Kimberly-Clark Sets Formal Stage for Health Care Spin-Off
Kimberly-Clark has reconfirmed its previously announced plan to spin off its health care business. The new company will be called Halyard Health, and it will be a stand-alone public company.
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London-based financial information services company Markit is hoping to challenge larger competitors Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters by raising fresh capital via an IPO in the United States.
Twitter Woes Grow Into and Beyond Lockup Expiration
The Twitter IPO lockup expiration has arrived. Many shareholders are now free to sell. And sell they will do. Many Twitter investors own this at a tiny cost basis and this is finally their…
Cross-Border Premium Implications in Merck-Bayer Transaction
Merck has had its consumer products business on the market since the beginning of this year, and Tuesday it announced that it had sold the business to Germany-based Bayer for $14.2 billion.
The Recovery of Office Products, Sort Of
Office Depot is back, sort of. Shares surged on Tuesday after the retailer of office supplies posted a better quarterly report than expected. If you follow this industry, the news is more than welcome.
Is Housing Really a Short Again?
ThinkstockIt does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that months of weak housing data are signaling real underlying problems in the single-family home market. Sure, certain markets remain hot and with prices…
Martha Stewart Turnaround Fails
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia reported first-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning. The company has made virtually no progress in turning around in the past year.
Analysts Defend EMC After EMC World Kickoff
Good news may be on the way for EMC doubters. After the company's own EMC World event, we have seen two analysts defend EMC, the world's leader in storage products, particularly for enterprises.
Six States Post New Highs in Home Prices
ThinkstockCompared with 2013, home prices rose 11.1% in March, marking a 25th consecutive month of year-over-year gains, according to research firm CoreLogic. Home prices in five states — Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas…
U.S. Exports Hit Record in March
Courtesy Maersk LineThe U.S. international trade balance, or the trade deficit, came in largely in line with expectations for the month of March. It was -$40.4 billion, up from the -$42.3 billion in February…
DirecTV Squeezes Out a Profit as Subscriber Growth Slows
DirecTV reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning, but revenue fell short. Shares were up in Tuesday's premarket trading.
GM Rolls Out New Customer Survey: Why Now?
In what is being characterized as a move to make it easier to get customer feedback and post it online more quickly, GM later soon will send out a new, shorter questionnaire to sales…
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Anadarko, BroadSoft, Schwab, KBR, Target, Valero and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. They include Anadarko Petroleum, BroadSoft, Charles Schwab, KBR, Target and Valero Energy.
Mosaic’s Sales Tumble as Prices Stay Low
Mosaic reported lower but better-than-expected first-quarter 2014 earnings before markets opened Tuesday morning. Mosaic continues to struggle with low prices for its phosphate and potash fertilizers.
Drones to Study Wildlife in Alaska, Where Next?
The drone has come of age, and with it the possibility that manufacturers can make money from non-military applications. The FAA has begun to certify drones for civilian functions as mundane as checking for…