Arcos Dorados (NYSE: ARCO) will begin trading today and it is also coming out at a premium. Arcos Dorados translates to ‘golden arches’ and it is the largest franchisee of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) fast-food chain…
Valley National Bancorp (NYSE: VLY) was recently featured in our dividend watch for the already-high dividend yields that came out before the rest of the TARP banks were allowed to reinstate their payouts. We had noted…
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has just started the earnings season for the banks and financials. Jamie Dimon and friends reported that the bank made some $2.37 billion. The results were tallied…
On Wednesday morning will come the highly anticipated news regarding the first quarter earnings announcement from none other than Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). This single earnings event may not…
Internet acquisitions have been few and far between of late when it comes to public companies. Answers.com Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW) may still be worth more… Or it may not. The question is whether the…
NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) may not be the biggest household name of chip stocks in America. It may become big news in the coming hours, days, or weeks. The Dutch news outlet De…
In late-afternoon trading, shares of Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) are up by more than 12% at $7.77 on news that Ron Burkle is preparing a bid for the company. What we are…
Jon OggLandry’s, Lone Star, Capital Grille, Outback, Smith & Wollensky, and on and on… How many public restaurant and dining chains can be taken private? Apparently many more. McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:…
The move is too soon but it was widely expected to occur. The European Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rates by 0.25% to 1.25% this morning. The move is to counteract inflation and…
We have another asset management firm coming public if the filing makes it that far. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. has filed with the SEC to come public via an Initial Public Offering. The…
Early this morning when most people were asleep came news that the NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) was considering an opt-out of its existing merger pact with Deutsche Boerse to turn on this rival NASDAQ-ICE stock…
This morning there is an interesting take out there regarding American Apparel Inc. (AMEX: APP). PEHub.com has reported that American Apparel is working with Rothschild as advisor to help it explore a sale. CEO…
First it was the shame that one of America’s greatest names was going to effectively be foreign-owned. The NYSE Euronext, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) is currently in a pending merger agreement with Deutsche Boerse but…
It was just yesterday that we warned about mergers in the banks “Irish Style.” The fear is that Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) and Bank of Ireland (NYSE: IRE) would be gobbled up by…
Jon OggApollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO) is looking like a bit of a dud of an IPO. Some will think that this could temper some of the excitement around private equity and the ambitions…