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  • 8:24 AM Retail legal rumblings: An appeals court in California rules that Kohl's (KSS) can be sued over what consumers perceive is false advertising. The court said California consumer law will allow lawsuits in cases where a customer would not have made a purchase except for the false bargain. The ruling could set up an avalanche of similar lawsuits in California against retail chains. Comment! [Consumer]
  • 8:24 AM Kindred Healthcare (KND) +2.25% premarket after getting an upgrade to Positive from Neutral at Susquehanna. The shares are up ~20% so far this month after the company beat earnings on May 1. Comment! [Healthcare, On the Move]
  • 8:23 AM More on the Multiband (MBND) acquisition at $3.25/share: Congrats to SA Pro's Inefficient Market who - less than 24 hours ago and at a price of about $2.30 - told readers he was buying the stock "hand over fist." "In my opinion, Multiband's MDU unit alone is worth more than the entire company's current enterprise value of $82M." Comment! [M&A, Quick Ideas]
  • 8:21 AM Chesapeake Energy (CHK) +1.7% premarket as Susquehanna upgrades the stock to Positive from Neutral, believing CHK should get a boost from both higher oil and gas prices and its new CEO. The firm boosts its valuations for CHK's oil and gas reserves, saying investors have become more comfortable with higher prices; asset sales so far have been of "mixed quality." Comment! [Energy, Quick Ideas, On the Move]
  • 8:21 AM Best Buy (BBY) declares $0.17/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.65%. For shareholders of record June 11. Payable July 2. Ex-div date June 7. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
  • 8:18 AM Pfizer (PFE) plans to spin off its remaining stake in Zoetis (ZTS) through a tax-free exchange offer in which Pfizer owners can exchange their Pfizer shares for stock in Zoetis owned by Pfizer (got that?). Pfizer has received a waiver of the 180-day lock-up from the book runners of the Zoetis IPO. PFE +2.1%, ZTS -1.2% premarket. (PR) Comment! [Healthcare, Breaking News, On the Move]
  • 8:15 AM Goodman Networks plans to acquire Multiband (MBND) for $3.25 per share in a deal valued at $116M. Multiband's board of directors say they evaluated several options for the company before agreeing to the offer. Under the terms of the arrangement, Multiband can keep soliciting bids from other parties for 45 days. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
  • 8:13 AM Dycom Industries (DY) looks set to be one of today's big winners after its FQ3 earnings and sales beat expectations Tuesday evening. Contract revenues rose 47.7% Y/Y during the quarter although net income was down from the year ago period. The company guided ahead of the Street's estimates for FQ4 saying it sees EPS of $0.40-0.47 on revenue of $455-475M against consensus of $0.38/share on sales of $441M. Shares +22.5% premarket. (PR) Comment! [On the Move, Tech]
  • 8:13 AM AAON (AAON) declares semi-annual dividend of $0.10/share, 25% increase from prior dividend of $0.08 (post-split). For shareholders of record June 13. Payable July 02. Ex-div date June 11. The board approved three for two split to shareholders on record of June 13. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
  • 8:10 AM More on American Eagle (AEO): Comparable-store sales fell 5% as they ran up against a tough comparable from last year when warmer weather lines were introduced earlier. Profit was helped by favorable products costs and sourcing efficiencies, but the retailer noted a higher rate of markdowns during the period. For Q2, flat comparable-store sales and EPS of $0.19-$0.21 are forecast. AEO -1.5% premarket. (PR) Comment! [Consumer, Earnings]
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