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  • Today - Thursday, February 23, 2012

  • KSS
    7:09 AM Kohl's (KSS): Q4 EPS of $1.81 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $6.02B (-0.3% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) [Earnings] Comment!
  • USO, BNO
    7:09 AM Crude oil hits more multi-month highs, with the U.S. benchmark WTI at $106.36, a price not seen since May. The world benchmark, Brent crude touches $124 - priced in euros, Brent has taken out its epic 2008 high. [Energy, Commodities, On the Move] Comment!
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    7:07 AM The SEC considers fees aimed at slowing down high-frequency trading after criticism over the influence of the computer-driven trading and its potential to create out-of-control flash crashes mounts. One remedy on the table is requiring high-frequency traders to pay for the canceled trades that make up 90% of all orders. [Financials, U.S. Economy] Comment!
  • FWLT
    7:07 AM Foster Wheeler (FWLT): Q4 EPS of $0.39 misses by $0.05. Revenue of $1.13B (-6.8% Y/Y) misses by $70M. (PR) [Earnings] Comment!
  • AMT
    7:05 AM American Tower (AMT): Q4 EPS of $0.51 beats by $0.21. Revenue of $653.1M (+20% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) [Earnings] Comment!
  • AAPL
    7:04 AM A Shanghai court rejects Proview's request to stop Apple (AAPL) from selling iPads in the city, according to a source. This particular case is separate from another in which Proview is seeking compensation from Apple for trademark infringement. [Tech] Comment!
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    7:00 AM On the hour: S&P +0.01%. 10-yr -0.11%. Euro +0.31% vs. dollar. Crude +0.07% to $106.36. Gold +0.36% to $1777.65. Comment!
  • PCS
    6:59 AM MetroPCS Communications (PCS): Q4 EPS of $0.25 beats by $0.08. Revenue of $1.24B (+16% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) [Earnings] Comment!
  • HRL
    6:59 AM Hormel Foods (HRL): FQ1 EPS of $0.48 in-line. Revenue of $2.04B (+6.1% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) [Earnings, Consumer] Comment!
  • PEUGY.PK
    6:59 AM Do two negatives make a positive? A tie-up between General Motors and Peugeot (PEUGY.PK) - two automakers that both lose money in Europe - doesn't makes sense to Sanford Bernstein's Max Warburton. "PSA and Opel can’t restructure independently. We see no reason why putting PSA and Opel together would speed up the process of plant closures, as both have excess capacity." [Global & FX] Comment!
  • BP, APC
    6:52 AM Though a judge in Houston rules that BP and Anadarko Petroleum (APC) are liable for civil damages from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Transocean's (RIG) liability is still up in the air after it wasn't named a "responsible party" in the decision. Premarket: BP -0.2%, APC +0.1%, RIG +6.7%. [Energy, On the Move] Comment!
  • TS
    6:50 AM Tenaris (TS): Q4 EPS of $0.68 may not be comparable to consensus of $0.32. Revenue of $2.75B (+33.3% Y/Y). Shares +0.8% premarket. (PR) [Earnings] Comment!
  • SXCI
    6:47 AM SXC Health Solutions (SXCI): Q4 EPS of $0.48 in-line. Revenue of $1.37B (+161% Y/Y) beats by $100M. (PR) [Earnings, Tech] Comment!
  • PAAS
    6:44 AM Pan American Silver (PAAS): Q4 EPS of $0.61 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $212.3M (+8.5% Y/Y). (PR) [Earnings] Comment!
  • LINE
    6:41 AM Linn Energy LLC (LINE): Q4 EPS of $0.51 in-line. (PR) [Earnings, Energy] Comment!
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    6:38 AM U.S. stock futures push slightly higher in advance of this week's jobless claims report set for release at 8:30 AM EST. S&P +0.1%, Dow +0.1%. [U.S. Economy] Comment!
  • IRM
    6:32 AM Iron Mountain (IRM): Q4 EPS of $0.33 beats by $0.04. Revenue of $742M (+1.7% Y/Y) misses by $4M. (PR) [Earnings] Comment!
  • DISH
    6:25 AM DISH Network (DISH): Q4 EPS of $0.70 beats by $0.09. Revenue of $3.63B (+13% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) [Earnings] Comment!
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    6:00 AM Overseas: Japan +0.4%. Hong Kong -0.8%. China +0.3%. India -0.4%. London +0.2%. Paris -0.1%. Frankfurt -0.3%. Comment!
  • EWP
    5:57 AM The European Commission now forecasts a mild recession for the eurozone, with the region shrinking 0.3% this year. As recently as November, the EC had expected 0.5% growth this year. One of the sharpest country revisions is for Spain, now expected to contract 1% vs. prior forecast of +0.7%. Stocks give back gains after the report: London +0.2%. Paris -0.1%. Frankfurt -0.3%. Euro +0.5% to $1.3314. [Global & FX, Top Stories] Comment!
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