Factors Moving Markets: Complementary Reports on United Parcel Service, Gilead, Manitowoc, EMC Corporation, and LiveDeal

NEW YORK, December 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Moments ago, Analysts Review released new research updates concerning several important developing situations including United Parcel Service, (NYSE: UPS), Gilead (NASDAQ: GILD), Manitowoc (NYSE: MTW), EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), and LiveDeal (NASDAQ: LIVE). Analysts Review provides a single unified platform for investors' to hear about what matters - proudly employing registered CFA® research staff and rigorous compliance procedures. The full research reports are being made available to the public for informational purposes only.

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Today's update concerns the following companies:

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UPS Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=United%20Parcel%20Service&d=30-Dec-2014&s=UPS ),

GILD Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Gilead&d=30-Dec-2014&s=GILD ),

MTW Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=Manitowoc&d=30-Dec-2014&s=MTW ),

EMC Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=EMC%20Corporation&d=30-Dec-2014&s=EMC ),

LIVE Research Report: ( http://get.analystsreview.com/pdf/?c=LiveDeal&d=30-Dec-2014&s=LIVE ).

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Analyst Update: Expansion Agreement, Annual Results, Dividend Declaration, and Company Updates

Reviewed by: Rohit Tuli, CFA®  

The US stock markets on Monday ended the day on a fairly flat note, as gains were curbed when an early rally in energy stocks was lost due to tumbling oil prices. U.S. crude settled down $1.12 at $53.61 a barrel. While the NASDAQ remained flat at 4,806.91, the S&P 500 posted its 53^rd record close of the year on Monday at 2,090.57, up 0.09%. Dow Jones Industrial Average however edged 0.09% lower at 18,038.23. The European stock markets on Monday closed on a mixed note. Greek stocks and bonds slumped after politicians in the country failed for a third time to endorse Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' preferred candidate. Following the rally in the US markets on optimism about the U.S. economic outlook, the Asian stock market rose broadly on Monday. Chinese and Hong Kong shares extended recent gains in reaction to Friday's announcement by the People's Bank of China on easing liquidity requirements at banks starting next year.

It's a Job half done for United Parcel Service Inc (United Parcel Service) as the Company gears up for post-holiday returns and exchanges. According to the 2014 UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper Study, returns are on the rise with 62% of consumers stating they returned an item bought online in 2014, compared to 51% in 2012. Read our research report on United Parcel Service to know more about the challenges faced by the firm and how it plans to tackle them.

Shares of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) recovered after the Company announced an expansion agreement with Janssen R&D Ireland. The stock rose 3.74% to end the trading session at $97.30 at the close of December 29, 2014 trading session. Read more about the agreement and the competition landscape in our research report on Gilead.

Shares of Manitowoc Company Inc (Manitowoc) rallied after American activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed a 7.7% stake in the Company. A total of 11.97 million shares changed hands, significantly higher than the previous day's trading volume of 2.38 million shares. Read our research report on Manitowoc to know more about the Company businesses and Carl Icahn's intention.

EMC Corporation ex-dividend Date scheduled for December 30, 2014; Company to pay a dividend of $0.115 per share on January 23, 2015. Shareholders who purchased the stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend. Read our research report on EMC Corporation to know more about the Company financials and latest developments.

LiveDeal Inc's (LiveDeal) shares rallied 19% after the Company reported FY 2014 revenue of $7.2 million - the largest annual revenue increase in the Company's history, primarily due to the acquisition made in FY 2014. The management forecasts continued significant growth in revenue. A further detailed analysis of the latest results and the management's viewpoint is presented in our research report.

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