Company News for September 27, 2010 - Corporate Summary

• Southwest Air (NYSE:LUV) reported its intentions to buy Air Tran (NYSE:AAI) for $1.4 billion, or $7.69 per share

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) started coverage on CR Bard (NYSE:BCR) with a “buy” rating and a price target of $96

• FBR reiterated its “outperform” rating on Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI) at a price target of $37

• Bernstein downgraded Nokia (NYSE:NOK) from “market perform” to “underperform,” at a price target of $6.75

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) downgraded shares of Zimmer Holdings (NYSE:ZMH)

• Barron’s issued favorable comments over the weekend on Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and JetBlue (NASDAQ:JBLU)

• FBR upgraded shares of Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN) from “market” to “outperform,” lifting the price target to $127 from $105

• Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) removed MedcoHealth (NYSE:MHS) from its Conviction Buy List, but kept a “buy” rating on the shares

Company News for September 27, 2010 – Corporate Summary