Retail REIT's

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL), today announced the start of construction on phase II of The Forum at Grandview, a community center in Madison, MS. The 83,000-square-foot second phase will include anchors ULTA, Homegoods, PETCO and a national arts and crafts retailer along with...

Weingarten Realty (NYSE: WRI) announced today the closing of a $200 million unsecured term loan. The initial term of the loan is one year, and at the Company's option can be repaid at par after nine months.

Shares of Developers Diversified Realty (NYSE: DDR) are higher on the session by 4.76%, currently trading at $11.89. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short...

Analysts at Robert W. Baird upgraded Synchronoss Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: SNCR) from “neutral” to “outperform.” SNCR's shares closed at $26.80 yesterday. Synchronoss Technologies' trailing-twelve-month revenue is $201.38 million. Analysts at Bank of America upgraded Casey's General Stores Inc (...

According to J.P. Morgan, Getty Realty (NYSE: GTY) price target is lowered to $18. J.P. Morgan said that it is updating its GTY estimates following 2Q earnings and recent Marketing events. “We continue to rate GTY shares Underweight.” Getty Realty closed yesterday at $18.39.

This is your Benzinga news summary and traders' outlook for Thursday, August 25, 2011, covering headlines from overnight and Thursday's pre-market session. Today in domestic pre-market trading, U.S equity futures are trading slightly higher. At last check, Dow futures are up about 25 points and...

JP Morgan has lowered the price target on Getty Realty (NYSE: GTY) from $22 to $18 and maintains its Underweight rating.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has upgraded Pennsylvania REIT (NYSE: PEI) from Market perform to Outperform and has lowered the price target from $16 to $12.

Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE: GTY) announced that yesterday it received the full monthly rental payment due for August 2011 from its largest tenant, Getty Petroleum Marketing Inc., under its Master Lease and other leases with Marketing. The Company is continuing to review issues pertaining to the...

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGEN) today announced that it has initiated a phase II clinical trial of ADCETRIS™ (brentuximab vedotin) for patients with relapsed or refractory CD30-positive non-Hodgkin lymphomas, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, peripheral T-cell lymphoma and other less...

Shares of Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM) are higher on the session by 1.17%, currently trading at $16.39. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the January 2012...

Regency Centers (NYSE: REG) closed on the acquisition of Oak Shade Town Center, a 103,762 square foot neighborhood shopping center anchored by Safeway, Rite Aid and OfficeMax in Davis, CA. The property was purchased on August 18 for $35 million from the center's original owner.

VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSE: TVIX) closed its fourth consecutive trading session higher on Friday. TVIX gained 10.90%, and closed at $59.94. ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE: AGQ) gained 10.18% today as silver continued to move higher. AGQ closed at $241.57, and it had a...

Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval of ADCETRISTM (brentuximab vedotin) for two indications: (1) the treatment of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma after failure of autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT...

KeyBanc has published a research report on Acadia Relaty Trust (NYSE: AKR), upgrading the company's stock. In the report, KeyBanc wrote, "We favor AKR's strategy to acquire urban/street retail properties in densely populated submarkets, which we think could set AKR apart from other retail REITs...