White House, Congress, Senate, Government Agencies
5 Senators to watch in Chuck Hagel’s confirmation hearing
Hagel, McCain clash over Iraq surge
Panetta expected to testify on Libya after senator threatens to hold up nomination
Majority Says the Federal Government Threatens Their Personal Rights
Rubio will vote against Hagel
Hagel regrets words on Jewish lobby
Hagel reaffirms support for gay rights
Other News
Chafee unpopular; Rhode Island voters support gay marriage
Brown/Markey would start out as toss up
DOW, NASDAQ, Pink Sheets, OTC, Stocks, Dividends
CBOE Most Actives & Gainers/Losers - Equity Options
CBOE Most Actives & Gainers/Losers - Index Options
CBOE Most Actives & Gainers/Losers
CBOE Futures Exchange Daily Market Statistics
NYSE Market Movers: Overview
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S&P 500
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NASDAQ Composite
Stock futures flat as earnings roll in; data on tap
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US Economy
U.S. Payroll to Population Rate Drops in January
US consumer spending up slight 0.2 percent
Weekly US jobless aid applications rise to 368K
Personal income posts biggest gain in eight years
Jobless claims point to slow healing in labor market
US Fed continues stimulus to boost employment
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions against Oregon Community Bank & Trust, Security Financial Services Corporation, and Security Financial Bank
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
US: $1.565B CouponPurchase 2013-01-31 NYFed permanent open market operations
Dallas Fed Dec trimmed mean PCE price index +0.9 pct
Chicago PMI index 55.6 in January
Bonds, Mutual Funds, ETFs, Treasuries
Whitestone REIT Announces Fourth Quarter 2012 Earnings Release And Conference Call
Health Care REIT, Inc. Announces Date of Fourth Quarter 2012 Earnings Release, Conference Call, and Webcast
U.S. Treasury to sell $85 bln in bills
Commodities
Corn Futures
Distillers Dried Grain Futures
Wheat Futures
Soybeans Futures
Soybean Oil Futures
Oats Futures
Rough Rice Futures
Crude Palm Oil Futures
Live Cattle Futures
Lean Hogs Futures
NYMEX Cocoa Futures
NYMEX Coffee Futures
NYMEX Cotton Futures
Nymex No. 11 Sugar Futures
Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) Futures
Crude Oil Volatility Index (VIX)
CBOT Denatured Fuel Ethanol Futures
Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures
Heating Oil Futures
RBOB Gasoline Futures
UxC Uranium U3O8 Futures
Market Outlook: Corn and beans up, but volatility continues
Milk Prices Poised to Climb?
Gold or Platinum—Which Will Get to $2,000 First?
Canada and US agree on meat and livestock trade when animal disease outbreaks
Brent crude oil edges up with economic sentiment
U.S. natgas futures slip 2.5 pct after EIA storage draw
Grain futures mostly fall, lifestock prices rise
US Dollar, Currency
Foreign Exchange Rates
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Credit/Stock/Company Rating
Fitch Downgrades Eight Classes of BSCMS 2007-PWR18
Fitch Downgrades 3 Classes of BSCMSI 2004-TOP 16
Fitch Rates Florida Atlantic University's Parking Rev Bonds 'A+'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Revises Clarendon Alumina Production's Outlook to Negative; Affirms IDRs at 'B-'
Fitch Affirms St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's (Tennessee) Bonds at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Releases Report on St. Augustine, FL
Fitch Rates Roanoke, VA's GO's 'AA+'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Downgrades Lomita, CA Water Rev Bonds to 'A'; Rating Watch Negative
Fitch Releases Report on Emerald Heights, WA
Fitch Downgrades 1 and Affirms 8 Classes of N-Star Real Estate CDO I, Ltd.
