ThinkstockThe maker of Vlasic Pickles, Celeste Frozen Pizza, Van de Kamp fish sticks and a variety of other frozen and packaged foods, Pinnacle Foods Inc. (NYSE: PF) priced its initial public offering…
Paul Ausick courtesy Dell Inc.Michael Dell may not lose his job, even if his partnership with private equity firm Silver Lake Partners does not result in the intended takeover of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL).…
ThinkstockCyprus Set to Reopen Banks Cyprus will open its banks, which have been shuttered for days as the nation set a deal with the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary…
ThinkstockRoyal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: RDS-A) must face an investigation over its drilling activities in Alaska. (Reuters) Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s (NYSE: CHK) CEO search will go beyond a deadline set for the…
courtesy of AOL, IncCarl Icahn may join Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) in a joint effort to buy Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). (Reuters) The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 787 begins test flights…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Bank of America Corp.’s (NYSE: BAC) chief executive will hold shares he is granted longer than expected as part of his pay package. (Reuters) The Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL)…
courtesy Dell Inc.The board of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) set a “go-shop” deadline for one minute after midnight tonight to see if the company could entice a bidder to compete with Dell…
courtesy Dell Inc.If Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) can top an buyout offer by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to buy Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL), the private equity firm may have…
ThinkstockEuropean Business Activity Cyprus is not the only major concern for the European Union. The purchasing managers index (PMI) for the region plunged in March as more evidence came in that austerity…
courtesy of AOL, IncChina’s PMI rises, but the improvement is unimpressive. (Reuters) Cyprus will keep banks closed and may nationalize pension funds. (Reuters) The Fed will hold interest rates as they are,…
courtesy Dell Inc.Financial firm Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) may make a offer to take Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) private, an offer that would be higher than one from Michael Dell and Silver Lake.…
thinkstockThe Buffett buyout of H.J. Heinz Co. (NYSE: HNZ) may usher in a new age of M&A. (Reuters) Large hedge funds sell off shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). (Reuters) Apple’s search…
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls. Alcatel-Lucent S.A. (NYSE: ALU) raised to Overweight at Morgan Stanley and reiterated Hold…
courtesy of AOL, IncJapan Airlines approaches Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) about the cost of its grounded 787 Dreamliner fleet. (Reuters) Electric cars sales may be hurt as the industry considers hydrogen-powered vehicles.…
Thinkstock SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., which is wholly owned by The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX), has filed for an initial public offering to raise $100 million. The number of shares on offer…
