NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: NCST) rose over 70% to a yearly high of $1.70.  Its rise was driven by the news that Smith & Nephew Plc (NYSE: SNN) has agreed to buy nearly all of...
Source: thinkstockTwo of the most famous names in media research and ratings have agreed to a merger. Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) will acquire all outstanding shares of Arbitron Inc. (NYSE:...
The Knot, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT) may just have become an indirect beneficiary of the old print media world dying one publication at a time.  The Wall Street Journal and CNBC have reported that Conde...
Crude oil is at $98.0, down 0.14%Gold is at $1,772, down 0.34%.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed down 0.82% to 19,348.Japan’s Nikkei closed lower by 0.72% to 8,542.The U.S. 10-year is at...
More mergers in utility-land.  Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) and NSTAR (NYSE: NST) have announced a $17.5 billion definitive merger in a move to create one of the largest utilities in the U.S with...
Alphabet's Nest subsidiary released Thursday morning a cheaper version of its flagship thermostat product. That hardly seems to justifies the $3.2 billion Alphabet paid for the company in 2014.
With Google paying what feels like an unheard of $3.2 billion to acquire Nest Labs, Wall Street speculators are looking further down the chain to see if they can get in on the next home automation...
Nucryst Pharmaceuticals (NCST) is up over 100% to $4.40 on news that the FDZ cleared its antimicrobial cream containing the compound NPI 32101  Of course, there was no revenue forecast attached...
The publishing industry faces the fact that even a well-heeled and successful publisher cannot hold its own in a world were print products are drowning.
Bentley Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: BNT) will be purchased by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NASDAQ: TEVA) for $360 million. Bentley shareholders will receive $15 per share and an undisclosed amount...
Source: Nest ThermostatGoogle Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is not afraid of spending big bucks for hot ideas. Many investors know that Google has been investing in energy efficiency and other automation...
The world of IPOs is getting off to a good start in 2011. We have two companies coming public this Wednesday morning after the deals have formally priced.  The first to look at is the larger Nielsen...
The slate of 2011 initial public offerings is about to kick off into gear.  We have three top IPOs we will be closely watching this week.  In internet publishing we have a controversial offering...
From 13D Tracker Smart Investors Are Quietly Loading Up on These “Dividend Legends” (Sponsored) If you want your portfolio to pay you cash like clockwork, it’s time to stop blindly...
Natural gas prices to some consumers in Massachusetts could fall 70% this summer. NSTAR (NYSE: NST) has filed a proposal with the Massachusetts public utilities regulator to reduce its summer rates...