PRE-MARKET | November 22, 2016 | $SPX, $CL_F, $DLTR, #OPTIONS, $SINA, $AAPL, $SNY, $GE, $FB

PRE-MARKET | November 22, 2016 | $SPX, $CL_F, $DLTR, #OPTIONS, $SINA, $AAPL, $SNY, $GE, $FB

PRE-MARKET MOVERS

 

UPGRADES

 

DOWNGRADES

14. LOCK:$LOCK downgraded to Hold at Deutsche Bank – PT $24, downgraded to Hold at Canaccord Genuity – PT raise $24 from $23

 

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1. MDT:After a big year outperforming #biotech, #Medtech falling apart after Q3 earnings… $MDT $EW $DXCM etc
3. TGTX:$TGTX Announces Positive DSMB Recommendation for Continuation of the UNITY-CLL Phase 3 Trial
5. QURE:$QURE Updated Clinical Data on AMT-060 in Hemophilia B at #ASH16
6. ADI:Analog Devices Reports Q4 EPS $1.05 vs. Est. $0.89, Rev. $1B vs. Est. $942M $ADI

 

Trending News Headlines

1. Nearly 350 Abstracts Evaluating Celgene Therapies to Be Presented at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting (ASH) | Business Wire

Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) today announced that data from nearly 350 abstracts, including more than 150 oral presentations, evaluating Celgene

2. AIG joins list of finance companies looking to move from Britain

U.S. insurer AIG (AIG.N) may move its European headquarters from London to another European Union country because of Britain’s vote to leave the EU, the head of the AIG’s European and UK operations said at an industry conference on Tuesday.

3. Trump cancels meeting with New York Times, complaining about ‘nasty tone’

President-elect Donald Trump abruptly canceled a meeting scheduled for Tuesday with The New York Times newspaper that he has frequently criticized, complaining in morning Twitter posts about inaccurate coverage and a “nasty tone.”

4. Early movers: CPB, DPS, KKR, MDT, DSW, PANW, BA, JACK, AZN & more

Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.

5. Dollar Tree is climbing after strong earnings and guidance

The stock is climbing after better than expected results.

6. Dr Pepper Snapple to Acquire Bai Beverages for $1.7 Billion

Dr Pepper Snapple Group agreed to buy Bai Brands, the maker of low-calorie, coffee-fruit drinks, for $1.7 billion, as consumers continue to turn away from traditional sodas.

7. Iteris to Attend the Benchmark Discovery Conference in Chicago on December 1, 2016 | Business Wire

Iteris’ CEO, Joe Bergera, and CFO, Andy Schmidt, will be participating in the Benchmark Annual Micro Cap Discovery Conference taking place on December

8. OPEC experts resume talks on oil output cut, delegates upbeat

OPEC experts discussing how to implement a plan to cut oil output are likely to reach agreement later on Tuesday, a Nigerian delegate said, a possible sign of progress in finalizing the group’s first supply-limiting deal since 2008.

