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SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP) announced that it has priced its IPO of 13,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests at $19.00 per common unit. The common units are expected to begin trading on the New Y...

Expeditors (EXPD) was upgraded by Credit Suisse (CS) to outperform from neutral with a price target of $50 due to an improving macro environment.

Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD) was upgraded by Goldman Sachs (GS) to buy from neutral with a price target of $40, as near term expectations should be exceeded by the copmpany. A $40 price target was issued.

Regions Financial Corporation (RF) maintained its quarterly dividend of 1 cent per share. The dividend is payable April 1, 2013, to stockholders of record as of March 15, 2013.

In trading on Friday, shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. (Toronto: FFH) crossed below their last reported book value ? defined as common shareholder equity per share ? of $360.49, changing hands as low as $357.60...

Wall Street is optimistic about Starbucks (SBUX), which is slated to report its first quarter results on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Analysts project a profit of 57 cents a share, a rise from 50 cents per share a year ag...

Wall Street is high on AT&T (T), expecting it to report earnings that are up 14.3% from a year ago when it reports its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, January 24, 2013. The consensus estimate is 48 cents per share, ...

Despite an expected dip in profit, analysts are generally optimistic about KLA-Tencor (KLAC) as it prepares to reports its second quarter earnings on Thursday, January 24, 2013.

Union Pacific (UNP) reports its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, January 24, 2013.

Analysts expect higher profit for WW Grainger (GWW) when the company reports its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 24, 2013. The consensus estimate is calling for profit of $2.61 a share, reflecting a rise from...

Analysts are looking for decreased profit for Raytheon (RTN) when the company reports its results for the fourth quarter on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Raytheon reported profit of $1.74 a year ago, but the consensus esti...

Wall Street is high on Precision Castparts (PCP), expecting it to report earnings that are up 17% from a year ago when it reports its third quarter earnings on Thursday, January 24, 2013. The consensus estimate is $2.48 ...

Optimism surrounds McCormick & Company (MKC), as it gets ready to report its fourth quarter results on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Analysts are expecting the company to book a profit of $1.14 a share, up from $1.03 a yea...

KeyCorp (KEY) reports its fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, January 24, 2013.

Analysts are looking for decreased profit for Janus Capital (JNS) when the company reports its results for the fourth quarter on Thursday, January 24, 2013. Janus reported profit of 19 cents a year ago, but the consensus...

On Thursday gold staged a bullish ?outside day.? In traditional technical analysis, an outside day is traced when the low of the day is lower than the previous day?s low and the high of the day is higher than the previou...

Investing part of your portfolio in the yellow metal is one thing, deciding how is quite another.

In a study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages, for the underlying components of the S&P 500, VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) has taken over the #145 spot from Pioneer Natural Resources Co (NYSE: PXD), according to E...

A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that DuPont (NYSE: DD) is the #20 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel. Withi...

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics -- s...

In trading on Friday, shares of Associated Banc-Corp. (NASD: ASBC) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $12.98, changing hands as low as $12.60 per share. Associated Banc-Corp. shares are currently trading off a...