The drop was slightly milder than expected, but would have been steeper had it not been for a rebound in energy production, said Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit in a note.
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu takes a look at that question in a research note this morning.
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"We are currently in a sweet spot where the OMT is inactive but is standing by reassuringly and everybody is benefiting from the status quo of low peripheral yields in some way, " Richard Crossley, a strategist at Citigroup, said in a note.
Philip Adams, of bond research firm Gimme Credit, took a stab at answering the question in a research note yesterday.
Analysts expect a win there, but analyst Timothy Anderson at Prudential Securities recently issued a note arguing that the risk to Lilly's Zyprexa patent may be higher than many analysts expect.
Little-known Plum Mobile appeared at CTIA with the four dual-SIM Android sets pictured above and the Might, a Galaxy Note twin we had a peek at a little earlier today.
Sodini did not mention killing himself in the note found at the scene, which was mostly typed with handwritten notations, but did mention it in a handwritten note found at his home, Moffatt said.
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Mark Karvosky, a biotechnology analyst at Piper Jaffray, wrote in a note to investors that he expects the application to be filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in June or July.
"With 'European fatigue' now having engulfed the market, investors are treading cautiously when it comes to their exposure to risk assets and risk currencies, " Stan Shamu, a market analyst at IG Markets, wrote in a note to clients.
Mark Schoenebaum, a biotechnology analyst at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a note to investors that the company's sales guidance is "conservative" because it represents an increase of only 103 patients taking Lumizyme in addition to 170 who are already getting the drug as part of a compassionate use program.
Barbara Ryan, the pharmaceuticals analyst at Deutsche Bank, wrote in a note to investors that she expects Pfizer to at least spin off the baby formula and o-t-c units.
Today, economists at Citi have put out a note asking whether the US downgrade had put the UK''s AAA rating at risk.
The only evidence presented at his trial was a torn-up note containing confidential military information, which had been found in a wastepaper basket at the German embassy by a cleaning lady working as a French spy.
With twin fiddles you get an interesting chorus effect when they are playing the same note at a different pitch.
Suva points out in a research note that the glass company at a meeting with analysts last week highlighted a number of long-term growth opportunities, but that most of those will emerge in 2012 or later.
From Brussels, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in a congratulatory note that Napolitano will serve at a time when EU nations must "display great calmness, courage and farsightedness" amid calls from Europe's citizens for restored growth and jobs.
The fresh safe-haven demand in the gold market Thursday was further evidenced by very strong demand at a U.S. government Treasury note auction at midday.
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"Food inflation hurts consumption, government finances, the balance of payments and monetary policy flexibility, " Atsi Sheth, a senior analyst at Moody's, wrote in a note.
For legal control of a Japanese company, an acquirer generally needs to have at least a 34% stake (note that when Renault took over Nissan, it had a 37% stake, and when DaimlerChrysler got Mitsubishi Motors, it had 34%).
On Monday, Tim Anderson, a sell-side analyst at Prudential Equities, wrote in a research note that he and his team believe that Bristol carefully designed Prove-It to show the drugs are the same, perhaps by making the study too small or too short.
Instead, Universal argued, state common law applies. (As a side note, at the end of last year, the U.S. Copyright Office performed a study at the request of Congress and recommended that pre-72 sound recordings be placed under federal jurisdiction).
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"Equipping the most popular phone with NFC would have a been huge education moment for consumers and a big validation for NFC, " wrote Thomas McCrohan, an analyst at Janney Montgomery Scott, in a note to clients this month, referring to Apple's decision to forgo NFC on the iPhone.
Richard Evans, a pharmaceuticals analyst at Bernstein, made a similar point in a note to investors this morning.
Sunil Garg, a banking analyst at JPMorgan in Hong Kong, said in a note that HSBC would probably be able to fund the acquisition internally, with the purchase representing 3.5% of its asset base, or an 80-basis-point impact on its Tier 1 capital ratio.
End the festival on a high note at the traditional Lowcountry Jazz Brunch at the historic Lowndes Grove Plantation.
Mark Schoenebaum at ISI Group said in a note to clients that this could mean investors estimates of Epogen sales will need to come down.
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Robyn Karnauskas at Deutsche Bank wrote in a note to investors that the label change was mostly expected and investors already expect a decline in Epogen use.
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"The focus on short-run challenges may lead to stock price declines and ultimately create a very interesting buying opportunity for the shares at a later date, " Morningstar said in a research note.
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