PRE-MARKET | October 13, 2016 | $REGN, $ULTA, $LNN, $CARA, $WFC, $EBAY, $CSIQ, $AMZN, $GPRO, $DECK, $BW, $WGO

by Alpha | Oct 13, 2016 | Pre-Market

PRE-MARKET MOVERS

1. OCUL, REGN: $OCUL Ocular Therapeutix Inks Licensing Deal With Regeneron $REGN For Wet AMD – Xconomy

2. CARA:  $CARA H.C. Wainwright Starts Cara Therapeutics at Buy, $20 PT

3. ULTA:  $ULTA Ulta Salon’s stock surges after raised profit and sales outlook – MarketWatch

4. LNN:  $LNN Lindsay Corporation Reports Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results – BW

5. VIA, VIAB:  $VIAB BofA/Merrill Lynch Upgrades Viacom $VIA to Buy, $44 PT Wells Fargo Upgrades to Market Perform

6. CRBP:  $CRBP Corbus Pharma Completes Resunab Phase 2 in Systemic Sclerosis – Street Insider

7. GIMO:  $GIMO BofA/Merrill Lynch Upgrades Gigamon to Buy, $61 PT

8. ERJ:  $ERJ Goldman Sachs Upgrades Embraer to Buy

9. PICO:  $PICO PICO Holdings Terminates CEO Hart; Synthonics Investigation Concluded – SI

10. ESPR:  $ESPR Esperion Therapeutics Says Pivotal Phase 3 LDL-C to Include Patients on Any Statin, at Any Dose

11. WFC:  $WFC Wells Fargo CEO Stumpf retires with $134M

12. WFC:  $WFC Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf quits, replaced by Tim Sloan – Reuters

13. EBAY, MELI:  $EBAY EBay to Raise More Than $1 Billion Selling Stake in MercadoLibre $MELI – BBG

14. ERJ:  $ERJ Embraer Nears Deal With U.S., Brazil on Corruption Investigation – BBG

15. MRK:  $MRK Merck KgaA To Meet 2018 Targets; Sees EUR 4 Bln Sales From New Products By 2022 – nasdaq

16. CSX:  $CSX CSX shares rise as third-quarter results beat Wall Street’s estimates – MarketWatch

22. CSIQ, LMRK: $CSIQ Landmark Infrastructure $LMRK to Acquire California Land Assets from Canadian Solar Unit – SI

23. CSIQ:  $CSIQ Canadian Solar Unit Enters $95M Syndicated Loan Facility – Street Insider

24. DAL:  $DAL Delta Air Lines beats profit estimate but revenue falls short – MarketWatch

25. PFE:  $PFE Jefferies Downgrades Pfizer to Hold; Key Drivers Have Played Out, $36 PT

26. DB:  $DB Deutsche Bank Said to Implement Hiring Freeze as CEO Cuts Costs – BBG

27. PAG:  $PAG Evercore ISI Downgrades Penske Automotive Group to Sell

28. UN:  $UN Unilever 3rd-quarter turnover flat due to exchange rates – Fox Business

29. AMZN, GPRO:  $GPRO GoPro Sees Early Weakness as Company Temporarily Stops Shipping to Amazon $AMZN – Street Insider

30. BW:  $BW Credit Suisse Downgrades Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises to Underperform, $16 PT

31. SGEN:  $SGEN Seattle Genetics Files 44.1M Share Common Stock Shelf for Selling Shareholders – Street Insider

32. PUK:  $PUK Prudential plc Downgraded by Societe Generale to Sell

33. RIO:  $RIO Citi Downgrades Rio Tinto to Sell

34. DECK:  $DECK Susquehanna Downgrades Deckers Outdoor to Negative, $49 PT

35. MELI:  $MELI MercadoLibre, Inc. Announces Proposed Follow-on Offering by Stockholders – Econo Times

36. TGTX:  $TGTX TG Therapeutics, Inc. Amends the GENUINE Phase 3 Clinical Trial – GlobeNewswire

37. FLDM:  $FLDM Fluidigm Preliminary Q3 Results Show 23 Percent Drop in Revenue – genomeweb

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1. LNN:$LNN reports FQ4 earnings of 73c EPS and $132.90M Revs –