Technology News

    Just imagine what things will look like if the unsavory elements that tore through the election false narratives fake news and aggressive efforts to delegitimize traditional journalism come back into play as Donald Trump presses to enact his agenda.
    The national security adviser Trump named last week Michael Flynn a retired Army lieutenant general has subscribed to the conspiracy theory that Shariah law is taking root in the United States it contributing to his insistence that Americans have every reason to view Islam as.
    not so outlandish to envision attempts to sell his plans getting a lift from the likes of Jones or a fake site out of Macedonia perhaps claiming that Democrats are working with ISIS to use undocumented immigrants to poison local water supplies or some such.
    It made a huge push over the last four years to be a destination for news indeed to be your personalized Since that Obama tweet the company retooled its platform creating a system designed to make it easier to share and promote timely and trending stories and to help them spread rapidly across its network.
    On June Donald Trump hit the ground in Iowa and began campaigning for president taking shots at his fellow Republican contenders and telling the news media that only he could beat Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
    With the presidential primaries underway another fundamental change was taking place inside Facebook one responsible for giving even more prominence to posts from news organizations and public figures though the company had not yet started reckoning with it.
    It made a huge push over the last four years to be a destination for news indeed to be your personalized Since that Obama tweet the company retooled its platform creating a system designed to make it easier to share and promote timely and trending stories and to help them spread rapidly across its network.
    On June Donald Trump hit the ground in Iowa and began campaigning for president taking shots at his fellow Republican contenders and telling the news media that only he could beat Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
    With the presidential primaries underway another fundamental change was taking place inside Facebook one responsible for giving even more prominence to posts from news organizations and public figures though the company had not yet started reckoning with it.
    Nathaniel Faggioli the company chief operating officer a former Goldman Sachs banker has pushed his employees to find ways to improve its margins as the startup tries to attract another round of financing according to the people.
    Meanwhile Munchery line cooks in San Francisco its flagship market stayed up until assembling Vietnamese caramel chicken roasted half game hen and beef pho said the current and former employees.
    From September to July Munchery San Francisco kitchen made about dishes an entree or a side that never got sold according to an internal financial document and interviews with who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of reprisal from their former employer.
    were happy with the successful first test flight and were able to verify several performance models and components including aerodynamics batteries control systems and crew training with no major unexpected results the company said in an statement.
    Company Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said he was deeply disappointed when a SpaceX rocket explosion destroyed a Facebook satellite that would have helped spread internet access across Africa.
    Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla spoke to Zuckerberg in recent days at the Economic Cooperation summit in Peru about using the Aquila drone to beam internet to remote parts of the country the Jakarta Post reported.
    As John Herrman argued in a recent New York Times article part of the difficulty in solving the problem stems from the fact that many people appear to have lost faith in the existing media.
    This is part of the reason why the problem be solved by appointing an for Facebook as Washington Post media writer and former New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan recommended in a recent column.
    Take a look at the recent analysis by the New York Times of a single fake news story A man in Texas posts a photo of a bus on Twitter and says he thinks it is carrying paid protesters to an rally.
    is exploring an ambitious push to infiltrate the last bastion of traditional live sports.
    In recent months the giant has been in talks with heavy hitters like the National Basketball Association Major League Baseball and the National Football League for the rights to carry live games according to people familiar with the matter.
    It also has talked with soccer lacrosse and surfing.
    The news comes hours after it was revealed that Goldman Sachs one of the original members of the consortium effort would depart the group.
    A source close to the deal indicates that Santander is among a small number of firms that may have privately withdrawn from the consortium in recent weeks and that a planned funding round is still moving ahead.
    Developing technology like this requires dedication and significant resources and our diverse pool of members all have different capacities and capabilities which naturally change over time.
    Nathaniel Faggioli the company chief operating officer a former Goldman Sachs banker has pushed his employees to find ways to improve its margins as the startup tries to attract another round of financing according to the people.
    Meanwhile Munchery line cooks in San Francisco its flagship market stayed up until assembling Vietnamese caramel chicken roasted half game hen and beef pho said the current and former employees.
    From September to July Munchery San Francisco kitchen made about dishes an entree or a side that never got sold according to an internal financial document and interviews with who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of reprisal from their former employer.
    It made a huge push over the last four years to be a destination for news indeed to be your personalized Since that Obama tweet the company retooled its platform creating a system designed to make it easier to share and promote timely and trending stories and to help them spread rapidly across its network.
    On June Donald Trump hit the ground in Iowa and began campaigning for president taking shots at his fellow Republican contenders and telling the news media that only he could beat Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton.
    With the presidential primaries underway another fundamental change was taking place inside Facebook one responsible for giving even more prominence to posts from news organizations and public figures though the company had not yet started reckoning with it.

 

PRE-MARKET | November 21, 2016 | $GEN, $CL_F, $USO, $MLNX, $MPEL, $WYNN, $MGM, $FOSL

PRE-MARKET | November 21, 2016 | $GEN, $CL_F, $USO, $MLNX, $MPEL, $WYNN, $MGM, $FOSL

UPGRADES

3. FOSL:$FOSL upgraded to Neutral at Piper Jaffray

 

DOWNGRADES

1. CEMP:$CEMP downgraded to Market Perform at Cowen, PT removed.

 

EARNINGS

 

Trending Social Alerts
1. HALO:$HALO today announced that AbbVie has discontinued a development program using the Halozyme ENHANZE™ platform technology
2. DRYS:$DRYS *DJ DryShips’s Lending Bank Has Agreed to a Write-Off of Approximately 50% of the Outstanding Principal and Interest Due >DRYS
6. TSN:#BREAKING: Tyson Foods $TSN Q4 Adjusted Earnings Per Share misses estimates, $0.96 vs. $1.17 expected
7. ADRO:$ADRO Partial Clinical Hold Lifted and Enrollment Resumes for Aduro Biotech LADD Clinical Trials

 

Trending News Headlines
1. Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers

Apple Inc. has disbanded its division that develops wireless routers, another move to try to sharpen the company’s focus on consumer products that generate the bulk of its revenue, according to people familiar with the matter.

