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Technology
Google Is the Deal-Making King
Bloomberg found that Google has executed more deals than any company in the world over the past three years. It edged out marketing and advertising firm WPP and tech giant Intel, which…
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8:35am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: American Airlines, EA, Teradata, VMware, Walmart and More
These are the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. They include American Airlines, Electronic Arts, VMware, Walmart and more.
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Retail
Blackstone Goes Big Into Crocs, Without a Buyout
Investment funds affiliated with Blackstone Group are taking a $200 million stake in Crocs in newly issued series A convertible preferred stock, and CEO John McCarvel also has announced his retirement.
9:50am ET
Energy
Kinder Morgan Goes Big Into Marine Tankers With Nearly $1 Billion Purchase
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE: KMP) announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire American Petroleum Tankers and State Class Tankers for nearly $1 billion.
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Banking, finance, and taxes
Credit Suisse Top Financial and Capital Stocks to Buy for 2014
ThinkstockLike other sectors of the S&P 500, the capital market stocks had a tremendous year. Capital market stocks include brokerage firms, asset managers, financial advisory firms and more. Many of the stocks…
5:07pm ET
Services
Hilton IPO Arrives at a Fair Price
ThinkstockHilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has now formally priced its initial public offering of 117,640,624 shares of common stock at $20.00 per share. This pricing is rather fair considering that the price range…
4:31pm ET
Investing
Hilton Prices IPO; Valero Midstream Spinoff Trades Up on First Day
ThinkstockOne of the largest initial public offerings of the year has reportedly priced at $20 a share on Wednesday night and will begin trading Thursday morning. The expected pricing range had been…
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Investing
This Week’s Scheduled IPOs: Hilton, Valero, Cheniere, Aramark
ThinkstockIn a late burst of initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, there are no less than nine companies expected to begin trading this week. Not all are likely to make the cut,…
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Casinos & Hotels
Hilton Doubles IPO Plan
ThinkstockLess than a month ago, the planned initial public offering (IPO) for Hilton Worldwide Holdings was expected to raise about $1.25 billion that the company would use to pay down debt. The…
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Casinos & Hotels
Extended Stay America IPO Sets the Bar for Other Lodging IPOs
ThinkstockExtended Stay America Inc. (NYSE: STAY) held its initial public offering (IPO) Wednesday morning, selling 28.25 million shares at $20 each. The estimated range for the IPO had been $18 to $21.…
Paul Ausick 8:55am ET
Technology
Holiday Shopping for IPOs After the Twitter Sale
courtesy of TwitterFor a roughly three-month period between Thanksgiving and the end of February, the number of initial public offerings (IPO) approaches zero. The last (and first) of the year’s most hyped…
Paul Ausick 3:16pm ET
Investing
Regurgitated Private Equity, Billions in Secondaries
ThinkstockMost investors generally think that private equity firms exit most of their investments by initial public offerings or by outright resale of a whole company. There is actually another private equity exit…
8:35am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apache, Blackstone, Boeing and More
Jon OggIt is a new week, and stocks are back in the interest of the public after recent gains. Now investors have to decide which stocks are still buys, while also determining…
7:40am ET
Casinos & Hotels
Private Equity Ambition Springs to Life as Hilton IPO Becomes Formal
ThinkstockBack in early August we suggested that the reported Hilton initial public offering would be very important to the IPO market. After all, this was one of the top ten largest private…
Jon C. Ogg 8:15am ET
Investing
Top Analyst Upgrades and Stocks to Buy: Blackstone, Marvell, Xerox and More
Investors and traders are often looking for new research ideas that can generate higher income or more profits. 24/7 Wall St. reviews many fresh research calls each morning to find great ideas…