2. DAL:$DAL reports FQ3 earnings of $1.70 EPS and $10.48B Revs –

3. WGO:$WGO reports FQ4 earnings of 49c EPS and $263.25M Revs –

4. WGO:$WGO reports inline with the Estimize EPS Consensus and beats the Estimize Revenue Consensus by $2.35M –

5. MYCC:$MYCC reports FQ3 earnings of 2c EPS and $259.33M Revs –

6. VAC:$VAC reports FQ3 earnings of 96c EPS and $406.99M Revs –

7. PGR:$PGR reports FQ3 earnings of 34c EPS and $5.72B Revs –

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The enhancements to Lentiglobin increase the number of cells containing corrected, functional genes that can be delivered into patients with two rare inherited blood diseases, Bluebird says.

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Ulta Beauty will host its 2016 analyst and investor conference today, Thursday, October 13, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Chicago, Illinois. In conjunction with this event, the Company raised its financial guidance for the third quarter and full year 2016, and provided an update on its long term

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bluebird bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLUE), a clinical-stage company committed to developing potentially transformative gene therapies for severe genetic disea

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) needs to hire 120,000 new part-time workers across its entire network to ensure a flawless and efficient shopping experience ahead of the holiday…

“Oil at $70/b is too hot, and $50/b too cold for U.S. shale, says @CreditSuisse”

Amazon.com Inc said it would hire more than 120,000 seasonal workers in the United States for the holiday season, 20 percent more than last year, highlighting the growing threat the e-commerce giant poses to traditional retailers.

Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) has introduced a hiring freeze as it seeks to cut costs amid a deep strategic overhaul, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

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PRE-MARKET | October 11, 2016 | $TWLO, $AAPL, $SPY, $TWTR, $YUM, $TSLA, $AA,

by Alpha | Oct 11, 2016 | Pre-Market

PRE-MARKET MOVERS

1. SUPN: $SUPN Supernus Pharma Announces SPN-812 Phase 2b Met Primary Endpoint as ADHD Treatment – SI

2. TWLO:  $TWLO Twilio Prelim. Sept.-Quarter Results Top Expectations – Street Insider

3. RDUS, SHPG:  $RDUS Shire $SHPG said to edge closer to Radius deal – sources – Betaville

4. EARS:  $EARS Auris Medical Holding AG provides update on its treatment for acute inner ear tinnitus – reuters

5. YUM:  $YUM Yum! Brands To Return Over $13.5 Billion to Shareholders – TheStreet

6. TWTR:  $TWTR Twitter Is Said to Be in Continued Talks With Salesforce – NYTimes

7. OZRK:  $OZRK Bank of the Ozarks Tops Q3 EPS by 6c – Street Insider

8. AAPL:  $AAPL Apple, Samsung to Argue Patent Case Before Supreme Court – WSJ

9. HRTG:  $HRTG Heritage Insurance estimates losses under $100 million from Hurricane Matthew claims – MW

10. BUD, KO:  $BUD Coca-Cola $KO to Acquire SABMiller’s Former Stake in Africa Soda Bottling – WSJ

11. BUD, MO:  $MO Altria Group Updates on FY16 Outlook; Adds $1B to Stock Buyback Plan $BUD – Street Insider

12. TSLA:  $TSLA German report calls Tesla’s Autopilot a “hazard” – TechCrunch

13. TSLA:  $TSLA TESLA LOOKS TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OF ITS FREMONT PLANT – Motor Trend

15. GE: $GE General Electric Announces Plans to Acquire LM Wind Power in $1.65B Deal – Street Insider

16. WFC:  $WFC Wells Fargo Reshuffles Top Ranks, Rallying Around Its No. 2 – NYTimes

17. VZ, YHOO:  $YHOO Yahoo!, Verizon $VZ CEO Denies Reports It’s Seeking $1B Discount – Street Insider

18. FAST:  $FAST Fastenal Profit Declines as Fastener Business Remains Weak – WSJ

19. STX:  $STX Seagate Technology’s revenue outlook raised – MarketWatch

20. BP:  $BP BP Buries Plan to Dig in Great Australian Bight – WSJ

21. STJ:  $STJ St. Jude Warns Defibrillator Patients About Battery Risks – BBG

22. AA:  $AA Alcoa Falls as Last Earnings Before Split Miss on Sales Slowdown – BBG

23. ILMN:  $ILMN Illumina cuts Q3 revenue estimates – MarketWatch

24. RCII:  $RCII Rent-A-Center warns of profit miss – MarketWatch

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1. FAST:$FAST reports FQ3 earnings of 44c EPS and $1.01B Revs –

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Alcoa Inc. headed for the biggest drop in a month after the 128-year-old aluminum maker’s last earnings before splitting into two companies missed estimates and it cut forecasts for prized parts businesses.

