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Agilent’s Mixed Q4 Report Yields Mixed Reactions

Scientific instrument maker Agilent Technologies (A) opened down but quickly rose in heavy volume Tuesday after it beat Q4 estimates late Monday but offered guidance below consensus, leading to dueling analyst actions. For its fiscal Q4 ended Oct. 31, Agilent said earnings rose 4% over the year-earlier quarter to 50 cents a share, excluding one-time items, beating analysts’ consensus by 4 cents, according to Thomson Reuters. Revenue declined 1% to

AMX Seen Keeping TracFone Amid AT&T Prepaid Push

Macquarie Securities downgraded American Movil, which faces intensified competition in Mexico from AT&T (T) as growth slows in Brazil and at its U.S. subsidiary, TracFone. Kevin Smithen, an analyst at Macquarie, said in a research note that America Movil’s (AMX) plans to expand in Europe seem at a dead end. TracFone, meanwhile, added only 13,000 subscribers in the September quarter. Revenue was flat from the year-earlier period. T-Mobile US (TMUS)

Apple May Rethink Web TV Service, Says Pacific Crest

Dish Network has not hit a home run with its new Sling Web TV service, and Apple (AAPL) might not step up to the plate despite rampant speculation that it’s close to entering the game, says Pacific Crest Securities. In a research report reviewing media and entertainment company Q3 earnings, analyst Andy Hargreaves sees upside for Netflix (NFLX), despite management comments that media firms might license more content to its rival, such as Hulu, or