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Ahead of the Bell: E-Trade shares decline - E-Trade slide 8 percent in premarket trading Thursday, a day after the online broker reported an unexpected quarterly loss.

The end of the small brokerage firm - The era of the small brokerage firm is gradually coming to a close as several of the most well-regarded boutique brokers call it quits.

Broker snap: ICAP still a buy, says Singer - Singer Capital Markets has put its 515p target price under review for inter-dealer broker ICAP but maintained its buy rating on the stock following today's third quarter statement.

Broker snap: JP Morgan raises price target for Daimler - JP Morgan has showed its optimism over German auto company Daimler and raised the stock's price target target from €44 to €49.

Broker snap: Panmure sweetens target for Tate & Lyle - In spite of the negative market reaction to Tate & Lyle's third quarter trading update on Thursday, Panmure Gordon has raised its target price for the stock from 645p to 690p, saying that there is "better ...

E*Trade Smelling Like A $13 Stock - E*Trade Financial will report its fourth quarter and full year 2011 earnings result after the close of the U.S. financial markets today.

Broker snap: Nomura says ArcelorMittal is 'fully valued' - Nomura has downgraded the European steel sector this morning to neutral from overweight, saying that the sector has risen around 45% since the late November lows and is now trading at an average of 6.5 ...

Broker tips: Reckitt, SuperGroup, HomeServe - Cillit Bang maker Reckitt Benckiser reported better-than-expected headline earnings per share (EPS) and good top-line growth momentum in its full-year results today, according to Nomura which reiterated ...

Broker snap: SuperGroup is 'overvalued', Merchant downgrades - SuperGroup's shares tanked on Wednesday morning after the firm said that full-year profits would come in at the lower end of expectations. A downgrade from Merchant Securities hasn't done much to help ...