“LATEST: Twitter and Salesforce remain in deal talks – sources (via @davidfaber)”

Samsung said it would permanently discontinue production and sales of its embattled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. Potential losses to Samsung could wipe out the mobile division’s operating profits for the fourth quarter, according to one estimate.

“$HZNP expected net sales on non-GAAP adj basis at low end of prev annc’d full yr net sales range, 272-274M”

Analysts expect Alcoa to report earnings of about 35 cents a share on 5.31 billion in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters.

The UK head of U.S. bank Citi (C.N) said on Tuesday that the main question facing the finance industry now is when to enact contingency planning after Britain voted to leave the European Union.

The move halts production and sale of the defective premium phone.

The unprecedented move by the South Korean electronics giant is an embarrassing reversal for a respected global brand.

Twitter is wildly addictive. This is well known and there are people who check twitter more obsessively than anyone checked email. Twitter…

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

The company tries to forge ahead despite a constantly shifting chess match of deal discussions and considerations.

Igor Sechin, Russia’s most influential oil executive and the head of state-controlled energy giant Rosneft (ROSN.MM), said his company will not cap oil production as part of a possible agreement with OPEC.

Still, well-placed City sources have told little old Betaville that the London-listed company had now lined up financing from several banks, including Royal Bank of Canada and Morgan Stanley, for the potential acquisition after Radius began working with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to pursue “strategic options” (banker parlance for sale).

Crude prices of $60 a barrel would probably trigger a strong increase in North American oil production while trimming global demand growth, the head of the International Energy Agency said.

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PRE-MARKET | October 07, 2016 | $EXEL, $AMZN, $GS, $FSLR, $HON, $DB, $TOT, $TWTR

