Longer term treasurys advanced Wednesday after the government sold $41 billion in 5-year notes, as economic fears boosted demand for the safety of U.S. debt. ...

K-SEA Transportation Partners LP (NYSE: KSP) 33.6% LOWER; reports Q1 loss of $0.29, cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.29. Cuts its quarterly distribution from $0.77 to $0.44. California Coastal Communities, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALC) 29.6% LOWER; announced today that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for...

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow’s trading session: Before Market Opens: Economics: 8:30am ET Durable Orders - Street Sees 1% Earnings: ACCO Brands (NYSE: ABD) – consensus EPS $0.19 Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS) – consensus loss $0.28 Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ...

UPGRADES: Goldman Sachs upgrades Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) from Neutral to Buy RBC Capital upgrades Motorola (NYSE: MOT) from Sector Perform to Outperform. Citigroup upgraded Target Corp (NYSE: TGT) from Sell to Buy and raised their price target from $44 to $61. Oppenheimer upgrades Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) from Market Perform to Outpe...

California Coastal Communities, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALC) 36.5% LOWER; announced today that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in order to extend the maturity dates of approximately $182 million of indebtedness related to the Company’s Brightwate...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) said a consortium led by Zhejiang Geely Group Holding Co. Ltd. is its preferred bidder in the ongoing discussions concerning the possible sale of Volvo Car Corporation. Ford said that while it will be engaging in more detailed and focused negotiations with Geely, no final decisions have been made. “Ford’s o...

Waste Services Inc. (NASDAQ: WSII) 24% HIGHER; reports Q3 EPS of $0.15, 4 cents better than the analyst estimate of $0.11. Revenue for the quarter was $112.46 million, which compares to the estimate of $112.10 million. Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL) 17.7% LOWER; reports Q4 EPS of $1.02, 2 cents better than the analyst estimate of $1.04. Revenue for th...

AMCORE Financial (NASDAQ: AMFI) 36.2% LOWER; reports Q3 loss of $6.81, versus the analyst estimate of ($0.96). Revenue for the quarter was $34.70 million, which compares to the estimate of $43.36 million. Hiland Holdings (Nasdaq: HPGP) 31.7% HIGHER; last night Harold Hamm raised its merger offer to $3.20/share. More from the release. China Technolo...

The fate of the pan-European share trading platform is expected to be sealed as the London Stock Exchange and Turquoise shareholders close in on a deal to absorb it into a new joint venture ...

Vodafone bucked the trend as the FTSE 100 marked the 80th anniversary of the Wall Street crash with its worst one-day percentage fall since the start of July ...