Epstein Secrets

& retail sales domestically points China to a possible softer landing). S&P off 0.26% (1191) this morning ahead of RAC #'s out at 7am (GS @ 8am) and Bernanke speaking today @ 12:30pm in Boston ***PPI @ 8:30am, Housing Market Index @ 10am*** ***BAC & GS #'s pre-open, AAPL/INTC/CSX/JNPR/YHOO/ISRG after cl

search: Atlantic upgrades WYNN, Piper upgrades CAKE & downgrades PFCB/SQNM/CTRP Key Research: Ticonderoga initiates CE (buy), Janney downgrades BMI, SunTrust downgrades CAD Key Research: William Blair initiates DLLR/FNGN/GDOT/MGI/WXS (op's) & ADS/DFS (mp's) & assumes AXP/CATM/MA/V/WU/COF Reporting Pre-O

prices Key Events on the Horizon August 21 — Fed Minutes from July30/31 FOMC meeting August 22-24 — Jackson Hole Annual Economic Policy Symposium (Bernanke not attending) September 5 — BOEJECB rate decisions September 7 — Australian election September 18 - FOMC rate decision September 22 — German ele

SPH • DB upgrades IHS (buy), Wells upgrades STJ, JPM upgrades CSCO, Raja downgrades LEAP RBC initiates VNTV (op) & downgrades MPW & upgrades RGLD, SunTrust initiates THO (buy) Europe Key Research: ••• UBS upgrades HGG LN & SDA1V FH, GS downgrades SPT LN & CORA NA, UBS downgrades LRE LN • Commerzbank u

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

om is going to at least ask the question," said Jaene Miranda, chief execu- tive of the Palms West Cham- ber of Commerce. Lenders from NVachovia. SunTrust, TI) Bank, Wash- ington Mutual and National City said theyll make loans through the SBA program. However, all said they'll offer the loans only t

night) Key Events on the Horizon August 21 — Fed Minutes from July30/31 FOMC meeting August 22-24 — Jackson Hole Annual Economic Policy Symposium (Bernanke not attending) September 5 — BOEJECB rate decisions EFTA00386268 September 18 - FOMC rate decision September 22 — German elections Le.,Descript

/A US Key Research: ••• Atlantic downgrades XYL, Jefferies downgrades OPTR, Wells cuts NVDA/ROK & upgrades TVL ••• BMO cuts DCI, RBC upgrades GGP, SunTrust initiates GDP (buy), Evercore upgrades WU • JPM upgrades BYD, CS upgrades CBST, Raja downgrades SAVE/ADC, Key upgrades PPS ••• Needham upgrades ISI