Technology News
    NPR decided to the system by flagging nearly posts that could be considered hate speech specifically attacks against blacks and against whites in the We found that Facebook subcontractors were not consistent and made numerous mistakes including in instances where a user calls for violence.
    We say they were mistakes because the company changed its position in dozens of instances removing some and restoring others either when we flagged it a second time through the automated system or brought it to the attention of Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park Calif.
    Some in Silicon Valley dismiss the criticisms against Facebook as schadenfreude Just like taxi drivers do like Uber legacy media envies the success of the social platform and enjoys seeing its leadership on the hot seat.
    terrorists into encrypted channels however impedes their operational effectiveness by constraining the amount of data they can send and complicating transmission protocols a phenomenon known in military parlance as virtual attrition Pompeo wrote in an published in January by The Wall Street Journal.
    of us believe that a couple of years in the Army followed by sitting on a committee in Congress qualifies anyone for any position in the CIA much less as the Director a former military officer who also worked in the intelligence community told Motherboard on condition of anonymity.
    believe that the ongoing nepotism used to select unqualified and in some cases dangerous people for leadership in these key positions may well lead to a catastrophic failure for the United.
    Khizr Khan the father of an American soldier killed in Iraq and a critic of Donald Trump was smeared in articles on Images Something is deeply wrong when the voice reputation and influence can be borrowed by a source that describes itself as fantasy news to claim that he has endorsed a presidential candidate and then be amplified unchallenged through a million individual shares.
    But the outrage is at risk of being misdirected and will be followed by the realization that the colloquial the newslike media amateur and professional for which truth is defined first in personal and political terms and which must only meet the bar of not being obviously inarguably demonstrably false will continue growing apace gaining authority by sheer force not despite Facebook but because of it.
    Those who expect the operator of the dominant media ecosystem of our time in response to getting caught promoting lies to suddenly return authority to the companies it has superseded are in for a similar surprise.
    CloseCloseCloseCountryCodeFor customers ofUnited any any United Orange Airtel Videocon Telkomsel Indosat XL See SMS short codes for other countries.
    This timeline is where spend most of your time getting instant updates about what matters to you.
    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.
    terrorists into encrypted channels however impedes their operational effectiveness by constraining the amount of data they can send and complicating transmission protocols a phenomenon known in military parlance as virtual attrition Pompeo wrote in an published in January by The Wall Street Journal.
    of us believe that a couple of years in the Army followed by sitting on a committee in Congress qualifies anyone for any position in the CIA much less as the Director a former military officer who also worked in the intelligence community told Motherboard on condition of anonymity.
    believe that the ongoing nepotism used to select unqualified and in some cases dangerous people for leadership in these key positions may well lead to a catastrophic failure for the United.
    The June Intelligent Oven uses a combination of its camera scale touchscreen ports apps and continuously updated cooking presets to make you the best possible meal.
    The June oven uses carbon fiber heating elements that can fully power up in three seconds which greatly reduces the time needed for preheat.
    I do however think this lack of crust and visual appeal is fixable if June tests heat at the beginning or end of their meat presets as part of getting the inside up to temp.
    Please systematize this Give trusted media sources and agencies a path to report their findings so that Facebook and other social platforms can surface this information to users when they read these items and more importantly as they consider sharing them.
    Or is that deeper information better revealed by getting quicker to the next listing in the search results Wikipedia explaining that Daily Stormer is an American and white supremacist news and commentary website.
    Love or hate Occupy Democrats racked up to million impressions a week on Facebook according to its cofounder by providing users with the social tokens to use in their own conversations the thing they share because it speaks for them.
    Alarmed by the statistics the Department of Transportation in October outlined a plan to work with the National Safety Council and other advocacy groups to devise a to strategy with the ambitious goal of eliminating roadway fatalities within years.
    whole principle is to bring voice recognition to customers so they can keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel said Alan Hall a spokesman for Ford which began installing Sync in cars in.
    William Chandler a retired neurosurgeon in Ann Arbor just bought a BMW sport utility vehicle that warns him if he drifts out of his lane on the highway or if a car is in his blind spot.
    Now the firm has its next bet Marco Polo a small video messaging app run by a company called Joya Communications.
    The app seems pretty simple users can send each other short video messages with text or filters added on.
    As Snapchat has become more and more public with features like Discover and Stories investors are looking for products that might be able to use the same video messaging idea in a more intimate way.
    Alarmed by the statistics the Department of Transportation in October outlined a plan to work with the National Safety Council and other advocacy groups to devise a to strategy with the ambitious goal of eliminating roadway fatalities within years.
    whole principle is to bring voice recognition to customers so they can keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel said Alan Hall a spokesman for Ford which began installing Sync in cars in.
    William Chandler a retired neurosurgeon in Ann Arbor just bought a BMW sport utility vehicle that warns him if he drifts out of his lane on the highway or if a car is in his blind spot.

