Tuesday October 7, 10:30 am ET Premarket roundup: AM Castle downgraded on market weakness, legal fight for Wachovia halted Among the premarket stories for Tuesday, Oct. 7, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) -- A Jefferies and Co. analyst downgraded metal and plastics supplier A.M. Castle & Co. to "Hold" from "Buy" Tuesday, citing broader weakness in the U.S. steel market that is expected to last for the rest of the year. NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors appeared to be waiting on the sidelines Tuesday for a compromise to be reached between Citigroup and Wells Fargo over their battle for Wachovia, after the banks agreed to put several legal proceedings on hold until Wednesday. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Friedman, Billings, Ramsey analyst on Tuesday upgraded shares of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold...
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