Alcon Inc.

First Global initiates Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) with a Market Perform rating.

Alcon Inc. (NYSE: ACL) reported late Thursday that the eye care company's 4th quarter profit rose to $458 million, or $1.51 per share, up from $424 million, or $1.41 per share, during the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue climbed to $1.72 billion, up from $1.5 billion the previous year....