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Frontrunning: April 12th
- China today vowed to retaliate should President Donald Trump escalate current tensions on trade. The country's commerce ministry also said trade negotiations with the United States would be impossible as Washington's attempts at dialogue were not sincere. (CNBC)
- Trump economic advisor Larry Kudlow: Tariffs might come before negotiations with China (CNBC)
- President Trump clarified on social media that a missile attack by the U.S. in Syria may not be imminent. On Twitter, the president said: "Never said when an attack on Syria would take place. Could be very soon or not so soon at all!"
- Russian announced today that the Syrian government is now in full control of a town on the outskirts of Damascus that was held by the rebels. There was no official announcement by Damascus, and no indication that Syrian government forces had entered the town. (AP)
- Syria war explained: Here's what you need to know (CNBC)
- Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is reportedly pitching a plan to end the special counsel Mueller's investigation into possible collusion between Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. (The Washington Post)
- Additionally, Trump denied this morning a New York Times report that said the president wanted to fire special counsel Robert Mueller in December. On Twitter, Trump said: "If I wanted to fire Robert Mueller in December... I would have." (CNBC)
- Senate Judiciary Committee to take up bill protecting Mueller (WSJ)
- FBI sought records of Trump 'Access Hollywood' tape in raid on lawyer Michael Cohen (NBC News)
- Dino Sajudin, a former doorman at one of Trump's New York City buildings, got $30,000 from the National Enquirer in exchange for signing over rights to a rumor he'd heard about Trump's sex life, according to the Associated Press.
- House Speaker Paul Ryan's retirement may soon leave his big store of campaign cash up for grabs. His campaign will decide how to hand off the keys to a war chest worth millions of dollars, a Republican strategist close to leadership circles told CNBC.
- Ryan's retirement makes Trump's impeachment more likely (CNBC)
- With Ryan leaving, entitlement reform gets longer odds (WSJ)
- Apple's (AAPL) HomePod is chalking up disappointing sales figures, according to a Bloomberg report that said the U.S. tech giant has been lowering its sales forecasts and that inventory in stores has been building up.
- Talkspace, a start-up that offers therapy via video chat, has hired a former senior medical director at UnitedHealth (UNH). The company is generating tens of millions of dollars in revenue, the CEO told CNBC.
- Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced lawmakers for a second day Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers questioned Facebook's fundamental business model, the way it uses data and what kind of regulation may be appropriate. Here are the key points. (CNBC)
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THIS MORNING'S MOST ACTIVE TRENDING DISCUSSIONS:
- BTC.X
- BBBY
- DAL
- GE
- BLK
- FIT
- AAOI
- GBTC
- CWH
- AMBA
- DWT
- EOS.X
- NFLX
- AMGN
- RIOT
- BAC
- CBI
- APOG
- BLCM
- XON
- AWK
- BMY
- CBAY
- GS
- ETH.X
- LEDS
- TXMD
- LTC.X
- IQ
- DIS
THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:
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BlackRock – The asset management firm reported adjusted quarterly profit of $6.70 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $6.39, with revenue also above forecasts. Profit was up nearly 27 percent from a year earlier, helped by a lower tax rate and an increase in advisory fees.
STOCK SYMBOL: BLK
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Delta Air Lines – The airline beat estimates by a penny with adjusted quarterly profit of 74 cents per share, though revenue came in below forecasts. Delta's cost per available seat mile was up 3.9 percent, impacted by a 20 percent jump in fuel expenses.
STOCK SYMBOL: DAL
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General Electric – The Wall Street Journal reports that GE is considering either an IPO or some sort of hybrid deal for its GE Transportation unit, as it continues its strategic review. Such a deal could be a model for future asset moves, and may involve combining assets of some units with those of other firms to form a new public company.
STOCK SYMBOL: GE
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Bed Bath & Beyond – The company reported adjusted quarterly profit of $1.48 per share, 9 cents above estimates, while the home goods retailer's revenue also beat forecasts. However, comparable sales were down by 0.6 percent, and the company issued weaker than expected earnings guidance for 2018.
STOCK SYMBOL: BBBY
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Shire – Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical has been talking to major creditors about loans for a possible Shire bid, according to Reuters. A Takeda bid for the British drug maker could be as high as $50 billion, according to some estimates.
STOCK SYMBOL: SHPG
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Walmart – Walmart is near a deal to buy a majority stake in Indian e-commerce company Flipkart, according to Reuters. It would be Walmart's biggest ever acquisition of an online business.
STOCK SYMBOL: WMT
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GlaxoSmithKline – The British drug maker is shedding its rare disease gene therapy drug portfolio to privately held Orchard Therapeutics. In return, Glaxo receives a 19.9 percent stake in Orchard as well as various royalty payments.
STOCK SYMBOL: GSK
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Barnes & Noble – A court revived a lawsuit involving a 2012 data breach at the book retailer. A circuit court judge said victims should be allowed to seek damages from the breach, which resulted from tampering with payment verification machines located at bookstores.
STOCK SYMBOL: BKS
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Lockheed Martin – The defense contractor is in a dispute with the Pentagon over who should pay for costs to fix a production error, according to a Reuters report. The Defense Department has stopped accepting deliveries of Lockheed's F-35 jets because of the disagreement.
STOCK SYMBOL: LMT
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Apple – Apple's HomePod is chalking up disappointing sales figures, according to a Bloomberg report which said Apple has been lowering its sales forecasts and that inventory in stores has been building up.
STOCK SYMBOL: AAPL
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Zumiez – Zumiez reported a better-than expected 12.6 percent jump in March same-store sales. Overall sales for the retailer of action sports apparel and equipment were up 14.7 percent over a year earlier.
STOCK SYMBOL: ZUMZ
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American Water Works – American Water Works is buying Southern Co.'s Pivotal Home Solutions business for $365 million in cash to expand its home services portfolio. The utility is selling a little more than 2.3 million common shares in a secondary offering to pay for the purchase.
STOCK SYMBOL: AWK
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I hope you all have an excellent trading day ahead today on this Thursday, April 12th, 2018! :)
Submitted April 12, 2018 at 08:44AM by bigbear0083 https://ift.tt/2GRQDAF
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