August 16, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following big down day on Thursday. In the U.S., the Census Bureau’s report on July housing starts put up a positive number,…
courtesy Dell Inc.Shares of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may have been caught in a serious merger tug-of-war between Michael Dell and Carl Icahn, but the PC-maker and IT services provider decided to…
Jon C. Ogg August 15, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as yields on 10-year Treasuries rose to a 2-year high. In the U.S., lower than expected new claims for unemployment benefits and…
ThinkstockAnyone who doubted that the race for global personal computer (PC) supremacy has shifted outside the United States only needs to look at Lenovo’s most recent quarterly results. Revenue at the Chinese…
JoeInQueens, via Wikimedia CommonsBillionaire and activist investor Carl Icahn has most recently been known for his ant-Dell stance in the Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) transaction, and he has been known for his…
With stocks within a few percentage points of all-time highs and with the stocks in a confirmed bull market, we wanted to consider the effect of stock splits in a time when market…
courtesy Dell Inc.The notion of taking companies private is probably as old as the one of taking them public. The first generally takes money from outside shareholders. The other seizes assets back,…
courtesy Dell Inc.Michael Dell appears to have gotten what he wished for. The special committee of the Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) board, charged with vetting any arrangement to buy the company, has…
August 2, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning following a mixed report on U.S. employment. The monthly report on personal income and outlays was also a mixed bag, with core…
courtesy Dell Inc.Activist investor Carl Icahn filed suit yesterday to prevent the special committee of the board of directors at Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) from changing the record date for voting purposes…
Paul Ausick courtesy of Dell The special committee of Dell Inc.’s (NASDAQ: DELL) board of directors has agreed to a new, sweetened offer from founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to take the…
Paul Ausick courtesy Dell Inc.Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners did not get the voting rules change they sought from a special committee of the board of directors of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL). The…
Paul Ausick ThinkstockThe number of people employed in New York City, Dallas and Houston rose sharply in June, compared to a year ago, based on total number of people employed. Among all U.S. cities,…
thinkstockWe have tracked the key short interest changes as of July 15 in the following large cap stock market shares: General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America…
courtesy Dell Inc.The management-led buyout of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) keeps getting stranger and more drawn out by the day. In an effort by Carl Icahn to keep shareholders in the game…
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