Media Digest 8/24/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters:Â Â BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) is likely to show strong profits as it continues its quest to buy Potash (NYSE: POT). Reuters:Â Â Chrysler will have a hard time turning a profit this…
Reuters:Â Â BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) is likely to show strong profits as it continues its quest to buy Potash (NYSE: POT). Reuters:Â Â Chrysler will have a hard time turning a profit this…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT announced that its Board of Directors voted unanimously to reject the unsolicited offer by BHP Billiton Development 2 (Canada) Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BHP…
There are many issues to watch in the coming week for this weekend’s edition of THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS. We have some earnings on deck and some unfinished business from last week, but…
Reuters:Â Â Korean National Oil made a bid for UK firm Dana Petroleum Reuters:Â Â Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) shares dropped on concern about a tech slowdown. Reuters:Â Â Potash (NYSE: POT)…
Reuters:  There do not appear to be any bids to rival BHP Billiton’s (NYSE: BHP) for Potash (NYSE: POT) Reuters:  A US government agency is considering more self-regulation for oil Reuters:  GM…
The all-cash $130.00 share, $38.6 billion offer from BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) has brought the agriculture sector to the forefront in a big way.…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Reuters:Â Â BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) has begun an attempt at a hostile deal for Potash (NYSE: POT) Reuters:Â Â A female contractor of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) said she lost work because she would…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Agriculture and potash investors had one small deal to consider yesterday, but today investors have the mother load to consider. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) has rejected an unsolicited $130 per…
Updated throughout the day. The Queensland government remains in talks with a group, including BHP Billiton, which has raised its bid for the state’s coal freight network to 5.2 billion Australian dollars…
These are some of the top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday morning: BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP) Raised to Overweight at Barclays;…
These are some of this Monday’s top analyst research summaries of upgrades and downgrades from Wall Street firms: ARM Holdings plc (NASDAQ: ARMH) Cut to Sell at Benchmark. ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT)…
Last week’s change in Australian prime ministers has produced an early result for mining companies with assets in the country. A proposed excess profits tax of 40%, put forth by the former…