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ales and net light, confirms FY guidance (trading -6.2%) HF's & PE have amassed an unprecedented $74B to invest in distressed situations in Europe (Bloomberg) Eurozone GDP contracted in Q2 on Italy/Spain (GDP -0.2% q/q = inline with median estimates) French GDP comes in slightly better than expected (un

DB downgrades SGMS & initiates KYAK (buy), Bofa downgrades VALE, GS cuts DOM LN Key Research: Nomura upgrades ITV LN, Vontobel downgrades BAER VX, Canaccord downgrades AV/ LN Key Research: Citi upgrades DELB BB, MS downgrades PSON LN, Berenberg upgrades TDC DC, Key Research: UBS upgrades ELN ID, BofA i

a endangering Israel (meeting in Oval Office today @ 11:15am) French FinMin Christine Lagarde is favored to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn at IMF (Bloomberg) Tepco president forced to resign as the Fukushima nuclear crisis triggered a loss of $15 billion Bank of Japan unanimously keeps overnight call t

initiates APO/PCBK (op's) Key Research: GS upgrades WBMD (buy) & downgrades AIV/LRY, RBC initiates BP.LN (op) & RDSA.LN (top pick) Key Research: Canaccord downgrades INTO & upgrades YELL.LN, Bernstein upgrades GILD Reporting Pre-Open: ANN, CIS, DANG, DCI, HIBB, KIRK, YGE Reporting Post-Close: BH Econ

c0.htmlfaxzzlysTaf4sf>) +1.2%) June 29 on board) EFTA00410573 Germany facing pressure to scrap senior status on rescue loans to Spain's banks (Bloomberg) Spanish treasury analyzing the idea of raising VAT from 8.0% to 18.0% in certain products Local chatter that Spain will have 20yrs to pay back Eu

rch: Stifel assumes RTN (buy) & GD/LMT/NOC/LLL (holds), Cantor initiates ZMH/SYK (holds) Key Research: Piper downgrades VCLK & initiates TITN (ow), Canaccord initiates MM (buy), Jefferies downgrades PEG Key Research: DB upgrades AZO (buy), JPM downgrades DOW, UBS downgrades EW, GS upgrades JPM & cuts MS

to End Talks With Stifel on Morgan Keegan's Sale Bloomberg<http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-02/regio

ades GPI/PMCS/SNDK & MCHP/ISIL (sells) & upgrades ALTR/ATML/SMTC (buy), Janney downgrades AKAM Key Research: MS upgrades ENR/HOLX & downgrades BDX, Canaccord downgrades PETD, DB initiates AAP/DLPH/CMG (buys) Key Research: Jeff upgrades AEO/ANN (buys) & downgrades ONXX/GR, Bofa downgrades HLS/KND, Multip

s (3rd time in 13 months debt has been downgraded by Moody's) European banks vow $1 trillion cuts in the next two years as recapitalization looms (Bloomberg<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-18/banks-in-europe-vow-l-trillion-shrinkage- amid-threats-of-recapitalization.html>) EU ban on naked CDS on so

rch: BB&T upgrades CNW (buy) & downgrades LNC, MKM initiates BMY (sell), Collin Stewart initiates BA (buy) Key Research: Lazard initiates LNKD (n), Canaccord downgrades RRC, Bofa upgrades CP, GS upgrades HOT GY Reporting Pre-Open: ABT, APH, APOL, BK, BLK, CMA, FCX, MS, MTB, NTRS, PNC, STJ, SVU, TRV, TXT

revs beat but profit fell (declared 18c dividend) (trading up small) • Burger King issues $2.25B of debt to fund Tim Hortons (THI CN) acquisition (Bloomberg) • MI Q3 ebit margin light, September sales so far +7.0% (mkt at +14.4% for month) (trading -3.5%) • Telecom Italia: Sol Trujillo said to seek $9.

••• Liberum upgrades LMI LNM, Raja upgrades WOS LN, BofA downgrades ULE LN, KBC downgrades TNET BB ••• Bernstein initiates STJ LN (mp) & HU LN (up), Canaccord upgrades FLG LN and initiates DJI LN (h) ••• Carnegie downgrades STL NO & TGS NO, Handelsbanken upgrades NOBI SS, KBC upgrades COLR BB ••• Macquari

better, restructuring and cost cutting on track (trading +3.6%) • Italian elections in 3 weeks may yield hung parliament, requiring follow-up vote (Bloomberg) • German trade data: Dec exports +0.3% m/m vs est +1.4%, Dec imports -1.3% vs est +1.6% • Italy December industrial production +0.4% m/m vs est

CBL • HSBC initiates MDR (neut) & downgrades CAM, SocGen downgrades NBL, Wells initiates ZBRA (mp) • Nomura upgrades PCS, Avondale downgrades ANN, Canaccord cuts TEVA, DB upgrades NTES (buy) • Jeff initiates PAY (hold), Roth downgrades SKUL Europe Key Research: • UBS downgrade SMIN LN, EUR PW, EMMN SW,