by Alpha | Oct 7, 2016 | Pre-Market

PRE-MARKET MOVERS

1. LPCN: $LPCN H.C. Wainwright Starts Lipocine Inc at Buy, PT $25

2. GPS:  $GPS Gap Climbs After September Sales Decline Isn’t as Bad as Feared – BBG

3. RUN:  $RUN Goldman Sachs Upgrades Sunrun to Buy, $10 PT

4. CIT:  $CIT Avolon Holdings to buy CIT Group’s aircraft leasing unit for $10 billion – Reuters

5. INCY:  $INCY Incyte Issues Updates on Epacadostat + Keytruda Phase 1; Says Median PFS Not Reached – SI

6. GWPH:  $GWPH Goldman Sachs Sees 42% Upside in GW Pharma and Initiates Coverage at ‘Buy’, $189 PT

7. ZYNE:  $ZYNE H.C. Wainwright Starts Zynerba Pharmaceuticals at Buy, $22 PT

8. SIMO:  $SIMO Silicon Motion’s stock surges after revenue outlook raised – MarketWatch

9. EXEL:  $EXEL Exelixis Announces Phase 1 Trial Results for Cabozantinib – Business Wire

10. RL:  $RL Goldman Sachs Adds Ralph Lauren to Conviction Buy List, $120 PT

11. COLM:  $COLM Goldman Sachs Adds Columbia Sportswear to Conviction Buy List

12. DVAX:  $DVAX Steven Cohen reports 5.9 pct passive stake in Dynavax Technologies Corp – Reuters

13. TOT:  $TOT Total Sells Chemical Unit Atotech to Carlyle for $3.2 Billion – WSJ

14. AMZN:  $AMZN Amazon Looms Quietly in Digital Ad Landscape – WSJ

18. DB: $DB Deutsche Bank Said to Be Exploring Capital Options – BBG

19. DB:  $DB Qatar won’t sell Deutsche Bank shares, might buy more – sources – Reuters

20. VOD:  $VOD Vodafone acquires Indian spectrum for $3 billion – MarketWatch

21. HELE:  $HELE Helen of Troy cuts annual sales outlook – MArketWatch

22. VZ, YHOO:  $YHOO Verizon $VZ wants $1B discount on Yahoo deal after reports of hacking, spying – NYPost

23. FSLR:  $FSLR Goldman Sachs Downgrades First Solar to Neutral, $42 PT

24. RT:  $RT Ruby Tuesday Q1 Sales Decline, Closes 95 Stores In Quarter – benzinga

25. AXGN:  $AXGN Axogen announces proposed public offering of common stock – Reuters

26. TSN:  $TSN Pivotal Research Cuts Tyson to Sell with Price Target of $40

27. MACK:  $MACK JPMorgan Downgrades Merrimack Pharmaceuticals to Neutral, $7 PT

28. MG:  $MG Mistras Group, Inc. Tops Q1 EPS by 2c, Lowers FY17 Guidance – Street Insider

29. SEDG:  $SEDG Goldman Sachs Downgrades SolarEdge Technologies to Sell, $13 PT

30. HON:  $HON Honeywell cuts sales projections on slowdown – MarketWatch

31. ACIA:  $ACIA Acacia Communications Announces Pricing of Follow-On Public Offering – GlobeNewswire

32. CDTX:  $CDTX Cidara Therapeutics Announces Commencement of Public Offering of Common Stock Read more:

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1. GWPH:Goldman upgrades SMID biotech to attractive. $GWPH initiated buy at GS with $189/target

2. CLVS:$CLVS down 8% –> Rucaparib 0% ORR for platinum-refractory patients, 25% ORR for platinum-resistant patients

3. SCYX:$SCYX upgraded to Strong Buy at WBB Securities.

4. CDTX:$CDTX Cidara Therapeutics Announces Commencement of Public Offering of Common Stock Read more:

5. RL:$RL Goldman Sachs Adds Ralph Lauren to Conviction Buy List, $120 PT

6. INCY:$INCY – epacadostat + Keytruda in melanoma PFS rate of 74% at 6 mos., 57% at 12 mos. mPFS not yet reached. Median follow up 56 wks. #ESMO17

7. ABUS:$ABUS CMO and Managing Directors AXED after embarrassing trial results last week: cc: @egomaniakos

8. ALNY:MS $ALNY Revusiran Discontinuation Raises Key Questions; Downgrading PT $36.00 Imbalance of mortality leads

9. SAGE:@tgtxdough Renewed interest in CNS disorders has created a rich pipeline of new candidates Names recommend $AVXS $GWPH $SAGE

10. KITE:@tgtxdough Immuno-oncology continues to emerge as a cornerstone of cancer treatment. Names recommend $INCY $KITE

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1. Andy Biotech on Twitter

“$CLVS down 8% –> Rucaparib 0% ORR for platinum-refractory patients, 25% ORR for platinum-resistant patients”

2. Clovis Oncology Presents Efficacy and Safety Data from New Drug Application (NDA) Population for Rucaparib in the Treatment of Advanced Mutant BRCA Ovarian Cancer at 2016 ESMO Congress | Business Wire

Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ:CLVS) announced today the oral presentation of the primary efficacy and safety data from its NDA dataset for rucaparib at

3. Liquid Biopsy on Twitter

“$INCY $MRK #ESMO16 Update – Thoughts on ECHO-202/KEYNOTE-037 Initial melanoma PFS trend look competitive vs. (cont)

4. Payrolls in U.S. Rise 156,000 as Americans Stream Into Workforce

Employers continued to add to payrolls in September as record openings drew more Americans into the workforce and most found jobs, indicating the U.S. labor market is settling into a pace that will support the economy.

5. Data Presented at ESMO 2016 Adds to Understanding of Abraxane® as a Therapy for Patients with Historically Challenging Solid Tumors (NASDAQ:CELG)

Multiple presentations evaluate ABRAXANE alone or in combination with novel agents and novel regimens to treat mPAC, NSCLC, and MBC SUMMIT, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– …

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7. Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (NYSE:RT) – Ruby Tuesday Q1 Sales Decline, Closes 95 Stores In Quarter

Shares of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (NYSE: RT) are down following the release of its Q1 earnings after Thursday’s market close. The restaurant operator’s total revenue…

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