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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23 2010
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Economic
07:00 MBA Mortgage Applications: 0.2% prior
08:30 Export Prices Ex.-Ag. (Sep): 0.5% prior
08:30 Import Prices Ex.-Oil (Sep.): 0.3% prior
10:30 Crude Inventories: 3.09M prior
14:00 Treasury Budget (Sep.): -$32.0B cons.

TOP FINANCIAL NEWS

Wall Street rises as Fed seen easing soon

Hedge fund investors turn bullish on stock market

BUSINESS NEWS

MGM Resorts peers WYNN, LVS getting hit in after-hours following the announcement of an offering & guidance

ULCM Ulticom to be acquired by affiliate of Platinum Equity for $8.07/share

Co announces that it has signed a definitive merger agreement with affiliates of Platinum Equity providing for the acquisition of Ulticom by an affiliate of Platinum Equity for merger consideration of $2.33 per share in cash, after payment of a special dividend in the amount of $5.74 per share in cash. Shares held by Ulticom's controlling shareholder, Comverse Technology (CMVT), will be purchased by Platinum Equity's affiliate pursuant to a separate share purchase agreement immediately prior to the closing of the merger. Under the terms of the share purchase agreement, Comverse will receive up to $2.33 per share, with a portion of such amount to be deferred and at risk based on the Company's financial performance post-closing

After Hours Summary
INTC +0.7% following earnings/guidance; MGM (40.9 mln share common stock offering; guides Q3 EPS, preannounces revs

After Hours Gainers:

Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to
earnings

CSX +2.2%, INTC +0.7%.

After Hours Losers:

Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to earnings LLTC -3.7%.

Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to news: MGM -7.1% (announces 40.9 mln share common stock offering, Tracinda is offering ~27.78 mln shares; co preannounces Q3 revs in-line with consensus; guides Q3 EPS), CVX -0.9% (reported in its interim update that earnings for Q3 2010 are expected to be lower than in Q2

Earnings

Before: ASML, CMN, CBSH, FCS, LSTR, MTOX, MTG, PGR, SWY, SXT, WGO, GWW

After: APOL, SPTN

Events

NUS, HLF, HOS at Canaccord Genuity Healthy Living Conf.
AXAS, PVA, SWN at IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium San Francisco

FED Auction:

$21 bln 10-yr Treasury Notes Auction