InPlay: Alliance Data prices $700 million Convertible Senior Notes (Briefing.com)

7:59AM Laboratory Corp reports EPS in-line, misses on revs; guides FY08 EPS in-line 71.65 : Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $1.24 per share, excluding non-recurring items, in-line with the First Call consensus of $1.24; revenues rose 10.0% year/year to $1.15 bln vs the $1.16 bln consensus. Co issues downside guidance for FY08, sees EPS of $4.54-4.66, compared to previous guidance of $4.74-4.90, vs. $4.82 consensus; co sees rev growth of 10.3-11.3%, which equates to approx $4.49-4.53 bln, compared to previous guidance of 13-14.3%, vs $4.56 bln consensus. 7:59AM UST Inc reports EPS in-line, misses on revs; reaffirms FY08 EPS guidance 53.40 : Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $0.95 per share, excluding non-recurring items, in-line with the First Call consensus of $0.95; revenues rose 3.0% year/year to $506.2 mln vs the $512.3 mln... [read full story]