 

PRE-MARKET | November 18, 2016 | $TSLA, $CRM, $AAPL, $AAL, $GS, $C, $AMD, $BBY, GSL, $KTOV #OPTIONS, #Traders

PRE-MARKET | November 18, 2016 | $TSLA, $CRM, $AAPL, $AAL, $GS, $C, $AMD, $BBY, GSL, $KTOV #OPTIONS, #Traders

PRE-MARKET MOVERS

1. CRM: $CRM Tops Q3 by 3c

 

UPGRADES

3. COTY:$COTY upgraded to hold at Berenberg
7. GS:$GS upgraded to Outperform at Macquarie

 

DOWNGRADES

2. C:$C downgraded to Neutral at Macquarie
8. SAVE:$SAVE downgraded to Neutral at Citigroup – PT raise $61 from $52
9. WFC:$WFC downgraded to Underperform at BMO Capital – PT $47

 

EARNINGS

 

Trending Social Alerts

1. ANF:Does anyone shop at Abercrombie & Fitch anymore? Big same-store sales drop. Earnings missed badly. $ANF down 10% #premarket.

 

Trending News Headlines

1. Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s Drug Study Results are Coming — Here’s what investors need to know

In a few weeks, investors will know if Lilly’s solanezumab is a groundbreaking treatment for Alzheimer’s or another drug casualty to a disease that has eluded pharmaceutical companies for years.

2. Chipotle, Ackman Near Settlement

Chipotle Mexican Grill and William Ackman are nearing a settlement that would give the activist investor a say in the boardroom at the beleaguered burrito chain.

3. Agios Announces Phase 1 Data from Dose Expansion Cohorts of AG-120 in Patients with IDH1 Mutant Positive Glioma and Chondrosarcoma

– Durable Stable Disease Observed for Patients with Non-enhancing Low Grade Glioma and Chondrosarcoma Patients; 42% of Glioma Patients Still on Treatment –

4. Tweets2016-11-18

As always, enjoy the round-up of highlights, news and discussion from the biotech Twitter stream, curated by @23aloha and @BioDueDiligence . Thanks for your interest, and feel free to Contact Us with…

5. Abercrombie & Fitch quarterly sales fall again

Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co (ANF.N) posted its 15th straight drop in quarterly sales as fewer customers visited its stores.

6. OPEC moves closer to oil output deal as Iran gets new offer

OPEC is moving closer toward finalizing this month its first deal since 2008 to limit oil output, with most members prepared to offer Iran significant flexibility on production volumes, ministers and sources said on Friday.

7. OPEC moves closer to oil output deal as Iran gets new offer

OPEC is moving closer toward finalizing this month its first deal since 2008 to limit oil output, with most members prepared to offer Iran significant flexibility on production volumes, ministers and sources said on Friday.

8. Chipotle, Ackman Near Settlement

Chipotle Mexican Grill and William Ackman are nearing a settlement that would give the activist investor a say in the boardroom at the beleaguered burrito chain.

