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0741 ET 15June2009-Capital One card defaults up in May
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Credit card defaults soared at Capital One Financial (COF.N) in May, the
company said on Monday.

Defaults rose to 9.41 percent in the month from 8.56 percent in April as
hundreds of thousands of Americans lost their jobs and struggled to pay their
debts.

For details, see [ID:nN15217005]

Shares of Capital One closed Friday at $23.94.

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0737 ET 15June2009-Preferred shares of Citi, BofA a bargain: Barrons
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In its June 15 edition, Barron's wrote that while preferred shares of banks
hurt by the financial crisis have come roaring back, there were still bargains
in Citigroup (C.N) and Bank of America (BAC.N).

Prices of some preferred shares in the sector have already tripled or
quadrupled, but "there could be further gains in the still-depressed preferred
issues from Bank of America, now yielding about 10 percent," the financial
publication wrote.

For details, see [ID:nN14134047]

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0730 ET 15June2009-Futures down as dollar pressures commodities
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U.S. index futures were down on Monday weighed down as a resurgent U.S.
dollar drove a pullback in the price of oil and other commodities.

For details, see [ID:nN15166973]

Dow Jones industrial average futures DJc1 fell 98 points while S&P 500
futures SPc1 slid 11.1 points and Nasdaq 100 futures NDc1 were down 14.5
points.

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0724 ET 15June2009-Hanover Insurance is a safe bet: Barron's
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Barron's wrote in its latest edition that Hanover Insurance Group (THG.N)
was a safe bet in hard times, and that its shares were poised to surge more
than 30 percent.

The property and casualty insurance company has a solid balance sheet,
best-in-class premium growth and low valuation, the financial publication
wrote, calling the company "one of the best bets on the eventual rebound in
insurance."

For details, see [ID:nN14134426]

Shares closed Friday at $36.42.

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0720 ET 15June2009-Goldman downgrades Wal-Mart, shares fall
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Shares of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT.N) fell in premarket trading on Monday,
after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to neutral.

"Wal-Mart has and should continue to gain share across today's still
challenging consumer spending environment, but with on-going expense pressures
and tougher sales comparisons, we see little near-term positive catalysts to
drive shares higher in the near-term," the firm wrote.

Goldman dropped its price target on the stock to $56 from $58.

Shares of the Dow component fell 1.8 percent to $48.95 in premarket
trading.

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0716 ET 15June2009-Barron's sees upside for McDonald's shares
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Shares of McDonald's (MCD.N) could advance on a market recovery, new
specialty coffee products, growth in China and a more stable dollar, Barron's
wrote in its June 15 edition.

"The fast-growing, high-margin beverages turf can boost sales by 10 percent
or more," the financial publication wrote, quoting a Morgan Stanley analyst.

For details, see [ID:nN14134539]

Shares of the Dow component slid 0.5 percent to $58.06 in premarket
trading.

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