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Clark Nicholson, branch manager and financial advisor in the Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

AMANDA Forsyth, a former investor relations director at Standard Life, has been hired by boutique asset management business, Charlotte Square.

Shares of Alpha Natural Resources are attractively priced and poised to gain from the strengthening metallurgical coal market, said an analyst as he upgraded the stock.

Shares of L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. jumped Friday as an analyst upgraded the producer of identification credentials due in part to the possibility of new contracts.

Shares of hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp. rose Thursday following positive comments from analysts, including one who upgraded the stock to "Buy." Shares of the Dallas company are down 26 percent from their high price for the year.

Bank of America Corp., the nation's biggest lender, will repay $45 billion of U.S. government bailout funds, helping free the bank from curbs on executive pay that have hampered its search for a new leader.

Shares of movie theater chains rose Wednesday after a Raymond James analyst started coverage of several stocks with "strong buy" ratings.

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Shares of CPFL Energia SA climbed on Tuesday as an analyst upgraded the Brazilian power company, citing expectations for strengthened sales and better economic conditions.

Arne G. Haak, Senior Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc.

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. announced today that it will broadcast a presentation being made at the Raymond James 2009 Boston Fall Investors Conference on Thursday, December 3rd, at 1:00 p.m. ET.

D. "Dee" Edwin Jernigan, Jr., a senior vice president and financial advisor in the Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.

Iridium Communications Inc. , the only provider of truly global voice and data mobile satellite services, announces that Matt Desch, chief executive officer of Iridium, is scheduled to deliver a presentation on December 3, 2009 at 1:45 p.m. EST at the Raymond James 2009 Boston Fall Investors Conference.

Evergreen Energy Inc. said Monday it has ended negotiations with a potential buyer of its Buckeye Industrial Mining Co.

The possible spillover effects from Dubai fed fears that international banks could suffer big losses if the debt-laden emirate is forced to default.

Winners and losers in holiday shopping. Buy Chico's and Aeropostale. With Black Friday quickly approaching, and shoppers anxiously waiting, analysts are trying to size up the holiday season.

The talk about a hookup between E*Trade Financial and TD Ameritrade Holdings heated up again earlier this month, but Raymond James isn't buying it.

In its November 23 edition, Barron's said Waste Connections shares could rise to $37.50 in a year, citing Raymond James analyst William Fisher's price target for the stock, which closed at $31.79 on the New York Stock Exchange Friday.

Raymond James strategist Jeffrey Saut used a "Chart of the Day" in his Seeking Alpha article Is This the Beginning of a New Secular Bull Market? to put historical perspective on the current stock market rally that began in March.

A Louisiana banking company sees the worst rash of bank failures in two decades as fertile ground to expand well beyond the state line.