Privately held Bausch + Lomb Inc. has made ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ISTA) an offer it can’t refuse. The eye care company owned by private equity firm Warburg Pincus will ... Read Full Story »
Stocks opened down this morning following on weakness in Europe following the G20’s refusal to provide additional funding to the IMF. But at the end of the first hour of ... Read Full Story »
Some companies just want to keep bringing on new share buybacks whether they work or not. Some are to stop dilution from acquisitions or employee stock options, while others are ... Read Full Story »
The pace of stock buyback announcements in the month of August was almost unbelievable. The pace was stronger at the start of the month when earnings were still coming in ... Read Full Story »
The upcoming week is not very active on the earnings front but we do have some key events to watch for individual equities and companies. This our cast of "The ... Read Full Story »
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA) has trumped Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) after it agreed to acquire Cephalon Inc. (NASDAQ: CEPH) in a $6.8 billion deal. The merger will give ... Read Full Story »
Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this Wednesday morning. We are tracking news and moves in shares of Cephalon, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEPH), Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST), Valeant Pharmaceuticals ... Read Full Story »
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have ... Read Full Story »
Fremont General (FMT) Mortgage company debt rating cut. Falls to $1.81 from 52-week high of $17.30.Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) Drops on downgrade. Drops to $10.35 from $18.82. Nordstrom (JWN) Retailers keep ... Read Full Story »
Assured Guaranty (AGO) Small bond insurance company. Wall St. hates bonds. Drops to $17.79 from 52-week high of $31.99.AMBAC (ABK) Big bond insurance company in world where bonds are bad. ... Read Full Story »