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Analysts at Ticonderoga downgraded Plexus Corp (NASDAQ: PLXS) from “neutral” to “sell.” Plexus' shares closed at $25.94 yesterday. Plexus' trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 4.34%. Deutsche Bank downgraded Transatlantic Holdings Inc (NYSE: TRH) from “buy” to “hold.” TRH's shares closed at $47....

The Benchmark Company has downgraded Moody's (NYSE: MCO) from Buy to Hold and has established a $29 price target.

Piper Jaffray is out with a research report on Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) and it has a Overweight rating and a $45 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "While financial market turmoil, particularly in Europe, creates a more challenging near-term earnings...

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on Moody's (NYSE: MCO), lowering its PT from $44 to $42. In its report, J.P. Morgan writes, "Our price target of $42 equates to 17 times our 2012 EPS estimate. (That's down from $44 previously due to the estimate trim.) We think that is warranted due to...

JP Morgan has lowered the price target on Moody's (NYSE: MCO) from $44 to $42 and maintains its Overweight rating.

According to Piper Jaffray, Moody's (NYSE: MCO) price target is lowered to $45. Piper Jaffray said that it is trimming its estimates for Moody's to reflect anticipated near-term softness in new debt issuance volumes. “Based on weak July and August issuance volumes, and an expectation of more-of-...

Piper Jaffray has lowered the price target on Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) from $46 to $45 and maintains its Overweight rating.

CME Group (NYSE: CME) today announced August volume averaged an all-time record 17.1 million contracts per day, up 46 percent from August 2010, and up 35 percent sequentially. Total volume for August was 393 million contracts, of which 84 percent was traded electronically. August 2011 month-end...

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced that it will redeem an additional $1 billion of its 7% Series A Second lien Notes maturing in 2014. In addition to this redemption, CIT also announced that it completed open market repurchases of approximately $400 million of Series A debt in August,...

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued it a patent for the business process that underpins ICE eConfirm, the company's electronic trade confirmation service.

Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE: GNW) fell 7.54% to $6.50 in the pre-market trading. GNW shares have dropped 33.62% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 15.36% in the same period. Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) dipped 1.55% to $32.44 in the pre-market session. CCL's...

Jefferies & Co. is out with a research report on KKR Financial Holdings (NYSE: KFN) and is initiating coverage with a $9 price target and a Hold rating. In a note to clients, Jefferies & Co. writes, "KFN trades on a price to book multiple that is highly correlated to underlying investment...

Jefferies & Company has initiated coverage on KKR Financial Holdings (NYSE: KFN) with a Hold rating and $9 price target.

Below are the top investment brokerage-national stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. BGC Partners Inc (NASDAQ: BGCP) has a dividend yield of 11.00%. BGCP's shares closed at $6.60 yesterday. GFI Group Inc (NYSE: GFIG) has a dividend yield of 4.70%. GFIG's shares closed at...

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