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Trading Halted: NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX), news pending

J.P. Morgan is out with its report today on NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX), raising its PT from $32.50 to $34. In a note to clients, J.P. Morgan states, "NYX reported 4Q10 EPS of $0.46 beating estimates mainly due to lower than expected comp and SG&A expenses. We lower our 2011 and 2012 estimates...

Analysts at BMO Capital upgrade NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) from “market perform” to “outperform.” NYX shares fell 1.04% to close at $33.41 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

MetLife (NYSE: MET) is expected to post its Q4 EPS at $1.10 on revenue of $13.50 billion. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) is projected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.72 on revenue of $9.75 billion. Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $1.01 per share on revenue of $8.80 billion...

Citi Investment Research has a research report on NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) after the exchange reported earnings. It has a High Risk rating and a $33 price target on shares. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "It was a better than expected qtr primarily due to the strong expense controls. We...

NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) reports its Q4 adjusted EPS at $0.46, beating the consensus of $0.43. NYX's Q4 revenue, less transaction-based expenses, came in at $613 million, versus the consensus of $611.97 million. NYX shares gained 3.40% to close at $33.76 yesterday. Read more from Benzinga's...

New York, New York-based NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYSE: NYX) announced on Tuesday morning that it beat consensus Wall Street estimates. NYSE Euronext Inc reported that its 4th quarter net income fell to $135 million, or 51 cents per share, down from $172 million, or 66 cents per share, a year earlier....

AOL (NYSE: AOL) announced it's buying The Huffington Post this morning for $315 million in cash and stock. The new slogan is "You've Got Liberals." The NASDAQ (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announced over the weekend that its network was hacked. Unfortunately my bad trades in NASDAQ listed shares weren't...

Shares of The NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) are higher on the session by 0.79%, trading at $26.77. Overall put volume is now running at 2.11x the daily average, with 18% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,101 contracts have traded on the session so far. The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc...

The NASDAQ (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announced over the weekend it was the target of cyber-terrorists, as the company confirmed a breach of its network. Federal investigators are still determining who was responsible for the hack, and what country it came from.

The NASDAQ (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announced over the weekend that the exchange was hacked by hackers, but no trading was compromised. The report first came from the Wall Street Journal which broke the story. Bloomberg TV said that the NASDAQ found suspicious and malware files on its servers. The files...

News that computer hackers had infiltrated the operator of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange is the latest blow for Wall Street as it works to repair an image with investors and traders dented by last year's "flash crash. " Nasdaq OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) said on Saturday that it found "suspicious files"...

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) from $32 to $38 and maintains its Overweight rating.

Moody's Corp. (MCO) reported fourth quarter earnings, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents by a dime. The growth was primarily driven by strong top-line growth. Operating Performance Moody's reported pro forma earnings of 58 cents per share, 38.1% year over year as compared with...

Moody's Corp. (MCO) reported fourth quarter earnings, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents by a dime. The growth was primarily driven by strong top-line growth. Operating Performance Moody's reported pro forma earnings of 58 cents per share, 38.1% year over year as compared with...