<div id="readability-page-1"><div>North American Construction Group Strengthens Its Presence In Western Australia With The Acquisition Of Iron Mine Contracting, A Diversified Mining Services Contractor; to Buy Iron Mine Contracting for About C$115M Reitmans Canada 3Q Net Income CAD 0.9M; 3Q Gross Profit CAD 109.6M; 3Q Revenue CAD 194.9M; 3Q Adj EBITDA CAD 5.6M; 3Q EPS CAD 0.02; Reports 3Q Revenue of CAD 194.9 Million Sony to Take Control of 'Peanuts' Franchise TransAlta Provides Notice to Mothball Sheerness Unit 1; Sheerness Unit 1 to Be Temporarily Mothballed April 1; Sheerness Unit 1 to Be Mothballed for Up to Two Years Expected Major Events for Friday 00:01/UK: Dec UK Consumer Confidence Survey 00:01/UK: Nov UK monthly automotive manufacturing figures 00:01/UK: Nov Zoopla House Price Index 07:00/GER: Dec GfK consumer climate survey 07:00/GER: Nov PPI 07:00/UK: Nov Public sector finances 07:00/UK: Nov UK monthly retail sales figures 07:45/FRA: Nov PPI 08:59/JPN: Japan Monetary Policy Meeting decision 08:59/JPN: Dec Monthly Economic Report 09:00/ITA: Dec Consumer Confidence Survey 09:00/ITA: Dec Business Confidence Survey 09:30/UK: Nov Monthly Insolvency statistics 09:30/UK: 3Q Bank of England statistics on UK banks' external claims 10:00/ITA: Oct Balance of Payments 10:00/ITA: Oct Industrial turnover 11:00/UK: Dec CBI Distributive Trades Survey 13:30/CAN: Nov New Housing Price Index 13:30/CAN: Oct Retail trade 15:00/US: Oct Employment Trends Index 15:00/US: Nov Employment Trends Index 15:00/US: Nov Existing Home Sales 15:00/US: Dec University of Michigan Survey of Consumers - final All times in GMT. 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ANALYST RATINGS ACTIONS ABM Industries Cut to Neutral From Buy by UBS Allstate Cut to Market Perform From Outperform by William Blair Americold Realty Trust Cut to Neutral From Outperform by Baird Camden Property Trust Raised to Neutral From Underweight by JP Morgan Cinemark Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Morgan Stanley Core Scientific Raised to Market Outperform From Market Perform by Citizens Edwards Lifesciences Raised to Overweight From Neutral by JP Morgan Energy Transfer Cut to Equal-Weight From Overweight by Morgan Stanley Enphase Energy Raised to Neutral From Sell by Goldman Sachs Enterprise Pdts Partners Cut to Underweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley Evergy Cut to Neutral From Outperform by Mizuho Federal Realty Raised to Overweight From Neutral by JP Morgan GE Vernova Raised to Buy From Hold by Jefferies Glacier Bancorp Raised to Overweight From Neutral by Piper Sandler Helmerich &amp; Payne Raised to Overweight From Neutral by Piper Sandler Heritage Commerce Cut to Neutral From Buy by DA Davidson Kemper Corp Cut to Underperform From Market Perform by William Blair Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Cut to Underweight From Neutral by JP Morgan Lennar Cut to Underperform From In-Line by Evercore ISI Group Lennar Cut to Underperform From Neutral by B of A Securities Lennar Cut to Underperform From Sector Perform by RBC Capital Lineage Cut to Neutral From Outperform by Baird Merck Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by BMO Capital Micron Technology Raised to Buy From Neutral by B of A Securities Nabors Raised to Overweight From Underweight by Piper Sandler NMI Holdings Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods PayPal Holdings Cut to Underweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley PennyMac Mtg Invt Tr Raised to Outperform From Market Perform by Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods Penumbra Raised to Overweight From Neutral by JP Morgan Public Storage Cut to Neutral From Overweight by JP Morgan Ranger Energy Services Raised to Overweight From Neutral by Piper Sandler Realty Income Cut to Underweight From Neutral by JP Morgan Regency Centers Cut to Neutral From Overweight by JP Morgan Rivian Automotive Raised to Outperform From Neutral by Baird Sealed Air Cut to Neutral From Outperform by Baird Shake Shack Raised to Neutral From Underweight by JP Morgan Sherwin-Williams Raised to Buy From Neutral by Citigroup Simulations Plus Cut to Neutral From Buy by BTIG SmartStop Self REIT Cut to Underweight From Neutral by JP Morgan Sphere Entertainment Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley Two Harbors Cut to Hold From Buy by Maxim Group UDR Inc Cut to Underweight From Neutral by JP Morgan Verrica Pharmaceuticals Raised to Buy From Hold by Brookline Capital Warner Music Group Raised to Overweight From Equal-Weight by Morgan Stanley Welltower Cut to Neutral From Overweight by JP Morgan This article is a text version of a Wall Street Journal newsletter published earlier today. 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North American Construction Group acquires Iron Mine Contracting for C$115M. Reitmans Canada reports 3Q net income of CAD 0.9M, gross profit of CAD 109.6M, revenue of CAD 194.9M, adj EBITDA of CAD 5.6M, and EPS of CAD 0.02. Sony to take control of 'Peanuts' franchise. TransAlta to mothball Sheerness Unit 1 for up to two years starting April 1. Various economic reports and earnings expected on Friday. Multiple analyst rating actions on various companies.

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