Technology News

    Today pleased to announce the launch of Firefox Focus a free fast and easy to use private browser for iOS.
    You may be looking for information that in certain situations is sensitive searches for engagement rings flights to Las Vegas or expensive cigars for example.
    You can browse with peace of mind feeling confident in the knowledge that you can instantly erase your sessions with a single tap no menus needed.
    Today Kamkar released the schematics and code for a device he calls PoisonTap a tiny USB dongle that whether plugged into a locked or unlocked PC installs a set of backdoors that in many cases allow an attacker to gain access to the online accounts corporate intranet sites or even their router.
    One solution Kamkar proposes would be for operating systems to ask permission before they connect to a new network device like PoisonTap instead of silently switching over from trusted Wifi.
    Or they can close their browser every time they step away from their computer assiduously clear its cache or even take the more drastic measure of filling their USB ports with glue.
    Coincidentally Wired just published a lengthy interview with Clapper that covered his thoughts on the morality of espionage in general and Internet surveillance in particular.
    From standpoint the country is locked in a seemingly constant state of war against a protean and often faceless set of enemies at a time when a single employee can walk out with a thumb drive containing worth of secrets.
    In a recent of possible Trump Administration appointments CNN listed former Pete Hoekstra retired General Joseph Kellogg former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Mike Rogers as likely candidates to succeed Clapper.
    Clapper has found himself defending his agencies from the charge that leading the nation into a dystopian future in which an government kills from the sky with no accountability hoovers up vast troves of data from people the world over and undermines personal computer security through back doors malware and industry side deals.
    Among other small steps toward openness Clapper has overseen an effort to ease into public view more information about the drone program which has faced increasing opposition particularly after the September killing of Anwar an American cleric who had embraced al Qaeda and become a top leader of its affiliate in Yemen.
    The principal Christopher Soghoian says that while office has started a Tumblr and pushed to declassify some significant historical the drone casualty report and pages of a government investigation that dealt with Saudi role in financing and coordinating the has yet to make public or confirm the existence of a single surveillance program or tool not exposed by Snowden.
    In March months before Snowden provided the Guardian and the Washington Post with voluminous NSA data documenting sweeping domestic and international communications dragnets Clapper had a public colloquy with Senator Ron Wyden an Oregon Democrat on the intelligence committee.
    Litt would also say that Clapper finds open hearings a requirement of congressional oversight as annoying as folding fitted sheets citing a distinctive turn of phrase used by his boss.
    As resignation became public two intelligence committee members independent Angus King of Maine and Republican James Lankford of Oklahoma wrote to Trump to urge the to prioritize the selection of replacement.
    of Code embodies our vision for Apple stores as a place for the community to gather learn and be entertained said Angela Ahrendts senior vice president of Retail.
    we started Hour of Code in Apple has each year upped its participation and found ways to introduce more kids to computer science said Hadi Partovi founder and CEO of.
    In addition to workshops Apple has developed a series of tools to extend Hour of Code into schools and community centers including a free facilitator guide offering lesson ideas group activities and more.
    is on the verge of a massive global rollout of its streaming video service people familiar with the matter said taking direct aim at rival Netflix Inc.
    The giant likely will expand its video service into about countries and territories the people said.
    Amazon Prime Video is only available now in the Germany Austria and Japan with a planned launch in India.
    over years DNI James Clapper has devoted his life to national security and to the men and women in our Armed Forces and Intelligence Community who protect it.
    career in public service began as an officer in the United States Armed Forces.
    Through all of this Clapper has provided steady leadership for the Intelligence Community and wise counsel to the President and the Congress.
    Of course this occurrence can not be viewed in a vacuum and comes in a week that has seen Twitter peers Google and Facebook come under fire for not doing enough to tackle fake news and propaganda in the wake of Donald election victory.
    This New Order incident echoes a similar instance in May when hacker and troll Andrew Auernheimer who goes by the pseudonym weev used ad platform to promote a white power tweet.
    need to stand up for one another and defend ourselves from violence and discrimination read the tweet which was served up to Twitter users that followed accounts related to fighting racism and supporting social justice.
    Microsoft will tie executive bonuses to workforce diversity goals after the company saw a second consecutive year of declines in the percentage of women employees owing to its exit from the phone handset market.
    You will now receive the Game Plan newsletter Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella after a bumpy start marked by a gaffe over equal pay at a women in tech conference has made diversity a key priority for the company.
    To boost hiring of women and minorities the company has added human resources workers with experience in that area and Nadella funded the tripling of an internship program called Explorer for college freshman and sophomores interested in technology Houston said.

