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Tobacco firm UST Inc. draws upgrade to neutral - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 13 hours 9 minutes ago
Chico's profit beats analysts' estimates

Fortinet Inc. shares fly high in Nasdaq debut - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 8 hours 27 minutes ago
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Chip downgrades lead broad tech-sector losses - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 10 hours 19 minutes ago
Dhanda said he made the moves because of "unfavorable indications from our cyclical framework," that suggest semiconductor inventory levels may be about to exceed the market's demand.

Dell's report to come amid market-share losses - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 9 hours 3 minutes ago
The results will also come on the heels of a late-Wednesday report from NPD Group, which said that in October, Dell's U.S. retail PC shipments fell 17% and revenue declined 26% from the same period a year ago. Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Scott Craig said that investors had expected Dell to "cede some [market] share this quarter" in exchange for a focus on profitability.

Senate bill weighs on Allergan, Medicis - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 10 hours 5 minutes ago
On Wednesday, Senate Democrats proposed a 5% tax on cosmetic procedures, beginning in 2010, as a way to help fund a massive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system.

Will Time Warner scrap Time Inc.? MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 3 hours 14 minutes ago
The media giant posted a 38% decline in quarterly profit on Wednesday, as the publishing business struggled and the company readies its AOL unit for a spin-off. See full story.

U.S. stocks shift lower as MBIA Inc. weighs - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 14 days 9 hours 46 minutes ago
BREAKINGJ.P. Morgan Chase to hire 1,200 loan officers

AOL has a lot to prove now MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 9 hours 52 minutes ago
This will enable AOL to save a pile of dough, but it won't be enough to establish the company as a dynamic brand.

BofA downgrades Intel, TI, chips; shares fall - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 9 hours 52 minutes ago
Intel's Reader isn't a Kindle competitor. The $1500 mobile device is aimed at helping people with vison impairement or learning disabilities read books, newspapers, menus and other printed materials on the go. WSJ's Walt Mossberg explains how it works.

Moody's downgrades Liz Claiborne's rating to 'B3' - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 10 hours 5 minutes ago
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Downdraft catches financial stocks Thursday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 9 hours 3 minutes ago
The two firms have operated their joint venture for five years and said that the investment-banking business will continue to operate under the J.P. Morgan Cazenove brand, while the cash equities and research divisions will be combined into J.P. Morgan's existing operations covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Sprint, Ciena give back some gains - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 6 days 10 hours 13 minutes ago
Qwest Communications International Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!q/quotes/nls/q (Q 3.75, +0.10, +2.60%) was the lone advancer in the phone group, up a penny.

Dell to launch smartphone in China, Brazil - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 3 hours 36 minutes ago
The computer giant has long been rumored to be working on a mobile device. It already sells laptop and netbook computers with wireless technology built in.

Geithner confident China to move to flexible yuan - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 9 hours 20 minutes ago
Geithner confident China to move to flexible yuan

30-year fixed-rate mortgage at lowest since May - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 10 hours 5 minutes ago
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.83% for the week ending Nov. 19, down from last week's 4.91% average, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates. The mortgage averaged 6.04% a year ago.