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Stock Wrap: The Real Story, November 9

Dow Tops 10,200: Stocks rally following deal news and support for the economy from finance leaders.

Earnings Watch News
Allianz Posts Big Rise in Operating Profit

by Joseph Woelfel

Europe's biggest insurer Allianz said third-quarter operating profit rose 23.4% to 1.9 billion euros ($2.84 billion).

11/09/09 - 03:39 AM EST

Ameristar: A Better Bet

by Jeanine Poggi

Ameristar Casino is upgraded to buy.

11/09/09 - 08:54 AM EST

Retail Winners & Losers: Macy's, Bebe

by Jeanine Poggi

Retailers are trading higher on Friday after positive same-store sales data.

11/06/09 - 04:09 PM EST

Crocs' 3Q Profit Full of Holes

by Jeanine Poggi

Crocs moves to profit in its latest quarter, but gets there only through a host of tax gains.

11/06/09 - 02:22 PM EST

CBS Hints at Better-Than-Expected 4Q

by Scott Eden

CBS boss Les Moonves hints that the company's fourth-quarter results will be better than expected, receiving a big boost from strengthening rates for television ads.

11/06/09 - 10:56 AM EST

Blackstone Bullish on Deal Flow

by Michael Baron

Shares of The Blackstone Group surged Friday after the company's third-quarter performance topped Wall Street views, and it said deal-making could pick up.

11/06/09 - 10:50 AM EST

Starbucks Begins Turnaround

by Jeanine Poggi

Starbucks sees profit growth, as same-store sales begin to steady.

11/05/09 - 05:07 PM EST

AIG Warns of Volatility; Shares Tumble

by Jeanine Poggi

AIG swings into the black in the second quarter, but warns the recovery will not be easy.

11/06/09 - 10:30 AM EST

Mergers & Acquisitions News
Kraft Goes Hostile on Cadbury

by Jeanine Poggi

Kraft Foods makes a hostile bid for candymaker Cadbury.

11/09/09 - 09:12 AM EST

Oracle-Sun Deal Hit by EC Objection

by James Rogers

Oracle's Sun acquisition gets a formal E.C. statement of objections.

11/09/09 - 06:25 PM EST

GE, Comcast Value NBC Universal at $30B

by Joseph Woelfel

General Electric and Comcast have agreed to value NBC Universal at around $30 billion, clearing an obstacle to giving Comcast control of NBC, reports say.

11/09/09 - 01:35 AM EST

Oracle-Sun May Perish in Europe

by James Rogers

Oracle's difficult acquisition of Sun may be about to hit a European wall.

11/04/09 - 11:19 AM EST

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Business News Expert Perspectives
Biotech
Doc Offers Top Hep C Drug Picks: BioBuzz

Vertex, InterMune, Pharmasset get positive reviews after recent Hep C meeting.

11/09/09 - 01:54 PM EST

Dan Freed
BofA Targets Turkey Day for New CEO

Bank of America, whose stock has stalled since its quarterly report in mid-October, confirmed it's hoping to name its next chief executive officer by Thanksgiving.

11/09/09 - 01:36 PM EST

Debra Borchardt
Best Rally-Resistant Stocks

NEW YORK (TheStreet) - - Looking for the rally-resistant quality stocks.

11/09/09 - 03:00 PM EST

Doug Kass
Kass: Burlington Bet Could Derail Berkshire

Investors may begin to value Berkshire more like a closed-end fund and less like a prized possession.

11/04/09 - 03:09 PM EST

Lauren Tara LaCapra
Wells Pick-A-Pay Plan Poses Risk

Wells Fargo is accepting interest-only payments on some riskier mortgages, betting a recovery in the economy will eventually pick up the slack.

11/04/09 - 10:58 AM EST

Laurie Kulikowski
JPMorgan to Ramp Up Small-Biz Lending

JPMorgan Chase is aiming to provide as much as $10 billion in new loans for small businesses in 2010, significantly boosting its activities in this area.

11/09/09 - 03:09 PM EST

Robert Holmes
Fed Speak On Tap: Tomorrow's Headliners

Remarks from several Federal Reserve members will dominate Tuesday's session.

11/09/09 - 04:07 PM EST

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