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%) Copper +0.20% Silver +0.52% US 10yr 1.99% Futures: Dow +5, Nasdaq -3, S&P -1 $1733.10 (+$4.70) DXY $79.32 (-Sc) Crude $102.75 (+44c) Gold Angela Merkel cancelled her trip to Rome to meet with Mario Monti today & German President Wulff announced his resignation this morning (as expected) after being

$79.32 (-Sc) Crude $102.75 (+44c) Gold Angela Merkel cancelled her trip to Rome to meet with Mario Mon

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

n to worsen despite rate cut Independent • Will Angela Merkel have to choose between Germany and Europe? Telegr

rsen despite rate cut Independent • Will Angela Merkel have to choose between Germany and Europe? Telegr

S initiates PF (neut) & MDVN/BMRN (buys) & initiates INFI/PCYC/SGEN (neut's) & INCY (sell) • ISI downgrades HOLX, Jefferies assumes MTD/LIFE (hold), Stifel initiates OMTH (buy) ••• Wells initiates CHS/KORS/ANF/GPS/URBN (op) & ANN/JWN/KSS/LULU/M/RUE/TJX/TIF/AEO (mp) & JCP (up) ;••• William Blair initiat

o worry about US debt FT • Microsoft knocked off its stride by falling profits The Times • Chinese phone call breaks with tradition The Times • Angel Merkel turns on the Japanese The Times • Nokia abandons payout to fund make-or-break year The Times • Merkel: stick with painful reforms The Times • B

ts over Cyprus bailout feed broader fears WSJ • Merkel voice optimism on Europe WSJ • Cyprus rescue wi

HSBC upgrades TIF, DA Davidson initiates FOR (buy), ISI initiates AMZN (buy) • Wells initiate BRO/AON (mp) & MMC (op), Northland initiates RHT (op), Stifel initiates STRZA (sell) • SunTrust initiates BIOS (buy), Evercore initiates BXP (ow), DB upgrades JPM (buy), Raja cuts GMR, Imperial initiates PKOH

weaker at -22.9% (Renault -33.5%, Peugeot -23%) • Spain's Rajoy says it may be 'very complicated" to achieve 6.3% deficit to GDP target in 2012 • Merkel suggests may be willing to consider Greek debt write-off once they reach budget surplus (Bud) • EU ministers may reach ECB oversight deal on Decemb

des CF, Key Research: GS upgrades EV and DELL (buy) & downgrades JNS/ELYJQLGC (sell's), DB upgrades IGT/TOT (buys), MS upgrades WSM Key Research: Stifel upgrades WWAV, Bernsein downgrades EIX, JMP upgrades BSX, UBS downgrades TEVA, Nomuta cuts VZ Key Research: ISI upgrades DLR/EDD/KRC (buy's) & down

n markets mixed in very light volume today — 75% of 20day average. US bond market & banks closed for Veteran's Day. SPA's +2 handles = 1378 last. "Merkel meeting with Portuguese PM in Lisbon today*" • Precision Castparts to buy Titanium Metals for $16.50/share = $2.9 billion (42.6% premium) • Lockh

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

bee4-11el-bebe- 00144feabdc0.htmliaxzzlysXgsRcW> Merkel'sD-bond deal wins fiscal pact vote FT<http://www.

is may be a case of buying protection after a 5% run up over the last 2 weeks. Secondaries (announced/priced): MDW, ROSG IPO's: N/A Key Research: Stifel assumes RTN (buy) & GD/LMT/NOC/LLL (holds), Cantor initiates ZMH/SYK (holds) Key Research: Piper downgrades VCLK & initiates TITN (ow), Canaccord i

e speaking tomorrow morning at 9am in Nashville). Merkel & Monti meeting today @ 12pm EST followed by a n

AT LN (sell) & initiates MTDR (neut) and IPCM (buy), HSBC downgrades GLE FP Key Research: Janney upgrades NWY (buy), Kepler initiates Prada (hold), Stifel initiates ETN/IEX (buy's) and CIR (hold) Reporting Pre-Open: AAON, ADES, BKR, BWEN, EBIX, EF, FDS, INSM, LDL, RAVN, REX, SYPR, TLP, UTSI, VIP, XRI

day and all of Europe will be closed on Thursday and Friday). Russia $RTS +1.7% and the RUB is stronger after Putin spoke by phone with Poroshenko, Merkel and Hollande last evening and they agreed to hold the next round of peace talks tomorrow and Thursday. Saudi oil minister vows that they will not cu

l initiates CRM (hold), JMP initiates ITCI (mp), Topeka initiates CCC (buy), Webush assumes PTCT (op) ••• Baird downgrades ACHN, Piper upgrades CRY, Stifel upgrades DEI, JMP initiates ITCI (op) ,Drexel Hamilton initiates CRM (hold) Europe Key Research: • Banca Akros upgrades CVAL IM, Barcap initiates

rred as Britain begins to switch off the television The Times • By the time the oil runs out we won't need it The Times • Hollande risks wrath of Merkel by rejecting economic reforms The Times • James Moore: How lopsided can comparison sites get before the watchdogs wake up? Independent • Sir Ian

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

n effort to defend himself from scandal (FT) • Berlusconi ally says that he may support plan to create local currency used alongside EUR • One of Merkel's closest confidents (Annette Schavan) steps down on plagiarism scandal Leading European Sectors: Utilities +0.54%, Insurance +0.35%, Chemicals +0.2

overweight over 12-months & initiates USAC (buy) EFTA00396178 •••• JPM upgrades NKE, MLV & Co downgrades ALNY, Roth initiates COSI/HYGS (buy's) • Stifel upgrades USBNVFC (buy's) & cuts FITB/PDH and CMA/KEY (sell), RBC upgrades AOL ••• KBW upgrades RNST & downgrades PRI and SIAL (sell), Barcap initiat