Thursday, May 28, 2009

Daily Highlights: 5.28.09

  • US is considering the possibility of a single regulator for banks.
  • April Existing-home sales climbed 2.9% as buyers took advantage of foreclosures.
  • Treasury Yield curve steepens to record as sales of govt debt surge.
  • AutoZone's Q3 net rises 9.5% to $173.7M, revs up 9.3% at $1.66B.
  • BofA says has raised $26B in capital plan to date.
  • GM bankruptcy is considered 'inevitable' as bondholders reject swap offer.
  • GM has asked for an addln $415M for its Opel unit, stalling talks with Fiat, Magna Intl.
  • Jo-Ann Stores beats by $0.19, posts Q1 EPS of $0.30 as revs rise 3.1% to $460M.
  • PNC Fincl Srvcs raised more than the $600M after stress-test results.
  • Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.'s Q4 net tumbled 57% amid $69M in write-downs.
  • RF Micro Device: Demand for products in Jun qtr is better than expected.
  • Samsung, SanDisk agreed to a patent licensing deal that heads off the threat of litigation between two players.
  • Staples profit falls 33% in Q1 to $143M despite a 19% rise in sales to $5.82B.
  • Terex announced that it is seeking ~$600 mln in new financing.
  • Time Warner plans to separate AOL.
  • Visteon files for bankruptcy protection.
  • Warburg Pincus said to mull $1.4B sale of cable operator, FiberNet.
  • Zale misses by $0.27, posts Q3 loss of $0.73/sh. Revs fell 20.5% to $379M.
  • Economic Calendar: Data on Durable Goods Orders, Initial Claims, New Home Sales & Crude Inventories to be released today.
Earnings Calendar: BIG, BNS, COST, DLIA, FRED, FRO, GCO, HNZ, JCG, JTX, NOVL, OVTI, PERY, SAFM, TD, WTSLA.

Companies to watch: Bank of Nova Scotia, Big Lots, Costco Wholesale Corp, dELiA*s, Fred's, Genesco, H.J. Heinz Co, J.Crew Group, Novell, Perry Ellis Intl, Sanderson Farms, The Wet Seal, Toronto Dominion Bank.

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