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Daily Highlights: 8.13.2010

Courtesy of Tyler Durden

  • Asian stocks rebound from 3-week low on earnings growth; Yen weakens.
  • China shares up due to easy-credit policy hopes.
  • French GDP rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in Q2 from the previous three months.
  • Germany’s GDP grows 3.7% in Q2 – fastest pace since its reunification.
  • Massive German growth helps eurozone expand by 1% in 2Q.
  • Oil rises above $76 in Asia; bounces back from week’s losses.
  • Retail Sales in US probably rose in July for first time in three months.
  • US car dealership count fell to 18,223 after 258 showrooms shut their doors in H1 2010.
  • Autodesk’s Q2 EPS at $0.36 (cons $0.27); revs rose 14% to $473M (cons $458.9M).
  • Airport operator BAA and Unite union hold talks to prevent strike.
  • BP to pay a $50.6M fine for failing to fix safety hazards at its Texas oil refinery.
  • Brazil controls mean Petrobras can’t turn oil price surge into profit gain.
  • Cisco, IBM sales may signal slowdown in US corporate spending.
  • Eli Lilly lowers rev guidance; US Court rules against Lilly regarding strattera patent.
  • Estee Lauder, Elizabeth Arden swing to profit helped by improved sales.
  • Flextronics announces new authorization for an additional $200M share repurchase.
  • GM said it would replace its CEO with a board member lacking automotive experience.
  • JC Penny cuts earning forecast.
  • Kohl’s reported a 14% rise in Q2 profit to $260M on improved sales and margins.
  • Li & Fung plans to buy logistics company Integrated Distribution Srvcs for $902M.
  • Microsoft’s Xbox outsells Nintendo’s Wii, and Sony’s PS3.
  • Oracle sues Google for patent and copyright infringement over the use of Java in the Android OS.
  • Nordstrom reports in-line, Q2 EPS at $0.66 as revs rose 12.7% to $2.42B.
  • NVIDIA misses by $0.08, posts Q2 EPS of $0.03. Revs rose 4.4% to $811M.
  • Prudential PLC ruled out another bid for AIG’s Asian life-insurance business.
  • San Miguel Corp. close to selling its hot-dog unit for more than $1B to the Campos family.
  • Sara Lee’s Q4 sales rose 4.2% to $2.77B; swings to a profit of $187M.
  • ThyssenKrupp posts Q3 profit of €272M on cost cuts, raises 2010 forecast.
  • Wendy’s/Arby’s Q2 net falls 28% as sales decline. Lowers FY EPS, revenue outlook.

Economic Calendar: Data on CPI, Retail Sales, Business Inventories to be released.

Earnings Calendar: ABM, ADG, CNST, DDS, IMH, JCP, PLCC, UCFC, VOL, ZANE.

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