 

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PRE-MARKET | November 17, 2016 | $SINO, $RLOG, $DCIX, $NMM, $ESEA, $TOPS, $TSO, $MSFT, $AMGN

PRE-MARKET | November 17, 2016 | $SINO, $RLOG, $DCIX, $NMM, $ESEA, $TOPS, $TSO, $MSFT, $AMGN

Pre market
Gainers: RLOG +121%. SINO +99%. GSL +94%. DCIX +32%. NMM +32%. ESEA +24%. TOPS +22%. WNR +22%. NM +22%. NAO +19%. SB +18%. ANW +17%. PANL +16%. SHIP +12%. NTAP +12%. HAIN +11%. GLBS +11%. UAM +11%. GURE +10%. PLCE +8%. NNA 8%. BBY 8%. INCY 6%. RCON 6%. PLUG 6%. GNK 6%. ENDP 6%
Losers: LEI -26%. VUZI -18%. SPP -18%. NVTA -14%. FSLR -12%. ZX -10%. TEGP -10%. SSI -9%. STEM -8%. FOXF -8%. TTMI -7%. PFGC -6%

 

 

UPGRADES

1. FSLR:$FSLR upgraded to Market Perform at JMP Securities
6. TWX:$TWX upgraded to Buy at Moffett Nathanson

 

DOWNGRADES

2. BUD:$BUD downgraded to Hold at Investec
18. URBN:$URBN downgraded to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley – PT raise $39 from $36

 

EARNINGS

 

Trending Social Alerts

1. BBY:Best Buy Q3 EPS $0.62 vs $0.47 Est, Revenue $8.95B vs $8.85B Est. $BBY
4. WMT:EARNINGS ALERT: @Walmart EPS beats $0.98 vs. $0.96 • revs. miss $118.179B vs. $118.695B $WMT

 

Trending News Headlines

1. Hey Gilead, stop developing drugs and start buying biotech companies — now!

For as much as we love and respect you, Gilead, the current situation is unacceptable. The once great and mighty biotech Gilead cannot trade at a 6x forward earnings multiple!

2. No early win for Sanofi, Regeneron cholesterol drug in study

Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Thursday they would continue a large clinical outcomes study with their injectable cholesterol-lowering drug Praluent.

3. Wal-Mart Sales Edge Up, Though Profit Falls

Wal-Mart’s revenue rose less than expected in the third quarter, and profit fell 8.2% as the retailer continues to invest billions to boost its e-commerce business and improve stores.

4. Tesoro Petroleum (TSO) to Acquire Western Refining (WNR) in Net $4.1B Deal

Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) and Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE: WNR) jointly announced a definitive agreement under which Tesoro will acquire Western at an implied…

5. Russia starts blocking LinkedIn website after court ruling

Russia’s communications regulator ordered public access to LinkedIn’s website to be blocked on Thursday to comply with a court ruling that found the social networking firm guilty of violating a data storage law.

6. Goldman Sachs Sees Accelerating Growth at Microsoft (MSFT); Rating Raised to ‘Buy’

(Updated – November 17, 2016 8:27 AM EST)Goldman Sachs upgraded Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $68.00 (from $60.00), implying 16% upside. Analyst Heather Bellini estimates…

7. Griffen Securities Positive on ZIOPHARM’s (ZIOP) Latest Membrane-Bound IL-15 Data; Affirms at ‘Buy’

Griffen Securities reaffirms ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIOP) at Buy with a price target of $21 after the company…

8. Incyte (INCY) PT Lifted to $126 at BMO Capital Following Competitor Set-Back

BMO Capital analyst M. Ian Somaiya reiterated an Outperform rating and bumped his price target on Incyte (NASDAQ: INCY) to $126.00 (from $121.00) as mixed data from Gilead’s Phase 3 trials of…

