HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. stocks on the move on May 11

Mon May 11, 2009 1:52pm EDT
 
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 (Updates to afternoon trade, adds GM, Pride
International/Chevron, Ormat and Marshall & Ilsley)
 NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on
Monday:
 BB&T CORP (BBT.N)
 The regional bank said it would sell $1.5 billion of stock
and cut its dividend by 68 percent in a move to repay a $3.1
billion investment. [ID:nN11503903]
 Shares tumbled 5.1 percent to $25.
 CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL (COF.N)
 Shares of the company fell 11 percent to $27.81 after it
announced a public offering of 56 million shares of common
stock. [ID:nWNAB7119]
 US BANCORP (USB.N)
 Shares fell 6 percent to $19.31 after it announced a $2.5
billion common stock offering. [ID:nWNAB7124]
 MORGAN STANLEY (MS.N)
 The financial services company was upgraded to buy from
neutral at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch, which cited valuation
and "long-term earnings power" in its decision. [ID:nWNAB7046]
 Shares fell 6.1 percent to $26.48.
 GENERAL MOTORS GM.N
 Shares of the Dow component fell 8.7 percent to $1.47 after
the company's CEO said that bankruptcy was "more probable" in
order for it to restructure. [ID:nN11527661]
 PRIDE INTERNATIONAL INC (PDE.N)
 CHEVRON CORP (CVX.N)
  Pride said it agreed with Chevron to terminate the
remaining contract term of a rig in West Africa, after an
inspection revealed "unacceptable" levels of corrosion.
[ID:nBNG444117]
 Shares of Pride sank 7.8 percent to $22.14 while Dow
component Chevron was down 3.3 percent to $68.03.
 MARSHALL & ILSLEY CORP (MI.N)
 Shares of the bank rose 2.9 percent to $10.10 after Stifel
Nicolaus upgraded it to buy from holding, citing valuation.
[ID:nBNG500432]
 ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC (ORA.N)
 Shares of the tech company rose 8.7 percent to $40.93 after
it reported first-quarter earnings that beat expectations.
[ID:nN11385868]
 KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC (KG.N)
 The pharmaceutical company reported adjusted first-quarter
earnings that beat expectations. [ID:nN11506607]
 Shares rose 4.8 percent to $9.13.
 MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT.O)
 The software giant said it would sell a three-part
benchmark-sized debt issue. [ID:nN11522329]
 Shares of the Dow component rose 0.4 percent to $19.50.
 AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC (ABK.N)
 Shares of the bond insurer rose 17 percent to $1.88 after
it reported its quarterly results. [ID:nN11519756]
 PRICELINE.COM (PCLN.O)
 The online travel agency reported an increase in its
first-quarter earnings but warned that the recession clouded
its 2009 outlook. [ID:nN08371958]
 Shares rose 2.5 percent to $107.56.
 VIRGIN MOBILE USA INC VM.N
 The company reported first-quarter earnings that beat
expectations. [ID:nBNG445594]
 Shares soared 18 percent to $3.41.
 DISH NETWORK CORP (DISH.O)
 The U.S. satellite TV provider posted a
better-than-expected quarterly profit. [ID:nN11505840]
 Shares rose 19 percent to $18.15.
 CF INDUSTRIES (CF.N)
 AGRIUM INC (AGU.N)
 Agrium raised its offer for CF to $40 in cash plus one
Agrium share per CF share, an increase of 14.3 percent in the
cash consideration. [ID:nN11504828]
 Shares of CF rose 2.7 percent to $75.79 while Agrium shares
slid 1 percent to $44.76.
 ASTRAZENECA (AZN.N)
 U.S.-listed shares of the pharmaceutical company rose 6.1
percent to $38.34 after it said it's experimental heart drug
Brilinta beat Sanofi-Aventis SA (SASY.PA) and Bristol-Myers
Squibb Co's (BMY.N) drug Plavix in a clinical trial.
[ID:nLB630992]
 HSBC HOLDINGS (HBC.N)
 The European bank said its first-quarter profits were "well
ahead" of last year, boosted by record results at its
investment bank. [ID:nLB716280]
 U.S.-listed shares of HSBC fell 1.3 percent to $43.62.
 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC (AIG.N)
 The insurance company, along with the U.S. government,
expects a multi-year restructuring, according to the Wall
Street Journal, which cited an internal AIG memo.
[ID:nBNG125348]
 Shares slid 2.5 percent to $1.96.
 PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES INC (PLA.N)
 The media company reported a first-quarter loss and
forecast a 39 percent decline in its second-quarter Playboy
magazine advertising revenue. [ID:nN11485923]
 Shares fell 3.6 percent to $3.19.
 W.R. GRACE & CO (GRA.N)
 The chemical company late Friday was acquitted on all
counts in an asbestos environmental case. [ID:nN08495354]
 Shares of W.R. Grace fell 8.8 percent to $11.91.
 HESS CORP (HES.N)
 Barron's wrote that the oil producer was poised to outshine
its rivals in 2010 because of the company's emphasis on
exploration, as well as recent drilling success.
[ID:nN10463809]
 Shares rose 0.7 percent to $63.79.
 BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC (BCRX.O)
 The pharmaceutical company reported a first-quarter net
loss that was narrower than expected [ID:nWNAB6400] and also
that it is preparing to deliver a portion of its finished flu
product peramivir, sufficient to treat about 1,000 patients, to
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. [ID:nBNG251032]
 Shares fell 12 percent to $2.59.
 CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC (CASY.O)
 The retailer agreed to pay $11.7 million to settle two
class action lawsuits related to wage and hour issues and will
take a related one-time charge in the fourth quarter.
[ID:nBNG307868]
 Shares fell 1.9 percent to $25.
  (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)


 

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