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• Citigroup (NYSE:C) is reportedly looking for  a buyer for its CitiFinancial Unit for as much as $1 billion • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has added Diamond Offshore (NYSE:DO) to its Conviction Buy List, upgrading the shares from a "selling" rating previously held, with a target price of $85 • Morgan...

• Citigroup (NYSE:C) is reportedly looking for  a buyer for its CitiFinancial Unit for as much as $1 billion • Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has added Diamond Offshore (NYSE:DO) to its Conviction Buy List, upgrading the shares from a "selling" rating previously held, with a target price of $85 • Morgan...

As part of its major expansion plan, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) expects to hire more than 400 people in Switzerland, particularly in Zurich, Geneva and Zug. This was stated by Mr. Martin Schuetz, the co-head of the company in Switzerland on Wednesday. Mr. Schuetz commented that JPMorgan...

As part of its major expansion plan, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) expects to hire more than 400 people in Switzerland, particularly in Zurich, Geneva and Zug. This was stated by Mr. Martin Schuetz, the co-head of the company in Switzerland on Wednesday. Mr. Schuetz commented that JPMorgan...

On Tuesday, MetLife Inc. (MET) sold off three-part senior notes worth approximately $1.5 billion in the 144A private placement market. According to Reuters, MetLife Global Funding I vended off three-year floating-rate notes and three-year fixed-rate notes of $500 million each, along with five-...

On Tuesday, MetLife Inc. (MET) sold off three-part senior notes worth approximately $1.5 billion in the 144A private placement market. According to Reuters, MetLife Global Funding I vended off three-year floating-rate notes and three-year fixed-rate notes of $500 million each, along with five-...

• Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) has announced plans to purchase Atheros Communications (NASDAQ:ATHR) for $45 per share, in a deal valued at $3.5 billion • After yesterday's close, Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) reported fiscal second quarter earnings of $1.01 ex-items, versus $0.24 a year ago, ahead of the Zacks...

• Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) has announced plans to purchase Atheros Communications (NASDAQ:ATHR) for $45 per share, in a deal valued at $3.5 billion • After yesterday's close, Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) reported fiscal second quarter earnings of $1.01 ex-items, versus $0.24 a year ago, ahead of the Zacks...

Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet Credit Suisse's 18 Best Stock Picks for 2011 Focus List, the top U.S. stock picks of Credit Suisse(NYSE: CS), has outperformed the S&P 500 in each of the past six years. In 2010, an equal-weighting of Credit...

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Nike (NYSE:NKE) from its Conviction Buy List, but maintained the "buy" rating with a target price of $95 • KBW upgraded SunTrust (NYSE:STI) to "outperform," increasing the target price $33 from $30 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) lifted its target price of Apple (NASDAQ:...

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed Nike (NYSE:NKE) from its Conviction Buy List, but maintained the "buy" rating with a target price of $95 • KBW upgraded SunTrust (NYSE:STI) to "outperform," increasing the target price $33 from $30 • Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) lifted its target price of Apple (NASDAQ:...

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has invested $450.0 million in social networking firm Facebook, and is planning to  invest another $1.5 billion, making the value of the site at about $50 billion • Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) has reported fourth quarter charges of $3 billion on its GSE exposure, and $2...

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has invested $450.0 million in social networking firm Facebook, and is planning to  invest another $1.5 billion, making the value of the site at about $50 billion • Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) has reported fourth quarter charges of $3 billion on its GSE exposure, and $2...

• BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) plans to offer a price of $90 per share for Anadarko (NYSE:APC) • Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) was awarded a Navy contract yesterday to build 10 warships  known as Littoral Combat Ships, between now and 2015 worth up to $3.6 billion • Susquehanna increased its target price...