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ISM Shows Services Economy Growing At Slower Pace In March

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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