Plains Capital Corporation, a Texas-company involved in banking, mortgage origination and financial advisory, has filed to come public via an initial public offering of its common stock.  While no...
Source: ThinkstockTitanium Metals Corp. (NYSE: TIE) was not the most well known metals outfit out there with its $2 billion market value. Now the company is being acquired in a $2.9 billion buyout...
Late on Thursday, Goldman Sachs has removed WellCare Health Plans (NYSE:WCG) from its Americas Sell List. While this sounds like an upgrade, it is merely a sensible research call.  The upgrade...
It seems that amidst a global tightening of credit standards and many lending spreads have widened out (while rates are easing) doesn’t affect all companies out there.  That’s...
Source: courtesy of Apple Inc.The day that most of us have expected is right around the corner. Research firm International Data Corp. (IDC) reported on Wednesday that shipments of tablet devices...
Fabrics and craft retailer Jo-Ann Stores Inc. (NYSE: JAS) has agreed to accept a buyout offer of $61.00 share from private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners that values the retailer at about...
Shares of J. Crew Group, Inc. (NYSE: JCG) are drowning in after-hours trading.  The apparel retailer posted over 20% gains to $0.48 EPS on a 15% rise in revenues to $340.6 million.  First...
After markets close Monday, three top industrial firms will be reporting second-quarter results.
If Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is fortunate, its new Nexus 7 tablet will be like a Chrysler automobile. The device is up against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), with its General Motors (NYSE: GM) type leadership in...
The immediate reaction to Intel’s (NASDAQ:INTC) results, which were better than expected, is that they signalled an improvement in the PC industry. Intel provides about 70% of PC chips.The...
Last Friday, Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE:PCX) announced that it would close its Jupiter mine in March. The company had said in September that it planned to close the West Virginia mine, so the...
Hasbro shares dipped on Friday after the firm announced that it would be acquiring eOne in an all-cash transaction. Through this acquisition, Hasbro is looking to advance its position as a leading...
Monstrously eccentric CEO and health fanatic John Mackey has finally taken Whole Foods (WFMI) down to a level from which it is unlikely to recover. Shares are off 12% after hours to $20 against a...
Fintel reports that on August 3, 2023, UBS upgraded their outlook for PagSeguro Digital Ltd – (NYSE:PAGS) from Neutral to Buy. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 22.99% Upside As of August 2,...
After markets close Thursday, earnings reports are expected from the country's leading streaming video service, one of its biggest railroads and a global giant in chemicals.