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Published October 27, 2009 at 4:37 PM
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 Welcome to Deal Stocks. In the news Tuesday are ING Group NV (NYSE:ING), UBS (NYSE:UBS ), Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE:BK) , NBC Universal, PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE:PEP), United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) and General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE). For more hot stocks, check out the arbitrage charts in The Deal Pipeline (subscription required) or stocktwits.
Stocks finished mixed after a dismal consumer-confidence report was released. The Dow closed up 14.21, or .14%, to 9,882.17 while the Nasdaq closed down 25.76, or 1.20%, to 2,116.09.
- IAC/InteractiveCorp (NASDAQ:IACI) CEO Barry Diller said on an earnings call that he may be willing to sell his company's search unit, Ask.com.
- ING Group NV (NYSE:ING) shares are taking a pounding after the company announced plans to split in two to repay the state bailout it received last year. (The Deal Pipeline subscribers can read the full story here.)
- Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE:BK) is eying acquisitions in Europe, according to Reuters.
- PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE:PEP) won European Union regulatory approval to purchase two bottlers, Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (NYSE:PBG) and PepsiAmericas Inc. (NYSE:PAS), deals that will help it cut costs and boost profits, according to Reuters.
- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) may be the front-runner in the bidding for General Electric Co.'s (NYSE:GE) fire alarm and surveillance systems unit, according to a report by Bloomberg.
- France's Dassault Systemes SA
unveiled one of the biggest European IT deals of the year,
agreeing to pay $600 million for operations and contracts associated
with the product lifecycle management software division of
IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM). Read the full story in The Deal's Pipeline (subscribers only).
- In its third deal announcement in the past month,
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) said Tuesday it would buy privately held security software
company ScanSafe for about $183 million to expand into the Web-based
security market. Read the full story in Pipeline (subscribers only).
- Barclays plc (NYSE:BCS) is in talks with Italy's third-biggest lender, Banca Monte dei Paschi de Siena SpA, that could lead to the acquisition of a network of 135 branches, a source with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday. Read the full story in The Deal's Pipeline (subscribers only).
- IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM) executive Robert Moffat's alleged role in the
Galleon Group insider trading scandal has shocked former colleagues and
acquaintances. This Bloomberg article quotes a few of them and also offers a profile of the long-time IBMer.
In economic news: - The VIX rose to near 25, according to CNBC.
- The Conference Board reported that its index of consumer attitudes slipped to 47.7 in October, according to CNBC.
- The government will auction off $44 billion in two-year notes.
- The annual SIFMA conference is being held in New York City. Check out our blogs live from the event.
- Maria Woehr
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VITAL SIGNS |
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Figures are calculated
according to the latest stock data available at approximately 4:00 pm
ET |
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October 27, 2009 |
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Benchmark |
Spread |
Change from previous day |
1 week ago |
1 month ago |
1 year ago |
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LIBOR 1-MONTH |
0.24 |
-0.000 |
0.24 |
0.25 |
3.22 |
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LIBOR 3-MONTH |
0.28 |
-0.001 |
0.28 |
0.28 |
3.51 |
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TED |
0.20 |
-0.018 |
0.20 |
0.18 |
3.45 |
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Exchange |
Average |
Change from previous day |
1 week ago |
1 month ago |
1 year ago |
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VIX |
24.78 |
+0.47 (+1.93%) |
20.90 |
26.26 |
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T-bond |
Current Price/Yield |
Price/Yield change |
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3-Year |
99-21.5 / 1.49 |
0-10 / -.108
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5-Year |
100-00.5 / 2.37 |
0-17 / -.115 |
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10-Year |
101-14 / 3.45 |
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