“MOSCOW (Reuters) – State-owned industrial and defense vehicle Russian Technologies is to buy 35 737 MAX planes from U.S. aerospace company Boeing Co for $3.5 billion, the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

Boeing has predicted that Russia and neighboring states will take delivery of 1,140 new aircraft over the next 20 years, valued at $130 billion.”

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TSYS +17.3%, EXPE +17.1%, SYNA +16%, STMP +14.7%, DV +12.9%, VAR +12.9%,

CERN +10.7%, PPC +6.1%, N +5.4%, FII +5.1%, CRZO +5%, APKT +4.6%, P +4.5%,

PCLN +4%, ADNC +4%, TRIP +3.9%, DMND +3.4%, NVO +2.6%, QLGC +2.6%,

COG +2%, COLM +1.5%

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DECK -14.1%, CTCT -11.3%, IMOS -10.7%, PACB -10.3%, CSTR -8.6%, VRSN -7.6%,

PWER -5%, VPRT -4.3%, IXYS -4.1%, BJRI -4%, QLIK -3.8%, CA -3.6%, CRUS -3.1%,

FB -2.5%, BHP -2.3%, NTGR -2.3%, MT -1.5%, AMZN -1.3%, STO -1.3%, AKR -1%

“TOKYO (AP) — Toyota sold 7.4 million vehicles around the world in the first nine months of the year, up 28 percent from a year earlier, but its strong growth faces headwinds from a sales plunge inChina that could unseat it as the world’s top automaker.

Anti-Japanese sentiment flared in China after Japan nationalized tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, intensifying a territorial dispute. The move set off violent protests in China and a widespread call to boycott Japanese goods. The islands are administered by Japan but also claimed by China and Taiwan.

Toyota’s vehicle sales in China dropped to about half of last year’s levels in September to 44,100 vehicles from 86,000 the year before. In August, Toyota sold 75,280 vehicles in China, down 15 percent.

Toyota reclaimed its crown as the world’s top automaker from General Motors Co. in the first half, selling 4.97 million vehicles globally. That marked a turnaround Toyota, which had suffered setbacks in recent years from massive recalls and natural disasters.”

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“Societe Generale SA (GLE), Royal Bank of Canada, and Bank of America Corp. are among nine additional banks that were subpoenaed in New York and Connecticut’s probe of alleged manipulation of Libor, a person familiar with the matter said.

The subpoenas, issued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman starting in August, bring to 16 the total number of banks that have been subpoenaed in the states’ investigation, said the person, who asked not to be identified because there wasn’t authorization to speak publicly.

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“The U.S civil action seeks at least $1 Billion.US Federal prosecutors sued Bank of America with a $1 billion-plus civil mortgage fraud lawsuit Wednesday, accusing the bank of engineering a scheme that defrauded federally backed mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the national financial crisis.

The U.S complaint filed in U.S. District Court in New York accuses the Bank of America of using a loan origination program called the “Hustle” to process mortgage applications at high speed with little checking for fraud, misstatements or other wrongdoing.”

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“Chief executives of more than 80 big-name U.S. corporations, from AetnaInc. AET +0.66% to Weyerhaeuser Co., WY -1.12% are banding together to pressure Congress to reduce the federal deficit with tax-revenue increases as well as spending cuts.

The CEOs, in a statement to be released on Thursday, say any fiscal plan “that can succeed both financially and politically” has to limit the growth of health-care spending, make Social Security solvent and “include comprehensive and pro-growth tax reform, which broadens the base, lowers rates, raises revenues and reduces the deficit.”

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SYNC +13.6%, ANGI +13.3%, ZNGA +13.2%, SYMC +10.5%, INFN +9.6%,

AKAM +8.6%, SKX +5.7%, LOGM +5.2%, RYL +5.2%, UN +4.9%, WYNN +3.8%,

BVSN +3%, GOLD +2.8%, CAKE +2.3%, DB +2.1%, MGM +2%, SLW +2%, EGHT +2%,

HBC +1.9%, CDNS +1.9%, AEM +1.9%, CTXS +1.8%, GDX +1.5%, NPSP +1%

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FFIV -11.1%, LOGI -9.4%, FIO -8.8%, BBY -6.6%, TSCO -6.5%, CLF -6.5%, POT -5.3%,

TRN -4.4%, CROX -4.3%, OREX -3.6%, EXL -3.2%

“Another loss for Apple in the courts: a Dutch court in the Hague has ruled Samsung does not infringe an Apple multitouch patent, Reuters is reporting. Apple had argued last month in the court that Samsung infringed its patent on multi-touch function, according to the news agency. “With these products Samsung does not infringe the claims that Apple has made,” the latest court ruling said.

In a statement commenting on the court ruling, Samsung said: “We welcome today’s ruling, which affirms our position that our products do not infringe Apple’s intellectual property. For decades, we have heavily invested in pioneering the development of technological and design innovations in the mobile industry, which have been constantly reflected in our products. We will continue to further develop and introduce products that enhance the lives of Dutch consumers.”

