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TWX...		Hot Stocks 20:02 EDT On The Fly: Top five weekend stock stories - Catch up on the weekend's top five stories with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Honeywell (HON) plans to spin off non-core assets and create at least two new publicly listed companies, as it seeks to streamline its business, according to Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter. 2. In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg pledged to send a "connectivity team" to help restore communications in Puerto Rico, according to Associated Press. Meanwhile, Google parent company Alphabet (GOOG; GOOGL) offered to send its Wi-Fi balloons, the publication added. This follows a tweet by Tesla's (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, saying that his technology, which powers several smaller islands, could be scaled to work for Puerto Rico, according to The Verge. Following Musk's tweet, the island's governor promptly responded, "Let's talk," the publication noted. 3. While Wal-Mart (WMT) has played in online shopping since 2000, it got a boost a year ago with its $3.3B acquisition of Jet.com, Jack Hough wrote in this week's edition of Barron's. As an e-Commerce player, Wal-Mart is growing faster than Amazon (AMZN) has in years, and shareholders will benefit, he added. 4. Distributed by Warner Bros. (TWX) and Sony Pictures (SNE), "Blade Runner 2049" careened off course in its debut over the weekend, despite strong reviews and an A- CinemaScore. The follow-up to Ridley Scott's 1982 cult classic grossed only $31.5M from little over four thousand theaters, well below expectations of $45M or more. 5. Cognizant (CTSH), Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Electronic Arts (EA), Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), General Motors (GM), BP (BP), ING Group (ING), Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), TSMC (TSM) and WPP (WPPGY) saw positive mentions in Barron's, while RH (RH), China Mobile (CHL), Costco (COST), Sturm Ruger (RGR), American Outdoor Brands (AOBC) and Vista Outdoor (VSTO) were mentioned cautiously.
CVX		Hot Stocks 19:39 EDT Chevron achieves first LNG production at Wheatstone - Chevron has announced it has started producing liquefied natural gas at the Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. The first cargo is on track to be shipped in the coming weeks. At full capacity, the Wheatstone Project's two train LNG facility will supply 8.9M metric tons per year of LNG for export to customers in Asia.
GD		Hot Stocks 19:17 EDT Gulfstream Aerospace debuts fully outfitted Gulfstream G600 - Gulfstream Aerospace, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, has debuted its fully outfitted Gulfstream G600 at the 2017 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Las Vegas. The G600 has the longest cabin in its class and can be configured for up to four living areas, including the option for a fixed bed.
BDRBF		Hot Stocks 19:05 EDT Bombardier unveils largest purpose-built business jet - Bombardier Business Aircraft unveiled The Architect, its fourth Global 7000 flight test vehicle at the National Business Aviation Association Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas. FTV4 is the first Global 7000 aircraft to be showcased at a public event and is the first flight test vehicle equipped with a cabin interior. The aircraft will be used to validate the overall passenger experience, including the cabin management system and entertainment options, newly designed seats and amenities throughout the four living spaces, the full-sized crew rest area and gourmet galley. FTV4 ferried to Las Vegas following its successful maiden flight on September 28, 2017, where all flight controls were exercised and all systems tested performed as expected.
TWX...		Hot Stocks 19:01 EDT Box Office Battle: 'Blade Runner 2049' wins weekend with just $31.5M - Distributed by Warner Bros. (TWX) and Sony Pictures (SNE), "Blade Runner 2049" careened off course in its debut over the weekend, despite strong reviews and an A- CinemaScore. The follow-up to Ridley Scott's 1982 cult classic grossed only $31.5M from little over four thousand theaters, well below expectations of $45M or more. BOX OFFICE RUNNERS-UP: Fox 2000 (FOXA) and Chermin Entertainment's "The Mountain Between Us" followed at number two, ending the weekend with only $10.1M from 3,068 theaters. Behind it was New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. horror movie "It," earning $9M in its fifth outing to clear the $300M mark domestically. Lionsgate (LGF.A) and Hasbro (HAS) "My Little Pony" came in fourth in North America, opening to a muted $8.8M from 2,528 theaters. Rounding out the top five, "Kingsman: The Golden Circle", ended Sunday with an estimated $8.1M. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Viacom (VIAB; VIA), Comcast (CMCSA) and Walt Disney (DIS).
BOMN		Hot Stocks 16:37 EDT Boston Omaha subsidiary acquires majority equity interest in South Coast Surety - Boston Omaha announced that on October 6, 2017, General Indemnity Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement to acquire at a subsequent closing a majority equity interest in South Coast Surety Insurance Services from South Coast's sole equityholder. South Coast is a large agency provider of commercial and contract surety bonds and surety products based in San Clemente, California. The Unit Purchase Agreement contains a seller option, and a contingent buyer option, for General Indemnity Group to acquire the remaining equity interests in South Coast.
ENT		Hot Stocks 16:32 EDT Global Eagle obtains earnings release extension - Global Eagle has received an extension from its credit-agreement lenders to issue its earnings release for the fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The company's credit agreement previously required that the company issue the release by Friday, October 6, 2017. The lenders agreed that the company may now issue the release on or before the date that it files its 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
VSI		Hot Stocks 16:27 EDT Class action suit filed against Vitamin Shoppe - Shareholder rights law firm Johnson Fistel, LLP announced a class action has commenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of all purchasers of Vitamin Shoppe common stock during the period between March 1, 2017 and August 8, 2017, inclusive. The complaint charges Vitamin Shoppe and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Vitamin Shoppe, through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer and direct marketer of nutritional products in the U.S. The complaint alleges that, during the Class Period, defendants failed to disclose material adverse facts about the company's true financial condition, business and prospects. Specifically the complaint alleges that defendants failed to disclose that the company's retail segment was continuing to dramatically decline, as its ongoing "reinvention plan" was not meeting with success; ongoing changes to the company's operating plan brought about through the "reinvention plan" had already rendered the more than $168M in goodwill being carried on Vitamin Shoppe's books for the retail segment impaired and Vitamin Shoppe was improperly delaying recognizing that impairment charge; and as a result of the foregoing, defendants lacked a reasonable basis for their positive statements about Vitamin Shoppe's financial prospects, including the viability of its return to profitability during fiscal 2017, and the success of its reinvention plan.