Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Daily Highlights: 6.23.09

  • China shares fall on worries about world economy but banks and steel gained.
  • Euro edges higher against dollar as Federal Reserve to start 2-day meeting.
  • Euro zone manufacturing improvement helps recession ease in June.
  • House Democrats to open hearings on a sweeping health care bill.
  • Japan may end $1.5 billion Venezuela loan on seizures.
  • Japan shares fall after Wall Street’s tumble, investors awaits fresh new on global economy from Fed’s policy meeting.
  • Obama set to sign into law an antismoking bill that will give the FDA unprecedented authority to regulate tobacco.
  • Oil slides to near $67 in Asia as World Bank forecasts deeper global recession.
  • Quake jolts Anchorage, Alaska, but damage minimal.
  • Stocks, Commodities fall as World Bank sees 2.9% contraction.
  • World stocks fall after World Bank projects more economic gloom.
  • Airbus delivers 1st China-made plane, to raise output.
  • Anglo American rejected rival Xstrata's proposal to merge.
  • Ashland Inc. to sell its marine srvcs biz to JF Lehman for $120M, proceeds to repay debt.
  • GCL-Poly to buy solar parts maker for $3.4 billion.
  • Honda will cut number of models sold in Japan market.
  • Intel said to have landed Nokia as a customer for mobile chips.
  • Marvell Technology raises Q2 rev view to $600-$630M (prev $540-580M).
  • Merck, Schering-Plough: FTC asks more information about the $41.1B tie-up.
  • Merck issues $4.25B of notes in its biggest bond sale.
  • Nissan to mass produce 'affordable' electric cars in 2012.
  • Peugeot Citroen forecasts operating loss of euro1B-euro2B in 2009.
  • Saks Chief cuts orders to avoid discounts on suits, stilettos.
  • Siemens sees orders worth €15B from stimulus plans over the next 3 years.
  • Singapore May consumer prices fall 0.3 percent, second month of deflation.
  • Toyota shareholders approve founder's grandson as president to steer turnaround.
  • Yen rises to one-month high against Euro on recession concern.
Economic Calendar: Data on Existing Home Sales to be released today.

Recent Egan-Jones Rating Actions:

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD (TYC)
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC (MLM)
TESORO CORP (TSO)
FOREST OIL CORP (FST)
CVS CAREMARK CORP (CVS)
PEP BOYS-MANNY MOE & JACK (PBY)
LSI CORP (LSI)
MYLAN INC/PA (MYL)
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP (MMP)
RAYTHEON CO (RTN)
MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP (MI)
OWENS-ILLINOIS INC (OI)
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD)

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