Fitch Downgrades 1 and Affirms 12 Classes of G-Force 2005-RR, LLC
Fitch Rates Lennar's Proposed Senior Notes Offering 'BB+'
Fitch Affirms Crest 2002-1, LTD./Corp
Fitch Affirms the Univ of Texas System Revenue Financing System Revs at 'AAA/F1+'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Releases Report on Paradise Valley Unified School District No. 69, AZ
Fitch Withdraws Rtgs on Certain Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Auth (FL) Muni Bond Maturities
Fitch Upgrades Unified Govt of Wyandotte Co/Kansas City, KS Sub Lien Rev to 'BBB+'; Outlook Positive
Fitch Downgrades AMD's IDR to 'CCC' from 'B'
A.M. Best Removes From Under Review Ratings of Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries
Fitch to Rate IMSCI Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2013-3; Presale Issued
Fitch Affirms Wachovia 2006-WHALE 7
Fitch: U.S. Nonbank Financial Retail Bond Volumes To Increase
Fitch Affirms South San Antonio ISD, TX's ULT Bonds at 'AA-' Underlying; Outlook Negative
Fitch Rates Oregon's $171MM GOs 'AA+'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Affirms Chase Education Loan Trust 2007-A Notes
Fitch Downgrades Various Distressed U.S. RMBS Bonds to 'Dsf'
Fitch Rates Wisconsin's $246MM Transportation Revs 'AA+'
Fitch Affirms Arkansas Electric Cooperative's Ratings at 'A+/F1'; Outlook Stable
Fitch Lowers IDRs of EFH & EFIH to 'RD'; Simultaneously Upgrades IDRs to 'CCC' on Debt Exchange
Fitch Rates Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2013-2
Fitch Releases Report on George School, PA
Fitch Rates First Data's Proposed Senior Unsecured Note Offering 'CCC+/RR6'
Fitch Affirms Nordstrom's IDR at 'A-'; Outlook Stable
A.M. Best Comments on the Ratings of Merced Mutual Insurance Company
Fitch: Private Lenders Unlikely to Fill U.S. Student Funding Gap
Fitch Rates D.R. Horton's Proposed $700MM Sr. Notes Offering 'BB'
Fitch Releases Report on Appalachian Christian Village, TN
US Companies/Industry
Dreamliner: Boeing defends 787 batteries
GM taps VW exec to run troubled Opel unit
Global growth boosts MasterCard 4Q net income
MasterCard beats estimates as card payments grow, shares rise
Pension charge pushes UPS 4Q results into the red
Viacom adjusted profit falls in 1Q, beats Street
Dow Chemical sees deterioration in China in 4Q
Facebook slumps as mobile ad growth fails to impress
Chesapeake's McClendon to get $11.7 million in cash compensation
Demandware Sets Date to Announce Fourth Quarter and Year End 2012 Financial Results
DataArt Announces 2012 Year-End Results; Reports Record Revenue and Global Expansion
CU Bancorp Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012
LNB Bancorp, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results
ExactTarget Announces Timing of Fourth Quarter And Full-Year 2012 Financial Results
Record Annual Earnings at Annapolis Bancorp in 2012
AmeriGas Partners Reports Significant Increase in First Quarter Earnings
U.S. Silica Announces Timing of Earnings Release and Investor Call
UGI First Quarter Earnings Increase 18%; Adjusted Earnings Increase 26%
Ultratech Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2012 Results
RTI Biologics Schedules 2012 Fourth Quarter, Year End Earnings and Conference Call for February 7, 2013
Charles River Associates (CRA) Announces Fourth-Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Results Conference Call
Applied Materials to Hold Q1 FY2013 Earnings Call on February 13, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. ET
Tenneco Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2012 Financial Results
PACCAR Announces Fourth Quarter Revenues and Profits
Royal Gold Reports Results for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2013
Blackstone Reports Record Full Year Revenue, Assets Under Management, and Public Company Earnings
Carpenter Technology Reports Second Quarter Results
First Internet Bancorp Reports Record Earnings in 2012
Ryder Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2012 Results and Provides 2013 Forecast
UPS Achieves Record Earnings Per Share
Mead Johnson Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year Constant Dollar Sales Growth of 7 Percent; Delivers Non-GAAP EPS Growth of 10 Percent; Provides 2013 Guidance
Hillshire Brands Delivers Strong Second Quarter
Local Corporation to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results
True Religion to Report Fourth Quarter and Year End 2012 Results on February 6, 2013
Occidental Petroleum Announces 4th Quarter and 12 Months of 2012 Income
HARMAN Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Results
hhgregg Announces Third Fiscal Quarter Operating Results
Bemis Company Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results
Colgate Announces 4th Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results
Dow Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results
Xcel Energy 2012 Year End Earnings Report
SCBT Reports Record Operating Results for 4Q 2012 of $0.72 per share; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
Penn National Gaming Reports Fourth Quarter Revenue of $743.8 Million and Adjusted EBITDA of $152.3 Million, Inclusive of $14.5 Million of Corporate Overhead
Hershey Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2012 Results; Updates Outlook for 2013
Altria Reports 2012 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results; Delivers 2012 Full-Year Adjusted EPS Growth of 7.8%
Hardinge Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results Release and Conference Call
Liquidity Services, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results
Pitney Bowes Announces Fourth Quarter and Annual Results for 2012
AVEO Oncology Announces Timing for Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2012 Financial Results Conference Call
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. Reports Continued Positive Trends in Top and Bottom-Line Growth for Its Fiscal 2013 Second Quarter
SBT Bancorp, Inc. Reports Record Earnings
