Some U.S. stocks to watch on June 15

Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:53am EDT
 
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NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on June 15:

CITIGROUP INC (C.N)

The company is launching a $1.25 billion partnership with International Finance Corp, a private-sector arm of the World Bank, to cash in on opportunities arising from the scarcity of credit, according to a report in the Financial Times. [ID:nBNG384451]

Shares fell 4 cents to $3.43 in premarket trading.

BOEING CO (BA.N)

The planemaker's commercial aircraft chief expects growth to return to the industry in the middle of next year. [ID:nLF505340]

Shares of Boeing, a Dow component, closed Friday at $51.44.

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP (COF.N)

The credit card company said defaults soared in May, as job losses mounted in the United States and as Americans struggled to pay their debts. [ID:nN15217005]

BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC.N)

The company is experiencing "horrific" loan losses, Rochdale Securities analyst Richard Bove said, adding that the bank may have to set aside loan loss provisions of $46 billion this year. [ID:nBNG28092]

Shares of the Dow component edged 0.9 percent lower to $13.60 in premarket trading.

WAL-MART STORES INC (WMT.N)

Goldman Sachs downgraded the retailer to "neutral," seeing few near-term positive catalysts to drive the stock higher as it faces expense pressures and tougher sales comparisons. [ID:nBNG122062]

Shares of the Dow component fell 1.7 percent to $49 in premarket trading.

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