• MasterCard's MA board approved repurchase of up to $1 billion of its Class A common shares
• Needham & Co. maintained its "buy" rating on Varian Semiconductor VSEA, but lowered the price target to $32 from $35
• Citigroup C initiated coverage of General Electric GE with a "buy" rating and a $19 price target
• Microsoft MSFT plans to introduce a new Internet Explorer today
• Rumors surfaced that Apple AAPL may be planning to unveil a fresh iPad for the holidays, a move that runs counter to it traditional 12-month product cycles
• Investor Nelson Peltz reduced his holding in Heinz HNZ by one-third to a 1% position
• Berkshire Hathaway BRK sold 1.35 million shares of its Moody's MCO holdings
• UBS UBS upgraded Rowan Companies RDC to "buy" from "neutral"
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