Financial Breakfast: Morning News Summary for July 23, 2012
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Monday, July 23, 2012
This is your Benzinga news summary and trader's outlook covering headlines from overnight and today's pre-market session.
Benzinga's Top News
- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) Reported Q2 EPS $0.82 vs $0.75 Est; Revenues $7.2B vs $6.96B Est
- CNOOC Limited (NYSE: CEO) Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Nexen (NYSE: NXY) for $27.50/Share
- Genesee & Wyoming (NYSE: GWR) Enters Into Agreement to Acquire RailAmerica (NYSE: RA) for $27.50/Share
Domestic Pre-Market Trading
- U.S. Equity Markets trade down as Dow futures trade lower about 140 points.
- U.S. Dollar trades about 0.28% higher.
To see more pre-market news, click here.
Overseas Trading
- European markets are lower in afternoon trading. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 1.78%, Germany's DAX slid 1.67% and France's CAC 40 dropped 2.01% on the session.
- Asian stocks ended the session lower. China's Shanghai slid 1.26%, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.86%, and the Hong Kong's Hang Seng Market dropped 2.99%.
To see more overseas news, click here.
Upgrades/Downgrades
- Piper Jaffray Upgrades Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) from Neutral to Overweight, Raises PT from $20 to $24
To see more of today's upgrades, click here.
- ISI Group Downgrades Athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN) from Overweight to Market Weight, Raises PT from $94 to $10
To see more of today's downgrades, click here.
On the Economic Calendar
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No Major Economic Events Today
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Earnings
- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) Reported Q2 EPS $0.82 vs $0.75 Est; Revenues $7.2B vs $6.96B Est
- Eaton (NYSE: ETN) Reported Q2 EPS $1.15 vs $1.09 Est; Revenues $4.1B vs $4.24B Est
- Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) Reported Q2 EPS $0.33 vs $0.23 Est; Revenues $811.5M vs $830.09M Est
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Corporate News
- CNOOC Limited (NYSE: CEO) Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Nexen (NYSE: NXY) for $27.50/Share
- Genesee & Wyoming (NYSE: GWR) Enters Into Agreement to Acquire RailAmerica (NYSE: RA) for $27.50/Share
- The Wet Seal (NASDAQ: WTSLA) Announces CEO Departure; Lowers Second Quarter EPS Guidance
- DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) and GeoEye (NASDAQ: GEOY) Agree to Merge; Trasaction Valued at $900M
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Commodities
- Precious metals are trading lower, with gold posting early losses of about 0.70%
- Energy futures are trading lower, with crude oil posting early losses of about 2.77%
- Natural Gas futures are trading down about 0.62% and copper is trading down by about 2.7%
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