>>> US Gapping downvv

Gapping down
In reaction to disappointing earnings/guidance: SIMG -30.3%, MLHR -6%, DNKN -5.8%, WGO -4.2%, WOR -3.4%, ATU -2.5%, HNT -1.8%, CCE -0.8%

Other news: GNW -6.6% (announced it is still in the process of completing its annual review of long term care insurance active life margins), ELLI -5.4% (announced that mortgage refinancing volume rose 5% in November, the fourth straight month of increases, as mortgage interest rates continued to fall), NVGN -5.1% (follow on weakness attributed to offering), NBG -4.5% (still checking), AHS -2.3% (announced a definitive agreement to acquire Onward Healthcare, Locum Leaders, and Medefis from OGH, for a total purchase price of $82.5 mln), BCRX -1.1% (unfavorable commentary on Wednesday's Mad Money)

Analyst comments: XL -2.1% (downgraded to Underperform from Mkt Perform at Bernstein ), AMD -1.0% (initiated with a Sell at Citigroup), FMS -1.0% (downgraded to Neutral at Bryan Garnier)

>>> US Gapping up

Gapping up
Briefing note: With S&P futures up over 1% this morning, many stocks may be gapping higher that are not idicated below.

In reaction to strong earnings/guidance: ZAGG +20.1%, BIOD +12.8%, RAD +9.9%, AKS +8.3%, JBL +6.1%, ORCL +4.7%, LUB +4.1%, A.CN +2%, APOG +0.9%, STLD +0.9%

M&A news: APP +8.7% (LATimes discusses M&A rumors in APP following news that Charney was suspended as president and CEO), ALU +5.7% (may be in merger talks with Nokia (NOK), according to reports), PTRY +2.2% (to be acquired by Couche-Tard for $36.75/share in cash), MRK +1.7% (announced that it has acquired, through a subsidiary, OncoEthix for upfront payment of $110 mln), NOK +1.1% (may be in merger talks with ALU)

Select metals/mining stocks trading higher: AU +4.8%, CDE +4.6%, IAG +3.3%, ABX +3.2%, KGC +3%, HL +2.4%

Select oil/gas related names showing strength: KEG +18.6%, EXXI +12.7%, MPO +9.4%, PBR +7.8%, PWE +7.8%, PVA +7.3%, LINE +7%, SSL +6.5%, OAS +6.1%, WLL +5.6%, SDRL +4.9%, CHK +3.6%, STO +3.2%, HAL +3%

Other news: MBT +23.6% (Russian related name rebounding), VIP +20.2% (Russian related name rebounding), TTPH +16.3% (announced positive top-line results from Phase 3 IGNITE 1 clinical trial of Eravacycline in complicated intra-abdominal infections), AGEN +9% (announced that its partner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) reported that the ZOE-50 Phase 3 study met its primary endpoint), CRK +8% (still checking), MPEL +5.8% (disclosed Macau framework agreement), YNDX +4.7% (Russian related name rebounding), HTZ +4.2% (still checking), AGIO +3.4% (favorable commentary on Wednesday's Mad Money), SNE +2.9% (cancels December 25 release of 'The Interview,' according to reports), NAV +2.8% (Carl Icahn disclosed 19.99% active stake in 13D filing), RRD +2.8% (favorable commentary on Wednesday's Mad Money), ONNN +2.5% (announced CMOS operational amplifiers that deliver zero drift operation and quiescent current for front-end amplifier circuits and power mgmt designs), ORAN +2.5% (Funds advised by Apax Partners agree to sell Orange Switzerland to NJJ Capital), WYNN +2.2% (rebounding after recent slide),EXAM +2.1% (to replace OPLK in the S&P SmallCap 600), AMGN +1.5% (increased quarterly dividend 30% to $0.79 from $0.61 per share), CGEN +1.1% (enters Immuno-Oncology research collaboration with Johns Hopkins University), HPQ +1% (favorable commentary on Wednesday's Mad Money), AZN +0.9% (announced that the EC has granted Marketing Authorization for Lynparza as a first-in-class treatment for advanced BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer)

Analyst comments: OVAS +14.2% (released data yday morning; upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Wedbush), GOL +5.6% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill), BLOX +4.4% (upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at Pacific Crest), BHI +2.9% (upgraded to Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts), FDX +1.9% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman; tgt $211 -- Added to Conviction Buy List), GLW +1.9% (upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup), JOY +1.8% (upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Longbow), LNKD +1.8% (initiated with a Outperform at Wells Fargo), THC +1.7% (initiated with a Buy at Sterne Agee
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(BFW) Ex-Wife of TCI’s Hohn Says She Won’t Appeal Divorce Ruling

Ex-Wife of TCI’s Hohn Says She Won’t Appeal Divorce Ruling
2014-12-18 13:30:29.193 GMT


