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ISM Shows Services Economy Growing At Slower Pace In March

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 10:13 am

The Institute for Supply Management is out with its latest report on the services economy.  The non-manufacturing data for the month of March 2012 showed that economic activity in the ...
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Dell Strikes Again, Buys Another Software Outfit (DELL)

Posted: April 3, 2012 at 10:59 am

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is two-for-two this week. That is two acquisitions in two days. Today, the company announced its acquisition of Chicago-based Clerity Solutions, an IT solutions company that ...
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Dell’s Acquisition of Wyse Looks Strange (DELL)

Posted: April 2, 2012 at 1:48 pm

Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced this morning that it would acquire privately held Wyse Technology for an undisclosed sum and that it expects the deal to close in the second ...
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Oracle Buys Drug Trial Software Firm (ORCL)

Posted: March 29, 2012 at 10:14 am

Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) has announced that it will acquire ClearTrial, a maker of cloud-based Clinical Trial Operations applications for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to close in ...
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Standard Register Shares Jump on New Deal (SR)

Posted: March 23, 2012 at 1:48 pm

Printing and communications company Standard Register Co. (NYSE: SR) announced today that it had signed an agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group LP that includes, for the first time, a contract ...
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Mobile Services Firm iPass Jumps on Takeover Talk (IPAS)

Posted: March 23, 2012 at 11:57 am

iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a supplier of mobile services like virtual private networking to enterprise customers, is seeing its stock jump following a note from dealReporter that the company “could ...
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Odds Increasing of Monster Buyout, Maybe (MWW)

Posted: March 22, 2012 at 2:11 pm

Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: MWW) may be "back for sale" in the minds of investors and speculators.  The company is currently under a strategic review to maximize shareholder value, but ...
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Second Look: Does Staples Needs A Turnaround Team? (SPLS, ODP, OMX)

Posted: February 29, 2012 at 5:21 pm

After Wednesday's disaster of a share performance in Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS), we are evaluating this situation to see if it is time to bring in a turnaround team?  If ...
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ISM Data Rocking Bond Yields Higher After Jobs Data (TLT, TBT)

Posted: February 3, 2012 at 10:14 am

The Institute for Supply Management has issued its reading for January non-manufacturing and the data is strong.  Very strong.  At 56.8, this is the best reading in almost a ...
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2012 Outlook For EMS Sector Upside (BHE, CLS, FLEX, JBL, SANM, AAPL)

Posted: January 11, 2012 at 8:20 am

Most electronics manufacturing services outfits, EMS companies, have recovered handily from the lowest points in November, but most of these remain significantly off of their highs over the last year.  ...
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The 17 Most Important IPOs To Watch In 2012

Posted: January 6, 2012 at 10:04 am

The initial public offering market  in 2012 is likely to be much stronger than many anticipate. Despite the lingering uncertainty and the underperformance of many popular IPOs in 2011, this ...
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CSC Contract Woes… Is Dividend Now At Risk? (CSC)

Posted: December 27, 2011 at 10:36 am

If you ever run a "value screen" in the world of stock strategies, Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) shows up all the time as a "cheap tech stock."  Unfortunately, this ...
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United Rentals, From Failed Private Equity Buyout To Acquirer (URI, RRR)

Posted: December 16, 2011 at 6:21 am

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) is a leftover public company from the wave of failed private equity buyouts (of Cerberus) right before the recession took hold.  As far as infrastructure building ...
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My Problem With The Angie’s List IPO (ANGI)

Posted: November 17, 2011 at 10:30 am

Angie’s List Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) is entering the world of public companies and the initial public offering raised $114 million.  This is a consumer review website and it claims to have over ...
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The End of MF Global (MF, CME, ICE)

Posted: October 31, 2011 at 9:51 am

MF Global Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: MF) has been halted pending news this Monday.  Workers may be allowed into the offices, but the firm is being cut off from transacting business. ...
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