasury can use extraordinary measures for — 1 month past this date) Feb 17 —

uy) • Jefferies initiates BAC/JPM (buy) & C (hold), MLV initiates ORMP (buy) EFTA00376743 • MS cuts NBIX/ZTS & upgrades VRX & initiates MNK (ow), Piper initiates MNK (ow) & cuts SHOO RBC downgrades RIG/BH/CAMI & upgrades NBFt/NOV/Oll/PTEN, Roth resumes GLUU (buy), • Wells upgrades PDCE/MCD/PNRA, UB

nline quarters (tomorrow we will get #'s from Assa Abloy, Kone, Sandvik, SSAB). While strong numbers out of Publicis has Media names acting better. Bernanke goes in front of the Senate today @ 10am. SPA's — flat = 1676.70 last. ***Jobless Claims @ 8:30am, Philly Fed & Leading Indicators @ 10aman ***BBT,

• Raja downgrades CTXS, RBC initiates VTG, DB upgrades LNC/MET (buy), Citi initiates HCN (neut) • Wells initiates CHUY (mp) & FRGI (op) & cuts XLNX, Piper cuts ASML, KBW initiates SFST (op) &cuts RNST ••• Citi reinstates PBF (neut), JPM cuts NTRS, Rafferty cuts PNC, MS downgrades SNDK, BB&T cuts WNC E

, Earnings (AES, APA, CVC, DF, PCP, WIN, XRAY, CFN, NVDA) EFTA00390878 Friday: Treasury Budget Statement, G8 Fin Min / central bank meeting (UK), Bernanke speaks at Chicago Fed conference, Earnings (BECN, TRLG, ADEP) Key Events on the Horizon May26/27 — Mayoral elections in 720 cities across Italy J

initiates CHS/KORS/ANF/GPS/URBN (op) & ANN/JWN/KSS/LULU/M/RUE/TJX/TIF/AEO (mp) & JCP (up) ;••• William Blair initiates CMRX (op), Opco upgrades APO, Piper initiates OMTH (ow), JPM downgrades RBS ;••• JMP downgrades IRF, Wells initiates WAC (mp) Europe Key Research: ••• JP upgrade VK FP, initiate ESUR

the text will be released pre-open at 8:30am. SPA's -4 handles = 1667 last. ***Mortgage Apps @ 7am, Housing Starts @ 8:30am, Beige Book @ 2pm*** "*Bernanke's testimony to House Panel released @ 8:30am (delivers testimony @ 10am)*** ***ABT, BAC, BK, GWW, MAT, MTB, NTRS, PNC, STJ, TXT, USB #'s pre-open'""

d/priced): NRG Yield (NYLD) 19.6M class A share IPO priced at $22 US Key Research: ••• William Blair initiates CIEN/INFN (op's) & JDSU/FNSR (mp's), Piper cuts HOLX ••• RBC initiates FIG (op), Susq initiates NOW (positive) & WDAY/DATA (neutral) ••• DB cuts JNJ/TWTC/JMI/ANH & initiates BXMT (buy), Ever