Technology News

    Microsoft also partnered with Canonical to bring Ubuntu to Windows and acquired Xamarin to aid mobile app development.
    Microsoft even open sourced Xamarin SDKs and developer tools and brought SQL Server to Linux.
    Google is joining the Foundation which oversees Platform programming languages that form part of Microsoft major competitor to Java and Android.
    Among those whose accounts have been suspended is Richard Spencer president and director of the National Policy Institute which identifies itself as an organization dedicated to the heritage identity and future of people of European descent in the United States and around the world.
    Others whose accounts have been suspended include Pax Dickinson founder of site Wesearchr an internet personality who goes by the fake name Ricky Vaughn and blogger Paul Town who describes himself as the leading thoughtleader of.
    The site rules say abuse includes hateful conduct that promotes violence against threatens or attacks people on the basis of race ethnicity national origin sexual orientation gender gender identity religious affiliation age disability or disease.
    Before it officially is adopted however it will need to receive Royal Assent which is likely to be given before the end of to match the government intentions and ahead of existing surveillance laws expiring.
    and GCHQ collected private data for years The Home Office the department responsible for the law has said the provisions listed within it are needed to help protect the country national security and give more oversight than ever before.
    This could include downloading data from a mobile phone that is stolen or left unattended or software that tracks every keyboard letter pressed being installed on a laptop.
    Other suspended accounts include Ricky Vaughn who was previously banned after a BuzzFeed News story detailing his campaign to disenfranchise voters with false information former Business Insider CTO Pax Dickenson and John Rivers.
    Though the abuse tools were received tepidly as a small first step that was in many ways cosmetic the decision to begin to ban some of more prominent and white nationalist voices is a signal that the company may be getting serious about reclaiming its platform from trolls.
    In a statement given to BuzzFeed News Jared Taylor founder and editor of American Renaissance and advocate and Richard Spencer president of the National Policy Institute a white nationalist called purge of accounts associated with the and.
    Quotes are not sourced from all markets and may be delayed up to minutes.
    Information is provided is and solely for informational purposes not for trading purposes or advice.
    Disclaimer.
    Twitter on Tuesday removed Spencer verified account RichardBSpencer that of his think tank the National Policy Institute npiamerica and his online magazine radixjournal.
    As a private company Twitter has no obligation to provide a forum for white nationalist views and can do what it wants said James Grimmelmann a law professor who studies social networks at Cornell University.
    Heimblach said he applied to have his account verified because he leads a political party registered with the Federal Communications Commission advocating for the best interests of white Americans.
    Charles West will create a guide to help local government officials develop and implement policies and programs to improve the life outcomes of boys and men of color.
    Gigi Sohn will use storytelling techniques to help demonstrate how public policy can improve access to communications networks new technology and media for communities too often left behind in the digital age.
    Terri Gerstein will develop the capacity of state and local government agencies to improve the conditions of and immigrant workers through strategic enforcement of labor laws including through ongoing partnerships with NGOs.
    The Investigatory Powers Bill cleared its final hurdle in the House of Lords on Wednesday afternoon when peers agreed to stop a proposed press intrusion amendment between the lower and upper chambers of the Palace of Westminster.
    Ironically the Tory government has repeatedly used DRIPA expiration for political gain with ministers warning that the UK would be naked to any national security threat without any provision in law that allowed for a communications data acquisition regime to continue into.
    Key passages of the Investigatory Powers Act demand that telecoms firms retain data on the Web activity of British citizens for months to allow cops spooks and public authorities to access the information.
    Twitter on Tuesday removed Spencer verified account RichardBSpencer that of his think tank the National Policy Institute npiamerica and his online magazine radixjournal.
    As a private company Twitter has no obligation to provide a forum for white nationalist views and can do what it wants said James Grimmelmann a law professor who studies social networks at Cornell University.
    Heimblach said he applied to have his account verified because he leads a political party registered with the Federal Communications Commission advocating for the best interests of white Americans.
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PRE-MARKET | November 16, 2016 | $DRYS, $AAPL, $TGT, $SINO, $OPTT, $PRU, $CPA, $BAC

PRE-MARKET | November 16, 2016 | $DRYS, $AAPL, $TGT, $SINO, $OPTT, $PRU, $CPA, $BAC

PRE-MARKET MOVERS

 

UPGRADES

2. DIS:$DIS upgraded to Buy at Deutsche Bank – PT $112
4. RPRX:$RPRX upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Ladenburg.

 

DOWNGRADES

12. LULU:$LULU downgraded to Neutral at Credit Suisse – PT cut $53 from $76
16. SCTY:$SCTY downgraded to Sell at Axiom Capital

 

EARNINGS

 

Trending Social Alerts

1. LOW:Lowe’s missed on EPS & revenue. Competition from Home Depot may just be too tough. $LOW down nearly 5% #premarket. $HD down 1% too though.
2. DRYS:The clown show continues … $DRYS up another $20 in premarket
3. TGT:Target Q3 EPS $1.04 vs $0.83 Est, Revenue $16.44B vs $16.30B Est. $TGT

 

Trending News Headlines

1. Shane Blackmon on Twitter

“$FLXN prices 3.6m shares at $18.00”

2. Target Boosts Forecast as Profit Rises

Target raised its outlook for same-store sales over the holiday season as the retailer reported better-than-expected results in the latest quarter.

3. Facebook says it miscalculated more metrics, but it’s telling advertisers not to worry

On the plus side: This has nothing to do with fake news.

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