Market Currents

• Thursday, January 22, 2009

• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open: ABC, AUO, AVT, BAX, BBT, BEN, CIT, CMA, CY, EAT, ESI, EXC, FITB, HBAN, IGT, JNS, KEY, LMT, LUV, MTB, NITE, NOC, NOK, ORI, POT, SHW, STI, TCB, TSM, UNH, UNP, UST Comment!

• Friday, November 7, 2008

• 15:13 PM A rare accomplishment these days, cigarette maker Altria (MO) managed to sell $6B in debt to help pay for its $10.4B acquisition of UST (UST). Actually, it raised almost $14B. Comment!

• Friday, October 24, 2008

• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Friday's open: CPO, DSL, ERIC, EXC, FO, IR, ITT, TROW, UST Comment!

• Monday, September 8, 2008

• 07:44 AM Altria (MO) reaches an agreement to buy tobacco maker UST (UST) for about $10.2B, a 28% premium on UST's closing price on Thursday before news of the negotiations became public. Comment!

• Friday, September 5, 2008

• 07:35 AM Altria (MO) is in advanced talks to buy tobacco maker UST (UST) for over $10B. Sources involved in the negotiations say the two sides are trying to complete the deal as soon as Monday. UST +16.3% premarket. Comment!

• Thursday, July 24, 2008

• 00:03 AM Notable earnings before Thursday's open II: LEE, LH, LLL, LLY, LUV, LVLT, MHS, MMM, MNI, MWV, NCC, NEM, ORI, OXY, PCZ, PENN, PLD, POT, REDF, RGC, ROH, RSH, RTN, SI, SII, SNA, SNV, SU, TASR, TMO, TRA, TRAD, TSCM, UNP, UST, XRX Comment!