Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC) is a company which has recently come up for debate in a private conversation over the world of digital rights management and distribution. Now Sonic Solutions is being acquired in…
Verigy Ltd. (NASDAQ: VRGY) is one of those companies that few traders and investors follow in the world of semiconductor testing systems and solutions. It is in the midst of a buyout and our…
Fabrics and craft retailer Jo-Ann Stores Inc. (NYSE: JAS) has agreed to accept a buyout offer of $61.00 share from private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners that values the retailer at about $1.6…
Two weeks ago, Air Products (NYSE: APD) made what it said was its “best and final offer” for Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG), a $70.00 per share hostile takeover deal that has been brewing for…
A couple of large deals have now been completed in the shipping business, the latest of which is the partial spin-off by Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX) of 80% of its 55% interest in…
It may be the day before the holidays start, but traders and investors have several key movers to look at this morning. We are tracking moves in Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB), ARM…
We have just seen a very mixed bag of economic data this morning ahead of the holiday. While nothing is atrocious, none of it is exactly showing a gangbuster economy. Other data is different,…
The research reports are getting thinner and thinner into the holidays. These are some of this Thursday’s key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. American Greetings Corp. (NYSE: AM)…
The holidays are upon us and the rumors are still active. Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) depends upon which wire service you read, but reports signal that it could be nationalized as reports…
Copper is supposed to be one of the leading economic indicators. As demand rises, it translates to project building and industrial expansion in the months ahead. After all, it is a common base metal…
SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is surging today on what seemed to be too much at first look. The company signed a pact for BMW. The pact calls for SIRIUS to be standard…
There is a long-standing debate over the effect and impact of share buyback plans. What is not up for debate is that many companies have given big updates or announced new buyback plans in…
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the OECD, which includes the US, the European Union, and several other developed countries, has reached an agreement on how airlines will be able to finance purchases…
Except for a brief spell on Monday, crude oil prices have been rising steadily from around $88.50/barrel to nearly $91/barrel on the NYMEX. That’s a rise of more than 2.8% in less than three…
The Department of Energy issued yet another large drop in crude oil inventories in the U.S. for the latest week. We are watching the key ETFs of Oil Services HOLDRs (NYSE: OIH) and the…
On its second-quarter earnings report, Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) posted EPS of $0.94 on revenue of $4.84 billion. Both numbers exceeded expectations — analysts were expecting EPS of $0.88 on revenue of $4.81 billion.…
Yet another breach may be opening in the wall surrounding the Wintel cartel. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC), and Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) have dominated the PC market essentially since…
When you hear the term investing, you probably first think of stocks, mutual funds, bonds, commodities, ETFs, or even real estate. Beyond hedge funds and derivatives is a world full of alternative investments in…
We have many stocks moving this Wednesday morning despite an exodus of traders during the shortened holiday week. The top stocks to watch for active traders and day traders are Allied Irish Banks plc…
Rumors are still running rampant despite the upcoming slow period around the holidays. The biggest macroeconomic issue surrounds the chatter around China, first with it saying it will buy more sovereign debt from Europe…