>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up

In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: TSL +12.4%, QIWI +8.2%, BRCD +5.3%, SMTC +4.4%, HD +2.6%, DKS +2.5%.

M&A news: MNTG halted (MTR Gaming and Eldorado Amend Merger Agreement to Deliver Greater Value To MTR Stockholders; Increases Per Share Cash Consideration Paid to MTR Stockholders at Closing to $6.05).

A few metals/mining stocks trading modestly higher: GOLD +0.7%, MT +0.6%, GDX +0.3%, GLD +0.2%.

Select solar related names showing strength: SOL +4.5% (completes delivery of Virtus II Modules for Uenohara Mega solar project in Japan) RSOL +1.8%, CSIQ +1.3%, JKS +1.2%, SOL +1.1%, FSLR +0.8%, .

Other news: IPCI +85.2% (to make immediate commercial launch of 15 and 30 mg Generic Focalin XR), SPEX +27.6% (announces settlement agreement and continued monetization of patent portfolio), OXGN +8.5% ( announces preclinical data presentation on novel anticancer compounds, benzosuberenes, demonstrating potent anti-proliferative activity), ICLD +7.2% (continued strength), AMRN +6.5% (CEO bought 50,777 shares at $1.52-1.57 on 11/18), EQU +5% ( provides update on strategic process: 'suitable option for the company to consider'), LFC +2.7% (continued strength following late analyst upgrade), JCP +2% (modestly rebounding after yesterday's index change speculation), BSX +1.4% (light volume, Deep Brain Stimulation System receives CE Mark approval for treatment of dystonia), DDD +1.2% (continued strength), ALU +1.2% (still checking), LOW +1.2% (following HD results), ISIS +1% (reports fifth positive Phase 2 data set for ISIS-APOCIII Rx showing significant reductions in triglyceride and ApoC-III levels ), TEVA +0.8% (Teva Pharma plans to cut 10% of legal staff, according to reports), ACXM +0.7% (Increases Share Repurchase Authorization to $250 Million ), YONG +0.6% (Pine River Capital Management discloses 5.1% active stake in 13D filing), SNE +0.5% ( Sony Entertainment said to hire Bain and Co. for cost cutting, according to reports), JPM +0.3% (JPMorgan Chase reaches terms of $4 bln in consumer relief; part of larger $13 bln settlement with DoJ, according to reports).

Analyst comments: AERI +2.7% (light volume, initiated by multiple analysts--Outperform at RBC, Buy at Stifel, Buy at Canaccord)

>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down

In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance: LITB -19.8%, NOAH -9.1%, CPB -5.5%, BBY -5.2%, ACPW -4.1% (light volume), URBN -3.5%, VISN -3%, CRM -0.9% (also Salesforce.com and HP (HPQ) Announce Strategic Cloud Partnership).

Select financial related names showing weakness: CS -1%, BBVA -0.4%, C -0.3%, BCS -0.3%.

Other news: OILT -4.6% (announces public offering of 2.6 mln common units), CATM -4.5% ( announces private offering of $250 mln of convertible senior notes due 2020), MEMP -4.1% ( announces secondary public offering of 7,061,294 common units representing limited partner interests owned by its sponsor, Memorial Resource Development), RAI -3% / MO -0.6% (reports out indicate NY may ban for tobacco use under 21), TSLA -2.9% ( The US has opened a probe into TSLA Model S fires, according to reports), TLLP -1.9% (announces public offering of 6.3 mln common units), GRPN -1.9% (still checking), YOKU -1.8% (still checking, may be follow-through related to yesterday's downgrade at HSBC Securities), DWRE -1.7% (announces proposed public offering of ~3.31 mln shares of common stock; 2.5 mln shares offered by Demandware, remaining offered by selling stockholders), SFM -1.5% (announces commencement of public offering by selling stockholders), SPSC -1.4% (announces public offering of 750k shares of common stock), NCT -1.3% (announces public offering of 50 mln shares of common stock), NEE -1.2% ( announces 11.1 mln share common stock offering ), AEGR -1% (continued weakness; presents data from Phase 3 extension study of JUXTAPID), NDLS -0.7% (has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC in connection with the proposed primary and secondary public offering of its Class A common stock), HPQ -0.4% (may be down with CRM; the cos announced Strategic Cloud Partnership).

Analyst comments: ALTR -0.7% (removed from Conviction Buy list at Goldman), WHR -0.6% (light volume, downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Raymond James)

(BFW) EON Says Can Reclaim EU2.2b Fuel-Rod Tax After Court Ruling

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EON Says Can Reclaim EU2.2b Fuel-Rod Tax After Court Ruling 2013-11-19 12:18:32.401 GMT

By Tino Andresen and Nicholas Brautlecht Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- EON welcomes decision by Hamburg court, will try to avoid further payment of tax, spokesman Markus Nitschke says by phone. * RWE to wait for written Hamburg court statement before making decision on next steps, spokesman Lothar Lambertz says * RWE has paid average EU300m/yr in tax since 2011: Lambertz * EON, RWE spokesmen comment on nuclear-fuel tax suit to be sent to EU Court

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To contact the editor responsible for this story: Will Kennedy at +44-20-7073-3603 or wkennedy3@bloomberg.net

>>> Best Buy reaffirms headwind guidance; "core business performance has stabili

Best Buy reaffirms headwind guidance; "core business performance has stabilized and our product mix and non-Renew Blue cost containment initiatives have been stronger than expected"

"you will recall from our Q2 FY14 earnings release that we had already identified other P&L drivers that we expected to negatively impact our fourth quarter operating income rate, which we quantified at a negative 40 to 70 basis point impact to last year's fourth quarter (Q4 FY13) non-GAAP operating income rate of 5.7%. This 40 to 70 basis point impact reflects the following... As it relates to these P&L drivers for FY15, the projections we laid out in our Q2 FY14 earnings release have not changed and are reiterated as follows: (1) negative 60 to 90 basis points in Q1 FY15; (2) negative 70 to 100 basis points in Q2 FY15; and (3) negative 30 to 60 basis points in Q3 FY15."

>>> US Early premarket gappers

Early premarket gappers

Gapping up: IPCI +66.7%, TSL +9.9%, OXGN +8.5%, AMRN +6.5%, BRCD +5.3%, EQU +5%, SMTC +4.4%, HD +2.6%, DDD +1.2%, ALU +1.2%, BSX +1.1%, ISIS +1%, HPQ +0.8%, TEVA +0.8%, ACXM +0.7%, GOLD +0.7%, YONG +0.6%, SNE +0.5%

Gapping down: NOAH -9.1%, CPB -6.7%, NCT -4.8%, OILT -4.6%, CATM -4.5%, ACPW -4.1%, VISN -3%, TSLA -2.9%, URBN -2.9%, ICLD -2.7%, MEMP -2.2%, TLLP -1.9%, DWRE -1.7%, SFM -1.5%, SPSC -1.4%, NEE -1.2%, AEGR -1%, CRM -0.9%, NDLS -0.7%, RIO -0.5%