4:20 pm : On the heels of last week's strong performance, Monday's market took a breather. The major averages traded in mixed, tightly range-bound fashion for most of the session, and they kept within close proximity of the unchanged mark. The Dow and S&P booked modest losses, while the Nasdaq registered a moderate gain.
The absence of a fresh catalyst helped halt the market's advance. For a Merger Monday, the M&A front was a light one. Reports were limited to a possible sale of Michaels Stores (MIK 38.35 +4.39) and Prudential PLC's (PUK 26.22 +2.27) rejection of
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2:04 pm PT Market Wrap : On the heels of last week's strong performance, Monday's market took a breather. The major averages traded in mixed, tightly range-bound fashion for most of the session, and they kept within close proximity of the unchanged mark. The Dow and S&P booked modest losses, while the Nasdaq registered a moderate gain.
1:51 pm PT Phillips-Van Heusen beats by $0.04, light on revs; guides Y06 EPS in line (PVH) : Reports Q4 (Jan) earnings of $0.41 per share, $0.04 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.37; revenues rose 11.2% year/year to $460.1 mln vs the $473.1 mln consensus. Co issues in-line guidance for FY07, sees EPS of $2.16-2.22, ex items�vs. $2.17 consensus.
1:42 pm PT Shuffle Master beats by $0.02, beats on revs; reiterates Y06 guidance (SHFL) 26.23 +0.25 : Reports Q1 (Jan) earnings of $0.23 per share, $0.02 better than the Reuters Estimates consensus of $0.21; revenues rose 31.3% year/year to $33.3 mln vs the $31.3 mln consensus. Co issues upside guidance for FY06, sees EPS of $1.02-1.05 vs. $1.02 consensus. Consistent with previous guidance, mgmt is targeting ~25% growth in quarter-over-quarter fiscal 2006 EPS (EPS guidance excludes the adoption of FAS 123R and any contribution from the recently announced Stargames acquisition, which it anticipates will be neutral to slightly accretive to fiscal 2006 EPS)
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