Reuters: Novartis (NYSE:NVS) will buy the part of Alcon (NYSE:ACL) that it does not currently own for $39 billion. Reuters: JAL may receive a bailout from the Japanese government. Reuters: The Fed defended it…
The year 2009 is in the books and some of the most troubled companies of the last decade made the biggest returns among S&P 500 firms in 2009. Among S&P 500 stocks, Ford (NYSE:F), which two…
Many investors use the last few weeks of each year to sell stocks on which they have posted losses to help their tax position. Other investors simply clean the dead wood out…
Reuters: Merger activity will grow slowly in 2010. Reuters: Bank of America’s new CEO said he would focus on execution. Reuters: Profits at RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) topped forecasts. Reuters: Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) posed a surprise…
The FTC has brought a case against Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) which has now been accused of monopolistic behavior in Europe, the State of New York, and the United States. The FTC claims that…
M&A activity picked up in the second half of 2009 as the market moved up and access to capital for big companies improved. Corporate debt offerings soared and banks began to make…
Shares in Sprint (NYSE:S) were up more than 10% at one point yesterday after Barron’s argued that the stock was undervalued. One article and the telecom company’s market cap was up almost $1.5…
CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI) rose over 5% to a yearly high of $33.84 after Goldman Sachs said that managed-care providers are cheap and that the danger posed to the category by health-care…
These are this morning’s top day trader and active trader alerts. We have more detailed data and analysis over at VSInvestor.com via links on each story and stock: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
You might think that companies tend to repurchase fewer and fewer shares in their share buyback plans when shares rise and rise. When you compare the moves from the March 9 close,…
Reuters: Senate Democrats unveiled their healthcare plan. Reuters: Hedge fund manage Griffin has rebounded from losses. Reuters: GM must pay its debt and become profitable before an IPO. Reuters: Kraft (NYSE:KFT) is…
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) rose over 10% to a yearly high of $7.33 after the computer processor maker announced today that it would offer $500 million in senior notes, the…
Updated throughout the day. Updated 12.43 PM EST: Apple may hire its own video game developers to create iPhone and iPod products (Apple Insider) Updated 11.57 AM EST: Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) may…
Updated throughout the day. Updated 10.30 AM EST: PALM (NASDAQ:PALM) shares are up on speculation that Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) or Nokia (NYSE:NOK) will buy the faltering handset firm (VSInvestor) Former Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)…
Reuters: China’s economy may be hurt as its stimulus ends. Reuters: Warren Buffett says the financial panic is over. Reuters: Former bankers are considering buying failed banks. Reuters: The SEC is expected to…
