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Goldman Sachs is out this morning with a research report focusing on capital markets. In the report, Goldman Sachs left its Evercore Partners (NYSE: EVR) $41 price target unchanged, raised Lazard's (NYSE: LAZ) price target to $50 from $46, raised its Nasdaq OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) price target to...

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (NYSE: BJ) shares are zooming higher in the pre-market session, gaining almost 14% to $49.00, a gain of $5.99 after the company announced it was exploring strategic alternatives. The company has hired Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) to discuss potential alternatives. This...

Oppenheimer & Co. is out with a research report on Lazard (NYSE: LAZ) after the company reported earnings. It rates shares at Perform. In a note to clients, Oppenheimer writes, "Lazard put up an exceptional 4Q10 result in which almost every major revenue category beat on the upside and the...

FOX Business Network Senior Correspondent, Charlie Gasparino, is reporting this afternoon that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is no longer the only underwriter in the Facebook IPO and that both JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) are looking to get a piece of the deal. Mr. Gasparino said...

A number of traders on Twitter are saying that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) sold around 600 S&P 500 March contracts into the close of trading on Wednesday. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) lost 0.20% to $130.49 during the session and has shed another 0.8% in the after hours. Goldman could be...

Shares of New York, New York-based Lazard, Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ) are trading up 3.9% at $44.42 per share during the Wednesday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of Lazard, Ltd has been between $43.71 and a 52-week high of $45.00 per share. Analysts covering the company's stock...

Shares of New York, New York-based Evercore Partners Inc (NYSE: EVR) are trading up 6.1% at $33.75 per share during the Wednesday afternoon trading session. The day's trading range for shares of Evercore Partners Inc has been between $31.98 and $34.02 per share. Analysts covering the company's...

Deutsche Bank AG (DB) has cautioned about its fourth quarter 2010 earnings. The company expects earnings to decrease from the prior-year quarter on the back of acquisition-related costs and restructuring expenses. In a preliminary guidance issued earlier this week, the company announced that it...

Deutsche Bank AG (DB) has cautioned about its fourth quarter 2010 earnings. The company expects earnings to decrease from the prior-year quarter on the back of acquisition-related costs and restructuring expenses. In a preliminary guidance issued earlier this week, the company announced that it...

Lazard (NYSE: LAZ) reports its Q4 EPS at $0.77, beating the consensus of $0.63. LAZ reports its Q4 revenue at $594.89 million, versus the consensus of $532.51 million. LAZ shares gained 2.49% to close at $42.76 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.

New York, New York-based Evercore Partners Inc (NYSE: EVR) announced on Wednesday morning that it beat consensus Wall Street estimates. Evercore Partners Inc reported that its 4th quarter net income doubled to $3.3 million, or 13 cents per share, up from $1.6 million, or 7 cents per share, a year...

The Story China MediaExpress (CCME) is a small-mid cap China stock specializing in television advertising network on inter-city and airport express buses in China. This counter has been attracting reviews and comments from many investors mainly due to its spectacular results. An article by a...

(TheStreet) -- With 30-second spots during the Super Bowl commanding prices upward of $3 million, advertisers hope to lure viewers who see the game as a contest of commerce as well as football teams. The biggest advertising event every year will be hosted this time by Fox on Sunday. Although this...

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Biogen Idec (BIIB) reported fourth-quarter earnings per share of $1.41, well above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23 and the year-earlier figure of $1.18. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation expense, fourth quarter 2010 earnings came in at $1.42 per share. Full year earnings...