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FB +14.4%, RFMD +11.2%, PNRA +5.4%, AMRN +4.3%, PLCM +3.7%, MM +3.5%,

RENN +3.2%, GILD +3.2%, VMW +2.7%, AMGN +2.4%, HCA +2.2%, STM +2.2%,

SAP +2.2%, NVAX +1.9%, AFL +1.6%, LNKD +1.5%, MNST +1.5%, ILMN +1.2%

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AONE -25.9%, TPX -18.4%, INVN -17.5%, NFLX -17.2%, IRBT -14.6%, BWLD -11.3%,

UTHR -8%, XOMA -6.8%, DCI -5.1%, QCOR -4.7%, SCSS -2.3%, NSC -2.3%, ALTR -2.1%

Some companies making moves this am: BWLD, FB, IRBT, INVN, NFLX, PNRA, RFMD, SIRI, SCMR, TPX, UTHR, ZNGA

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“EBay Inc. (EBAY), owner of the world’s largest online marketplace, is joining with FedEx Corp. (FDX) to offer shipping discounts and label printing as the company competes withAmazon.com Inc. (AMZN)’s vast delivery network.

EBay merchants will be able to print FedEx labels at home and ship at a discount of as much as 37 percent, said Carl Gish, EBay’s vice president of shipping. The San Jose, California- based company is also adding tracking and duty estimates to international orders through a partnership with Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI), he said.

The FedEx accord comes in time for the holiday season and builds on other upgrades from the e-commerce company such as EBay Now, a same-day delivery service that helps local stores get goods to consumers. Online retailers are chasing Amazon’s Prime program, which costs $79 a year and offers free two-day delivery, making fast shipping the industry standard.”

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ARMH +6.7%, YHOO +3%, GLT +2.5%, WCN +1.8%, HXL +1.7%,

DNKN +0.7%, AMRN +1.9%,  QCOR +0.3%

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JBT -12.1%, VLTR -10.3%, RSH -7.9%, VECO -6.5%, NOK -6%, RCII -5.7%,

WDC -4.5%, DD -3.5%, GOLD -3%, RCL -2.9%, RIO -2.9%, BBL -2.5%, SLV -2.2%,

BHP -2.1%, MNST -1.6%, CREE -1.5%, STX -1.2%, GLD -1.2%,  CRH -3.2%, AMCX -1.5%,

“SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc is expected to make its biggest product move on Tuesday since debuting the iPad two years ago, launching a smaller, cheaper tablet into a market staked out by Amazon.com Inc and Google Inc.

Apple hopes to beat back their charge onto its home turf of consumer electronics hardware, while safeguarding its lead in the larger 10-inch tablet space that even deep-pocketed rivals like Samsung Electronics have found tough to penetrate.

Amazon’s Kindle and Google’s Nexus 7 have grabbed a chunk of the lower end of the tablet market and proved demand for a pocket-sized slate exists, helping force Apple into a space it has avoided and at times derided, analysts say.

A smaller tablet would mark the first device to be added to Apple’s compact portfolio under Chief Executive Tim Cook, who took over from co-founder Steve Jobs just before his death.”

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YIPPY. Stock is up pre-market

“NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Facebook’s second earnings report as a public company lands Tuesday, but an even bigger milestone looms later in the week: On Thursday, many of its employees will officially become millionaires.

That’s the day Facebook’s main form of equity compensation — “restricted stock units” — convert into common stock shares. Facebook’s current and past employees hold 225 million of those units, worth around $4.3 billionbased on Friday’s closing share price.”

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PHG +5.3%, NOK +4%, LDK +12.8%, DB +2.7%, ACOM +2.1%, SI +1.7%, BHP +1.2%,

CVC +3.3%,  BP +0.7%, FB +0.8%,  OREX +4.1%,  AMCX +4.3%,  VOLC +5.4%,

AONE +21.5%,  PHG +5.3%, BTU +4.6%, FCX +0.8%,

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NXY -13.4%, GM -1.6%, TLM -4.3%, ARCO -2%,  CLF -1%, MSN -5.2%,  MHR -5.1% ,

ECA -5.1%, VE -3.7%, VFC -4.6%, AVA -2.6%,  CAT -1.9%, EW -1%, STI -0.1%,

I know, too much talk about Twitter and you still trying to figure out if it’s right for you or your business, or if you should tweet as yourself or as a business.

While everybody and their grandmas are looking for new angles to keep arguing about the war between Facebook and G+, Twitter came back yesterday to kindly drop a bomb on the Internet. Just in time to make it in 2011. Twitter gets a high five from me!

Now you’re hearing about “Discovery” and “Brand Pages” and your head’s spinning about how you approach it or how you adjust.

Fortunately Flowtown just published its new infographic to help you determine how you are going to use Twitter or if you should stay clear. And it sort of funny too…

Read the rest here.

” There are a number of reasons that insiders and large holders sell shares of public companies. There is really only one reason that insiders and large holders buy shares, and that is because they think the stock is undervalued or will rise soon. 24/7 Wall St. tracks insider buying and selling, and here we look at eight companies where insider buying has stood out over the past week or so.”

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RVBD +10.2%, LSCC +5.4%, NCR +4%, COF +3.5%, RMBS +3.1%, SNDK +2.4%,

OEH +2.3%, FFIV +2%, GOLD +1.3%, HBAN +1.5%,  TKR +1.1%, SE +0.6%,

ISIS +6%, PCS +1.1%, SNDK +6.6%,  CALL +5.1%, NCR +4%,  RHI +2.6%, GOOG +0.7%,

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PXLW -21.3%, MRVL -13.5%, CBLI -13.3%, CMG -10.6%, CCC -5.5%, ETFC -4.5%,

CPNO -4.1%, ACTG -4.1%, FLEX -3.1%, MIG -3%, DB -2.7%, MSFT -2%, PNRA -1.9%,

CS -1.9%, BWLD -1.1%, VVUS -0.6%, GNK -4.5%,  VOC -9.3%, PNRA -1.9%, BWLD -1.1%,

DRI -0.2%, BCS -2.1%, ING -1.4%,