HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks on the move on Jan 6
(Updates to after the bell)
NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks on the move on Tuesday:
TIME WARNER CABLE (TWC.N)
CBS CORP (CBS.N)
Time Warner extended a deal to carry CBS's television
stations, avoiding what could have turned out to be a heated
industry dispute. The move comes after Viacom (VIAb.N)
threatened to pull its cable channels from Time Warner because
of a disagreement over a separate deal. [ID:nN06417434]
Shares of Time Warner Cable rose 2.1 percent to $22.14 while CBS gained 3.5 percent to $9.
INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE (ICE.N)
Shares plummeted after Goldman downgraded the company to neutral from buy, citing lower commissions from its energy business. [ID:nBNG186725]
The stock tumbled 14 percent to $62.98.
DOW CHEMICAL (DOW.N)
The company said it would pursue legal and other options to fulfill rights under its agreement with Petrochemical Industries Co of Kuwait after Kuwait scrapped a deal to form a $17.4 billion joint venture with the company. [ID:nN06412074]
Dow shares gained 5.3 percent to $15.84 on Monday.
APPLE (AAPL.O)
Oppenheimer upgraded the technology company to outperform, saying there was no imminent threat of a change in the company's leadership. [ID:nBNG313746]
Shares rose 1.6 percent to $96.14.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP (AIG.N)
Maurice Greenberg, the former chief executive of AIG, said that the company was planning to sell its HSB Group unit at a "distressed" price, and said he was seeking an explanation for the sales process from the company.
AIG agreed to sell the unit to German reinsurer Munich Re for $742 million in December. [ID:nBNG239703]
AIG shares rose 2.4 percent to $1.71.
SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (SMI.N)
INTEL CORP (INTC.O)
Semiconductor Manufacturing is discussing the possibility of selling a strategic stake in itself to Intel, according to sources familiar with the talks. The companies declined to comment. [ID:nSHA25260]
Shares of Semiconductor surged 5.1 percent to $2.25 while shares of Intel, a Dow component, rose 2.6 percent to $15.29.
CELGENE CORP (CELG.O)
The biotech company was downgraded to neutral from outperform at Robert W. Baird, which cited concerns over the company's blood cancer drug, Revlimid. The firm questioned whether the drug would be able to meet growth expectations this year and cut Celgene's price target to $62 from $68. [ID:nBNG424402]
Celgene shares slid 6.4 percent to $50.90 in premarket trade.
LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT (LGF.N)
The entertainment company agreed to buy TV Guide and TV Guide Network for $255 million. The assets were previously held by Macrovision Solutions MVSN.O. [ID:nN05398767]
Shares of Lions Gate rose 3.4 percent to $5.81.
BANK OF AMERICA (BAC.N)
Bob McCann, the head of brokerage at Merrill Lynch, late Monday said he would leave the securities firm, which was recently purchased by Bank of America. [ID:nSP56300]
Shares of Bank of America, a Dow component, gained 3.4 percent to $14.47 on Monday.
ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS (ARIA.O)
CYCLACEL PHARMACEUTICALS (CYCC.O)
Lazard slashed its price targets on the two companies, dropping each company by two-thirds. Ariad was dropped to $3 from $9 while Cyclacel was dropped to $2 from $6. [RCH/US]
Ariad shares rose 8.2 percent to $1.06 while Cyclacel shares gained 5.3 percent to 42 cents.
(Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Kenneth Barry)
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