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Alternative Energy:

·        SunPower (SPWRA) – The stock climbed, after analysts at Deutsche Bank raised their recommendation to Buy from Hold and their price target to $31 from $28, saying that the company’s products, system business and market strategy will enable eit to outgrow the market. 

Energy:

·        ATP Oil & Gas (ATPG) – The stock fell, after the company posted a Q3 loss of $9.1M

·        Crude Oil for December delivery fell 78 cents to settle at $79.62 a barrel, on speculation that tomorrow a government report will show that US unemployment rate climbed last month. 

Financials:

·        MF Global (MF) – The stock dropped, after the broker reporte a Q2 $16M net loss, on lower trading volume and US interest rates near zero percent. 

Consumer Goods:

·        CVS Caremark (CVS) – The stock tumbled, after the company said it is the target of an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission, which is probing some business practices of CVS.

·        Aeropostale (ARO) – The stock plunged, after the company said Same Store Salesrose 3% in October, lower than the 14% average estimate

·        American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) – The stock dropped, after the company said it will have an adjusted Q3 profit of no more than $0.21 per share, versus analysts’ expectations of $0.22 per share.

·        Children Place Retail Stores (PLCE) – The stock rose, after the company forecast Q3 earnings between $1.35 and $1.39 per share, higher than the average $0.97 per share analysts were anticipating.

·        Whole Foods Market (WFMI) – The stock dropped, after the company forecast full-year earnings of $1.10 per share at most, while analyst on an average were expecting $1.11 per share. 

Hotels & Leisure:

·        Hyatt (H) – The stock climbed in its first day of trading after its IPO in which it raised $950M, making it the third largest this year. 

Industrials:

·        Fuel Systems Solutions (FSYS) – The stock jumped, after the company posted Q3 profit of $0.77 per share in the Q3, excluding some items, significantly higher than the market was exepcting. Fuel systems also raised its 2009 sales forecast to as much as $425M, higher than the $377M analysts were anticipating. 

Insurance:

·        Ambac (ABK) – The stock plunged, after analysts at JP Morgan said the company may be placed into receivership, leaving no value for the shareholders. 

Media:

·        Lamar Advertising (LAMR) – The stock surged, after the company reported an adjusted Q3 loss of $0.08 per share, narrower than exepcted and also provided Q4 sales of $257M, higher than the average $251.9M analysts were estimating. 

Healthcare:

·        IMS Health (RX) – The stock rallied, after the company agreed to be sold to investment funds managed b y TPG Capital and the CPP Investment Board for $22 a share, or about $5.2B.

·        Medtronic (MDT) – The stock rose, after analysts at Credit Suisse raised their recommendation on the company to Outperform from Neutral. 

Technology:

·        Semiconductors stocks rose, after the Industry Association said global sales will grow 10.2% next year and 8.4% in 2011. It also said that sales will drop 11.6% in 2009, less than the 21% it predicted last June.

·        Qualcomm (QCOM) – The stock rose, after the company predicted a return to sales growth this quarter and said it signed Samsung Electronics to a new 15-year technology license.

·        Ansys (ANSS) – The stock dropped, after the company projected Q4 earnings between $0.47 and $0.49 per share, compared with analysts’ average estimates of $0.49 per share.

·        Cisco Systeems (CSCO) – The stock rose, after last night the company posted profit that topped analysts’ forecasts, as a consequence of reduced hiring, offices closures and travel costs cuts. Cisco Systems also announced a $10B increase in its stock buyback program. 

Telecom:

·        MetroPCS Communications (PCS) – The stock fell, after the company lowered its forecast for subscriber additions in 2009, on increase competition and the state of economy. 

Analysts’ Rating Changes:

- Medtronic MDT was raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse

- Garmin GRMN was cut to Underperform at RBC

- Palm PALM was raised to Neutral at Barclays

- SunPower SPWRA was raised to Buy at Deutsche Bank

- Molson Coors TAP was cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs

- Terex TEX was cut to Underweight at Morgan Stanley