ABK : Ambac Financial Group

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., incorporated on April 29, 1991, is a primarily a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides financial guarantees and financial services to clients in both the public and private sectors worldwide. Ambac’s activities are divided into two business segments: Financial Guarantee and Financial Services. The Financial Guarantee segment provides financial guarantees (including credit derivatives) for public finance, structured finance and other obligations. The Financial Services segment provided investment agreements, funding conduits, interest rate, total return and currency swaps, principally to clients of the financial guarantee business, which includes municipalities and other public entities, healthcare organizations, investor-owned utilities and asset-backed issuers. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company discontinued writing new investment agreements and derivative products in its Financial Services segment. Its existing investment agreement and derivative product portfolios are in active runoff, which may include transaction terminations, settlements, restructuring, transfers and natural attrition as contracts mature. read more

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Cytec Industries Inc (CYT)

Cytec Industries Inc. (Cytec), incorporated in December 1993, is a global specialty chemicals and materials company focused on developing, manufacturing and selling value-added products. The Company’s products serve a range of end markets, including aerospace, adhesives, automotive and industrial coatings, chemical intermediates, inks, mining and plastics. The Company operates in four business segments: Cytec Performance Chemicals, Cytec Surface Specialties, Cytec Engineered Materials and Building Block Chemicals. Cytec Performance Chemicals product lines include mining chemicals, phosphines, polymer additives, specialty additives, specialty urethanes and adhesives. Cytec Surface Specialties product lines include radiation-cured resins (Radcure resins), powder coating resins and liquid coating resins. Included in the liquid coating resins product line are waterborne resins, amino resins and solvent-based resins. Cytec Engineered Materials principally includes advanced composites, carbon fiber, and structural film adhesives. Building Block Chemicals includes acrylonitrile, hydrocyanic acid, sulfuric acid and melamine.

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Target Corporation (TGT) (NYSE Arca)

Target Corporation (Target), incorporated in 1902, operates Target general merchandise stores with an assortment of general merchandise and food items, as well as SuperTarget stores with a line of food and general merchandise items. Target.com offers an assortment of general merchandise, including many items found in the Company’s stores and a complementary assortment, such as extended sizes and colors, sold only online. The Company operates in two segments: Retail and Credit Card. The Retail Segment includes all of its merchandising operations, including its general merchandise and food discount stores in the United States and its integrated online business. The Credit Card Segment offers credit to qualified guests through its branded credit cards, the Target Visa and the Target Card (collectively, REDcards).
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Alliance Data Systems Corp (ADS) (NYSE Arca)

Alliance Data Systems Corporation (ADSC) is a provider of data-driven and transaction-based marketing and customer loyalty solutions. The Company offers a portfolio of integrated outsourced marketing solutions, including customer loyalty programs, database marketing services, marketing strategy consulting, analytics and creative services, permission-based e-mail marketing and private label retail credit card programs. ADSC focuses on facilitating and managing interactions between its clients and their customers through multiple distribution channels, including in-store, catalogs, online, mail and telephone. The Company operates in four business segments: Loyalty Services, Epsilon Marketing Services, Private Label Services and Private Label Credit. In November 2009, Charming Shoppes, Inc. completed the sale of its credit card receivables programs to the Company. read more

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Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) (NYSE Arca)

Allegheny Energy, Inc. (Allegheny), incorporated in 1925, is an integrated energy business that owns and operates electric generation facilities and delivers electric services to customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia. Allegheny operates in two business segments: the Delivery and Services segment, which includes Allegheny’s electric transmission and distribution (T&D) operations, and the Generation and Marketing segment, which includes Allegheny’s power generation operations.

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Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (GDP) (NYSE Arca)

Goodrich Petroleum Corporation is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, exploitation, development and production of oil and natural gas properties primarily in the Cotton Valley trend of East Texas and Northwest Louisiana. As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned working interests in 414 active oil and gas wells located in thirty fields in six states. At December 31, 2008, Goodrich had estimated proved reserves of approximately 390.4 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas and 1.9 million barrels (MMBbls) of oil and condensate, or an aggregate of 402.3 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe). In 2008, the Company drilled and completed 126 gross wells. In June 2008, Goodrich and Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced that they have entered into a joint venture to develop Goodrich’s Haynesville Shale acreage in the Bethany-Longstreet and Longwood fields of Caddo and DeSoto Parishes, Louisiana. On May 28, 2008, the Company acquired additional interests in the Cotton Valley trend.
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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) (NYSE Arca)

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF Holdings) is a manufacturer and distributor of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer products in North America. The Company’s operations are organized into two business segments: the nitrogen segment and the phosphate segment. Its principal products in the nitrogen segment are ammonia, urea and urea ammonium nitrate solution (UAN). Its principal products in the phosphate segment are diammonium phosphate (DAP) and monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and granular muriate of potash (potash). CF Holdings’ core market and distribution facilities are concentrated in the midwestern United States grain-producing states. On September 28, 2009, the Company announced that it has acquired approximately 7% of Terra Industries Inc.

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Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC.N) (New York Stock Exchange)

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) is engaged in the information technology (IT) and professional services industry. CSC offers an array of services to clients in the commercial and government markets. Its service offerings include IT and business process outsourcing, and IT and professional services. Outsourcing involves operating all or a portion of a customer’s technology infrastructure, including systems analysis, applications development, network operations, desktop computing and data center management. CSC also provides business process outsourcing, managing key functions for clients, such as procurement and supply chain, call centers and customer relationship management, credit services, claims processing and logistics. IT and professional services include systems integration, consulting and other professional services. Systems integration encompasses designing, developing, implementing and integrating complete information systems. Consulting and professional services includes advising clients on the acquisition and utilization of IT and on business strategy, security, modeling, simulation, engineering, operations, change management and business process reengineering. In December 2008, the Company acquired Object Builder Software. In August 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of BearingPoint’s operation in Brazil. read more

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Stryker Corporation (SYK.N) (New York Stock Exchange)

Stryker Corporation (Stryker), incorporated in 1946, is a medical technology company with a range of products in orthopaedics and a presence in other medical specialties. The Company’s products include implants used in joint replacement, trauma, craniomaxillofacial and spinal surgeries; biologics; surgical, neurologic, ear, nose and throat and interventional pain equipment; endoscopic, surgical navigation, communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment. The Company operates in two business segments: Orthopaedic Implants and MedSurg Equipment. The Orthopaedic Implants segment sells orthopaedic reconstructive (hip, knee and shoulder), trauma, craniomaxillofacial and spinal implant systems; bone cement; and the bone growth factor OP-1. The MedSurg Equipment segment sells surgical equipment; surgical navigation systems; endoscopic, communications and digital imaging systems; as well as patient handling and emergency medical equipment. read more

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