MEDNAX Earns $1.32 Per Share for 2012 Fourth Quarter
Thermo Fisher Scientific Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results
Enterprise Reports Record Results for 2012
Regis Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results
Time Warner Cable Reports 2012 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results
B/E Aerospace Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results; Fourth Quarter 2012 EPS Up 30%; Full Year 2012 EPS Up 26% Excluding Debt Prepayment Costs; Raises 2013 Guidance
First Northern Community Bancorp – Fourth Quarter Earnings Report
ConocoPhillips Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2012 Results
SJW Corp. Announces Dividend Increase and Sets Date for 2012 Full-Year and Fourth Quarter Results Announcement
Vanguard Health Systems Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results
SL Green Realty Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 FFO of $1.16 and $5.35 Per Share before Transaction Costs and EPS of $0.22 and $1.74 Per Share
Deltagen Reports 2012 Third Quarter Financial Results
Freedom Bank Reports Third Consecutive Year of Profitability in 2012
Brookline Bancorp Announces Fourth Quarter Net Income of $11.9 Million, EPS of $0.17
Triumph Group Reports Strong Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Earnings; Raises Fiscal Year 2013 Guidance
Premier Service Bank Announces Earnings for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2012
Capstead Mortgage Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2012 Results
U.S. Global Investors Announces Earnings Webcast
EverBank Financial Corp Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Announces 2012 Operating Results, Dividend Increase and Initial 2013 Financial Outlook
Kilroy Realty Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results
Community 1st Bank Reports Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2012
Regal Entertainment Group Announces Timing of Fiscal Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call
Community Bank of Bergen County, NJ Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings
SunGard to Announce Fourth Quarter and 2012 Results on February 7, 2013
Murphy Oil Announces Preliminary Quarterly and Annual Financial Results
Regency Centers Reports Fourth Quarter Results
West Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results and Provides 2013 Guidance
Titan International Inc. Announces Earnings Conference Call
State Auto Financial Announces Fourth Quarter and Year 2012 Earnings Conference Call
Smith Micro Software Schedules Teleconference to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2012 Financial Results
Ocean Shore Holding Co. Reports 4th Quarter 2012 and Year-End Results
Skyworks Exceeds Q1 FY13 Revenue and EPS Guidance
Tetra Tech Reports First Quarter Results
New Jersey Resources First-Quarter Earnings Teleconference to Be Broadcast Live on the Web
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Net Income for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2013 was $8.3 million
Cabot Corporation Reports First Quarter EPS of $0.31, Adjusted EPS of $0.66
ServiceNow Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012
Acxiom Announces Third Quarter Results
Virtusa Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Consolidated Financial Results
Citrix Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Financial Results
CACI Reports Results for its Fiscal 2013 Second Quarter and Revises Fiscal Year 2013 Guidance
Ameriprise Financial Reports Fourth Quarter 2012 Results
Cohu Reports Fourth Quarter 2012 Operating Results
Washington Trust Announces Record Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012
Griffon Corporation Announces First Quarter Results
Knight Transportation Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual 2012 Revenue and Earnings
Urologix to Host Its Fiscal Year 2013 Second Quarter Conference Call
SurModics Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results
Electronic Arts Reports Q3 FY13 Financial Results
Wright Medical Group, Inc. to Host Fourth Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Cal
Cardiovascular Systems Reports Fiscal 2013 Second-Quarter Financial Results
Porter Bancorp, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and 2012 Results
pSivida Corp. Announces Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results Release Date and Conference Call Information
Bay Commercial Bank Reports Operating 2012 Results
Ocean Bank Reports Full-Year Profit
Columbia Sportswear Company to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results on Thursday, February 7, 2013
SED International Holdings Announces Date of Earnings Release and Conference Call for Second Quarter 2013
Digiplex to Report Fiscal 2013 Second Quarter Financial Results and Host Conference Call and Webcast on Thursday, February 14
Macquarie Infrastructure Company to Conduct Conference Call and Webcast Covering Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Westfield Financial, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2012
TriMas Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Earnings Conference Call Date
Alexion Pharmaceuticals to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Results on Thursday, February 14, 2013
RES Software Shatters Multiple Sales and Performance Benchmarks in 2012
ADDING and REPLACING FIS Advances Leadership Position in Mobile Financial Services through Acquisition of mFoundry
Focus Strengthens New York Presence with Addition of The Portfolio Strategy Group
Autodesk Completes Acquisition of Allpoint Systems Technology
Record Annual Earnings at Annapolis Bancorp in 2012
Allergan Commences Cash Tender Offer for All Outstanding Shares of MAP Pharmaceuticals
Santa Fe Gold Provides Update on Merger with International Goldfields Ltd and on Precious Metals Projects in New Mexico
Corporate Resource Services, Inc. Agrees to Acquire Summit Software
ITT Exelis completes acquisition of C4i Pty. Ltd.
