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Barclays (NYSE: BCS) opened at $20.07. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $20.07 and a high of $20.27. BCS is now trading at $20.26, down $0.52 (-2.51%). Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged ...(Click the story link or go to http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com for the full story)

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We think the significant divergence among international banks during the last two years will extend into the recovery.[More...]

Be careful what you wish for. For all the leveraged fund critics that either do not like or do not understand daily (or monthly) reset of leverage and want a vehicle without path-dependent performance, your wish has come true. However, unless you bought them yesterday, you will not be getting the exact 2x or 3x index exposure you desire. You can’t have everything.[More...]

Gold has surged 60% in the past 12months and it’s not letting up. The “yellow metal” is continuing that scorching surge into the last part of the year, establishing new highs on a near-daily basis. In fact, gold established yet another record price yesterday (Wednesday) when it peaked at $1,153.40 an ounce ...

TJX (TJX) posted a larger-than-anticipated profit as demand for discounted consumer products continued. The firm said it sees fourth-quarter earnings of 65 cents to 71 cents a share from continuing operations Saks (SKS) reported a surprise quarterly profit Microsoft (MSFT) shares rose 3.0%, and led the gainers on the DJIA, after Morgan Stanley ...

• TJX (NYSE:TJX) posted a larger-than-anticipated profit as demand for discounted consumer products continued. The firm said it sees fourth-quarter earnings of 65 cents to 71 cents a share from continuing operations

• Saks (NYSE:SKS) reported a surprise quarterly profit

• Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares rose 3.0%, and led the gainers on the DJIA, after Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) and UBS (NYSE:UBS) recommended the shares.  Morgan Stanley's analyst raised the price target on the stock due to encouraging demand for Windows 7 and upbeat expectations for holiday season demand.  UBS' analyst placed a $34 price target on the shares

• Barclays Capital (NYSE:BCS) raised ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) to "overweight"

• Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) offered a slightly downside fourth-quarter guidance of 24 cents a share ex-items

• Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) said it sees fourth-quarter earnings of 14 cents to 15 cents a share, versus Street estimates of 15 cents a share

• BMO Capital downgraded Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) to "market perform" from "outperform," cutting the price target to $64 from $100

• A counter-offer to Kraft's (NYSE:KFT) hostile, $16 billion Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) offer may be in the works from Hershey (NYSE:HSY) and Ferrero

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Companies featured in this segment: General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Barclays plc (NYSE:BCS), Siemens AG (NYSE:SI), BP plc (NYSE:BP), BASF SE (OTC:BASFY), KIA Motors Corporation (SEO:000270), Gazprom OAO (MCX:GAZP)

Schaeffer's analyst Morgan Searcy takes a look at news on the Street before the market open.

Companies featured in this segment: ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) , Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), Tenaga Nasional Bhd (MYX:5347), Alstom SA (EPA:ALO), The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Commerzbank (OTC:CRZBY), Credit Suisse, JPMorgan Chase & Company (NYSE:JPM), Societe General (OTC:SCGLY), Areva SA (EPA:CEI), Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RTP), Niger Uranium Limited (LSE:URU), Santos Limited (ASX:STO), Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA), and CITIC Pacific’s (OTC:CTPCY).

Colleen S. King takes a look at news on the Street before the market open.

Schaeffer's Colleen King takes a look at activity on the Street ahead of the market open