On The Wire - Bed Bath & Beyond Gets Flushed

# [6:45:30 AM] Tim_K: GM 01-09-14 -  $ES_F S&P Futures up  $5 at1837

# [6:46:01 AM] Tim_K:  $JCP J.C. Penney upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray Jan 9 at 05:42

# [6:49:25 AM] Tim_K:  $TWTR Twitter faces BJP flak over new India news head Jan 9 at 03:50 - Trading near yesterdays lows pre market

# [6:50:53 AM] Tim_K:  $TWTR - Chart showing broken inflection point yesterday - creeping yest lows pre-mkt ==>>

# [6:52:51 AM] Tim_K:  $BBBY Bed Bath & Beyond --- Credit Suisse Downgraded to NEUTRAL - down 10% pre-mkt

# [7:01:19 AM] Tim_K:  $M Macy's holiday comps were strong, says Stifel

# [7:02:17 AM] Tim_K:  $M Stifel keeps a  $64 price target and Buy rating on the shares.

# [7:03:14 AM] Tim_K:  $MCD  $MS  $M Stifel keeps a  $64 price target and Buy rating on the shares.

# [7:03:37 AM] Tim_K:  $MCD  $MS Analyst Actions: McDonald's Firming from 95.71 to Recent Pre-Bell High of 96.86 on Morgan Stanley Upgrade

# [7:07:15 AM] Tim_K:  $FDO  $MCD  $MS Analyst Actions: McDonald's Firming from 95.71 to Recent Pre-Bell High of 96.86 on Morgan Stanley Upgrade

# [7:07:37 AM] Tim_K:  $FDO Family Dollar sees Q2  $0.85-0.95 vs  $1.21 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; lowers FY14 EPS, rev guidance

# [7:10:05 AM] Tim_K:  $FDO had a horrible EPS release - should get hit hard - levels to watch

# [7:11:10 AM] Tim_K:  $M Macy's upgraded to Outperform from Mkt Perform at BMO Capital Mkts

# [7:11:45 AM] Tim_K:  $FDO Family Dollar lowers FY14 EPS view to  $3.25- $3.55, consensus  $3.98

# [7:13:55 AM] Tim_K:  $XOM Family Dollar lowers FY14 EPS view to  $3.25- $3.55, consensus  $3.98 - valuation but raised its price target for shares to  $108 from  $99.

# [7:14:39 AM] Tim_K:  $XOM Exxon Mobil downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup Jan 9 at 07:11 valuation but raised its price target for shares to  $108 from  $99.

# [7:26:50 AM] Tim_K:  $PLUG  $IOC Stocks with implied volatility movement; Plug Power (PLUG) 170, InterOil (IOC) 49 according to iVolatility.

# [7:29:14 AM] Tim_K:  $SCTY SolarCity target raised to  $81 at Robert W. Baird; favorite pick for 2014

# [7:30:41 AM] Tim_K:  $MON  $WFC Monsanto price target raised to  $130- $135 from  $118- $120 at Wells Fargo

# [7:33:55 AM] Tim_K:  $BRY  $FC BlackBerry price target raised to  $8- $9 from  $6.50- $7 at Wells Fargo