Aggregate Knowledge Acquires Quantivo to Accelerate Platform Innovation
CreXus Investment Corp. Signs Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Annaly Capital Management for $13.00 Per Share
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire CreXus Investment Corp.
Netformx Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire VARcompliance
ACI Worldwide to Strengthen Leadership in Online Banking and Payments with Acquisition of Online Resources
Backstage Acquires Sonicbids
Gibraltar Industries Announces Results and Settlement of Early Tender for 8% Senior Notes Due 2015
Vanguard Natural Resources Announces Pricing of Its Public Offering of 8,000,000 Common Units
BlackRock Municipal Target Term Trust Announces Issuance of Additional Remarketable Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares in a Private Offering
Vanguard Natural Resources Announces Public Offering of Common Units
SurModics Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results
Griffon Corporation Announces First Quarter Results
Westfield Financial, Inc. Reports Results for the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2012
Exclusive: Ocwen in lead to buy Ally mortgage servicing rights - sources
GM recalls 13,680 cars for possible bolt, airbag issues
General Motors names former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Michael Mullen to board
Whole Foods Market Expands Its Recall Of Whole Catch Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon Because Of Possible Health Risk From Listeria
California Firm Recalls Veal Trimmings Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination
AIR BAGS FROM General Motors LLC, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
SUSPENSION:REAR FROM General Motors LLC
VISIBILITY/WIPER FROM TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING FROM Navistar, Inc.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING FROM PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED, Prevost Cars, Inc.
Legal/US Buisness Lawsuits
Aetna profit falls on costs and legal settlement
Vringo Subsidiary I/P Engine Files Lawsuit Against Microsoft Corporation
Play Beverages/CirTran Beverage/CirTran Corporation Win over Playboy Corporation in California District Court
The Shuman Law Firm Investigates Bazaarvoice, Inc.
Copano Energy LLC Board of Directors Under Investigation for Potential Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP
WeissLaw LLP Investigates Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc. Acquisition
WeissLaw LLP Investigates Copano Energy, L.L.C. Acquisition
Law Firm Kirby McInerney LLP Investigating Potential Claims on Behalf of BioClinica, Inc. Shareholders
WeissLaw LLP Investigates BioClinica, Inc. Acquisition
Aerohive Files Action to Invalidate Competitor Patent and For Declaration of Non-Infringement
NRF Says Merchants Unlikely to Surcharge for Credit Card Use
Finkelstein Thompson LLP Announces Investigation of BioClinica, Inc.
Women’s Health News: Alleged Complications of Mirena IUD and Mirena Lawsuits Summarized by Injury Attorney Wendy Fleishman
Finkelstein Thompson LLP Announces Investigation of Copano Energy LLC
Shareholder Rights Law Firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP Announces Investigation of Copano Energy’s Proposed Acquisition by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
BioClinica, Inc. Board of Directors Under Investigation for Potential Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC Announces the Investigation of magicJack VocalTec, Ltd.
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Launches An Investigation Against The Toro Company (TTC) For Potential Breaches Of Fiduciary Duties By Its Board Of Directors
The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Copano Energy in Connection with the Sale of the Company to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of BioClinica, Inc. in Connection with the Sale of the Company to JLL Partners, Inc.
The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Launches an Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Virginia Commerce Bancorp Inc. in Connection with the Sale of the Company to United Bankshares Inc.
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP is Seeking More Cash for the Shareholders of MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MAPP)
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Is Seeking More Cash For The Shareholders Of Telanetix, Inc. (TNIX)