The news should cause some concerns or perhaps weeping among US investors who see big US companies as the pride of the global corporate fleet. PetroChina (PTR), China’s big oil company, ...
Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei rose 1.5% to 13,954. Canon rose 2.9% to 4310. KDDI rose 3.9% to 691000. The Hang Seng rose 1.7% to 25,495. China Mobile (CHL) rose 2.6% to 132.40. PetroChina...
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell .2% to 14,219. Mitsubishi Corp rose 3.4% to 3690. NEC fell 2.4% to 538. The Hang Seng rose .3% to 25,598. China Petroleum (SNP) rose 3..4% to 7.69....
Markets in Asia were mixed The Nikkei rose 1.5% to 14,339. Honda was up 5.1% to 3530. Sony (SNE) was up 3.9% to 5280. The Hang Seng was up .4% to 24,291. China Petro (SNP),eum was up 4.7% to 7.8....
When Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: CEG) agreed in April to an $8 billion dollar merger, the companies promised the state of Maryland, home to Constellation,...
Most markets in Asia rose.The Nikkei moved up 1.7% to 12,879. Yamaha rose 1.2% to 1802. All Nippon Air rose 1.3% to 385.The Hang Seng moved up 3.1% to 21,016. China Life (LFC) rose 3.2% to 27.85....
Markets in Asia were sharply lower and Shanghai was closed.The Nikkei fell 1.9% to 10,938. According to Reuters, Toyota (TM) hit a three-year low and Nissan hit a seven-year low. Kyocera was off over...
Markets in Asia were mostly higher. The Nikkei was up 1.5% to 13,893. Honda (HMC) was up 2.2% to 3300. KDDI was up 2.7% to 690000. The Hang Seng rose 1.2% to 24,409. CNOOC was up 4% to 15. PetroChina...
Restructuring never ends in many large corporations.  After a week’s worth of reading through dozens of corporate deals in the pipeline and analyzing others which could be close, it seems that...
Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) joined the ranks of electricity generators that haven’t been able to reach consensus estimates for the first quarter of 2009.The company’s results resemble the...
We have been investigating several of the “safe sectors” for investing to identify which ones may have seen the worst or which ones could continue to have issues regardless of whether or...
Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell a fraction to 13,822. Honda (HMC) fell 2.1% to 3750. KDDI fell 2% to 655000. The Hang Seng fell .3% to 22,573, China Netcom (CN) fell 1.2% to 21.30....
Open Acquisition Corp. is a SPAC, a special purpose acquisition company, that has filed to come public via an IPO.  With $125 million proceeds targeted at $10.00 per unit, each unit will consist...