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…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Monday. With this being the week of Christmas, analyst upgrades and downgrades likely…
ThinkstockPrivate equity took a bit of a bruising on its image during the presidential election in 2012. This sector of the financial services market was basically portrayed as the modern-day robber barons with…
thinkstockEver since that day in August when Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) got slammed with a $460 million loss due to a nasty trading program error, investors have been waiting for…
thinkstockWith this being just after the election, you have to wonder about the timing even if it does make sense. Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) announced on Wednesday that it is embarking…
Jon C. Ogg These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Friday. The Active Network Inc. (NYSE: ACTV) cut to Market Perform at Raymond James…
The European Union summit helps to lower bond yields for Spain and Italy. (Reuters) Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares drop badly after releases earnings early and it misses numbers. (Reuters) Microsoft Corp.…
Chemical maker TPC Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TPCG) in late August agreed to a buyout by private equity firms First Reserve Capital and SK Capital Partners at $40 a share. That valued the…
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