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Goldman Sachs has upgraded RSC Holdings (NYSE: RRR) from Neutral to Buy.

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Shares of RSC Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RRR) are higher on the session by 3.10%, currently trading at $12.29. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while...

GATX CFO Robert Lyons comments in telephone interview reports Bloomberg He says, "General Electric (NYSE: GE) is seeking new rail-car bids after 2008 sale effort failed... GATX (NYSE: GMT) isn't interested in GE rail-lease unit `in total'... GATX would look at parts of portfolio if buyer sells...

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: BECN) announced today that it has acquired Enercon Products, a roofing distributor with six locations in Western Canada. Enercon, headquartered within its branch in Edmonton, also has branches in Calgary, Regina and Saskatoon and two branches in Vancouver and...

Citigroup upgraded Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) from “hold” to “buy.” UA's shares closed at $64.09 yesterday. Under Armour's trailing-twelve-month revenue is $1.15 billion. Analysts at Keefe Bruyette & Woods upgraded TAL International Group (NYSE: TAL) from “market perform” to “outperform.” TAL...

Keefe Bruyette & Woods has upgraded the following companies: TAL International Group (NYSE: TAL) from Market Perform to Outperform, $41 PT CAI International (NYSE: CAP) from Market Perform to Outperform, $28 PT

Cusick's Corner The Bulls have the Buck, UUP, finishing the After Hours at the worst levels of the day. Tech, QQQQ, was the drag as earnings came in strong but forecasts were guided down for future quarters. Finance, XLF, finished the day at its best levels, taking some of the pressure off of the...

Piper Jaffray is reiterating its Overweight rating and $42 price target on shares of Textainer Group (NYSE: TGH) after it reported earnings. In a note to clients, Piper Jaffray writes, "Last night, Textainer announced it acquired 171k TEU out of its managed fleet for $174m. We believe the...

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is expected to announce its Q1 earnings results on Tuesday, May 17. Analysts expect earnings per share to reach $0.95, or an increase of 9.2% on the same quarter last year. Revenues are projected to stand at $103.02 billion, or 3.2% higher than in the same quarter a year ago....

Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) is trading at a price of $52.90, a dramatic change of -0.49 with % change of -0.92 from its previous day's close. Currently, the company has a Market capitalization (total value of a company in the stock market) of approximately 1.87B. TTM Gross Margin- 19.9%, TTM...

Oppenheimer has established a PT of $64 on shares of Wesco International Inc. (NYSE: WCC). Wesco International closed Thursday at $55.80.

Grainger (NYSE: GWW) today reported sales results for the month of April 2011. Daily sales increased 14 percent versus April 2010. Results for the month included a 1 percentage point positive contribution from acquisitions and a 1 percentage point contribution from foreign exchange. Excluding...

Shares of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) are higher on the session by 1.98%, currently trading at $27.81. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past six weeks and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short while...

Dahlman Rose analysts initiated coverage on shares of NRG Energy Inc. (NRG),a wholesale power generation company. They set a “buy” rating and a $29.00 price target on the stock. Compass Point analysts initiated coverage on shares of a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment...