Perhaps Fed officials really should stick to writing rather than speaking. Speeches from William Dudley and Richard Fisher sent the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) down for a third straight day even as Ben Bernanke's preferred literary outlet, the Washington Post ( WPO ), gained 1.68%. Glue maker Henkel (ETR:HEN) also bucked a bad day, rising 1.03% to finish at a fresh 52-week peak. But there was no need for any long faces from our equine friends fearing a similar fate at the knacker's yard. Not when Dover Saddlery ( DOVR ) surged 11.28% and stable mate Ascena Retail ( ASNA ), long known as Dress Barn, jumped 3.71% after the horse bolted. In a terrible tape for financials, Bank of the James ( BOTJ ) imploded 8.80% and $6 billion man Mr. Dimon - who no one now calls " King Jamie " any more - saw his JPMorgan ( JPM ) tumble another 2.54%.
Today in economics, analysts expect The Conference Board's September consumer sentiment survey to pull back from its August pace at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. On the quarterly earnings front, CarMax (KMX), Carnival Corporation (CCL), KB Home (KBH), and Lennar (LEN) are all due to release results.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP): Shares are slashed to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital.
DISH Network (DISH): Moffett Research reduces its rating to Neutral from Buy.
EMC Corporation (EMC): The stock is taken to Equal Weight from Overweight by Barclays.
Equifax Inc (EFX): EFX is now Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital.
F5 Networks (FFIV): Goldman downgrades the tech name to Neutral from Buy.
Hanesbrands (HBI): The underwear outfit is now Neutral from Buy at DA Davidson.
Monro Muffler (MNRO): MNRO gets moved to Neutral from Buy at ISI Group.
NetApp (NTAP): Barclays takes the tech stock to Equal Weight from Overweight.
PHH Corp (PVH): Keefe Bruyette cuts the clothing company formerly known as Phillips Van Heusen to Market Perform from Outperform.
Red Hat Inc (RHT): Shares, tumbling about 10% ahead of the open, are reduced to Sector Perform at Pacific Crest. Its Q2 earnings were a disappointment, as was forward revenue guidance.
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