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Pre-Market Alert Report - December 18, 2014
Pre-Market Alert Report - December 18, 2014
DNKN (Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.) - Dunkin' Brands Group lowered its forecast for 2015 sales
growth in an announcement this morning, citing deteriorating demand for packaged coffee
across its restaurants. Same-store sales have been weaker than expected through 2014, putting
increased pressure on the restaurant company as other establishments such as McDonalds and
Taco Bell continue to expand their breakfast options. Todays disappointing news brought
predominantly negative sentiment and created a bearish iSENSE alert at 8:23AM for Dunkin
Brands. DNKN is down over 7% in the pre-market.
RAD (Rite Aid Corporation) - Rite Aid Corporation posted stronger-than-expected Q3 results
this morning, beating consensus estimates for both earnings and revenues driven by improving
same-store sales and particularly strong results from its pharmacy division. The drugstore chain
also raised its forecast for full-year earnings, after having lowered it for the last two quarters.
This mornings consistent positive sentiment created a bullish iSENSE alert at 8:23AM, and RAD
is up over 13% in early hours trading.
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DGI (DigitalGlobe, Inc.) The board of directors of DigitalGlobe, Inc., a $2 billion earth imagery
company, approved a $130 million share repurchase program for next year. The firm also
extended the expected lifetime of two primary satellites by two years with an appropriate
positive adjustment to depreciation costs. The two news items produced predominantly
positive sentiment this morning and generated a bullish iSENSE alert at 8:24AM. DGI is up
slightly before market open.
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