Premarket roundup: UAL, Ansys
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Associated Press
August 28, 2008
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Among the premarket stories for Thursday, Aug. 28, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of United Airlines parent UAL Corp. fell in premarket trading Thursday, a day after the carrier announced plans to cut the jobs of 1,550 flight attendants as it reduces flying this fall.
NEW YORK (AP) _ A JPMorgan analyst reiterated his "Overweight" rating and $56 price target on shares of Ansys Inc. Thursday, predicting that although economic sluggishness could impede its growth, demand for its products will rise.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Greif Inc. shares could see increased activity Thursday after the industrial packaging company posted sharply higher fiscal third-quarter results.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Plum Creek Timber Co.'s announcement that it has entered a joint venture to effectively sell 454,000 acres of southern U.S. timberland could stir trading activity Thursday as investors gauge the deal's value to the Seattle-based company.