HIGHER: PG&E (PCG), up 2% after BlueMountain Capital Management provided an update on its progress to nominate a full slate of new directors to replace the current Board of Directors of PG&E in its entirety... Freeport McMoRan (FCX), up 5% after Morgan Stanley analyst Piyush Sood upgraded the stock to Overweight from Equal Weight, noting that his firm's Metals & Mining team expects copper market tightness to emerge beginning in Q2... Geron (GERN), up 15% after BTIG analyst Thomas Shrader initiated the stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $4.00. The analyst says the stock has been "left for dead" even though the study of Imetelstat showed clear indications of efficacy. UP AFTER EARNINGS: Hilton (HLT), up 4%... Interpublic Group (IPG), up 5%... Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), up 15%. DOWN AFTER EARNINGS: Dish (DISH), down 7%... Black Knight (BKI), down 1%... ACCO Brands (ACCO), down 18%... Teva (TEVA), down 12%... Natus Medical (BABY), down 18%. ALSO LOWER: Clearway Energy (CWEN), down 5% after Guggenheim analyst Shahriar Pourreza downgraded shares to Sell from Neutral. After his discussions with key stakeholders and the management, the analyst expects the company to announce a dividend cut in the next few days.
