Morgan Stanley (MS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) downgraded stocks as diverse as Las Vegas Sands (LVS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) and eBay (EBAY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) from "overweight" to "equal weight" on Thursday.
Despite an impressive rally off its intraday lows on Wednesday, General ElectricGE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) slid by more than 9% on Thursday. (
Losing more than 6% on the day, Intel (INTC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) fell to its lowest levels in more than a year.
Family Dollar (FDO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) reports earnings Friday morning before the bell. Analyst are expecting EPS of 0.34.
Agricultural stocks came under exceptional pressure on Thursday, with shares of Monsanto (MON | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), lower by more than 17%.
by Gekko (The Knight Trader)