Investors can find value when a stock gets hit hard by bad news.
Stocks on Wall Street are lower as the market shows a bit of exhaustion following its recent rally.
In Japan, the Nikkei Index closed lower, breaking an eight-session winning streak that pushed the index to record breaking highs.
PMI points to contraction rather than recovery in eurozone.
Riverbed is downgraded at 2 firms, and Activision Blizzard is upgraded to 'outperform.'
Altria is upgraded to 'buy,' and Red Robin is downgraded to 'neutral.'
Stocks are lower despite better than expected reports on US industrial production and Chinese manufacturing activity.
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