Epstein Secrets

. Japan O3 GDP -3.5% annualized vs estimate -3.4% = biggest contraction since earthquake & tsunami in early 2011. Greece approved its 2013 budget in Parliament last evening with a 167-128 vote. Eurogroup meeting later today in Brussels (5pm CET) with Greece the main focus but no final decisions on releasin

CAT Barcap upgrades ORA, Jeff cuts JNJ/NKTR & upgrades SQNM (buy) MS upgrades TRIP & cuts IQNT CS downgrades JCP/VRTX, Baird upgrades NAV, JPM and Stifel downgrade STRA, Citi upgrades CMA Exane upgrades IHG LN, Citi downgrades RYA LN, Barclays initiates Russian Oil & Gas sector GS reits conviction bu

nd ensure that it does not take losses in a restructuring which would pave the way for a private-sector swap (and Greece will submit legislation to Parliament on Tuesday to allow CACs to be retrofitted and the PSI offer will start on Wednesday). Options expiration today. Europe higher playing catch-up to U

JPM downgrades OVTI & initiates MS downgrades MHS & initiates PRGO (ow), Citi downgrades HSP/ACOR & initiates MEM cuts NVR/LEN/DHI and JBH (sell), Stifel upgrades CHK (buy), REC upgrades Reporting Pre-Open: CPB, HNZ, VTR, AGP, LSE, NRF, POL, PPC, RAIL, SFL, VTR, ZINC Reporting Post-Close: N/A Econo

r the Greek bailout deal last evening and have asked party leaders to identify 0325 million of additional cuts to this year's budget, get it thru a Parliament vote on Sunday, and sign a memorandum that will hold them to their commitments. Once this is done, the FinMins will meet again on Wednesday and pot

led/priced): Synacor (SYNC) 6.8M shares priced at $5, GSE Holding (GSE) 7M shares priced at $9 Key Research: Barcap intiates GILD (ow) & IDIX (ew), Stifel initiates TIE (hold), SocGen upgrades CS, BB&T initiates MTW (hold) Key Research: Citi downgrades AKS and MASI (sell) & initiates COH/RKT (buy's) &

s that 'failure to install a candidate after three attempts [need 180 votes) would prompt the collapse of Samaras' coalition and the dissolution of Parliament" and thus snap elections as early as January 4 so this has clearly increased political risk and will be a v closely watched event. Greek Banks all u

S (op) • Opco initiates NXPI (op) & upgrades AEO & downgrades APTO/SVU, Roth initiates NDRM/JYNT (buy) • RBC initiates FGEN (op) & downgrades CBST, Stifel initiates FGEN (buy) and COG/APC/NFX/NBL (hold) • Wedbush initiates CSCO (op) and JNPR (neut), Lonbow downgrades LPX & upgrades LECO (buy) Europe K

Price Index, Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index, Earnings (HRL, PLL, TIF, ADI, HPQ, ZLC) Wednesday: Italy Senate to vote on expelling Berlusconi from Parliament, New Home Sales, Mortgage Applications, U. of Michigan Confidence, Leading Indicators, China October Industrial Profits, Earnings (AN, RENN) Thursd

P/PAA/CHD (buys) • GS downgrades CPB & CLX (sell) & upgrades AA (buy), Imperial initiates NVGS (op) • ISI downgrades BRCD, JPM initiates CRZO (ow), Stifel initiates CRTO (buy) ••• Wells initiates UMBF (mp), Citi initiates LEAF (buy), KBW initiates LEAF/ESNT (op) RBC downgrades AOL & upgrades HTLD, Raj