courtesy of Facebook Inc.Liberty Global Inc. (NASDAQ: LBTYA) will buy U.K. cable firm Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED) for $15.75 billion. (Reuters) Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (NYSE: RBS) expects LIBOR penalties in…
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.…
ThinkstockIt is becoming increasingly apparent that Wall St. is keeping a sharp eye on companies in the oil service sector. As we reported earlier this week Deutsche Bank A.G. (NYSE: DB) upgraded…
courtesy of NetflixWall St. analysts chase price targets on the way up with higher and higher price targets. On the way down, they also keep lowering and lowering their price targets for…
courtesy of DellOK, so the buyout of Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) may not be as much hype as the market was originally thinking. Buying a company for more than $20 billion is no…
ThinkstockThe oil and gas industry increased its mergers and acquisitions deals in 2012 by 38% over 2011, according to Dealogic. M&A activity totaled $348 billion in 2012, the industry’s highest total since…
24/7 Wall St. has compiled an outlook from many sectors and for many indexes for 2013. Most strategists and economists are calling for upside. However, the fiscal cliff remains an issue in…
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…
thinkstockThe Federal Reserve links bond buying to unemployment rates. (Reuters) The European Central Bank will have new authority over Europe’s banks. (Reuters) The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which said it…
ThinkstockAnother hefty settlement is apparently due to be announced related to charges of money laundering that have hit some of the world’s biggest banks. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that HSBC…
A second major bank is near a settlement agreement with regulators related to charges of manipulating the Libor interest rate. Swiss banking giant UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) is expected to agree to…
courtesy of AOL, IncThe International Monetary Fund and European Union meet about Greek debt as concern about write-downs rises. (Reuters) Black Friday e-commerce rises to $1 billion for the first time, according…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) raised to Buy at Goldman Sachs. Altria…
ThinkstockHSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning in London. The banking and financial services firm posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.13 on revenues of $48.98 billion.…
These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Thursday. Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS) reiterated Buy and listed as “too cheap” at BofA/ML.…
