Hot Stock Alerts – December 03

CMCSA, JWN, TOL, DE, BAC, JCP, CBST, CATO, DDS, SHLM, TJX, MRVL, FDO, DLM, TGT

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Comcast reaches agreement to acquire NBC Universal from GE; Fitch Fitch Affirms IDR at ‘BBB+’, Outlook Stable

Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) Nordstrom posts a 2.2% increase in November same-store sales

Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) Toll Brothers posts bigger-than-expected loss in the fourth quarter, sending shares down in premarket trading

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) Deere board names CEO Allen as chairman

Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) Bank of America to repay $45 billion of TARP aid; shares jump on the news

J.C. Penney Company Inc. (NYSE: JCP) J.C. Penney posts a 5.9% decline in November same-store sales; in line with company guidance

Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc.(NASDAQ: CBST) Cubist Pharmaceuticals suspends tests of an experimental heart surgery drug

Cato Corp. (NYSE: CATO) Cato says same-store sales for November were flat to the prior year; in line with the company’s estimated range for the fourth quarter

Dillard’s Inc. (NYSE: DDS) Dillard’s November same-store sales drop 11%; weak juniors’ and children’s apparel sales cited

A. Schulman Inc. (NASDAQ: SHLM) A. Schulman to acquire ICO for $191 million in cash, stock; sees acquisition to add to earnings in fiscal 2010

The TJX Companies Inc. (NYSE: TJX) TJX’s November same-store sales rose 8%; but still below Wall Street’s view

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) Marvell shares up ahead of Q3 earnings release

Family Dollar Stores Inc. (NYSE: FDO) Family Dollar Stores says Q1 comparable store sales increased 2.4%; maintains Q1 earnings guidance at 45 cents to 50 cents per share range

Del Monte Foods Company (NYSE: DLM) Del Monte lifts FY10 earnings view as Q2 profit beats analysts’ expectations

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) Target’s key November sales figure disappoints