By Anthony Aarons
(Bloomberg) -- Jamie Cooper-Hohn, the ex-wife of the
Children’s Investment Fund Management UK LLP founder Chris Hohn,
said she won’t appeal the division of assets in the divorce
case.
* Cooper-Hohn says she still considers the ruling “unjust”
* Cooper-Hohn comments in e-mailed statement
* Hohn was awarded 36.1 percent, or $530 million, of the
couple’s marital assets in divorce case
* NOTE: Ex-Wife of TCI’s Hohn Got 36% of Assets in London
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>>> Uralkali announces Q3 revs up 5% YoY to $896 mln; production up 19% YoY to 3

Uralkali announces Q3 revs up 5% YoY to $896 mln; production up 19% YoY to 3.2 mln tonnes of potassium chloride (no comparable ests)
  • Production up 19% y-o-y to 3.2 million tonnes of potassium chloride.
  • Sales volumes up 19% y-o-y to 3.1 million tonnes of KCl.
  • Revenue up 5% YoY to $896 million Net revenue up 3% YoY to $715 million Average export price, FCA, down 14% YoY to $233 per tonne of KCl.
  • Mine Update: In November 2014, Uralkali detected a higher level of brine inflow and hydrogen sulphide in its Solikamsk-2 mine, as well as a sinkhole to the east of the Solikamsk-2 production site. In order to ensure employee safety, Solikamsk-2 mine and plant, which represent 17.7% of Uralkali's annual KCl capacity, were suspended. Uralkali set up comprehensive monitoring of the Solikamsk-2 mine site and engaged with a number of scientific institutes. It has commenced implementation of a plan designed to address the consequences of the accident and mitigate the potential negative impact. Among other measures, the Company has restarted backfilling of the worked-out areas of the mine.
  • Market Outlook: In China, potash demand has been stronger than previously anticipated due to higher volumes of seaborne imports in the second half of the year. As a result, in August, China started fullfilling additional potash requirements through exercising optional volumes on existing contracts. Annual deliveries are projected to total 12.0-12.2 million tonnes in 2014, the highest level since 2008. In India, demand for potash was quite strong in 3Q due to high levels of NPK application and profitable import economics. A total of 3 million tonnes was imported during the first nine months of this year, representing a y-o-y increase of 42%. In 2014, the country is expected to import 4.0 million tonnes.

>>> US Early premarket gappers

Early premarket gappers
Gapping up: TTPH +18.7%, MBT +17.9%, ZAGG +17.3%, PVA +10.9%, MPO +9.4%, EXXI +8.4%, RAD +7.3%, FRO +7%, SSL +6.2%, WLL +6.1%, PBR +6.1%, YNDX +5.9%, JBL +5.6%, SD +5.5%, OAS +5.4%, AKS +5.2%, ALU +5.1%, ORCL +5.1%, CRK +4.8%, AU +4.7%, CDE +4.6%, JKS +4.6%, SDRL +4.4%, AREX +4.4%, CHK +4.4%, PLUG +4.1%, LUB +4.1%, LINE +3.9%, GOL +3.9%, WYNN +3.7%, HTZ +3.7%, STO +3.6%, GGB +3.6%, ONNN +3.3%, IAG +3.3%, HAL +3.2%, PWE +3.2%, HL +3.2%, BHI +3%, KGC +3%, ABX +2.5%, NAV +2.2%, EXAM +2.1%, A.CN +1.5%, APOG +0.9%, BIOD +0.8%

Gapping down: SIMG -25.8%, NBG -7.5%, GNW -6.8%, NVGN -6.3%, MLHR -6%, ELLI -5.4%, WOR -3.4%, AHS -2.3%, HNT -1.8%, ARIA -0.9%, HMC -0.9%, HSBC -0.6%

>>> Nokia Networks and Alcatel-Lucent speak again about a merger

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The network equipment Nokia Networks and Alcatel-Lucent had been discussing a merger - and added that once abandoned calls in the fall again. For the discussion is also a possible cooperation.
Hamburg - The two European network equipment supplier Nokia Networks and Alcatel-Lucent have begun discussions about a possible merger again. The manager magazine reported in its latest issue (release date: December 19) and refers to company insiders.
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After the sale of mobile phone business to Microsoft , Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri the Group are currently new to this growth and explores options.Nokia Networks, the network division of Nokia and the French competitor Alcatel-Lucent 2013 at had held talks about a merger, but this stopped.
Since the autumn of this year, there was again contacted the manager magazine writes.Possible scenarios are a fusion or a close co-operation. A Nokia spokesman said that it not comment on market rumors.
Enormous competitive pressure in the industry
The network equipment industry has been suffering for years under enormous competitive pressure. For a concentration of industry and the third sector Fourth therefore there are good reasons for this: the French have unlike Nokia Networks has its own fixed network technology.
Through a merger or cooperation Suri could adapt its offer in the future the needs of its customers better that to sell more fixed and mobile services from a single source.
According to the report Suri also probed also getting into business with wearables such as fitness bracelets or watches with computers. Therefore, the Finnish company had specifically bought the expertise of former Nokianer, manager magazine writes. A Nokia spokesman declined to comment on the issue.
Just a few weeks once the largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world had launched a new tablet on the market, where Nokia is licensing its brand to other manufacturers. With this business model Suri wants to tap new sources of revenue.
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